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barrel of rnolssses, Rev. Dr AYES. rector
or Christ church. out Of bis kindly heart,
furnished the children his home at Sea
nTock for an outing in the summer, snd
CHRIST church Sunday school entertained
them AZ its holiday festival. providing not
only lavish repsst bu: presents accord
ing to ages. II IL needless 10 say they were
all delighted with the Kindness shown =
the cantata and the cake walk. One OF the
trustees OF the home seemed rs much
pleased as the children and doubtless en-
loyeh the whole affair quite as much.
MessrE. Cotton & Bro. and Chlldress B.
Taylor insured the building for $1,000 each
free OF cost. as has been their custom.
Mr. 1ngham S. Roberta gave SIS three sew
ersl times. but may complain about this
notice. His name is used as an example
for others 10 %do likewise" Some time
ago an annex was made to the school room,
dignihed By the title of reception parlor.
~ needed suitable furniture and this was
provided through the tact and energy OF
Miss Alice Dumble who took the matter
In hand. Mrs Charles II House gave
an elegant chair worth SIS Messrs.
Greenherg Bro. gave a table; Levy
Bros, lace curtain; II Waddeli a large
discount from his bill. Besides these
were money contributions: names with
heln. The whole cost reached 500 A
swing was purchased with money collected
oy Misses Perkins and Carter few
hundred dollars could be profitably expend-
ed for additional rooms for lnvalids and
which were much needed the past season
when sickness invaded the home Now
that the scarlet fever Is over contributions
can be sent TO the Cotton Exchange aud
VIII be cared for by Secretary Warner
gladly. G.W,K
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DayIand Orphans Home.

10 the EultNf OF Ine ioSt.
While the trustees of Bayland Orphans
Home desire TO make public notice Of Its
patrons, there are some who insist that
their names should not be mentioned
While this modesty is commendable, yet
the mention OF the names suppressed
would induce certain readers 10 say;
Welt, this charity must be worthy one
or MIR. and Mrs. 50 and SO would not
contributes therefore | will begin my do
nations The names OF a few contributors
not heretofore noticed are as follows:
Houston and Texas Lumber company,
Woodmen OF the World at Beaumont. S..
toys from Red Mems picnic; Magnolia
Brewery. ice for two weeks; American
ana Magnolia hreweries. malt for swine
w, l.. Foley, sundrles; Mrs. o. l..
Browne, clothing; Mrs T. W House is
a regular patron, Mrs Moran, clothing
9. j hoehler, during the season over $50
worth Of seeds magazines and reading
matter from unknown sources; Mrs. Pau
line Wolf, a square plano. previously ac-
knowiedged; Consumers Oh mill. a ton OF
cotton seed hulls; Freddie Hymberg. a
former inmate OF the home aud past the
ase OF remaining there, gave two turkeys
for Thanksgiving Day 10 his. practically.
foster mother; Henry House gave a ham
sack OF iour, rice and sugar. ed " Gun.
ninghnm d Co. OF Sugaflaad donated one
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THE LOCAL STAGE.
VINO In Who" Pleased Large
House Last Might


Aunt Mandy's Chewing Gum or ''The
Day the Mortgage Came Due" would be
as appropriate as titles for the farce which
was presented at Sweeney & Coombs
theater last night as is who Is Who"
the name given it by it's author. but. since
IL has been demonstrated that a rose
would be just as fragrant il referred 10
as limburger cheese. there is no good
and valid reason why one should expect
to find any connection between the atore-
said farce and it's official designation.
Who Is Who" Is not a classic. 1t is ad
yertised as fun show and the claims
that are made for it are substantiated In
very satisfactory manner. Its plot,
which can be discovered without the aid
OF microscope, If ones eyes are good
Is so constructed as to admit of the intro
duction OF a number of specialties most
Of which are good and some OF which arc
very good. Charles A. Pussy aud Bert
ST. John, who are featured In the re-
spective roles of the lawyer and the Ger
man capitalist, are both clever comedians
and for the most part their stuff is clean
and enjoyable. Some excellent work is
done by Eva Tanguay who viii be re-
membered for the performances in
Blaney's "A Boy Wanted" The Brown
les The Merry World" and other sim
liar productions. Miss Tanguay Is I'M
douhtedly the hardest working soubrette
on the American stage and she manages
TO INTERCEPT more genuine ginger into the
things she says and docs than score of
ordinary girls. Her voice is not calculated
10 win her fame and fortune on the grand
operatic stage and she is not as graceful
as some of her sex but in other respects
she is wonder. she is real live COM
hination OF centripetal energy and centri-
fugal force and II, in making some of
her rotary engine moves some night she
does not explode. it Is to be hoped that
she will pursue the by means even tenor
of her way for a long time to come
Harry n. Weleh a dimlnutive young
gentleman with a falsetto voice. manages
10 make himself the source of considerable
amusement In The part of the collector
and Katherine Weston is not bad as Mrs
sackott. The remaining characters arc
IN more or less capable hands Barring
a superfuous amount OF horse play at
times and one or two Jokes which are
little off color the show is az good of It's
kind as one could wish 10 sec The au-
dience which saw it last night enjoyed il
immensely and with the usual persistency
OF a Houston audience encored everything
IN sight until everything IN sight became
tired OF responding The clever cornet
playing of the Whiting sisters was es-
pecially we'll received
The Baldwin Melville company will pre-
sent Camille" this afternoon and For
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scbm,dt-snuter.

