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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-14

pany for Sabine street sewer for S5s2 50
he accepted; adopted
OF FIRE committee on petition OF A. ID.
Price to be allowed to build a corrugated
lion room on lot IL, block a.. from ing on
Franklin avenue. recommending that same
be grated, adopted
O. ordinance committee referring ordi-
name D ohibiting the use OF bicycles,
baby carriages wheelbarrows etc. fr M
being ridden or pushed ON any Of the
sidewalks surrounding the market house.
to the market committee and market mas
ter; adopted
OF ordinance committee recommending
passage OF ordnance providing for pay
meme Of costs in corporation court:
adopted.
OF ordinance committee recommending
the passage Of ordnance fixing the hours
OF labor and compensation Of city laborers.
he rmer at eight and the latter al Si75;
adopted
An ordinance to prohibit expcctoratipg
upon Sidewalks or the floors OF sire t
cars. school houses hotel corridors de =
pots and other public places .ng maxi
mum penalty of 81 fne for each offense,
was introduced and referred to the hos
pltal committee for Endorsement.
The veto OF the mayor on the action
taken by the council IN August s. refe =
ring the bids of E. J. O'Bisrne and mother
bidder for electric light plant to the coun-
Gil as a whole. stating as his reason that
the charter requires same to stand re-
ferred to the board Of public works was
read, and elected questions from some OF
the aldermen regarding the justice of the
authority requiring two-ihirds vote to
put aside a Veto
The mayor also vetoed the action OF the
council in providing for FIVE new street
lights in the Fourth ward: veto referred
to light committee
The ordinance requiring the street rail.
way company TO sprinkle between IT.
tracks was adopted.
Four bids for the construction ot certain
sewers running through the business p r
tion of the city were opened and referred
to the board of public works. TIL bids
were filed by A. T. Lunn. f. C. Donnelly
II Shurtcr and Hip & Key
J. J. Moody, for the labor council. and
J. r. Cobb. FOR the Federal Labor union
appeared during the discussion of The
amendment to the labor ordinance both
addressing the council. Each said tina
while Of course his respective body woult
he glad 10 see the amendment adopted 4
did not ask for Il. They said they wouli
be satisfied with the original ordinance.
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CARNEGIE LIBRARY CHARTER.
site to BE Chosen ana building
VIII Commences

Houstonians will be glad to learn
'naI the charter of the Houston Lyceum
'nd Carnegie Library association has
Deeh received from Austin. meeting
VIII soon be called for organization and
for the choice of site.
Inc following comprise the board o.
directors; s. H. Brashear, president; w.
W. barnett. Mrs NJ Looscan, Mrs w
u Kendall y. s. Medium. Fl. H. Dick
son, W. II. Clute and A. S. Grant
IN letter recently written 10 the
BOARD OF directors, Mr. Carnegie stated
mat SO soon as he was Informed that
cue purchase OF site had been actual y
made he will make arrangements Tor
paying for the building.
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ing the petition OF the Federal La5oI
union for eigh hour day f5r city labj.
crs motion 10 receive and file lost; SUD-
stiIute to lay over and take up at the
same time with the ordinances referred
20. Carried.
From Mrs. Martha Schoeyerling Tor
permission to use shingles in repair lg
he roof OF her home and dwelling hou- e
GA lot H. block 252, IN the Third wa d.
Referred TO finance committee.
From Lottie and Lille Koer;ge for COM
pensation Tor land appropr .ated by the
city for Houston avenue. Referred to
finance committee.
From Helen Culver for the refund
ing slS0.s5, taxes paid on several los
in Casoara addition fronts OF which e
now used for street purposes. Referred
to street and bridge committee and city
assessor
From Hutchins House company for ri-
conveyance OF one-hali OF loJ 9, bl rS
II, scuthside Buffalo bayou, which has
been sold f1F taxes. Referred TO ely
attorney. assessor and collector
From citizens and proposition from j.
j. Settegast for opening Congress ave-
nue. through ten-scie lots 80, 81. % AMI
SO Of the S. VI. Williams survey Refer ei
10 street and bridge and finance COM
mittee.
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Another Andrce Letter.
Chicago Tribune.

rSrls' August "a dspatcn from Stock
hoim announces that the American consul
l's received letter from an Amerl-
can formerly resident OF clevelhna
s'a'lng he had found on June 10. in Al
gesrees 80 minutes latitude. north, ana 4a
sesrees q minutes longitude. west. a let
" from Andree. the aeronsut ana *
Iiorer. written on June ?. 1900. in Ger
man; Inc authorities OF Sweden are
tlssIns ~ ebert 10 get possession OF tat
Andree letter,
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A TEXAS WONDER.
Halls Great Discovery.

