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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-23
Relief Work at the Auditorium.
To tho Editor ~ Tho pnat

To the Editor OF The Post.
Houston. Texas. September 22-Now
that the awful storm is two weeks be-
hind US and We begin to breathe more
freely and have time to Look about us, we
are awed by the magnitude of the work
done by the Houston people in so short
time and how willingly and checrfully it
has all been accomplished.
This. however. is just like cur Hous-
tonians and does not astonish us In the
least, but We must confess that we are
not q little surprised at the work done
at the Auditorium by our Northern neigh
bors Let us tell YOU briefly of some OF
the things accomplished by them ana also
OF the many nice remarks they make clu-
corning our home folks"
: The "boys and girls OF Hearsts Chit
cago American arrived in Houston Thurs
day September 10, and Immediately OPP
ened their hospital at the Auditorium.
corner OF Main street and MCGOWAN ave-
nue.. There were about thirty in the corps
Mr.. George r. Throop, general manager;
Or. d. +. Lucas. physician in charge. Dr.
l.. ID. johnson, DR., X. w. Ryon and other
surgeons. Miss Victoria f. c. Mason, head
nurse; Mrs d. Il. Lucas, matrou
We would be glad to give all the name1
OF ths faithful band of workers, but space
fcrbiis.
At this impromptu hospital from Thurs.
day. September IL. until Friday, Septem'
Der 81 (the time Of writing, there Ia,
been over 900 people care1 s;r; from nifty
TO eighty cots We're occupied each ia,
and night and one or two days something
like 200, Many temporary homes wer
found for the unfortunates and permanen
homes for two boys and three girls.
They had consigned to them from Chi
csg1 Ave carloads OF provisions an,
clothing, which they distributed here an,
sent out with their relief trains whic
} left here daily with doctors. nurses an
o helpers for Galveston. Alta Iona. Hitch
cock, Texas City and ether places. No on
, was ever sent away whether sick or we
! without the help he asked, either for IN
peace OF his mind or the comforts OF hi
l body. Many and many timid one dl
they assist In securing transportation an
! then provided them with money and pro
, visions for the journey.
In the operating room perhaps we sha
find the most interesting OF the patientl
: IL Is not oxaggeratlon to say that hun
dreds OF miner wounds have been dresse
r In this room, besides many very dellcat
: and critical operations performed, A ma
I with a partially dislocaied neck was yer
s succe ssfully operated on and Is now cor
= sidered doing well. An old lady had
very delicate and serious oNeratlon per
. formed on her neck and shoulder and wi
r 70 to Chicago for further treatment wit
: the relief party tomorrow night. 4 beau
. tiful little girl OF years was brought
with the muscles OF the leg severed gu.
a above the knee Before the operation ST
: could not move II IN the least, but v
/: were surprised today 10 see the little thin
b do what she called "viggle her toes" u
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From sic,.ry hoy to Athlete

