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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-03
DELIGHTED WITH WICHITA.
Houston Ladies Are Pleased with IN g
City's Benuty.


Wichita Eagle
The Eagle acknowledges a very pleasant
call from a portion of the Houston. Texas,
delegation last evening among the mum
Der two very bright and charming ladies',
Mrs BETTE Bryan and Mrs Roslne Ryan.
two Of the delegation who, with the
graceful lady from Beaumont Mrs r. A.
Greer so charmingly distributed to the
orators Of yesterday the magnolias from
the Magnolia City-Houston. The ladies'
or the party had been driven over the city
by Mrs. Murdoch, and confessed to being
both surprised and delighted not only by
the kind hospitality shown, but also at the
busy, busting city of Wichita, which they
said they Will always remember pleasant
ly. These ladies are enthusiastic over Sc
curing the congress next year at Houston,
and assure the delegates a pleasant taste
cf Southern hospitality when the visit is
made to the Sunny South.
Colonel II, w, Cortes, one OF Houston
city council and a wholesale hardware
dealer, and Roy NJ. Edmonds of the H1us-
ton Daily Post, also paid their respects to
the Eagle office.
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prRrHpAy OF JEFFERSON DAVIS
Robert ". Lee Chapter, L. ID. G., win
Celebrate the Anniversary.

This is the birthday OF Jefferson Davis
and will be celebrated by Robert E Lee
chapter United Daughters of The Confed
eracy by social meeting OF their organ
zation at which there viii he an adj
dress, readings, music and rotations.
The meeting Will be held in the parish
house OF Christ church, from 10 p. m.
and each member of the chapter has the
privilege of inviting a guest. IL VIII b.
simply a family gathering for the puy-
pose OF keeping green the memory OF tn,
great statesman and scholar whose Bird
occurred on this date the Sd Of June
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rnt Down to Two stnrie..

The building at the corner of Main
street and Franklin avenue, belonging TO
Judge e. p Hill, which was badly dam
aged by FIRE two months ago, is being re-
paired It is TO be made only two-story
building. the third story to be torn away
and a new roof put on.
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London June Gable advices received
from Bahia, Brazil, say yellow fever is
raging there. 1t is added that half a
dozen young Englisbmen employed as
clerks have died OF the fever; that the
English chaplain at Bahia is also a victim
and that the American chaplain is burying
the English
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-03
LITTLE ONE SICK

The best physic IS travel--bstter still
comfortable travel Why not take your
child to Colorado, "the great human repair
shop OF America" whore he will get chat
fresh mountain air. good water, AMI then
see him cat? 1t is not necessary to 30 in
slining, crowded cars, through dusty. hot
roads full of mosquitoes but take the
magnificent solid through trains Of the
Denver Road. Altitude constantly ascend
INK, consequently cooler atmosphere, bet
ter appetite. sweetrr sleep. The Denver
Roal is the only short liae to Colorado.
Equipments superb, You will heaorto on
Unused at the perfection in railway SER
viee--comfort, ease, everything YOU want
has hcen provided. Close connection at
Denver for the Texas Colorado Chautau-
qua.
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Graveiing Hogan street.

The gravel now being removed from
Main street between Prairie and Preston
is being used for gravellng Hogan street,
in the Fifth ward, as an approach to the
nav Fifth ward engine house This Will
be the last block OF gravel to be removed
from Main street. as when the exc1ydtors
cross Preston they will strike the stone
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-03
THE NEW ORLEANS QUARANTINE.

AS mails will doubtless be greatly de-
layed during the quarantine against New
Orleans, II Is respectfully suggested TO
the public that the Postal Telegraph Cable
company offers a safe and prompt means
OF communication between Texas and the
alleged infected points. BY maintaining
competition you increase the efficiency OF
the service. seer j. c. Witt,
Manager.
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The PnhIin snnnrn

The following contributions to the fund
for public square and monument were
reported yesterday by Mrs. D. f. Stuart:
Mrs. w. T, Tammell, Mrs NJ. Rolke, Mrs.
w e. Minis and Mrs. J H. Boring, one
dollar each The total contributed to date
is Sl2S9.
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Jury Commissioners

Messrs Hal Bates, James Adair and H.
H. Lummis were appointed jury commits
sioners yesterday 10 select jurors for the
September and November terms OF the
county court.
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BuiIdins Permits.

c. NJ Hanson to repair fence. Dallas
street So,
j. II Gonterman. carpenter and paint
shop. Travis and Rusk. SIS.
Coalson & Plummer. skylight In building
on Main street, $40
N Lewis, two story residence. ST.
Emanuel street 500,
/ c. e. scholtbo. repairs TO roof. Main
] street $50.
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saloon Man Held In.

