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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-03

IT ANY LONGER"
do like him, oh, so much! / was in his
neighborhood last winter, and he was
SO nice to me just couldn't help fall
ing in love with him."
Now, Miss Cora" Buck Darden,
who sang alto, protested, cts plumb
shame you're talkin that way! You
know this is the Dancy Glee club-at
least it's goin to be as soon as he's
nominated"
Dancy pretended to whisper. Don't
mind me, boys" he said. "'Twas
ever thus from childhood's hour If
Miss Cora is in love with this fellow
Page, I'll get out Of his way at once.
What do care for nominations if l
can't have herr"
"You are the beat of ALL" Miss Hill
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-03
The Fourth In l77z

On July 4. 1777, the anniversary Of
the Declaration was celebrated in Phil.,
adelphia, Boston and New York
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-16
DEATH OF FRANK B. SEXTON
REMOVES THE OLDEST PAST GRAND
MASTER OF MASONs IN TEXAS.
Priest. n. \. VI, and One OF the
Oldest Commanders Is. II.

News was received In this city yesterday
OF the death of Frank b Sexton at El
Paso. The remains are to be taken to
Marshall for interment with Masonic hon
ors Until yesterday he was the oldest
living past grand master OF Masons in
Texas the oldest past grand high priest
OIL the Grand Royal Arch chapter Of Texas
ana. with one exception, the oldest grand
commander Of the knights Tempars OF
TeNas. His affiliations were with tho
Masonic bodies Of Marshall, where he viii
be buried
The news VIII be received with sorrow
by the Masonic fraternity in Texas and Of
o'her States. for he waS widely known
FRANKLIN Barlow Sexton was born in
Posey county, Ind, April Is, 1925. In 1897
his father removed to San Augustine
county. Texas. where the boy was raised
r. u. Sexton was graduate Of Wesleyan
college school established by the Meth
odist church, and with his fellow gradu-
alto. Dr., John 5 Dixon, were said to be-
the first graduates of q chartered college
In Texas. After leaving college ne studied
law in the office of j. Pinckney Hender-
son, the first governor OF Texas In 1877
Mr., Sexton. Judge Asa a. While and
Josiah %. Crosby were, by special act OF
the legislature. admitted to the practice OF
law at the age OF 20 years la 1852 h., was
married to Miss Eliza Scott Richardson
who died in MAY. 1885, tweFu children
were born Of whom four survive. In 1871.
MIR Sexton removed to Marshall and in
1894 to III Paso.
Mr. sexton was member OF the Con-
federate congress from the Fourth Texas
district serving four years,
As TO his Masonic history he was made
q Mason May 3. 1852. in Rcd Land lodge
No 3. at San Augustine and was master
of the lodge the following year He was
grand master OF Masons in 1856. grand
high priest in 1S67-S, and in 1870 was
grand commander of the Knights Tenn
plars.
III Paso. Texas. May 15.--Judge Frank
Barlow Sexton, aged 70, lawyer of prom
inence, died here today after a BRIEF Ill
ness Of pneumonia.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-16
NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD
JAS. CHARLTON ELECTED PREsI-
DENT, 5. II. TRACY, SECRETARY.
Messrs. setteEHst, Tracy, Dow and
Schneider Draw the short Term
to serve One Year.

The old and the new public sehoo
boards had joint session yesterday after
noon at the High school building. the old
board TO formally transfer Its charge to It's
successor and tho new board to organize
which was done by electlng James Charl-
ton. president W. H. Lighthouse, vic,
president; S. Il. Tracy. secretary, and j. j.
Settegast treasurer.
On drawing for long and short terms the
four short terms fell to Messrs settegast.
Tracy, Dow and Schneider. who will serve
for one year, while Messrs. Charlton
Abel and Lighthouse drew the three long
terms, which entities them 10 serve for
two years.
The board also created its standing
committees, the finance committee. which
VIII likely prove the most important,
being composed OF Messrs. Dow, Schneid-
er and Tracy
The election OF superintendent was
deferred to a later meeting, but as this
board stands pledged to the reappointment
OF Prot Barnett the election OF a superin-
tendent VIII be simply a pro lorna pro-
ceeding
In discussing the policy of the new
board Mr. Tracy said yesterday to Post
representative: IT Is all a mistake to
imagine that this board cohtemplaIes
making any radical changes in the presen.
corps of teachers. We do not propise 20
disturb the schools in any such way In
the interest of harmony some few teacr-
ers may be replaced and they doubtless
expect II and Will very likely send in their
designations II would not be doing jus
tice to the schools to retain teachers vino
have been openly and avowcdly opposed
TO the present management"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-16
INFLUX OF JAPANESE.
Commission Powderiy Beiiev,
II liz UecOminn Vhrenfenipu

