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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-06
A CARD.

Having retired frcm the Office OF distri,,
attorney OF Harris and Galveston eountsas
desire 10 inform my friends that / have
the courts and have opened an o1,na az
lolbA Preston avenue, Houston, TEXAS a.
y. X. y. llaspie
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-06

Louise Alma Pearson. daughter of Mr.
ard Mrs. j A. Pearson. died at the family
residence. No. 1914 Shea street. !ast night
al e:05. The deceased was a sranddaughts,-
OF DR.. II. P. Dolen ana was in her sew
enteenIh year. She was a pupil at the
Houston high school and would have grad
uated from that institution next spring. a
week age Wednesday her coyhing became
gnited from the FIRE IN 4 stove at her
home and 1t vas the Injuries she received
at this time which caused her death The
funeral will occur this afternoon at z
O'Clock The interment will be made ID
Evergreen cemetery.
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puNCnrn

Those who expect st-class work from
second class help get buncoei. Come To us
wnew you win sst work that pieascs The
dry. sla Prairie avenue. Phone ssa,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-06
HOUSTON GAS LIGHT ooMp,Nv

Reduction In price OF gas. Alter March /,
the rate for gas will be 81. so per 1909 euh,c
feet for all purposes, Has FOR sale gas conf !.
ing stoves, water heaters and general as.
sortment OF gas appliances. J. J. Mckeever
general manager.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-06
Cotton VIII Rot in the Fields.

Workman, Texas, January 5--A big rain
fell here this morning the first of the
year. The wind is fron the north and is
fast turning cold. Lots of cotton will rot
In the field.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-06
woodmcn installation.

Post Oak camp No. So. woodmen of the
World have installed the following off,
GERS:
l.. Richardson. council commander: Will
liam Robertson adviser lieutenant: P D.
Rock. clerk; F. E. Koehler, banker: L.
Richardson and A. n. McRea representa-
tives, and NJ. A. Grant installing officer.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-06
AN APPRECIATED SOUVENIR.

F.. w. Heitmann 4: Co. are Remembering
their friends and customers with a neat
little coin purse. together with their best
wishes for a happy and prosperous new
year.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-06

rally meeting of the young people of the
First Baptist church. Az he beginning OF
this new year II is hoped that now impetus
enthusiasm be pu, into the ofran;kltion'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-06
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE IA,

take Laxative Bromo ouinine Tablets. Al,
druSsists refund money II II fails TO cura,
.5c. The genuine has no. ON Zach ,ahis,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-06
Keller. Olga Tau6. sai1e zorwosky.
Harry Lewis, Lana Kap1er. Gird-e

The next section Of the programme was
remarkable for the excellent manner In
which every number was presented. The
thiouEheut. and almost every child was
presented with baskets OF flowers and boz
DUETS sometimes quite task for the littie
tets 10 acknowledge owing to their weight
and size OF the boauets and designs. The
following was the conclusion Of the pro-
gramme:
INK snl uance ..-...s....s.,.s-..
Emma Qualtrough and Henrietta
Upper.
Sopg-Our Country's Honor .........
Mart.e Lows. Mamie Jacobs, Alex.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-06
a DELIGHTFUL ENTERTAINMENT
thdcr the Auspices Of the Ladies',
Relief Society


Relief society.
turner Hall. despite the rain, was alrnos,
hlled with very appreciative audience last
night to enjoy The programme of enter
talnment given by the Ladies' Relief So
cie'y This society is one whose object IS
mat OF bestowing deserving charity when
ana where II may be found throughout the
CITY, and its members are composed n,
jewish ladies. who are willing TO work for
this cause
The entertainment was varied in char
aeter. but consisted chiefly OF a cantata, to
which was added some delightful tableaux
scenes The participants were all children.
none over IA years of age, while the small.
est sppearel as /. they had not been ac-
eusiomed 10 walking for but few months
win such talent. Miss Title Gimble did
remarkable work In The training az some
nfty lttle ones who participated.
:. AFTER a timely opening address by Alex.
Keller and delightful whistling solo by
sld Murray. TWO charming little cautatas
were rendered. with the following partici-
pants:
DrM!--Fqag Of Our Nation
Willie Quaitroush. captain; Mabel
A, lApper. Annie Wagner Girdie
ChImeae. Jeanette Qnsltrough.
Rosie Harris. Libbie Lewis Else
Kahn. Pearl Colman. Jeanette Levy.
Emma Qualtrough, henrietta Lipper.
Gypsy Festival;
Sueeh '..,..,,,.......... Miss l.. Lazarus
rore"ne lelier ..,.........,.. Doris L.pper
aanhee Feuuler -...........,. Abe Freyer
"'pstes .'...,.'.... ...,s.....,......
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EImire Never, Rosie Levy, Eya ia.
minds. Evelyn Edmunds, Nora Ill
litz. Mabel A. Upper. Annie War-
ner. Estelle Moskowi,z, I.,hhia
Lewis. Jeanette Quaitrough, Mamie
jacobs, Marie Lscvs. Willie
oaultrough, Jules Wolf. Alex.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-02