Thursday night about o'clock two me-
groes entered the saloon OF Fritz Jechow
IN the Sixth ward, near the Inman COM
press, ana at the point Of pistol in the
hands OF one Of them Mr.. Jechow was
demanded to throw UP his hands. while
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SHIFTS for County Court.

Delaney & Lewis VS.. Southern Western
Oil Company ct all appeal from justice
court.
John S. Gregory VS. c. S Montgomery;
appeal from justice court
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First National Bank OF Galveston VS.
Planters and Mechanics Bank Of Houston
dismissed AZ plaintiffs cost.
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Probate Court.

Estate OF Dan O'Brien, non compos; ad-
ministrator empowered to have necessary
repairs made upon fence and to pay all
accrued costs.
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Scharck & Bother. now occupying Herr
mans old stand. Preston aud Travis, M.ll
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-03

Scharck & Bother. now at Herrman's
old stand, invite all their friends to the III
opening today.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-03
GNpsIer Here.

A band Of Gypsies are camped near the
Central depot and members of the interest
Ing aggregation We're all over town telling
fortunes yesterday.
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Houstonians at wichita.
Wichita Beacon.
Colonel Tom Richardson comes from
Houston. He was a Sumner county news
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Coke and Tar--For sale by Houston Gas
Light Company.
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THE INVESTIGATION FINISHED
AND NO MORE FEVER OR susPi-
cIous CASES IN NEW ORLEANS.
Houston Doctors Deprecnte Too
Precipitate Quarantine and Give
Their Reasons.

DR.. ]. W. Scott. president OF the Hous-
ton board OF health. received the follow
ing telegram yesterday from New Orleans
DR.. J. w, Scott. President Board of Heaith,
Houston.
New orleans. La. June 2.--The follow
ing Is sent for your information
Edmont Souchon, NJ. D., President state
Board of Health. Louisiana.
After an investigation OF the health
conditions of New Orleans and speciai IN
curry into the case OF yellow fever re-
ported on May IS. we state that we have
been unable to find any other case OF
suspicious illness in the city We have
not been able to trace the source OF IN
feotlon in the case reported. The State
and local health authorities have offered
us all reasonable assistance In mis- in
vestlgatlon. We deem It unnecessary and
unwise for any State or city to quarantine
against Now Orleans under the present
conditions.
w. H. Sanders. NJ D.
Health Officer OF Alabama.
Glenn Andrews. NJ ID.
Member Board OF Health OF Alabama.
II. H. HARRISON, Nj d.,
Member Board of Health of Mississippi.
H. A. Grant NJ. d.
Member Board of Health of Mississippi
r. d. Murray, NJ d.
Surgeon L. s. Marine Hospital Service.
w. w. Ashton. NJ D.
Resident Inspector Louisiana State Board
OF Health for the Parishes.
The following communication was sent
last night to State Health officer Dr.
Blunt as voclng the sentiment OF num-
Der Of Houston physicians as the result Of
several conferences held upon the sub
iect OF the New Orleans quarantine
Dr. w. f. Blunt, State Health officer
Austin.
Houston, Texas. June ?. 1S99.-Dear Sir:
We fear that quarantining city upon the
appearance OF a single case of yellow fever
is a hazardous and perhaps a dangerous
policy 1t places upon the physician who
| reports the first case such a fearful re-
spcnsiblity that he will hesitate a long
time before making such a report. Hence
all chance of stamping out the disease by
/ isolation and disinfection is defeated. We
/ fear that f the State health department
continues to pursue the present policy coEi
munities viii defer reporting the disease
until they are positive that there Will be
al epidemic, The trend OF modern medical
/ orlpion Is that If the first case is properly
| isolated and thoroughly disinfected an
| epidemic can be prevented. Hence we
[ would favor any policy that would en-
/ courage physicians to report the first case
OF any infectious disease We agree with
the State health department that public
health should always be considered before
commerce. hut we apprehend that the
present system of quarantine will not only
lniure commerce. but win endanger The
public health from causes stated above
We also believe that this State. like the
other States. should have a Representative
70 visit Infected points. BY such an ar
rangement we would be in closer touch
with the conditions existing. Respect
fully.
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u. r Stuart. NJ, D.,
R T Morris. VI D..
Jos. Mullen. NJ d,
II A. Wood. NJ. D.,
w R, Brumby, NJ. D.,
S G. Red. NJ D..
j. w. Scott. NJ. d.
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On J|1e he A|
DR.. w. w. LUNN