f. S. Clifford. writing IN the September
Success. tells how he built himself up
from the condition of a sickly boy TO that
OF life model and professional athlete
AT the age OF 10 he says, while
waiting in the Doctors office for consul
tatlon, my attention was often attracted
to a picture which illustrated battle
scene between warriors of the olden time,
before the Inversion OF armor. The hg-
ures showed the mighty men of old. VINO.
by mere strength in welding sword and
spear. gained victories.
studying their physical development,
heartfelt longing that | might be as
muscular a. Iney took possession of ME.
| determined that | would be; ana.
thinking more and more about the mat
ter. l made plans TO garry out my reso-
luton. | laid out system OF dieting
abstainlng from everything which in any
way might unfavorably affect physical
growth. and Immediately enrolled myself
as a member of gymnasium.
First OF all. pulley-weights became
the objects OF my attention. By faithful
work in the evening with these, and then
taking 1 cold water sponge bath to the
waist, finishing with vigorous rubolng
/ with bath towel till the flesh was all
/ aglow. / soon noticed growth OF the
muscles and an Improvement In health.
Next in order came the Indian club
swinging, at Which l became quite ex-
pert; the hand-ovcr- hard ladder chWom
and swinging aVolut'ons upon The ny ms
riks until ] realized That l was gain
inG command over my be-ly. ana tna
there was about IT a sIpoleness which i
had never before Possessed
In less thar two years really mar.
velous change had taken place Ia M,
entire build. / had increased in height
breadth of shoulders. erectness OF form
and had every muscle OF my body urde
complete control. Such MAS my genera
and almost perfect physical development.
that, when the trustees Of the artists
life school came to the gym" in searcl
OF well shaped ami Gnely dsgHope
athlete as q life model for tho school
Was selected, Fer many years the mos
celebrated artists and scuptors Of f,o.
ton made drawings and sketches from m
form.
''8y complete abstinence from the US
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Lucas assured us that in time she would
have full use Of her limbs.
There have been two cases which neces-
STATED skin grating. one on the hip OF
an old lady Go years OF age and the other
on the hand Of n lady; this one viii also
60 to Chicago with the doctors tomorrow
night A little l0-year- old girl was adopt
ed By one OF the physicians These are
only few OF the many beneyolences.
In speaking TO us today, Or. Lucas said
"Thc railroads have done much TOR us
ana the whole-roulcd people of Houston
have been wonderful help The street
car company generously furnished all our
transportation. The general rehef com
mittoe have given us all we asked Of them,
aud the good women God bless them),
they have nursed the sick and worked like
heroineS. There has always been carriages
galore at our command. The medical pro-
fession has been very courteous to us; IN
brief, Ill Houston has treated us royalty.
We are glad we came AMI sorry we must
leave so soon. | hope when We visit you
again 1t will he In a calm and prosperity
and not In a storm ana adversty."
We wish our brothers and sisters from
the North godspeed. day they go on
doing their good work, We shall miss
them and hope to see them again,
Alice
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-23

st. Joseph, Mo-. September 22.-copy-
righted. 1900. by w. 7. Foster Last
bulletin gave forecasts OF cool wave to
cross continent September rs to 30.
The next storm wave will not cause any
great change in the weather 1t will
reach the Pacific coast about September
2s, cross west OF Rockies by close OF Sep
TENDER 80. great central valleys October
/ to 3, Eastern States October 4.
Warm wave will Gloss vest of Rock
les about September 20, great central val
leys octoberi. Eastern States october 8.
Cool wave will cross west OF Rockies
about October 3. great central valleys
October ). Eastern states October I.
During the hrst week in October the
weather will be OF no great importance.
The principal weather event will occur in
the hot wave and cold wave of last days
OF September. These will move rapidly
from west TO east across the continent
ana we're otherwise described in last bull
letin.
The sowing OF fall wheat is now en-
gaging attention OF farmers. AS the
coming winter will bring many spells oil
warm weather and as the fly Will be d
dangerous enemy 10 next years wheat In
soil must determine the ACCESSIBILITY o
SOW wheat late this fall.
IL is not practical for me to adYsi
farmers in newspaper article to SOW
or not to SOW winter wheat Next years
crop weather will be so uncommon that
more than usual. the locality and the
soil must determine the DISABILITY o
siskiug a wheat crop.
! expect the coming winter to average
warmer than usual. but the sudden cold
waves and frequent changes will MAKE
1t hard winter on stock not sheltered
TROPICAL HURRICANE.
am making no efforts to forecas
these great storms. | am thorough,
convinced that they can be approximate.
foretold by calculations based on plan
etary meteorology, but my time is al
taken up on other weather features.
These great storms are confined 1
narrow paths around the North ATTAIN
tic ocean. occur principally in August
September and October, move compare
lively slow and with the telegraph ex
tended to all the principal West Indi
islands the weather bureau has the IA
ellities for giving warnings OF these dan
gerous storms.
At 1915 p. m, September s, Chic
Moore of the United States weather hu
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-23