Mr. Hy. Schmidt Jr., and Miss Fred
ericka c. sauter we're united In marriage
LAST night at the German Lutheran church,
Rev. Blasberg officiating
Al O'Clock, the hour appointed for the
ceremony, the church was we'll filled by
friends OF the young couple. The altar
was beautifully decorated with palms,
ferns and flowers. presenting very pretty
appearance.
Master Herbert Reichardt and little
Paulina ssuter preceded the bridal party,
bearing garlands Of flowers Miss Emily
Reiohardt acted as bridesmaid and Mr..
Jules Aschenfelder was best man.
Immediately after the wedding Mr.. and
Mrs. Schmidt were driven to the home OF
the bride. whore they received their
friends. who were invited to partake OF
delicious refreshments.
The bridal couple left at HIS last nighs
for San Antonio. where they will remain
two weeks.
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TEXAS TOBACCO EXHIBIT
That VIII he shown mt the Paris
ExnOsittou

~
Exposition
Mr.. a. II. Baldwin has Just returned
from Willis, at which point he succeeded
in Getting an assortment of selected sam
pies of tobacco for the Paris exposition,
This tobacco was shipped from Willis
on Wednesday TO Hon. Milton Whitney,
assistant secretary of agriculture. Wash
iugton, d. G., thereby insuring frst-
class tobacco exhibit. which will stand to
the credit Of Texas and the business men
OF Houston are entitled to special credit
for their prompt response 10 the call for
sufficient money TO buy the tobacco sam
pies The tobacco growers of Willis eN-
tended every courtesy to Mr. Baldwin and
also rendered him substantial assistance
in his work Of selecting choice samples
Of tobacco, even going 10 the extent o.
ripping open many bales of tobacco. 4
very fine sample OF wrappers was given by
Mir f. j. Rouutree, the leaves nj which
averaged about fifteen inches in length
and were as nne as silk. This was labeled
separately for MIR, Whitney, and Mr.. Bald
win seemed very pleased on his return tc
Houston to find that Mr.. f. c, Crawford
OF tho Manufacturers association and
Colonel w h, Slosson had collected from
the business men the full amount Required
10 pay all costs in the matter OF expense
incurred. thus adding one more laurel Ia
Houstons crown as the enterprising city
OF Texas.
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CRY BHEvITrEs.