WIN move into the Kian building u
floCi above Kilm's mammoth store, vir'
will, with the assistance OF D.. yasuis
Luun. open the best equipped sanafllla
the cure of chronic diseases IN ne Y
Everything that skill can suggest ana e
procure for the treatment Of diseases y.
found in this establishment. u this Wy
ton will be found special facilities ~ u
ing catarrh. diseases Of women, rntlns'
paraiy sis. tumo's and digestive iroueltA
surgical disease, such as piles, isigIn /
cocele and deformities A full ana WI
stocl- of purest drugs Will be KEPT Y
A female attendant and SEPARATE W.
rooms for men and women Tnere wv
stairway from Min street and elevator
Preston avenue.
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shirt waists and dress skirts a specially
81 Packard's Troy Laundry.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01
BEAR SHOWS ITS PAW.
Russia Would Prevent AnglO-A merican
Alliance.

Russia Would Prevent Anglo American
Alliance
LONDON. August 2s.-Upon author
ity of nndoubted reliability, a report"r
for the Associated Press has ascer-
tanned that into the Alaskan dispute
there has crept craftiness OF Russian
diplomacy. Russia, it can be stated.
will do everything with every possible
energy to prevent practical cohesion
of the two great E"glish-sneaking
nations. In all her EN- bass les instrnc-
tons have been received to thwart
the Anglo American understanding.
A prominent diplomat, who is init
mately acquainted with the details OF
the negotiations the past few years
said to II reporter Of the Associated
Press: I'm any arrangement looking
to a working agreement between Eng
land and the United States, Russia
sees the defeat Of her dearest projects.
l believe her intense activity in China
is to no small extent due 10 her fear
that the Anglo-Saxons' power. once
centralized. will sweep everything be-
fore it in the far east. Dreading the
rapid realization OF this nightmare,
she is making hay while the sun
shines. in the meanwhile intriguing
to her utmost to tic the hands Of those
who are working to materialize the
Anglo-Saxon sentiment. The latest
evidence of this is in the Alaskan
q fair -
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01

class railway carriage, travelling from
London towards a country station IN
the midland counties. had at start
ing withdrawn into the fartherest cor
ner of the carriage, and, being sleepy
from the previous nights burning or
the midnight oil, had disposed myself
to utilize the enforced idleness OF the
tourney in recouping exhausted ma
ture. l believe that the two ladies,
in the interest of their subject, had
quite forgotten that they were not
alone With my newspaper spread ov-
er nv face / looked, as to all intents
and purposes l was, up to a certain
point, dummy. The soft murmur OF
the feminine voices had had at first a
soporific effect; but the journey was
somewhat long, and, the demands OF
nature satisfied, 1 awoke to hear the
fag-end of conversation which.
strange to say, had particular inter-
est for me.
was the junior partner. lately ad-
mitted, of a firm Of London solicitors.
One of my seniors was on the Cont
nent. the other was laid up with one
of the serious bouts of bronchitis
which had been the primary cause of
NV Initiation into the secrets of
large and important clientele. An i'm
perative summons had come early that
morning for our Mr.. Rowton to take
instructions for the will of country
client. The terms of the telegram adj
mitted Of no delay, and within an
hour Of its receipt was on my way
to Euston Station, whence wired to
Colonel Branscombe, Forest Lea,
Midshire," that Sidney Fort, of
Messrs. Rawton & Fort had left by
the Has train" and would "be with
him not later than 6 p. M"
In the absence Of my principal and
the pressure at starting, ! had no fur
ther knowledge of my client than the
few data furnished by the head clerk
at the onice-"Old family; estate
worth fifteen thousand year; bust
ness in the hands of the firm since
1926. Mr.. Rowton thought q great
deal Of the Colonel; rather eccentric
and arbitrary, but q gentleman down
to the ground: quite OF the old school;
never married; had nephews and
nieces;, Fisher-had seen .
younr Il, rantlsnan Il tire once, : neph-s
~ Of thu Colonslss
Il The aditional inso alton eoaysysd
w NJ f,aIog1l1sp Al I6ra Ill 80
ny EXT II Ion Inc an & I'D hita.s
10 isnS II ~ y ~
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LAUNCHING A SHIP.
. UNDERTAKING CALLS FOR
SKILL AND JUDGMENT.
Here 10 Man OF Extended Experience
Launched More Vessels Than Any
Other Man in Amerlca-Modu Oper-
andl of = Successful Launch.

