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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-12

Below is published letter which tends
to show that the Benevolent League be-
comes more popular every day, and that
soon every State WITH have it's league.
MIR Howard Peak. Fort Worth, Texas
New Orleans, La, July 29.-7Dear Sir
and Brother: Being an enthusiast on the
subject OF Benevolent League. aud believ-
ing Il will increase our membership, I
wish you would send me some of your
and bylaws and other pa
pers you may have in regard to III and
Will you please let me know how to or
eanize league, that Is II you have such
things as special lists or papers for IT,
Please let me hear from you as soon
as possible, as I want to start the good
work al once, | met YOU while in our
city and got a badge from you.
With regards, remain. yours truly.
All Levy.
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II. II. A. NOTES.

A. d. Edgar. chairman OF the hotel COM
mittee and poet Of the piney woods Is
sending out blanks to be filled by those
who have complaints to make against
hotels. Fill them out. boys. as this is
the only way to get improvements along
this line. Times are good now aud So
per day is good nay. and there is no rea-
son why all hotels should not keen good
tables and clean linen. They must do 1t
or make way for some one who VIII. II
you have no blank, write A. u. Edgar
chairman hotel committee. Palestine.
Texas.
Wiley N. stroud. a stanch 7. r. A.,
member OF post e, who has moved his
residence to the City of Mexico, has re-
turned to Texas on a visit, and is cir
culating among his many friends in Dali
las. Wiley speaks very eneouragingly OF
the trade in the republic in American
goods, and predicts that in a few years
the republic Will be oyerrun with travel
Ing men from this country. He continues
full OF enthusiasm for the r +. A. and
Is much gratfied at the growth OF the
babe--the Benevolent League
"Marchbank of Dallas. the horse nail
man" as Harry Introduces himself. Is as
full OF enthusiasm aud energy as ever.
When he alights from a train and grasps
ii fellow travellers hand his first question
Is. Are YOU member OF the benevolent
League? II not. why not?" And, should
the party addressed reply In the negative,
It's dollars to doughnuts that he gets A
sermon then and there. that il not con-
vineing enough to compel the signing of
an application blank on the spot Will cause
him TO consider that he soon falls vic
faf
consequence is that ere long he gets into
line and records his name among the list
OF men who are providing for the wife
and loved ones when he shall have "shuf-
lied OF this mortal coll" Continue Harry.
old boy. and remember that whilst you
are ADVERTISING your merchandise by
the sweat OF your brow and thereby earn
ing bread. YOU are at the same time in
seribing your name on the grateful hearts
OF your fellow travelling men TO whose in :
terests you are devoted
Joe o. Booth has at last been heard
from. BY some means not known ia
the chairman Of the press COMMITTEES he
got through what he is pleased to call A
poem. the euphonious subject of which is
The Man Who Shores" and is dedicated
TO said chairman OF the press COMMITTEES
Unfortunately for the author the eyes Of
Mrs. P. fell upon Joe's effort. and the
Lord pity him when he do come roun
dis way 1t is pretty tough thing TO do
after filling ones stomach full OF stale
beer and weineFwurst. and going to bed Il
snore until the occupants OF the hotsl
are half crazy, then go and try to palm
IT on on an innocent party
The chairman OF the press committee Is
in receipt Of an invitation to attend TRAY.
eiers' Protective Association day al tn.
Dallas fair, Tuesday. October 2. Here.
tofore the day has always been on sat.
nrday. but this time hiss been changed Il
tnesday "a order that all may have this
opportunity OF witnessing the pageant a
N the Grand order OF Kaliphs. which oc.
ours on tho night Of October 2, Imme-
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S 5. Perry Of Post ] approached the
writer few days ago, and asked the
privilege of signing an application for
the Benevolent League. Mr. Perry give-
It as his opinion that this Is the most
pleasing feature Of any insurance assocla-
tion considering the cost, that he has
any knowledge of, and he further adds
that II the boys without its protecting
care would consider its benevolent OBJ
ieots, he is sure more of them would seek
10 be enrolled upon it's membership. Tits
leads lis 30 again urge that the members
OF the league do not fail to explain its
objects to their fellow travellers when.
ever an opportunity is offersd.
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Texas Travelling Men.
S TRAVELLERS pRsrEcrlvn