Commissioners Powderiy believes
II Is becoming Threatening.
Washington. May 15.--Secretary Gage
In response to an inquiry from the house
OF representatives, as to the extent OF in
fluX of Japanese, has submitted a letter
from immigration Commissioner Powderly
stating that the arrivals for the nine
months ending March 81, last, we're 4427
Mr. Powderly says the extent of Japanese
construction work in the Western States
and Territories satisfies the bureau that
many Japanese are coming across the
Canadian border, there being no law which
permits adequate inspection or the keeping
OF record of this entry While IL can only
be conjectured as to what this immlgra-
non viii amount to in the future, MIR
PoWderly says the steady increase of ar
rivals and the rumors coming through OF
metals on the Pacific coast Indicate a
large Increase In such immigration The
commissioner sets forth the difficult IS
Of checking the coming of Orientals
and says that the report of an inspec-
tor who visited Japan states that per-
sons high in political and social life are
connected with the Immigration societies.
Mr., powderly also sta n his belief that
the traffic is encouraged from this coun-
Wy by those seeking cheap labor.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-16
Rosenbere Vows Notes.

Rosenberg, Texas, May H. - Miss
Bertha Writ has returned to her home in
Columbus, after pleasant visit with her
aunt, Mrs. w, N. Worthlngton.
Mrs. Bentel and Miss Davis of Houston
are the guests OF Mrs. John Catron.
Or. and Mrs. c. NJ. Blair left Saturday
for Lufkin. where they VIII make their
home. The doctor and his wife have a
host of friends here who regret thir de-
parure.
Mrs Helen NJ. Stoddard. State president
OF the Womans Christian Temperance
Union. is the guest OF Mrs. B. r. Brown
and will lecture at the Methodist church
this evening.
Mrs. 7. L. Habermacher and children
left Sunday for Killeen. where they eX
pect to make their future home.
j. W. Cobb, formerly night telegraph
operator at this place, accompanied by
his wife and little daughter, spent the past
few days in Rosenberg and leave tonight
for Ell Paso.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-16
THE JAIN RICE MILL PROJECT
THE MATTER Is EXCITING CoNsrD-
ERABLE INTEREST.
Action of the city Council In the
Premises Observation-Disclosures
crs' Association Mt work.

Whether Houston will be able to secure
the Jain rice mill is subject that is
being discussed with renewed interest
since the city council has finally taken
some action upon the petition OF Mr..
Jahn's representatives for tracka y facill-
ties.
AS stated In yesterdays Post. the street
and bridge committee recommended to the
city council that the petition for side
track be granted II arrangements could
be made to Use the Henke track and re-
move the old switch. This report was
adoned. but whether the suggested soln-
ton will meet with the approval OF any
.of the parties Interested could not be
learned yesterday. 1t is generally consid-
cred, however. as useless recommends
ton.
The business men OF the city express
themselves as anxious TO see something
done that Will make the property pur-
chased by Mr.. jain valuable for the loca-
ton OF HIS mill. n Is believed that In
some way MIR. jain can be given trackage
facilities without lnjuring any business
already established. Il is recognized that
Messrs. Henke & Pilot have warehouses
and small factories in that section OF the
city that need certain facilities and that
should not be hampered. The rice mill
that Mr.. Jain proposes 20 establish, how
ever, is considered an urgent Industrial
need Of Houston just at this time, and
how to adjust all difficulties so that II
may be secured rs a question that Is being
examined into
Ian IA
appointed a committee a few days ago
to take this matter In hand Mr.. r. n.
Gray, secretary of that organization, in
speaking OF the associations action, said
The Manufacturers association is or
ganized primarily for the purpose OF fos-
terng and developing the existing indus
tries of Houston and Harris county and
also to aid ami encourage the establish
ment of new industries.
Its specific objects are involved In
both sides OF this question az applied To
Messrs. Henke e. Pilot and to Mr.. jain
and II Is peculiarly appropriate that it's
good offices be brought into acquisitions
but it cannot be expected that nsurmount-
able Barriers in individual rights can be
overcome by even this or any other or
g@nlzahon.
The association Will, through its special
committee appointed for the purpose. con
slider every detail OF the subject at issue.
make recommendations therein and do
anything possible In the contingency, ana.
finally. II matters are found to be ir-
reconcilable between all parties at issue
to report the true status and let blame
for the obstacle, II any there be, attach
wherever 4 properly belongs"
The committee had an interesting meet
ing Tuesday morning and mapped out a
plan of procedure.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-16
OPERA TROUPE WIPED our.
They Attended n BnII. which Prov
ed EntnI TO Twelve of Then,