The newly elected directory OF the Hous-
ton Business League will meet this morn
ing at IL o'clock.
Mrs. Eva Cody Rolfe's FIRST physical
culture lesson. Saturday morning, Janu.
airy IS, is tree. Children at $50. Adults
1890 at Bryan hall
The business meeting of shenrn Epworth
League, Witch was postponed from last
Friday night win be held tonight in
Shearn chapel at 7,io p. m
The Ladies' Parish association viii
meet at 10 80 o'clock this morning at tbs
parish house Of Christ church to arrange
for the annual reception Of the assocla-
ton. which takes place next Wednesday.
Martha Anderson, the colored woman
who stabbed Rebeeca Terrell, another col
ored woman. in the neck during a ball al
Ruger's hall last Christmas night. was
arraigned before Justice Malsch yesterday
on a charge Of assault to murder and wa:
placed under a $500 bond.
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This question, in view Of the fact that
McGowen. Crawford and Main rivers have
so often OF late been out OF their banks.
preventing pedestrisnism, stopping street
cars. washing away Of crossings and IN
many instances. necessitatins the Inn
provisation OF RATS in order for Third
and Fourth wsrders 10 reach their destlns I
tons In safety The constructors Of these
streams evidently iniscslculsted. for they
occasionally run dry. but when rain turns
looss they arc ragins torrents. The city
should build Ievees at once. or during this
winter there is great danger OF these rivers
when In a freshet condition. carrying away
our houses. especially near the corner Of
McGoweu and Fsnnin. where bridge was
carried away yesterday rendering a swim
necessary TO those having to cross the
river at that point. This is not exaggera-
ton. Please aid us to remedy these con
ditions. PHF.
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Alief Lncals

AlIet, Texas, January lit has beer
raining for several days and with the
downpour Of yesterday the whole country
is covered with water.
Some cotton yet to be gathered. M
blowing has been done yet and it will be
several days before any can be done with
out any more rain II the boil weevil
can be drowned, this rain will be an adj
vantage in that respect. The weevil never
etruck the cotton here until about the
middle OF October. so no harm was done
by Them but there Is great uneaslness
about the next crop
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Delegates to Real Estate Convention

Following is list of delegates appoint
ed to represent the Houston Real Estate
association at the Texas State Real Estate
association convention to be held at For,
Worth January 16 and II:
c. w. Hail, secretary; Cameron 6
Moore, John II. Ruby, n. NJ. Norfeet, j.
p. Kindred Mrs. Cora Bacon Foster, A,
r. Moore, John e. Wiley, Ben Kiam, j
c. S. Morrow. Allen Paul, C. W. Culmore
]. f. Hoover, E. Moskowitz. f. w. Smith
John Boyle. j. G. Hooper, w. c. Wagley
A. NJ Darling, Cash & Luckel, William
Hunter F. NJ Sherry, r. b. Timpson, c.
R. Munger, John A. Milroy. C. w. Harral,
f. G. McWilliams. II. E. Fuller, Hender-
son G Williamson, L. w Craig, D. B.
Stancliff Peter G. Rucker, J. r. Jeter, A.
j. Condit.
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Accident at rrank,in Bridge.

Mr. Morgan Rhoades. the contractor
who has the building OF the Franklin
street bridge, had one OF his feet painfully
mashed yesterday afternoon, some OF the
bones being broken. The falling Of a
piece of iron caused the accident
The shutting down of the Wingate mill
at Orange. with which Mr. Rhoades had
placed an order for car Of lumber, will
delay the completion of the bridge until
February IS. Foreman Crawford SAYS the
bridge will be ready for travel by that
date. q
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Two mon became engaged In diff
Guilty about $50 o'clock Yesterday after
noon In front Of tho "66" saloon. The
scrimmage drew a big crowd, as such
affairs usually do, but when two ugly
looking guns were displayed the crowd
became noticeably thinner. Friends inter-
Tered and prevented serious trouble. The
extent Of the injuries was bruised check
for one of the participants
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soLpIEns EN- RourE.
Four Train Loads of Tenth Cavalry
Pass Through Houston

Four traInIoads OF The Tenth cavalry.
the negro regiment returning from Cuba.
viii pass through Houston en- route 10 the
various military posts OF Texas Two
tranloads arrived in the city last night
and remained here few minutes. aud two
more trainloads win pass through early
this morning. The soldiers are hcing
Transported on special trains to Forts
RinggSl. Brown and Mcintosh.
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street. Turned INTO ni,er,


Houston, Texas. January li.--what firm
and where located is tho most desirable
TO order a boat for navigation OF streams
With very swift and boisterous currents {?
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given tonight During the remainder Of
the engagement Of this organization the
curtain will ripe at o'clock on the
matinees and at s O'Clock on the night
performances
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TIE REST Evidence

offered of the merits OF our work is the
number and standing of our patrons; we
can refer to scores Of your friends. 81
Packard's Laundry and Dye Works at9
Prairie avenue, phone 332.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-07
FIRM BASIS FOR GOLD STANDARD.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE URGES CONGRESS
TO ACT AT THIS SESSION.

