The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-26
THE GOVERNOR ARRIVES
Highly CompIimented the General Commit
tee on the Work II Has Done.
CHEF OF POLICE KtTCnua HAS RESIGNED
private Interests WIN Not Permit
Him to Longer Act--Merehants
Buying Goods.

galveston, Texas, September 2S.-Ga,-
weston As settling down to routine. The
chief events of the day were the arrival
OF Governor sayers, his address before the
general committee after tour about the
city, the resignation Of Ed Ketchum as
chief Of police and the appointment o,
Gus Amundson TO all the vacancy.
MIR. Keichum was urgently requested to
reconsider his resignation, but he ex-
plained that his private interests rendered
II impossible for him to longer act as the
head Of this department. The resigna"
ton was regretted by all in authority. He
Nae made an earnest. conscientious OF
fetal.
Governor Sayers highly oomphmented
the general committee upon their work of
relief and said that their plans OF opera
ton had been most excellent and could
not be improved upon.
The New York Journal force left<his
morning for New York and the Phila-
delphia North American corps OF nurses
and physicians left on an evening train
Mr.. Sprsgle. chief OF the bureau of the
latter newspaper, remained behind to look
after further eupplies en- route and which
he Will turn over TO the pastors OF the
\ different churches OF the city for the os-
pecial benefit of those who. through pride
I or timidity, would not apply 10 inc gem
| eral relief committee, and who are among
the most deserving of relief Tho exodus
| of these professional corps Is another evil
dence that relief work Ia Galveston has
dropped INTO regular channels and that
everything is running smoothly and ef-
fectively.
The drummers arc beginning to come in
! in droyes and all the sample rooms avail
able are being used to displey goods Mer-
chants are buying literally In anticipation
of good fall business.
IT what Mr., Pruessner says is so--and
he l. one of the principal florists of Gal
vestonthis city will have chrysanthe-
mum show later in the fall. To a Post
representative who regretted that his
green house had been destroyed and that
there would be no demand for lunches OF
4 american beauties. carnations, etc, he
replied "Oh that's all right. Wen have
a chrysanthemum show here this fall; zee
II we don't We must do all We can TO
make this city beautiful, and II viii not
be long before flowers will be blooming
That was three days after the storm.
Flowers are beginning to bloom Shrubs
thought dead have shot out green tendris
The more sturdy trees are putting forth
new leaves TO cover their nakedness.
understand that some OF the trees In
mainland orchards have put forth buds
Nature is struggling 10 beautify the
earth, to blot out tho fearful sights; why
should not man follow her example, what
we need now are smiles, cheerfunese.
We should look up, mot down; forward, NOT
backward The dead would wish II So
God knows we mourn them, but Ia II not
Drawer, more manly, TO drink the bitter
cup in the silence and privacy OF our own
devastated homes and help tighten the
burdens or our weaker brothers with q
smile? He who grieyes In public places
has not the deepest grief Cheerfulness
does not mean frlvolity. We need some
thing 10 detaot the attention Of those
whose hearts are bleeding. What would
be more appropriate as diversion than Q
display of the blooms vice and good God
has created to beautify the earth?
Tho work of removing the debris goea
steadily forward Every hour In lifting
heavy Hmbers workmen come upon thu
senseless clay Of some storm victim Tho
300 men working today accomplished
much. but they scarcely made an impress
, sion upon the acres of drift, 1t Will take
weeks and weeks to remove the wreck
age, All over tho city men are working
on roofs, are strengthening warped and
twisted houses. putting in windows, ro.
plastering interiors. etc, etc. Some O
these men are charging exhorbitant prices
a The people have to have the repairs, have
, 10 employ tho artisans. have to pay then
!, what they ask. but there will come dal
A Of reckoning. Some of these men who arr
charging $40 and 500 day for their ser
: Vices probably 20 on the old adage tina
necessity knows no law.