of tobacco and liquors OF ali kinds. with
regular and constant light exercising. I
have retained this fine physical condi-
ton to good age and have always con-
sidered that the athletic training through
which l put myself in early years had
much to do with the excellent health
which has been nine"
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OF the Southern Pacific railroad and ths
High Seventh of the Cascara district.
COLoRED SCHOOLS.
High Scnooi. Location San Felipe
street, near Baghy. Boundaries include
the Fourth ward for pupils OF all grades
All pupils OF the Fifth and Sixth grades
not assigned TO the Second ward and sixth
ward schools and pupils in Third aud
Fourth grades living in the Third ward
north OF Capitol avenue will attend this
school
First Ward School. Location: Corner
OF Bingham and Colorado streets.--For pu-
pills OF the First. Second. Third and Fourth
grades, those portions of the First and
Sixth wards lying north OF the Houston
and Texas Central main track.
! Douglass School. Location: Corner OF
Jackson street and Calhoun avenue
Boundaries include for pupils OF the First,
Second. Third and Fourth grades, that
portion OF the Third ward lying south OF
Capitol avenue.
Second Ward School Location: German
street between Buffalo and International
and Great Northern railroad For all pu-
pills below High school tHigh Seventh Of
Second ward 20 to High SCHOOL,: Tn,
Second ward and that portion Of the Third
ward lying north OF Capitoi ayn#ue
Sixth Ward School, Location: Corner
OF State and Trinity strcSts -Boundarie,
include all pupils below the Seventh
grade the Fifth ward, Low Seventh O
the Fifth ward 20 TO Second Ward school
High Seventh OF Fifth ward go to High
school
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Act Like Magic.

Notnlng abnormal about the action OF
naso1lets Candy Cathartio. They make
tns IiVer and bowes act naturally with
OUT strain. Druggists, 1oc, Csc, SOC.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-23
Wash Goods.

New items of interest for this WA,
27oo yards of fine Madras, French a.
hams, PercaleS, Outings, Creton, ''ng,
Domestic, in short lengths of S :, ana
yards, worth up to 25c yard; ~
Monday &c
One case of Ausenberg suitin0s =
sorted colors and patterns. lust H. ny y
for children's dresses and mems ss's
work shirts; per yard. =. Afs
A big line of French Madras and Tai,
Ginghams, in new assorted colors p ,Da
patterns; per yard, isc, i2t-2c ~ su
ioc, s t-5c and 49,. an
One-half case of 36-inch Dress parc,l,.
in new colorS and patterns for fall = 's'
wear, worth toc per yard, at Or
One case of New Finished Dress Out;Ds.
in all the popular shades and paits,s',
per yard SC, 7 t-2c, t-3c, ioc. SH
IL i-2c and . Hn
New Scotch Madras Shifting. in assort.a
colors and patterns, sells at zoe Sr
per yard; this week - He
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-23

FORECASTS BY FOSTER.
Early October Weather Will Be of Little Importance
Hot and Cold Waves Latter Part of September.

reau issued bulletin containing the fol-
lowing:
"a tropical storm, which has been
moving slowly westward over the Ca
rbbcan sea during the last few days.
crossed Tuesday night, ith. and Is central
this morning near Key west, ria me
outlook, however. is that the center OK
the disturbance will move northward
over the east portion Of the Gulf OF Mex
leo with a marked increase OF intensity
and cause dangerous winds among the
middle and east gulf, Florida and ex.
IRENE south Atlantic coasts toniBnt and
Thursday. Continuing n0rtbWard
movement the storm probably Will be felt
as far north as Norfolk by Thursday ana
is likely 70 extend over the middle At
lantic and south New England coasts by
Friday"
This extended forecast proved to be
wholly incorrect and woefuuy misleading.
The storm moved almost exactly in h.
opposite direction from that predicted by
Chief Moore. and how much damage mis-
misleading forecast did Will probably
never be known.
! The movements OF the hurricane had
been known for a week. 1t had been fell
at the west end OF Ssnto Domingo, had
passed over jamaica and Cuba and there
! were no good reasons for stating thai 1t
would turn northeast in the vicinity OF
| Florida
The Post OF Washington city. Au
gust 90 administered a severe rebuke 10
the United States weather bureau. show
ing that its crop reports ara not only un-
reliable. but that they are not furnished
to all alike. This is serious charge
and | quote it us 1t appeared In the
Post:
when the weather bureau report was
announced It failed in many respects to
agree with the Information received by
local cotton houses OF both beliefs. Opin
ions made up from the daily government
reports of the past week We're shat
tered by its weekly statement Rumors
that the South and West. and even sew
oral local houses, were in possession OF
the report before the exchange received
1T were not calculawd to help matters"
Prof. Moore's rule with Independent
meteorologists Is that Il errors occur IN
their forecasts it is evidence that they
are charlatnns deceiving the public. It Is
a poor rule that will not work both ways
and for his numerous errors ne should
be willing to apply the rule to himself
Tho United States weather bureau is
not making the progress Its manv faoil.-
ties would warrant, Give me the same
facilities and 1 will, by competition
either compel Chief Moore to make bet
ter progress or Will prove to the PUB
I lie that planetary meteorology is the bet.
: ter method.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-29
MAIL THIEVES
GET 100000
Valuable Pouch is Stolen
from Passenger Station.
CARELESSLY THROWN
UNDER A SEAT
Crime is Not Discovered Until
Next Day.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. ga mail pouch
containing 100000 in negotiable paper
and an unknown amount of money was
stolen from the Michigan Central pas
senger station at Wyandotte, Mich,
some time last night
The last mail for Wyandotte arrived
at 1928 on the Michigan Central, and
owing to the lateness of the hour. il is
left al the station until morning. When
the two mail sacks were thrown Crom
the train last night. Night Operator
Richert threw the pouches under u seat
IN the corner of the waiting room He
then went to his home in Detroit.
Today when Mail Carrier John Me-
Cleary came to the EtatiOn for the
mail sacks, he missed one.
About the same time George Bessy, a
driver of an oil wagon, reported at
the station that a pouch, ripped open
and empty, was behind an oil tank
a short distance from the station
Two employees of the J. B. Ford AL
kali works, found a number of checks
and opened envelopes streWn along the
railroad track.
Postmaster Johnson of Wyandotte,
was notified and went at once to the
scene. The tran Of the thief was
marked along the railroad track by
strewn letters, checks and drafts
Most of the mail was intended for the
J. B. Ford company and a force of
clerks was sent out to collect the let
tiers strewn along the track. J. 3.
Ford jr.. said he expected a draft today
from New OYrk for $4,000 The draft
did not come, and it is believed that
the rObber or robbers took it, with other
valuable papers from the pouch.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-29