ca tafai To Twelve of Them.
New York, May ia dispatch to the
Times from Rio Janeiro says; One of tho
most disastrous accidents that ever befeIl
an opera company was the almost com
plete destruction by yellow fever OF an
italian opera company which gave perfor-
mances recently Ia the city of Manor and
other cities in Central Brazil
The first sign OF the disease made its
appearance when several OF the members
OF the company attended bail to which
they were invited Upon returning from
the aiair the director of the company.
signor Sorik, was taken sick and died
Of the fever three hours later. Shortly
after the directors death the lead ng
prima donna, Feda Zecchi. developed
symptoms OF the fever which frightened
hor into Mysteries, In paroxysm she
BIT her tongue through and bled TO death.
Twelve members OF the company we're
taken with the fever and died. three only
surviving. Those who escaped took their
departure from the country for Genoa.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-16
nousroN,s srMMnn NonMAL.
win he Held ut High school Build
Inn Next Month

VIII bc hcIU Ut High School Buttu-
Ing Next Month.
Announcement has been made OF State
summer normal school 10 be held In the
high school building in Houston, beginning
June 4. and closing with State eXamlna-
ton July Z, 1900.
The faculty win be as follows
Conductor W w Barnett. superiutcnd-
ent Houston public schools, will nave
charge OF Texas history, school manage
ment and reading.
Mr., 7. ]. PatiIlo, principal OF Long
fellow school. will have physics and
physical geography.
Mr. II. w. Huskey. principal of the la
Porte school. Will have charge OF physiol
ogy and geography
Mr.. G. A. Jamisor principal OF Taylor
school, viii have charge Of arithmetic
DR.. r. II. Albert professor Of mathe,
MATES, Houston high school Will have
charge Of algebra and geometry.
Mr. j. e. Niday former vice principal
OF Houston high school, will have charge
of general history and civics,
Mr.. W. A, de La Matyr, principal OF
Hawthorne school will have charge OF
United States history and English
Miss Gussle Howard, teaoher OF hrst
grade in Taylor school. and Mrs. Sarah u.
Jenkins, principal OF training department
lthica high school will have charge OF
the primary department.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-16
THE INDIAN FAMINE.
Every Dollar Is the Means of Saw
In.

Now York, May 15--Certain newspapers
having made the statement that Lord
Curzon, viceroy Of India. had said that
no further help was needed in the famine
district, the committee of 100 on Indian
famine relief sent thhe following cable
gram to lord Cur2on:
Committee OF 100 hundred citizens
formed here for famine relief News
papers report you say no more funds
needed. Cable full facts at our ex-
peuse.
Tie reply received is as follows:
William r. Dodge Chairman Indian Fam
inc Fund, New York
Simla, May 15.-So FAR from no more
funds being needed, every dollar is
of service in saving life. We have five
and three quarters millions on relief.
Many ~ extreme destitution. All help
gladly received. Lord Curzon.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-16
sENsATIoNAL PAMPHLET.
snfd To HIVE Been Issued by the
Jcsnits IN tire Philippines.

ocHuttr IN the Philippines.
correspondence OF the Associated Press
Manila May is.--The most sensational
OF the eye'its Of the past week has been
the general distribution by the Jesuits
OF pamphlet in which is set forth the
Truths Which Christians Must observe"
Among the things most strongly con-
demned by the JesuIts in this pamphlet
are religious tolerance and recognition
OF civil marriage. Consequently this act
Of the Jesuits Is Considered by many to
be an attack upon the American admins
tration. The phamphlet in question says:
l. The commands of the church must
be obeyed in the same manner as the law
of God
to that OF the church and think exactly
as the church thinks for the church can
not be overcome
g. You must reject and condemn the
Masonic sect, so frequently rejected and
condemned by the supreme pontifs
4. You must also reject and condemn
liberty Of worship, liberty OF the press.
liberty OF thought aud the other liberties
Of perdition Condemned and rejected by
the pontiffs.
.. You must also reject and condemns
liberalism ana also modern progress ana
civilization as being false progress and
false civilization.
s. You must utterly abominate civil
marriage and regard It pure concubinage.
I. You must also &C, denim and reject
the interference of the civil authorities
in any ecclesiastical affairs. so much in
vogue nowadays.
s. Finally you must hold the belief that
the church by its origin has a divine and
supernatural authority and is moreover.
superior to the civil authority and reject
and condemn the doctrine that the church
is independent or ought to separate itself
from the state Children must be brought
up in the above views condemning what
ever the church condemns. And children
must be educated solely in Catholic
schools by genuinely Catholic teachers
and not on any account in unsectarian
schools, which are strictly forbidden by
the church.
The foregoing commands are backed by
many quotations from the Bible. ecclesias-
tics, syllabus and letters from different
popes. This pamphlet was issued without
duly expressed church authority and until
the organ of the Roman Catholic church
In Manila, a Spanish paper called the Lib
erastus admitted the fact that the Jesuits
had published the pamphlet in question.
doubt was entertained as to
its authority
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-16
Ar a SEWING SOCIETY.
Lady Gets Funny on u Harmlesst,
Drink.