incompatible with the public interest,
to inform the senate whether any fran
chises, or concessions of any character
municipality in Cuba or Porto Rico
since the military occupation thereof by
the United States; if so, what they are,
for what length of time, and the au-
thority by which they have been
granted"
At the conclusion of the morning BUSH
ness, Mr.. Spooner CWis.) addressed the
senate upon the Vest anti-expansion
resolution. In beginning, after a, brief
statement of his reasons for speaking
at all, he said: 81 find no objections
constitutional in nature, to the ratifica-
ators from Connecticut Platt), Colorado
CTeller), Ohio Foraker), Minnesota
Nelson), have fully presented the views
on that point which 1 entertain"
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CORNERING IRON.
All Lines of Manufacture Entering
Into Combines.

New York. Feb. 2.-The Iron Age, in its
weekly review, says:
ia tioIp reiaave 10 poois arp faeiinp
Is gaining ground that the American nm
mating the ' eontrol of the tin bar supply
through the purchase of the plants OF the
Steel Company MY the heb Buhi steef company ON
King, Gilbert & Warner and the Wheeling
long time contracts with two other plants
making tin plate bars in the Pittsburg
and wheeling districts.
THE sheet mills are working on a con-
solidation similar in its lines to that of
bar iron makers are trying to gather to-
gether once more the same elements which
once co-operated in the loosely bound old
western association.
Five of the largest car builders are on
to establish close relations with the prin-
cip,as1 steel car building concerns:
net seem to be making much headMay
ests may Vet take a hand in the undertak-
ing !s;,,,a IT.. -, -. :. : nao,,,,. .
position, being now in complete control of
the large wire interest, the understanding
large independent producer is contracted
for. In the smaller branches of the wire
ture. although It is reported that the re-
quirements of the majority of the smaller
PIX e 6 ro6 r9r e1 tf hd 5e fn
ed so far as the southern ma kers are con-
irons compete. southern prices are now
relatively above the market. Additional
offers of large contracts of southern iron
for export have been made, but have not
been met M Only modera s business is
which remains very firm.
THE open billet market is naturally re-
stricted through the fact that large lines
are now controlled by the two consolida-
lions, who have made arrangements in
some cases for long periods. Pittsburg
reports the sale of one lot Of 10000 tons
and Philadelphia notes 5000 ton lot
I'm the rail trade the only event is the
placing of a contract for from 1900 to 49,
600 tons of girder rails by the Metropolitan
Traction company with mill in central
Pennsylvania.
The rush for steel plates continues.
Some large sales have been made for
same purpose large lots of shapes have
been placed. Our philadelphia CORE
spondent notes that the Phoenix Iron COM
pany has taken 5000 tons for a Delaware
river shipyard.
In STRUCTURAL material some elevated
large amount in Chicago A good deal
of building work is also coming up.
Car builders are still ordering heavily
in all departments which they call upon
for supplies. The western bar markets
are higher and in the east the makers
have established a further advance.
THE pipe and tube makers are very
concerning the consolida ton, but it looks
though it were coming to an issue. The
leading mills have done very well f1nan-
cially in recent years.
1.-The market is very active in galvanized
sheets and prices are higher.
In the hoop trade we note a sale for
shipment to Buenos Ayres of 1000 tons of
wool bale tieS.''
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HEIRS OF JOHN SMITH
Get Thousand Dollar Claim Through
the House.