Storm Sends Vessel After
Vessel TO Destruction.
ENGLISH CHANNEL
SWEPT BY TEMPEST
Havoc is Great on Land and
Sea.

London, Dec. 2S.-There has been a
recurrence of the storms and vio-
lent gales in the channel and consid-
cradle damage has been wrought
ashore.
Incessant reports of mnumerable
shipping casualties show that the gale
was one of the worst known in many
years. Probably several days viii
eIapse before the full damage becomes
known
In addition to some vessels not yet
identified, several have been wrecked
or placed in great danger, the fate of
some of the cross-channet steamers
is in doubt For instance, the Great
Western Railway company's steamer,
plying between Milford and Waterford,
is twelve hours overdue, and no It'd
ings of her nave yet been received It
would be Impossible to enumerate all
the minor casualties.
A terrible accident took place near
TautCn. The breakWater at Watchet
harbor received the force of the gale
and became a wreck, permitting a ire
mendOuS sea TO have full play against
the shipping in the haTbOr. Several
vessels broke adrift, two foundered
and FIVE others We're driven into a
hOpelessStangIe in corner between a
pier and wharf, where they lay
grinding each other. Their masts and
bulWarks speedily went and their
hulls were greatly battered. The dam
age viii reach many thousands of
pounds.
The Austrian bark Capricorn was
driven ashore near Bude. Cornwall.
Nine of the crew were drowned one
was saved and four are still on board.
with little likelihood Of being rescued.
as they are unable 10 avail themselves
of the rocket apparatus. Two other
vessels are ashore on the Cornwall
coast.
Several were stove in at ufracombe
harbor. The bark Pagna was wrecked
off Tregine, near Cardiff, three of her
crew being drowned and nine others
being rescued by rocket lines.
Her maJeStey's steamship Black
Prince, at Queenstown, and her ma
Jesty's steamship Teaser. at Ports
mouth, We're both badly damaged
Wales appears TO have suffered the
worst effect of the gale, both on land
and sea, but everywhere the telegraph
wires are much disorganized and re-
ports are therefore incomplete
Considerable damage to property in
land is certain TO be reported. Some
fifty bargeS and sailing crafts broke
from their mornings in the Thames
alone.
At Oswestry a theater was destroyed.
The Primrose Hill went on the Pen
rhcs rocks, three miles off South Stack
mot far from Holy Head. She broke
IN two and went to pieces in a few min
utes- One man out OF the crew of thir-
ty-fVe men was saved by a life boat.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-29
PROF, FINLEY SUGGESTS ORDINARY
TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT FOR PORTO RICO