Lady Gets Funny on Harmiess(fl
Drink.
Our Sewing Society meets every week
to sew and we always have lunch, Just as
sure rs I take a cup OF coffee ! act so
silly and say such absurd things ii seem'
as though were Intoxicated. feel SO
ashamed Of myself but can not help it,
My heart will go like a triphammer and
am invariably kept awake half Of that
night. SO | thought | would take me-
Postum Food Coffee the next time an6
you should have heard the names they
called me old maid crank, etc. Hui
before the lunch was through, Postum
had more than one convert and those
who tried II were delighted. They had
heard OF II but had no idea it was so
good.
Il have given grea: deal of Postuus
away to friends just to convince them
how good 1t is and they invariably adopt
IT. There are 50 many people who can
not drink coffee without II distressing
them and Postum Food Coffee seems to
be exactly the thing. Postum and | have
been old friends for years. ! began the
use OF 1t when II was frst introduced. four
or fiye years ago. At first | thought |
could not use Il for the way | made il il
was so Nat and tasteless. but when I
found ont that it simply required long
boiling, the old trouble disappeared and
We always have an elegant cup OF coffee
when We make Postum right" Send
postal card TO Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich. for the name and
address. Put a small piece OF butter the
size OF two peas in the pot to prevent it
boiling over.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-16
CHICAGO HOTEL BURNED
Several Persons We're Seriously Injured
While Escaping The Flames.
FOUR MISSING, AND BELIEVED TO Be DEAD
Same nj ,be Injured Are So Badly
Hurt There II No Hope tor
Their Recovery.

Chicago, May 16.--The Hotel Helene NV
Fifty-third street, was destroyed by nre
carly this morning. The eonfiagration WAS
very fierce and gmany OF the occupants
were forced to jump from the windows 10
escape the flames. Several persons were
severely injured and one or TWO are
thought to have been killes- The puliu-
ing was three-story structure, containing
100 rooms. All of these were occupied
The place was closed for the night anu
the guests had to be aroused by the po-
lice. The fire is close to the Hyde PARK
police station. Every che in the station
was sent to aid in rescuing the panic
stricken occupants Of the doomed hotel
-.,snseral policemen were more or less
burned in rescuing the inmates. The nre
burned so rapidly that most OF the occu-
pants were forced to elm, e,At on the
window stills as the stairways were cut off
by the flames.
Many of the victims were forced to jump
before the hremen could put up their lad
ders.
Four chambermaids are missing and it
is supposed they persisted in the flames.
Among the seriously Injured are;
Helen Joseph,
William Koran.
Mrs. Elizabeth Florence,
Edward Tarbox,
Mrs. w. F. Taylor,
F. w. Young,
49,. Larson,
DR., Yeager.
-. Morrow,
e. b, Richardson.
Some of the above are so badly hurt that
there are no hopes for their f>covery
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-16
COTTON GROWERS CONVENTION.



