The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-17
WITH THE PASSING THRONC.

Mr. ]. w. Williams who represents
well known railway supply house, with
headquarters at st. Louis. is in the city,
a guest at the Capitol hotel. In speaking
TO representative OF The Post yesterday
Mr.. Williams said that his house. in com
mon with nearly all OF the concerns In the
iron and steel trade was from three 10
four months oversod aud that With con-
ditions as they are at present there IS
practically no prospect Of o let-up in the
near future. While prices are very hisn
nov compared with what they were Few
months ago. with every prospect OF their
going still further skyward, Mr.. Williams
states that higher scales OF wages are
being paid to operatives and that. in his
opinion. the situation is satisfactory one
from every point OF view.
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There Is every Indication that the meet
Ing of the z 2 club to be held Friday
a representative of The Post yesterday,
VIII be very we'll attended and that We
VIII be enabled to start out on the new
season under unusually favorable auspices.
Several new members are to be voted on
tomorrow, officers are to be elected anu
= considerable amount Of routine work is
to be transacted"
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The meeting of No-Tsu- Oh, to be held
at the Cotton Exchange next Monday
night, should be attended by every mem
Der of the order" said Mr., H. r. Rich
ardson. one OF the directors, yesterday.
IL VIII be the last general meeting before
the big pageant next month and we want
to get everybody together, not only for
the purpose of talking over what we have
done and expect to do, but also with a
view to increasing the membership of the
organization. 1t will be the easiest matter
In the world for every member who at
tends the meeting Monday highland we
want all Of them thereto bring in at
least one other person DESTROYS Of becom-
Ing member. At that rate It would not
be long before We would have an organiza-
ton which would be able to make a show
ing of which any city in the country could
well be proud The meeting Will be called
to order promptly at s o'clock Monday
night and we want everybody there"
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A letter was received in this city yes
terday from Commodore John C. Watson.
the successor of Admiral Dewey. dated on
board his flagship, the Baltimore, at Ma
Mia, October l. by his friend of youthful
days. Mr.. Philip H. Fall. The letter proves
the commodore TO be Christian gentle
man who through all the stirring events
OF LIES vicissitudes, possesses a heart
full Of love for his God and a solicitude
for his old friend Falls welfare in thu
world beyond. lie calls to memory the
different friends of over forty years ago.
From the commodore's letter no one would
Imagine him the great director of the Ma
tions navy in the Pacific, as it is written
in an affectionate style and he alludes to
the days of his boyhood and of the friends
Of those days with an affection seldom eX
hibited by one of his age.
Commodore Watson is the grandson of
the celebrated John J. Crittenden. 50 man.
years a senator from Kentucky. His un-
Gle Thomas Crittenden. was major gen
eral in the Federal army and his uncle,
George Crlttenden. was major general
on the Confederate side during the civil
war.
Evidently Watson is worthy successor
to Dewey" said Mr.. Fall yesterday. "Aj
he PAGES the deck of his noble ship he
knows there is an All-seeing Eye upon
him and his heart goes out to his God
Would that all of our Nations great men
had heart like Commodore John C. Wat
SON."