OFFICERS TRAVELLERS PROTECTIVE
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
National president. e. G. Burrows. Peoria.
Ill.
National secretary. L. 7. LeBeaume. St.
First Vice president. M. D. johnson. Penn
sylvania.
second vice president R. NJ. simmons,
Colorado.
Third vice president e. E. Drew, Nebraska
Fourth vice president, Jno. +. Johnson,
Wisconsin
sas.
National directors--w. N. mcConklin. St,
Louis; Frank W, Crandall. ST. Louis; ], W.
McDonald, ST. Louis: c. 5. L. Holland. Vic
tora, Texas; W. l. Farris louisville, Ky ;
d. j. Thompson. Evansville. Ind.
Chairman National railroad committee, j,
ID. Stacy. Illinois; National hotel committee.
Leopold Wolf. Louisiana, National employ
ment committee. George W. Smith, Missouri;
National press committee. w. A. Ryan, lndi-
ana.
National attorney, II. 7. Kent, Missouri
Chief surgeon. A. V. L. Brokaw Missouri.
National chaplain, Rev. j. 7. Piunket, Geor-
gia.
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have repeatedly said that " would be cur
pleasure to publish anything that was sent
us. We are not especially welded to our
position and Il is hereby suggested that
at any time that any one OF our critics
who feels that he cln improve or the
management OF these columns will Suggest
1t, we will gracefully yield control. P'edrc
address Chairman Press Committee 7. p
A. of A.. Lock Box 44S. Fort Worth Texas
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This puzaliug weather

Tyler Democrat Reporter.
So far this summer the weather here
has been something new and rather puz-
cling to the oldest Inhabitants. More I'd n
and more cool spells than were ever
known before. Nevertheless all kinds OF
crops are in a most hourishing condition
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Devoted to the 7. p. A.,
the U. c. r., and other
Travelling Mems Or
CARNATIONS.

the last months salary earned has not
been paid, and probably never VIII bel
save yourself and save your comrades
from such danger by insisting today
tomorrow and every day until tho thing is
done hat the bankruptcy law must be
amended
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COMMITTED CHAIRMEN.


Executive, Frank Arnold san Antonio.
Railroad, Charles L, Sanger, Waco.
Press, Howard w. Peak Fort Worth
Legislative, Joe Lee jameson. Austin.
Hotel, A. D. Edgar, Palestine.
Livery and transfer \. Diukelsplel, Dali
las,
Employment. h. c. Barrett Waco.
Relief, j. B. seegar, Waco
State attorney, H. 1. Ihrie, San An
tonic
state surgeon, DR.. j. Allen Kyle. Hous-
ton.
State chaplain, Homer T. Wilson. Fort
Worth.
OFFICERS OF THE UNITED CONNER
CTAL TRAVELLERS OF TEXAS.
Past Grand Counsellor--A. F. Dechman,
Dallas
Grand counseior-E. y. Mitchell Dallas
Grand Junior Counselor--Alf Dieckmann
San Al tonic,
Grand Secretary--J Il. Seepar Dallas
Grand Conductor--J r Ficklln, Waco
Grand Page-B x. James, San Antonio
Grand sentinel-w. L. Kean, For
Worth.
Executive Cpmmttee--I. NJ. sadhurv q
Sherman and w. C, Atard Of Houston.
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BOARD or DIRECTORS.

7. C. Swope, Houston; Frank Arnold, Ed
II. Everett r. l., Burnett, San Antonio;
w. s. Kirby, Dallas; G. Q. Horton, Aus
tin; II. j. Labatt Jr Galveston; Pat
Dean. Waco; Gus Hoover, Corsicana; r. L.
Frey. Fort Worth; Ernest Lasker, La
Grange; Frank j. Salms. Cuero; Fred D
Whiting, Temple c. S. E. Holland. Vic
toria Sam Herman Beaumont 2 5sk.
Laredo; J. b. William, Brenham. and
Charles Reed, Orange.
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TEXAS DfYIsInN. I. p. IN on A.