Washington, Feb. 2.-Some routine
business was transacted by the house
today before the consideration of the
river and harbor bill was resumed.
A bill was passed to pay the heirs of
John Smith $1,000 in satisfaction of
judgment against Gen. John r. Brooke
for trespass and false imprisonment
while he was lieutenant colonel of the
Third infantry in 1869.
bill was passed to extend the act
granting a right of way through the In
dian Territory to the St. Louis & South
ern railroad.
The house then resumed consideration
of the river and harbor bill. An amend
ment was adopted upon motion of MT.
Moon, Oem., TENN directing an ex-
animation by the war department of
the Tennessee river between Chatta-
nooga. and Shell Mound, with a view to
the construction of locks and dams and
an estimate of the cost of the canal at
MOccaSin bend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-02
FORMAL CHARGES FILED.
Improper Methods Alleged Against
Omaha School Board and Amer
lean Book Company.

Omaha, Neb., Feb. 2-Formal charges
against the Omaha school board and Of
f1cials for corruption in connection with
dealings with the American Book COM
pany were filed today. They were sworn
to by James Van Glider, a member Of
the board.
In substance the charges set forth
that the board entered into a contract
to pay the company Is cents per book
more for 10000 Biographies than the
price for which other companies offered
to supply the same thing. The charges
further set forth that Superintendent
Carroll G. Pearse of the Omaha schools
was in the employ of the company at
the time the books were contracted for,
he having been employed to write a
supplement to the Biographies.
Van Glider also swears that the ex-
penses of J. c. Moore, a member of the
school board, were paid by the company
through B. F. Thomas, when he was a
candidate for election. Thomas admits
having furnished Moore the money to
pay his expenses, but says it was not
given him by the book company.
A formal trial of the case will come
up later Superintendent Pearse ad-
mitS the book company employed him to
write part of the Biographies in Ques-
ton. He says the concern always hires
its work of this class in this manner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-02
VAILIMA is LOOTED.
Samoans Pillage the Late Home {
Robert Louis Stevenson.

Auckland N. T., Feb. 2.-The follow
ing adviceS have just been received
here from Apia, Samoan islands, under
date of January "a from the correspond
ent of the Associated Press.
There has been no further general
fighting between the partiSanS of the
rival chieftains since the last advices
were forwarded, except that a party of
Mataafa'S followers was routed in the
bush by Malietoans. 1t is expected, how
ever, that lighting will be resumed, as
Mataafa is rearresting persons who
have been already fined and released.
1.-THE work of pillage continues, among
the houses looted being Vailima, the
home of the late Robert Louis Steven
son, the novelist.
1.-The exiIed Malfetoan chiefs were
landed at Pago-Pago, on the island of
Tutuila, the schooner on which they
We're being unable to proceed to the
island of Manua, owing to adverse
winds. The Tutuilans gave them a
hearty welcome and made an attempt
to seize Mataafa's son who was
board the schooner, but the captain put
to sea
There was collision of authority
between Chief Justice William L.
Chambers of the supreme court and
DR. JOannes Raffel, the German presi-
dent of the municipality of Apia- Herr
Grosmuhl, a German resident of Apia,
who was arrested for smashing the win
dows of the supreme court chamber,
was sentenced by the chief justice to
Imprisonment and to pay a fine. DR..
Rafel instructed the police authorities
to release Herr Grosmuhl, whose fine
was subsequently fixed at 81, 900.
THE German consul, Herr Rose,
thereupon wrote to the American con-
sui, Luther w. Osborn, and the British
consul, E. B. s. Maxse, protesting that
the action of the chief justice in filming
Herr Grosmuhl was an infringement OF
German consul regulations. Messrs. Os-
born and Maxse Jointly replied in their
official capacity that the proper tri-
bunal having dealt with the matter
the consuls could not interfere. More
than this they declined to have further
intercourse with the German consuIs or
the German municipal president, except
in writing or to attend meetings, except
to consider the acts of the municipal
council of Apia unless an apology with
full retraction were offered for the be-
havior toward Chief Justice Chambers.
At the same time the supreme court
summoned Mr.. Raffel for contempt of
court in releasing Herr GrosmuhI .
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NEW YORK WIDE OPEN.
DR.. Parkhurst's Society Will Ask An
other Lexow Investigation.