According 70 Mr.. NJ. V. D. Doughty
of Newport News, Va, the feelings OF
a man who Is charged with the respon-
sibility Of the launching of a great ship
are by no means pleasant when the
Hateful moment arrives which is to
decide whether the vessel will glide
gracefully off the ways or stick. When
it is said that Mr.. Doughty has had
charge OF the arrangements OF more
launchings than any other man in the
United States, and possibly the world,
it must be admitted that he has right
to pass an opinion upon the subject.
During his connection with the ship
building industry he has had charge OF
seventy-one successful launchings.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-01
CHAPTER I.


y Handsome? Yes. He has the most
innocent blue eyes in the world, and
the smile of an angel; but he broke
his mothers heart, spent her fortune
and his own, and committed every
wickedness under the sun before he
was one-and-twenty. Yes, it is very
sad-very! And now poor old Col
onel Branscomb is dying-the &C
counts this morning were quite hope
less-and Charlie Is his next heir. An
other fortune for him to squander, as
he has already squandered everything
he could lay his hands on"
"But l thought the estate was not
entailed," remarked the lady to whom
the foregoing was addressed.
mo, 1t is not entailed, but the Col
onel has very strong ideas on the
subject Of hereditary right. He new
er would make will; he has always
believed that Charlie ultimately
would pull himself together-poor old
man: he must die in that belief. Char
lie will make ducks and brakes of
beautiful Forest Lea in no time. Oh,
1t is sorrowful pity"
The speaker, a handsome we'll pre-
served woman of fifty or thereabouts,
with the exclusive stamp of the
county" about her, sighed profound
ly as she concluded.
But there is the niece-the Colonel
was devoted to her, understood" re-
marked the second voice.
"Yes, absolutely devoted. Poor dear
child-she will miss him terribly in
every way! believe the Colonel
pleased himself at one time with the
idea Of marriage between Mona and
Charlie, and threw them very much
together-too much, when you consid-
er what fascinating scapegrace he is.
She Is very sweet girl"
Il hope her uncle has provided for
her. She was quite dependent on
him, was she not?"
Eyes. 1t is impossible to say what
he has done-something, / hope. But
without a will-which he certainly
has not made-1 should be afraid-'
Here I, Sidney Fort, the involuntary
listener to a conversation which, con-
sidering the place and circumstances,
was certainly indiscreet, stirred,
coughed, and otherwise made the fact
of my waking presence known. The
voices, which had been somewhat
raised, dropped at once to lower
tone.
was the third passenger in first
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dog-cart himself. He only dropped OF
as you turued into the avenue. Is that
all can do for you, sir? You will find
the morning papers IN the library.
There was suppressed Interest anu
excitement in the manner Of the man,
who was evidently an old and conf
Dental retainer. My arrival and mis-
sion were, as I could see, matters or
supreme Importance and curiosity to
that anxious household.
The butler was waiting for me again
in the hall as I descended the stairs
He threw open the door Of the room
on the right, and ushered me In with
the announcement:
"Mr. Fort"
1t was with momentary and I'M
comfortable thought of my morning
dress that found myself in the pres
ence of a lady-a fair slim girl whose
white gown made her at once = con-
| spicuous point in the sombre, heavily
furnished room. She was seated IN a
large leather chair at the table In the
center OF the apartment, her hands
folded over the closed volume in her
lap, and her eyes fixed upon the door
Large limpid blue-gray eyes they were
saw as I came nearer, searching mine
with an anxious questioning gaze.
This then was the Mona" OF whom
my fellow passengers had spoken-the
ideal about which had woven so many
imaginings. A very fair maiden, the
fairest, sweetest decided on the In
stant-whom it had ever been my LOT
to meet, although the lovely eyes were
ringed with dark shadows as from
watching and weeping, and the white
gown had been put on without the adj
dition Of a single flower or ornament
She rose as l advanced towards hel
and bowed gravely. Once, l thought
her hand stole out with a hesitatins
gesture-as If she would have Offered
it to me. But it was withdrawn almos,
instantly, and rested on the table be.
side her, as she stood, graceful droop.
ing figure, with that indescribable and
exquisite grace of delicate refinement
which is inherited-never acquired. A
very gracious chatelaine, thought. II
the sleeping colonel upstairs should sc
will. And with the thought there came
strange dumb thrill of pain, as Il
the fair vision were floating away
from me into the dim shadowy dis
lance.
Some conventional remark as to thu
weather was the only thing which oc
Cured to me, and seemed for its com
monplaceness terribly out OF harmon!
with the spirit Of the occasion, es
pecially as it was met by another long
troubled, almost trembling look int
my face.
ITO be continued)
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MARRIED TO ORDER.
How Alexander the Great Celebrated
His Victory Over Darius.