Pres.dent-D w Michaux, Houston.
secretary--Jsmes L. Ludlow. San An
tonic.
First Vice President--George D. Bennett.
Dallas.
Second Vice President--C. V. Holland.
San Antonio.
Third Vice Presidential stedman, Jr,.
ORANGE.
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diately after this parade the post grand
ball will open. We are also in receipt Of
a Travellers Protective Association but
ton with a white margin containing the
words in red ink Meet Me at the Texas
State Fair, Tuesday, October 2. 1900" All
travelling men and their friends are in
vited. and we hope to see a large number
present.
''Bill Nye OF Texas" who in former days
so often appeared in the Travellers Pro,
tective Association columns OF our Texas
papers TO the delight OF his fellow trav-
"lers. has angus petit" or such at Least
is the supposition Of his North Texas
friends. When last heard from Bill was
in Southeast Texas. and was waterbound
with Dan Lasker in the Sabine swamps.
Being surrounded by water. Bill attempt
ed to ride to dry land on the hack OF
mule and. in endeavoring to pass under
the boughs OF tree. was unforttns 10
enough to have his hair caught by an
impending liruA. and was dragged from
the animals back. Lasker, at last ac-
counts. was endeavoring to return with
rescuing party to relieve Nye. whose
safety could only be coniectured by those
Who have a knowledge of the lasting
qualities OF his hair. Ludlow who is
authority on hair, is betting odds that
| Bill can't hold out al such tension mUrc
than six hours because he went through
q parallel experience at home only it
wasn't tree that had hold Of him and
his only lasted half that time If any
one has heard from he lost friend. please
report.
! Tho latest from the knocker Is that the
/ National Travellers Protective Association
convention at New Orleans increased the
dues 81 per annum. said 81 to go toward
/ paying the delegates expenses to the
y tional convention" Now, what DO you
think Of such Il statement? The truth IS,
I as has been fully explained before, that
the 81 Increase is for he purpose Of Great
ing q reserve fund that will make the
Travellers Protective Association as solid
as the Rock OF Gibraltar
The Texas and Pacific Quarterly toi
July contains kodak photographs OF Presi-
dent Michaux ex-President Dlsker and
Secretary Ludlow. 1t also has the TeXas
Pacific Quartette and he steamboat Chal-
mette that carried the excursion party
from New orleans to Godchaux's planta-
ton during the recent National conven-
tion, Mlrchhank's poetical effusiop also
appears in this issue.
Now that post p announces that she vii
entertain the state division at the fail
October . would 1t not be well for the
Dallas member Of the press committee tC
, sea to IL that the day is properly adver
,sed that we may have grand occasion
OF 1t? Let us hear from you. Mr.. Haas.
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Now that post announces that she will
entertain the state division at the fair
October . would 1t not be we'll for the
Dallas member Of the press committee to
sea to IL that the day is properly adver-
tlsed that we may have grand occasion
OF 1t? Let us hear from you. Mr. Haas
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-06

OF women Christmas present send
er to the fact that every package
must be done up 10 such manner
that the postal officials may open it
IL they so desire. The r gulsr mail
boa's are as follows.
w. q. Hall, for Kauai, sal ing
Tuesdays Claudine, Mauus Loa
and Kiuau, for Mau, sailing Tues
days. Kinau for wind dward ports OF
Hawaii. Mauna Los, for Kona, Kau
ports, aud Lehua for Molokai
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-06
Golf Club Meeting.

At meeting Of the Honolulu
Golf Club, held last Bight at the
Scottish Thistle Club, the following
officers were formally elected:
S f. Damon, president.
T. Give Davies, v ce-presdent
D, W. Anderson, captain.
Robert Anderson, vice-captain.
H. B. Sinclair, secretary aud
treasurer.
D. w. Anderson, r, Anderson and
II. b. Sinclair, az otficio; V. Kay, d.
McIntyre and e. Il. Adams, council.
1t was decided to make the sub,
scription for the first year So.
Governing rules wers adjusted
and finally adopted.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-06
Get Ready.

