The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-06
THE PASSING THRONG.

I'VE hotel clerks encounter some queer
customers at times said J Y Bedell,
one of the members of the Capitol STAFF
to a representative of The Post yester-
day. but the aueerest of them all could
hardly get in the same class as one VINO
braced me last night, He entered the
hotel just as the omnibus from one OF the
evening trains drove up. | was Watching
this vehicle and know that he did no.
arrive in it. He was clothed in uni
form which was rather the worse Tor
wear. He came straight to the desk,
registered and then. with sort OF mil
itary flourish. presented me With a teie-
graph blank on which the following was
written in fairly good hand;
Capitol Hotel-Sir l am deat
mute. | want you 10 give me good
cool room | may he here about three
or four days Charles -----, twentieth
Kansas Volunteers, Company A, Infantry,
United States Volunteers
Il was a little staggered al hrst.' went
on Mr.. Bedell, but | managed to recover
sufficiently to write on sisj.k corner
of the paper he had rendered me- Have
you any baggage?
Why do you ask such question,
he wrote on another piece OF paper /
/ will pay you whenever | get Whatever
| call for
/ This was pretty hard. too hut man
aged to turn the paper over and write;
/ The rules are 10 pay In advance II you
! haven't any baggage He al first seemed
! inclined to argue the question further.
but finally decided that | had the best
OF It and walked away. The game Is
Just a little coarse, 1t appears to inc.
II he 10 really deaf mute ne must know
that no one will accept as true the state
ment that ne is a United States soldier
Up in Dallas. now the game nigh; 20
but its just tribe too slow for Houston
Don't you think so?'
~
Mr.. Wilson Rell, now a resident Of New
York, but formerly citizen of Galveston
exhibited to representative OF The Pos
yesterday two copies of the Galveston
Weekly Civilian and Gazette. one o
which bears date of November 20. 1866
and the other April 10, 1867. The papers
which bear the name of II. stuart al
editor show evidences of having beer
isdltod carefully and intelligently an
they contain a great many items whici
are OF extreme interest as showing tn'
progress Texas has made in the thirty
FIVE years which have elapsed since thei
publication one Of these is as follows;
, According to the Lavaca Commercial
the quantity of cotton expected to u
shipped from Matagorda bay tails year i
7 H. 600 bales, or about one-thlrd OF tn
crop OF 1850,
don't know where the fault lies OH
somebody is very much to blame for tn
unssnitary condition OF certain gutter
along some of Houston's best streets.
. laaTt h.
| to a Post reporter yesterday Il mlgn
r mention La Branch street particular!
. where IT. intersects Franklin avenue. Bot
streets are well paved near the intersec
4 ton, and In fact, for long distance !
= either direction. and l am unable To III
!, derstsnd why water should be Above
A 10 stand on Il paved street until II give
X forth odors that are several degrees re
l., moved from pleasant. | have noticed Il
a TWO months. at least. that this stasna
=, ing water has been allowed 10 star
a at the locality named, / don't kno
y where 1t comes from, for IT has now bee
several DAYS since rain has fallen, b.
this menace to the health of the poop
is at its worst / know the work OF Il
storm has added greatly to the labors
the street department, but the thing
i complain OF existed for long time b
a fore the storm"
"'rhe Texas cotton crop will bring Z
immense amount OF money into the sta
this year" said Mr., e. r. Richardso
ut is safe to say that the yield Will
5000, 900 bales, and II present prices a
maintained which seems quite like
e the State VIII receive about Sl65,OO0,0
for the output. including the seed so
This is $50 for every inhabltant, and
q more than any one crop will realize
l. the people OF any other State in
c, Union. II viii put money in circulate
IS too. and nearly every line OF businf
VIII be benefited"
IN 81 went TO Turner hall last nigh
said a visitor to Houston yesterday. "a
really had most enjoyable time. | I
a. you that have travelled a great d
ur and have seen quite number OF SUNNI
parks. but Turner hall. with It's s.
rounding grounds. is one OF the mi
~. beautiful spots that have yet 7
across, II is a splendid place for a p
son TO take his family after his da
work Is done. 10 enjoy the cooling breei
yn Of the gulf as they Watt through
SIX trees and to listen TO the Joyous stra
OF music. and by nne band, too w