How Alexander the Great Celebrated
His Victory Over Darius.
The newspaper reporters of the time
of Alexander the Great, had there been
any. would have had the heaviest
davis work Of thir lives in covering
the interesting events that marked the
day Alexander was married. On that
day. SAYS the New York Journal, au-
thenticated accounts tell us, no less
than 2O,2O2 men and women were made
husbands and wives. Alexander had
conquered Darius of Persia, and felt
that this great achievement was i'm
portant enough to be signalized in
conspicuous manner. Imagine the
nride of a conqueror who decides that
it can be measured properly only by a
wholesale giving and taking in mar
rage the like of w.--ch the world has
never seen, Alexander himself mar
ried Statira, the daughter of the con-
ouered king. and decreed that one
hundred of his chief officers should be
united to one hundred ladies from the
noblest Persian and Medean families.
In addition to this, he stipulated that
10000 of his Greek so.u4ers should
marry 10000 Asiatic women. When
everything was settled vast pavilion
was erected, the pillars of which were
six feet high. One hundred gorgeous
chambers adjoined this for the hun
bred noble bridegrooms, while for the
10000 an outer court was inclosed out
side of which tables were spread for
the multitude. Each pair had seats
and ranged themselves in semi-circles
around the royal throne. OF course
the priests could not marry this vast
number of couples in the ordinary
way, so Alexander the Great devised a
very simple ceremony. He gave his
hand to Statira and kissed her-an ex-
ample that all the bridegrooms fol-
lowed. This ended the ceremony.
Then followed the festival, which last
ed five days, the grandeur OF which
has never been equaled since.
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fortune he had forfeited. The matter
was lifted all at once from dry de-
tail of business into chapter of re-
nance. am, Notwithstanding my
profession, somewhat imaginative,
and by the time the train stopped at
Westford, the station for which I was
bound, had drawn sufficiently fan
cilful sketch of the position.
Little. however, did l guess how the
events and experiences Of the ensuing
week were to color and influence my
own future life.
Ny travelling companions also
alighted at Westford. l saw them, at
tended by a maid and a footman, and
obsequiously escorted by the station
master and porters, drive of in a
wagonette with pair Of well-groomed
roans, and then l was accosted by an
elderly groom with a cockade In his
hat. . ,.. j. .. 49,.
"Mr. Fort, for Colonel Branscombe's
Forest Lea. sir?"
YES" l replied. "How is the Col
onel?"
Every bad, SIR" answered the man
shaking his head, and with the man
ner OF a good servant who feels the
loss of a good master.
My luggage which consisted Of a
small portmanteau and a black bag
was put into the dog-cart in waiting
and in few minutes was being driv-
en- at an exhilarating pace through
something like six miles Of country
which, in its summer beauty of rich
foliage and delicious green pasture was
"A good master served by faithful
servants" l soliloquized. "They are
dreading the change which spendthrift
Charles reign will bring. 1t remains
to be seen whether that reign is to be
or whether a fair young chatelaine il
like the good St. Elizabeth of gra.
cious memory-to dispense her smiles
and her charities in the place of the
beloved Colonel.