The Christmas boat from Hawaii
to the Coast will be the z 'alandis,
sailing on Dsc. Ia. This vessel will
carry the bulk OF the Christmas
presents from tropical Hawaii to
the wintry Mainland in times for
delivery as FAR east as Philadelphia
For Boston, New York aud other far
Eastern cities the delivery OF Christ
mas packages will be- a day or two
late.
The local postoffice is receiving
quantities OF varied mail matter,
most OF Which are to be considered
in the light OF Christmas presents.
Already several pouches have been
made up and the gaping mouths
OF dozens OF other pouches are wait
ing like Oliver Twist, for more. A
vesssls also sails on Dec. Is, and il
those who are always late fail to
catch the 2 .alandia with their pre-.
cious little packages, there is one
more opportunity left, on the steam
or sailing then.
Louis Kenake, chief clerk OF the
postoffice, states that senders Of
Christn as presents must be careful
to observe the general rules govern
ing package matter, in order to as
sist the postoffice in despstching
them and to avoid embarrassing z
mistakes on the part OF the senders.
Tho limit of weight for packages
included in tha domestic postal ser.
vice is 4 lbs. This is termed fourt h
class matter aud includes nearly all
the goods that might be termed
Christmas presents, such as ca'en-
dars, photograph albums, cards, oil
paintings, pencil', etc. First class
mail matter has no limit in weight
but the coat is two cents an ounce
for domestic postof6ces. No one ia
allowed to send perishable article,
in the mails, or anything which ip
liable to damage mail matter. This
includes all forms OF glassware
This order is made in order. TO pro
tect the paraphernala OF the post
office, the letters in the same pou.
! ches and the employees themselves
Packages which are abnormally
large, although within the limit CT
weight, will be excluded. Every
thing must he placed in pouches. /,
Thepostoffice directs the attention
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-06

Mr.. Stackable may appoint eashi-
ers, typewriters, stenogrsphers etc,
etc,and fill every possible position by
his clan, but we do not think that
he is the whole thing here. There
are other pebbles on the beach who
can work the Washington end of
the line, and nearly OF all them dis.
approve OF the Stratemeysr episode.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-06
THURSDAY, DEC. 6, 1900.
TIE ooLLEo TORS BIG HEAD.

It is with great deal OF regret
that we have to take notice OF the
fact that Mr.. e. r. Stackable, Col.
lector Of Customs OF the Territory,
is suffering from the disease known
as the "swellsd head" We do not
remember at present the medical
term for the sickness which, alasl
has carried so many OF our friends
away from officialdom in Hawaii.
We understand that the illness OF
the Collector showed its first symp-
toms a few months ago when he
"dooked" the salary of an Inspector,
Sl7. for trilling offense. 1t hap
pens that Mr.. Stackable, although
collector OF the Port, does not be-
long to the Civil Ssrvice, while the
inspectors OF Customs are directly
under the Treasury Department Of
the United States and can only be
removed for cause. In the instance
r4fer,el to Mr.. Stackable was or
dered to refund the fine imposed,
because in his ignorance he had
fiued the inspector aud at thu same
time dem auded work OF him during
FIVE days without pay. Ii Mr.. Stack.
able had possessed common sense,
he would have refunded the money
to the Inspector, and quietly let the
matter, which had become stale aud
forgotten, drop. His Highness
couldn't see it in, that light how.
ever, and although months had
passed he suddenly suspended" the
Inspector for five days without pay
Az the official bad got his Sl7
which he had charged to profits and
loss he had OF course no objection
to take vacation, which otherwise
he wouldn't have got.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-06
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

The public can look forward to
the arrival hero OF Commodore
Weaver OF the Norma. Mr. Weaver
is "fat," financially speaking, and
there is no reason why hs shouldn't
buy one or two ice works here.
Weaver always told his friends here
that he wanted to be the "icemap. ;"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-06

Several storekeepers complain
that the windows in their stores are
being spoiled oy some one who cuts
the panes with diamond. This 10
another result of annexation and
Mckinley prosperity. Heretofore
we had diamonds only on the man.
ly bosoms ofsports and mission aries.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-06

When general Kitchener takes
charge OF tho British Boer campaign
he will mean business. Even tie
newspaper men will have to move
on and the great general will adopt
the system OF Judge Humphreys in
regard to the journalistic fraternity
He will send forth an exclusive re.
port Of the war to the papers in
which he holds stocks or from
which he draws a fee. Kitchener is
-to.date.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-06