retrograde; but independence IS not de-
sired by the islanders.
"Second-They are not ready for
statehood in the American common
wealth, nor is this contemplated or de-
sired
''Third-There is locally no reason for
the support of the present form Of in
suIar government that does not as
strongly support the organization and
administration of the island as a ter
ritory of the United States Cuuless it
be possibly one Of revenue). for they
would be or might be practically
the same and. indeed, every experiment
that has recommended the present pol
icy would seem to commend the other,
which would not only be more accept
able to the Porto Ricans themselves,
but more cOnsOnant with our past and
certainly not more menacing to our fu-
ture.'
In the afternoon Professor Edmund
James of the University of Chicago,
read a paper on THE Relation of the
Universities to Commercial Education.
4 raper by Professor i. NJ. Keasby OF
BrVn AIawr. on THE Study Of Econ
0Tnic Geography" was read, also pa
per by Professor Charles W. Haski0s
of New York. on 1.-THE Science of Ac-
counts in Collegiate Commercial Edu-
cation"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-29
JAPS POUR IN
THROUGH FRAUD

Chicago, Dec. 2s.-A special to the
Record from Vancouver, 3. c., says
John WatchOTn. agent Of the United
States immigration department at Ia
coma, left today for Washington, where
he viii lay before the authorities the
details Of a complete system of fraud
perpetrated in defiance Of United States
custom laws at the interna tinnaI boun-
dairy line between here and Seattle. =,
With 1nspectCr -Heaiy of Vancouver,
Commissioner WatchoTn has lately un-
earthed the facts of how a large num-
Der of japanese labOrers were railroad
ed across the border. The Japanese
were hired out to farmers in Washing
ton and Oregon through large Japanese
contractors
Two months ago Secret Service Off
Ger Sargent was sent from Washing
ton and. with the inspector here has
been making a fun investigation. His
report states that about LOO INDECENT
japanese in all have been taken across
since August.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-29

Ann Arbor, Mich, Dec. 2S.-President
Angel, of the University of Michigan,
extended warm welcome to the econ
omists and historians who came from
Detroit today to hold joint sessions of
the American Historical association
and the American Economic assOcia-
ton. Professor Paul S. Reinsch of the
University of Wisconsin, was unable TO
be present, but his paper on me
French Experiments With Political
AssiniIatiOns in the West Indies, was
read by his colleague, Professor thaS-
II. Haskins. of the same university
Professor H. II. Stephens of Cornell
gave a brief talk on the turning points
in the history of British administra-
ton in India. which he said was sim
ply a synopsis of his forthcoming Work
on the subject.
Professor J. A. Finley of Princeton
discussed the Porto Rican policy he
argued against the complete indepen-
dence of the island, or its admission
as a state.
The result of a brief period of obser-
walton and experiment was thus stated
..First-If this island were lett dere-
lict and its people given complete mae
pendenCe and responsibility, they would
make no progress and would doubtless
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-29
FIRE AND DYNAMITE
KILL THREE CHILDREN

Olympia, Wash, Dec 2S-The three
children of l. Lavery, a daughter aged
4 years, a son aged 2 and a 6-months'
old infant, have been burned to death
near here. The parents were temporar-
lily absent, leaving a hired man at work
cutting wood about 200 yards from the
house. A few minutes after the par
ents left he discovered the house on
fire.
Before he could reach the scene an
explosion occurred, supposed TO be of
dynamite stored in the upper part of
the building The building was entire
~ consumed and the bodies of the two
eldest children were found where the
bedroom had been. The infant was in
the cradle in the front room. A few
charred bones were all that was left.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-29
JOKE CREATES
WILD ALARM

Chicago. Dec. 2S.-A special to the
Times-HeraId from Burlington, Ia,
says:
A telephone message from Washing
ton, Ia, last night announced that
ifty-One children were skating on the
river near Foster, Monroe county,
when the ice broke through and forty
nine Of them were drowned The mes
sage announced that two of the young
sters. badly bruised and utterly ex-
haused, managed TO reach the land and
give the alarm.
Telephone and telegraph messages to
every point near Foster have failed 70
bring confirmation or denial of the
story. and there IS no means of trac-
ing the origin of the first message
Foster * small town near What
Cheer and is located on the Milwaukee
& st. Paul railway. Every available
point having connection with Foster,
either by wire or railroad. was reused,
but could get no information It is
though here that the report is prob
ably not true.
The telephone exchange at What
Cheer closed at midnight, without
either confirming or denying the ru-
NOR