New York, Feb. DIR. Parkhurst and
his fellow members of the Society for
the Prevention of Crime were in con-
sultation all of yesterday. They were
considering the charges that the excise
laws were not being enforced in this
city. Superintendent Burr of the society
said after the meeting was over:
when the members Of the committee
assem- bIed it is probable that everyone
of them was familiar with the news
paper statements to the effect that the
city was wide open again. But news
papers reports, however correct they
may be, are not evidence.
1.-THE evidence, however, was awaiting
them-stacks of it, enough to keep the
committee busy without interruption for
five or six hours. In fact, they proba bly,
are not half through. They have gone
far enough, though, to be amazed at
corroborating all the newspapers have
charged. There was no room left for
doubt. The committee found that there
was more need of a Lexow committee
than ever before and without hesitation
it came to the conclusion that the so
ciety must act and act at once.
"Our repOrts-voluminous and perfect
in detail-cover every evil upon which
war was waged six years ago. All of
those evils exist to an equal or greater
extent than they did then. 1t is in the
police department that all the profligacy
and corruption of the wide open town
begins and ends. The police department
is absolutely, positively corrupt-root
trunk and branch
Mr. Burr declared that the society was
preparing a bomb. How soon the bomb
would be exploded he could not say. But
the force of that explosion, he was sure,
would be sufficient to stir things to the
bottom.
1t is presumed that the society will
Law it's evidence before Governor RooSe-
welt in a few days and ask for a legisla-
a. 70 INV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-02
FIRST RUSH FOR SEATS
For the Alice Nielsen Opera Disposed
of $500 Worth.

The sale of seats for the engagement
of the Alice Nielsen Opera company at
the Crawford theater next Monday
night has been steady since the opening
at s o'clock this morning. At noon the
sale amounted to between $500 and $780,
The company comes to Topeka under
a guarantee of $500. The booking of
THE Fortune Teller was an enterpri5-
ing move on the part of Manager Craw-
ford, it gives Topeka a New York
with favor in all the larger eastern
cities before it is five months old. While
the sale of seats has been good, plenty
of satisfactory seats can yet be secured,
and because of the guarantee it will
take liberal patronage to enable Man
ager Crawford to come out even on the
attraction
The west would not now be enjoying
Miss Nielsen and her new opera if it
was not that the route into this terri
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-02
NORTH TOPEKA.

Charles Lukens spent yesterday tr
| Kansas City.
T. J. Parrish has purchased a fine
| driving horse.
Special Muslin Underware Sale at
Costley & Post.
Mrs. D. ]. O1inger is suffering from q
severe attack of grippe.
Miss Lou Dolman of Kansas City is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Elmer Miller
of Park street.
from Kansas City where she has been
for several days.
Go to c. B. Lyon, D. D. s., for fine
dental work at popular prices. Office
511 Kansas avenue.
William. the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Christopher, is very i'll at their
home, 1925 Harrison street
Mrs. D. B. Fink of Harrison street is
quite ILL., She was operated upon yes
terday for the removal of a cancer.
The funeral OF Mrs. McCabe of Shorey
was held this morning at half-paSt nine
from the Church of the Assumption.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Second
Presbyterian church met yesterday af-
ternoon at the home Of Mrs. Charles
Haywood.
Mrs Howard Stewart left yesterday
for her home in Drexel, Mo, after an
extended visit to her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Hale.
Mrs E. D. Small is entertaining this
afternoon for her niece, Miss Jessie
w arner, ana Will entertain again lOr
her Saturday evening
If you want pair of Shoes, come in
and look over our bargain counter, 800
Shoes for $1.75, $500 for $1.9S
COSTLEY & POST.
There will be evening prayer and
short address a 1.-THE Church of the Good
Shepherd this evening, which will be
followed by a choir practice.
Every one having Premium Tickets
from Costley & Post store, will please
bring them in and have them redeemed,
as we are going to give stamps instead
of tickets, beginning Feb. ST..
J. c. Fulton, U. P. ticket agent, who
injured his back about a month ago
while attempting 90 move a heavy
truck at th1 freight depot, was able to
be at his Office for a little while yester-
day afternoon.
Mr.. Mary E. Graft died very sudden
Iy list night at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. George Miller, 1017 Quincy
street. Mrs. Graft seemed to be in her
usual health when she retired last even
ing but about IL o'clock her daughter
was awakened by her labored breath
ing A physician was summoned but
he could do nothing. Mrs. Graft was 70
years old and her death was supposed
to be from advanced years. She leaves
five children, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Antrim,
Mrs Danny, Emory Graft and John
Graft No definite arrangements for
the funeral have as yet been made, as
Mr. John Graft is now out of town and
will not return until evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-02
REJOICE AND BE GLAD,
For the Grounding Did Not See His
Shadow Today