President Morris X. Jesu2 called the monthly
meeting OF the Chamber OF Commerce TO order az
1880 O'Clock yesterday. Some fifty members we're
present.
John Harsen Rhoades, for the COMMITTEES on
Finance. introduced a resolution urging upon Con-
gress the vital importance Of adopting at the pres
ent session bill authorizing and directing tbs
secretary Of the Treasury 70 exchange gold coin
for any other money issued coined BY the United
states whenever II may be necessary to do so In
order to preserve at all times the parity between
gold and silver.
A Barton Hepburn. chairman OF the COMMITTEES
on Internal Trade and improvements read a state
ment on behalf Of that body. He called attention
to the need Of improving the dockage and terminal
facilities of the city and reducing the charges for
this service. but introduced no resolutions
A. F. Higgins introduced a resolution calling upon
Congress to dredge the Buttermnk Channel 70
depth OF forty and width Of thousand feet.
which carried
George E. Seward for the COMMITTEES on State
and Municipal Taxation. said that the draft OF
the bill prepared by the committee had been placed
In the hands OF experienced counsel for exarnina-
ton, and the secretary was authorized to have the
bill printed and copy forwarded 10 the members
of the Chamber.
Jacob II. Schln brought up the question OF chang
ing the hour Of the regular monthly meeting. He
said that the present time was inconventent ones
and suggested o'clock a possible substitutes.
The Executive Committee authorized 70 take
the matter under consideration
New-York tribune., 1900-12-07

menced her musical work her family lived in dark,
sordid rooms and had fallen into careless. ambi-
tonless state. The little girls playing soon awak-
ened in them a desire for better things. Her
fathers memory was stirred with thoughts of what
he once had been in his youth at home, his self
respect and ambition were revived and now he is
a prosperous wage Garner.
Music the Russians. Finlanders and Poles Is
a mental stimulus as necessary as bread is TO
their bodies When music enters into their home
life IL elevates the individual and creates desire
for something better and higher standard of
living. One continually sees evidence of their true
love of music when shower Of pennies falls on
the head OF the itinerant fiddler harpIst OF cornet
PLAYER. who finds his best and most quiet platform
in dingy back yard with his audience in the
windows. We believe therefore. that offering TO
these musical natures opportunity to study what
their souls long for is an ennobing and prasewor-
thy object"
Some special needs for which money is desired by
the Settlement follows: Building endow-
ment fund, summer home at Mount Ivy music
school. cooking school excursions. a small fund
FOR occasional help in medicines groceries ETC. for
special cases. scholarships in music school (S25 will
pay the lessons OF one child for one year, and
the library
Gifts that would be appreciated are: For the IL
brary. chidren's books. set Of encyclopedias or
recent date reference books and good books of any
kind: games and puzzles. piano for the music
school new sewing machine. new linoleum for
hall and stairs. plants for kindergarten rooms and
subscription ''The ST. Nicholas Magazine
New-York tribune., 1900-12-07
THE W. @. II. U. CONVENTION.
OFFICERS RE-ELEcTED-FoR TEMPERANCE
IN PACIFIC ISLANDS.