cusscd Thercat,
College Station Texas, May H.-Colonel E.
s. Peters of Calvert Texas, president of the
Cotton Growers association, reports the fol-
lowing as partial list of subjects that will
be discussed in the cotton growers section
OF tho Farmers Congress at College Station
July to >:
Rice Culture-J Donevant, Eagle Lake.
Ribbon Cane--W. d. Fields, Richmond
Eject Of Brazos Flood OF Last Year.. W.
Carson, Pitts Bridge.
Germ Growing in Black I.and-F f. En-
meison, Mckinney
Managing State Farm-E. G. Douglass.
Reisins Cane-Joe Rice, Huntsville.
Textile Industry and Textile Education
Kirksey, Austin
Cotton Seed, It's Value and How to Obtain
It-Dr. n Parker, Calvert
>. Fruit on the Farm-E, W Kirkpatrick, Nc
Kinney
Protection of Farm Crops from Insects
Prot. f. N. Mally, College Station
Cotton Mills in Connection with Cotton In
dustrles--W T. NJ. Dickson Milford, Texas.
W Wnat ADVANTAGES to the Farmer Are Fairs?
-vories p. Brown. San Antonio.
sixteen Dollars for Cotton Seed II
Walker. Armore. Texas.
ASiaIfanR, E. Smith. Sherman.
Small Farmers-Aaron Coffee. (old cotton
pIanter) Mckinney Texas.
The Advantages of a Standard Cotton Bale
to the Farmer-Neil P. Anderson. Fort Worth,
what the Experiment Station is Doing for
The Farmers OF TeXas-B. Q. Pittuck. Col
ltge Station.
Mckinney. Texas ~
Landlord and Tenant. X P. Hanna.
Calvert Texas.
Farmers ana the Agricultural Press-F. n.
Holland. Dallas. Texas
me Industrial Development of Texas--Goy-
ernor George Jester. Corsicana, Texas.
The Railroads and the Farmers-Their In
terests Are Mutual-G. IL. Turner. G. P. A..
Palestine. Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-16

'-here VIII be ? meeting at $50 o'clock
tonight at Hltchler's photographic studio
OF stockholders for the purpose OF ORGANIC
Ing the Southwestern Dry Plate company,
for the purpose Of manufacturing dry
plate. an article extensively used in pho
Biography. Hitherto these dry plates have
been secured chiefly from Europe and unti
recently It was thought that Europe was
the only place where the dry plate could
he successfully manufactured, but recent
experiments in this country have dispell d
this idea and conditions prevailing In this
Immediate locality are such as TO read +
Houston most desirable point for The To-
cation OF such an Industry
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-16
rumAnnLrulANs no rnornsr
Against Attempt of city Officials TO
Stifie Free Speech

Philadelphia, May l5.--As a result of
the Wanamaker- English episodes. a sub
committee OF the Municipal League has
issued a call for a meeting to be held to-
morrow afternoon to complete arrange
ments for mas meeting to be held
saturday evening TO protest against tho
attempt upon the part OF high city Off
Gals TO restrict the right of free speech
ana free criticism by threats TO use official
pi"er in an assault upon private charac-
ter.
The call was sent TO prominent and rep
resentatiye business men. clergymen law
yers and bankers. Leading members of
all the civic organizations IN the city
were also invited TO participate,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-16

Two negroes, John Johnson. alias Eddie.
and Bob Holmes became engaged in
difficulty in box car in the southern
Pacific yards yesterday afternoon Holmes
used coupling pin, with which he beat
johnson over the head while johnson re-
taliated by using a knife with which he
inflicted some serious wounds. johnson
Was brought to the station house In the
patrol wagon but Holmes was so severely
injured that 1t was thought best TO take
him TO his home.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-16
SOUR LAKE MINERAL WELLS

This noted resort is now open for the
summer season. Guests will lind COM
plete change IN the hotel conditions Every
room has been beautifully papered neat.
ly painted, and carpeted, mostly with
tapestry carpets. 1t is as bright as a dol
lar FRESH from the mint, and the table
unexeelled. Major Wheadon. assisted nv
Russell Blakely, late OF the st. Charles
hotel, New Orleans, Is in charge For
rates or for new booklet OF information
testimonials Of physicians. etc, address
Sour Lake Springs Co.. Sour Lake. Texas
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-16
wootan we,Is

Is wide open for the reception and com
Tort OF Corners. The main hotel here. the
Wootan House. Is under entirely new man
agement, Is newly renovated and under
the control OF NJ. D Watson Co OF
waco, Texas whose ability and le.erni-
nation TO cater 10 the patronage here Ia
unquestioned. 'wootan" was never more
inviting than now, with promise to
please. We ask your patronage.
r. II. Wade. General Manager.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-16
Your Vacation

can not be better spent than at one of the
many beautiful summer resorts located on
the Wisconsin Central railway, in both H.
linois and Wisconsin Lakes innumerable
stocked with gamey black bass, pickerel
etc. send TO Jas. g. Pond, Genl Pass.
pamphlets describing this section of the
country.