The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-19
WITH THE PASSING

Colonel Henry T. Hester 49,.
the New Orleans cotton excSaus. !.
possessor OF wonderful n.s.-
said local cotton man va.
was recently reelected to the a..
TONED for the thirteenth cous.c,,s., ~
thus showing the manner in xhIs
regarded by the members OF II, q.
J His statistics Of the cotton
are accepted as authoritative /,
OF the world, make him one I,
known men. commercially. IN !,
states. His career is full Of inter-.
is another instance of where g.
started out as a newspaper M,
achieved distinction in another -,
life. He was born in New o.
1s47 and received his early .a..'.
the public schools of that city y
studied law. but Subsequent -,
up for Journalism. His frst es M
, was on the old New Orleans TX"
rent, a publication which "A
ranked with the New York ss,...s'
J as one of the commercial austsy5
the country. The first traiula,
ceived in statistical work wss
! school of commercial repcrtinv III
attracted the attention OF ths III.
the daily newspapers OF New osl..s
be was employed on them as c,n,.,.
writer during the '7os. 1t was IN IN y
he accepted the superintopdency \,
New Orleans cotton exchange. ~. u
organized, and gave up newspans,
in order to devote his time to ths III.
OF the exchange. He planned
or statistics for this. the lrst ~.
cotton exchange, and afser be
rled on the work for several years NJ
ten OF statistics was adoptsd ~
Southern exchanges subseauentlv I.
lied. About this time he was 49,, ~
\ expert of the bureau OF internal 49, 49,
OF the United States treasury dersrs,'
and took the initial step which ia /
formation Of the National cotton M
in 1874. Besides occupying an snr.3
position In the commercial world I.
a very fine man personally and q :.
than glad TO note the success rAs
attending his efforts"
William Gillette has introduced ! !.
feature in his Sherlock Holms !.
playing at the Garrick theater N i.
York" said Mr.. Frank Thompson !, /.
known theatrical man, to a reprs,r.
tive of The Post at the Capitol bul 1,
! night, which is thoroughly Original !,
when undoubtedly adds greatly "a
effect of the stage pictures. Before I,
act every light In the house Il turna
and the curtain goes up with the th,yI
as dark as midnight. Then the light
turned on and the people who an 1,
covered are ready to go on with NJ
lines Immediately. instead Of es,urs
an attitude or bustling about as N, h
may be, for several seconds. with,
curtain is going up. The same plan d n
lowed in closing each act. The NH
is reached. the heroine throws berssi Il
the arms of the here or whatever NJ
ness is required by the piece, and
go the lights. not to appear again II
the curtain is down. II is decideey
fective Idea and 1t is a source Of sdr4
TO me that no one has thought Of \ u
fore. Gillette is wonderful prbduts
we'll as q brilliant playwright and stiZ
ented player, aud his new piece
though in the hands of any one En
might appear melodramatic IN The 4
treme. is one of the cleverest thing d 4
kind have seen lately"
~
The notice in The Post regardisg
condition Of the unfortunate Lugg tlna
began bearing fruit early said cipt
+, A. Hervey to a Representative Of
Post yesterday morning. Il have ariil
received several cash contributions lni
member of the Sharks clubs, one d
worthiest charitable institutions IL
city. by the way telephoned me not
ago that his organization would ln'sq
itself in the matter and that repFsf
tative would be sent out TO the bona
the Lugss for the purpose OF ascertain
what they were most in need Of Araas
club which never allows its name
used in connection with work Of this
has also assured me that 1t Will 90 ~
can in the premises, and, on the nf
! have hopes that the assistance necnA
to get the unfortunate family on 70 Y,
yer will be Forthcoming, II Is W.T.
object, as any one who VIII nn
trouble to investigate the maita
readily discover. The condition q
four people composing the family
thetic in the extreme. One never n'
how well one is provided with tals W.
goods until case like this comes -
ones notice"
Mr.. Creston Clarke and wife, ~
known on the stage as Miss Az
Prince, were guests at the CapAa
during their stay In the city
the distinguished players are wen W.
here and number OF frienas ~
quaintances called on them dullr
day. Mrs. Clarke formerly lived
weston.
Among Mrs. Clarke's callers W.
Jacob Marti. a well known rallipss
who brought to the talented acts,
eral photographs and other nemelw,
her brother, Joe Rubenstein, wy
killed in a wreck on the Hous.ss
Texas Central recently while % ~
charge of his duty as braSax
Marti and the deceased we're asXs
members of the same crew ana us' IA,
life of the latter we're quite go0' "
~
Mr., William h. Fitzgerald, i0'l1
resident of Houston. but now s'ps
New Orleans, is in the city 10Y
days, having stopped of mere = n
from New Orleans TO his rancn !, IN
Texas. where he will spend two
weeks on business. Mr. fi1s, srs Z
quite we'll known and popular x 4
all OF his many friends are siS
opportunity thus afforded %
again. He is very loyal TO hou, ~,
he says that although he has ~ IA
sent only few months, he can ss s.srrl
many improvements which have :
during that time.