Washington. Dec. s.-At the morning session OF
the Woman's Christian Temperance Unaon Conven-
ton the old officers reelected follows:
President.Mrs. L. NJ n. STEVENS
corresponding secretsfy-Mrs sUsANNE N D. FRY.
Assistant Recording secretary-Mrs. FRANCES F.
Tressurer-Mrs. HELEN NJ BARKER
delegation OF the woman's Christian Temper
Union and others interested in temperance
work was heard by the House Committee on Insular
Affairs in advocacy Of Representative Littehel6's
bill prohibiting the sale OF liquor. opium and in
toxicants to aboriginal tribes and native OF
the Pacific Islands. Those who spoke Mrs
Stevens. president OF the womans Christian Tenn
perance Union; Mrs. Mary Upham. Of Wisconsin;
Mrs. Scovel OF Minnesota; Mrs. Rounds OF Illinois;
Mrs Gulick and the Misses Leetch and Brehm.
j. w. Cummings, OF New-York. OF the National
Temperance Society also was present. Mr.. Lttle-
field explained his BILL and urged the necessity of
adequate legislation to prevent the spread OF in
temperance H nee in the Philippines Hawaii and other
under advisement.
The President and Mrs Mckinley gave a recep-
elaoorate decorations of the principal rooms. which
to the Paris Exposition. who the Presidents
The Marine Band furnished music The re receiving
party consisted OF the President and Mrs. McKin-
Long, Attorney-General and Mrs. Griggs and Sec
A feature Of the morning session Of the conven-
tlon was the memorial services in memory OF men,
conducted by Mrs Stevens Considerable misceI
Ianeous business was then transacted. A message
of sympathy sent TO Miss Clara Barton who
mas been too i'll 20 appear before the convention.
a resolution was adopted congratulattng the Ma
tional prohibition party it's increased vote at
the recent election. and expressing appreciation OF
the sacrifice of the Presidential and Vice-Presi-
Dental candidates Of that party in standing for
the principles of prohibition at the polls. Mrs.
Leonora VI. Lake, vice-president OF the Catholic
Iotal Abstinence Association Of America. was in
tr0duced and extended greetings.
The convention adopted resolutions pledging
@ @newed loyalty TO the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union. acknowledging the guiding hand OF
SOD In It's work. thanking Him for the victory IN
me exclusion OF Brigham II. Roberts from the
House or Representatives. favOrng the suppression
or the liquor traffic. opposing the Army canteen
urging the enfranchisement of women expressing
sympathy with organized labor In its Just de-
Hdnds Tor a living wage. eight hour day. the
prohibition of child labor and In all efforts for
Justice and freedom; urging adoption OF laws to
secure purity In man well woman. and pro-
testing against the Government regulating vice IN
any form In the Philippines. instead OF suppress
New-York tribune., 1900-12-07
BRYE MAWR COLLEGE ALUMyK.

A circular just Issued to the aIumne members
by the Executive Committee Of the Association OF
Bryn Mawr College states that the immediate
needs Of the college amount to 1893 11S distributed
follows: For the endowment fund 100000;
library and dormitory s25OO0O; students hail. $780,
co., general heating and lighting plant for all the
buildings, 100000; students loan fund N16s and
scholarships S7. 500
The statement of needs is made in order Of rela-
tive importance that the alumnae. graduate stu
dents, past and present former students who have
not taken degrees. undergraduates and friends
may be guided in their gifts bequests to the col
lege. A request is made that the alumnR send all
gifts through class collectors. The members OF
the Executive Committee are Dora Keen, president
of the association; Eliza beth Butler Kirkbrde vice
president; Abigail Camp DimOn. corresponding sec
retary: Edith Wetherill recording secretary, and
Jane Bovine Haines, treasurer The statement is
indorsed by NJ. Carey Thomas, president OF the
college, and Philip c. Garrett, president of the
Board of Trustees. t
New-York tribune., 1900-12-07
WOULD RATHER BE A BOOK AGENT.

At the regular meeting of the New-York City
legislative League, held yesterday afternoon at
NO. IL West Seventieth-st. Mrs. Cornelia S. Rob
inson spoke on the active part that Republican
women took in the last political campaign. dwelling
particularly upon the house to house canvass and
its satisfactory results
AS for my part" said Mrs Margaret Holmes
Bates, who. by the way. is not a Republican ''I
would just as soon be a book agent and go about
forcing my way into peoples houses. 1t seems to
me that the women were just doing chores for
Well replied Mrs Robinson "many of them
were book agents and used to canvassing. and that
Is the reason We were successful. They were
paid SO and SO week for their work.
However I'd rather my living in
other way" responded Mrs. Bates.
Now. If the Democratic women had faith in the
principles of their party, they would to and
ganize for the good of their country. We wish
they would said Mrs. Robinson promptly "Our
work has been great benefit to us and has raised
us 10 the level of the men-at least, the think
so. But we are suffTa gists' she added, with
emphasis: Just Republican workers. BENJAMIN
Ode!l was at first opposed to US but he was
nnally won over and now are IN to stay"
Mrs. Lille DevereuX Blake. who presided told
the story OF her first campaigning work for Grant
and Wilson, when Charlotte Wilbour and Susan B.
Anthony were her companions. while Miss Har-
riette keyser considered "a lasting blot on the
Republican party that II did not give women suf-
frage after the Civil War"