We mention this perhaps trifling
matter to show the nature of the
man who yesterday suspended Geo.
Stratemeyer, the Deputy OF the
Custom House, for fifteen days
without pay, on charge of insub-
ordination. 1t is not necessary for
US to say anything in favor of
Stratemeysr. His standing in the
community and his integrity and
honesty need no advocate before
the public. Hs was suspended" by
Mr.. Stackable, the swelled- head
Collector, for what reason7 Because
he declined to act himself, or in
struct any of the men under his di-
rect control to act as a spy on other
employees in the Department. Mr..
Stackable desired to know the rea-
sons why an employee of the de-
partment had not turned up for
two days. He hinted to his Deputy
that the man, who, by the way, was
sent here by Washington authori-
ties, was drunk. Mr.. Stratemeyer,
who in no way has any interest in
the clerk in question, said that he
certainly would not act as a stool
pigeon and we believe that he fn-
ished his terse remarks by saying to
the Collector, that he (the Collect
orr ought to be "God damned
ashamed OF himself"
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or course Mr. Stratemeyer, if he
used such terrible language, is very
much to blame, ,but,mortals as we are
it is sometimes a relief to our mental
place to get rid of Que or two G. d
when occasion arises - George how
ever was sent to Coventry or given
a vacation and we presume another
brother will be hent for to take the
place which he has filled like au
honorable aud houored man long
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-06

before Mr. Stackable got his pull
here.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-06

We learn from our contsmpora-
res that Colonel Samuel Parker is
not hurrying to Washington, but
simply desires TO be there when the
Inauguration OF Mckinley takes
place. He will then explain how he
didn't get there and incidentally
boom the admission of Hilo boy
to, l., West Point. There are
others, however, who have some
thing to say about the patronage
due to the Territory. IL
y.-: t'
A'morning paper states that OK
consul Haywood will only be paid
5000 year as representative OF the
planters OF Hawaii. Even that
amount is pretty good for lobby
ist who can accomplish nothing,
not even the Acknowledgement OF
the Hawaiians, or securing the per-
manent appointment in Office OF tho
Dole family compact.
DR.. Noblitt, physician who
holds certificate as Nj. d. has been
arrested on q charge OF practising
medicine without license. The
charge has been preferred by the
Board OF Health. The case will en-
dorse our numerous clsims that the
Legislature must clip the wings OF
the Board OF Health and reduce
that body to simple bureau acting
under the heads OF the government.
No one has ever accused DR.. Noblitt
of malpractice or of doing harm to
any OF his patients. May be he
violated professional etiquette by
assooiating his name with that OF a
"quack," but 10 the name OF COM
mon sense, is he to be deprived OF
his very existence because he
years ago made mistake perhaps,
not knowing the country, and
through which no harm was done,
but only the delicate feelings OF the
members OF the Board OF Health in
jured. There are numerous "quacks"
who sligo themselves M. d aud who
are complaceutly reesiued as col
leagues OF the medical fraternity.
They belong to the Four Hundred.
OF course aud they are o. K, but
Noblitt, the man who helped a
"quack" in selling a harmless and
perhaps beneficial remedy is hunt
ted down. The Board Of Health is
the worst conducted, worst man
aged department in Dole's rotten
government but it is more than
audacity when some OF the medical
lights Of that disgraceful concern
dare to tackle man like DR.. Noblitt
who at least has the right OF calling
himself a pbysicien aud not only a
doctor
The Weekly Tallahasseean. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 18??-1905, 1900-08-09
A Romantic Wedding.

There was a somewhat romantic
wedding in this city Saturday. Mr..
Marcus B. Cohen, of Pensacola, came
here on Friday to meet his fancee,
who was expected to arrive on the
afternoon train from the East. She
did not come, however, until Satur-
day afternoon, when Mr.. Marcus B.
Cohen and Miss Ellen E. Gardner, of
Jacksonville, were married at the
Leon Hotel by County Judge r. A.
Whitfield. The newly welded cou-
pie left on the Sunday morning train
for Apalachicola.
The young bridegroom is a prom
inent business man in this State.
Just why they came here to be mar
.ried we have been unable to learn,
but the presumption is that it was on
account of objection from some
source.