This is ground hog day. according to
the proverbs as observed by the weather
bureau.
Some people observe February 1 and
others February as the day when the
ground hog does or does not see his
shadow but the United States wea Their
bureau has settled the matter by adopt
ing February as the day that ground
hog shadow observations shall be made
The book issued by the department at
Washington and entitled Weather Pro-
verbs contains the following: IF the
ground hog is summing himself on Feb
ruary 2 he will return for four weeks to
his winter quarters" 1t is generally ac-
cepted, especially by the farmers that he
must see or not see his shadow, as the
case may be- at IL o'clock noon. At
noon today he did not see his shadow, and,
according to the proverb, will not return
to his abode for four weeks
There are many proverbs for February
and among them are the following.
when the cat in February lies in the
sun she will creep close to the fireplace in
March,
s'If on the End of February, the goose
finds it wet then the sheep will have
grass March rs"
violent north winds in February her
aid fertile year"
The forecast for Kansas is; Snow to-
night and possibly Friday" The minimum
temperature this morning was above at
9 o'clock. At II o'clock the thermometer
had reached above.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-02
TILLMAN WANTS TO KNOW
All About the Granting of Franchises
in Conquered Territory.

Washington, Feb. 2.-Mr. PIatt On. Y.)
laid before the senate today the resolu-
tfons adopted by the legislature of New
York urging the immediate ratification
of the peace treaty. In this connection
Mr.. Chandler IN. HI called the atten-
ton of the senate to a similar resolu-
ton adopted by the legislature Of New
Hampshire.
Messrs. Hale, Perkins and Faulkner,
were named as the committee of con-
ference for the senate on the consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill.
Mr.. Aldrich [Fa- - presented a num-
Der of memorials from business mems
associations of Boston, New York and
Chicago, urging that the territory ex-
cept Cuba, acquired by the United
States during the late war, be retained
termine it's final disposition
Mr.. Tfllman Is. CO. offered the follow
ing resolution which was adopted:
THAT the president be requested, If not
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surd and without the. slightest foundation
She was at a loss at first to understand
how, it could have originated, but after
ward said it must have started from per-
sonal letter which she wrote to friend in
this country, in which she expressed the
opinion that Rear Admiral Dewey should
be promoted to the position of admiral,
out of regard for the best interests of the
American occupation as well as for the
purpose of removing what was a source
of much humiliation to him because of
his being outranked by the admirals of
other navies., Because of this fact and
because of the duties imposed by naval
international etiquette, Admiral Dewey
was made to appear in the light OF an
inferior as compared with Admiral Diet
erich of the German navy the admirals
of other countries whenever they should
visit Manila.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee said it was the opinion
of the American officers and other, intel
ligent people at Manila that when the ma
tives. come to a better understanding of
the Americans the present prejudice will
disappear and the natives will
become earnest supporters of American
rule They say it is idle to talk of the
Filipinos being able to maintain a govern
ment of their own; that outside of their
leaders. they are exceedingly ignorant and
would become the tools of selfish and I'M
scrupulous men. who would soon plunge
the islands into state of anarchy through
their struggles for leadership.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-02

Maxwell, Docia Cooks, Messrs. Roy
Hitchcock, A ]. Maxwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Robinson enter
tanned a few friends Informally We'd
nesday evening at their home on Tyler
street.
Mrs. Noble Prentis of Kansas City
spent Wednesday in Topeka with Mrs.
w. A. Johnston; she came up in the in
terests of the travelling library bill
which was presented to the committee
Wednesday evening. Miss Watson of
Lawrence, a member of the state COM
mittee on travelling libraries has also
been in the city on the same business;
she returned to Lawrence this after
noon.
Do not forget to take supper at Guild
hall tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. I. Miller spent a few
days in St. Louis last week; Mrs. Mil
Ter stopped in Kansas City Friday to
hear Careno, and returned home on Sat-
urday.
Mr.. A. A. Robinson left today for the
City of Mexico, accompanied by Mr..
Edward Speare Of Boston who has been
his guest.
Mrs. Eugene Ware is confined to her
home with an attack of the grip.
Mrs. c. c. Bowes of Springfield, ILL.,,
is in the city visiting her brother DR.. G.
A. Stultz.