One small bottle OF Halls Great Discovery
eurss all kidney and bladder troubles, re-
moves gravel cures diabetes, seminal ennis
slons. weak and lame backs. rheumatism aud
ALI irregularities OF the kidneys and bladder IN
both men and women, bladder trouble ia chill
dfen. II not sold by your druggist. will De
sent by mail on receipt OF $500. One small
bottle is two months' treatment, ana viii cure
any case above mentloned. Or. u. w. Han.
Sole Manufacturer. =. o. Box 500, ST. LOUIS.
Mo; Send for testimonials, sold by all drug
Eists and Houston Drug Company
Halletisyile, Texas, Feb, 13--I certify that
my wife was troubled with pain in her left
hip, SUPPOSED 70 be rheumatism, and also
arrangement OF the k'dpeys, ana was re-
lIieyed q u BY the use q Halls Great Dis
coyerf. hhe used only one bottle and ts!sks
ebo Is permanently cured
Len GREEN. Baptist Minister.
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REPORTS.


OF board of public works recommending
that the bid OF Hipp n Keep for building
the bridge over the gully north of White
Oak bayou be accepted at the price OF SS97
for labor and material aud 40 cents per
cubic yard for tue grading adopted.
OF James b. Welsh. city assessor and
collector tor July; referred TO finance
committee.
OF Clarence r. George. city electrician
for July; referred 20 proper committee.
OF Clarence r. George city electrician
showing the test of twelve new arc lamps
in the city market. adopted,
OF finance committee on petition of Mrs.
+. Z. Witte, recommending that If petit
tion is correct the street commissioner
be authorized to repair curbing, adopted.
OF finance committee on petition of j.
b, Perkins, recommending that the city
attorney be instructed to satisfy judg-
ment as to lot 8. block 81, south side Buff
falo bayou: adopted.
OF Matt brennan. street and bridge
commissioner for July; referred back r
recapitulatlon for each ward.
Report OF city engineer to ascertain on
what conditions necessary land for cut
ting out and extending Bremond avenue
and Smith street, as prayed for by petit
tion OF citizens, can be purchased: adopted
ahu hclcIEtu 10 HhduVe cummlAee lDl
valuation,
or ordinance committee recommending
the passage OF an ordinance making the
city secretary eX-oilicio auditor without
compensation and fixing his bond at $4,000
and that OF each clerk or employee OF the
office at $4,000; referred back 10 ordinance
committee.
OF street and bridge commissioner rec
ommending the adoption OF the motion Of
Alderman Aubertin that the stroat COM
missioner be notified tn ditch Freeman
street from James street 10 Hogan and
from Hogan TO Burnett street: adopted.
OF market committee on report OF VIII
Ham Alexander. market master for July,
atiesiing the correctness OF the same
adopted
OF street and bridge COMMITTEES rerom-
mending building ~ hulkhead at mouth
Of Horar street sewer: adonted
~ notice committee recommending clos
Ing IN OF all pNlev shons; adopted
OF board OF nnbllc works recommending
that the bid Of Houston Plumbing com-
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FERGUSON RIFLES ORGANIZED.
CoIored Military company ormsd
to Succeed another

toioreh NSIitnrS company = ormsi
to Succeed another
\ meeting was held last night at AL
bert Lewis hall on Preston avenue at
which the members OF the colored mill
tary company, which served during the
Spanish war as company |, Ninth immunes.
were thirtyseven members at the meet
ing.
o. B wles, captain; August j. Pereaul.,
first lieutenant; William j. Poe, second
lieutenant. j. l.. Jones was elected chair
man of the meeting and honorary captain
and Henry c. Ferguson as father of the
company"
Another meeting will be held at tho
same place Friday night FOR the selection
OF nom commissioned officers.
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Do not leave home on journey without
a bottle of chamberlain's Collie. Cholera
and Diarrhoes Remedy 1t is almost GER
tain to be needed ard can not be pro
cured while you are on board the cars or
steamship. It Is pleasant. safe and re-
liable. For sale by all druggists.
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PETITIONS.

From John Watson. grand secretary
Of the Grand Lodge of Masons of Texas,
asking that assessments for taxes against
the Masonic Temple be cancelled and set
aside Referred to finance COMMITTEES
Gnd city attorney.
From Houston Labor Council, endoIs-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-14
Bound over.

Gus Hirschfelt, charged with disposlns
OF mortgaged property, was bound over
yesterday by Justice Malsch in the sum
of 5000.
John Calyin was held under a bond OF
$500 on charge of burglary
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Inc following extract from an opin-
ion Of the attorney generals departme II
bearing on the subject of the allowance
of salary to the secretary Of the boa
specifies he duties that devolve upon the
secretary
The Houston trustees, as sucn, are en-
titled to and can receive no compen a.
ton. But l am clearly of the opinion tnlt
they are authorized under the law to pay
their secretary and treasurer for their
services as such officers of the board
1t would have been absolutely imprac-
t!cable for the legislature to have fixed
such compensation, In many independ- NJ
school districts the secretary's only duty
is to keep record OF the proceedings Of
the board. In others more duties are
required, and in others still more AMI
aIduOus as well as responsible dutles
are imposed. To have in any manner
graded the compensation is pract.ca ly
impossible. Hence the discretion reposed
in the board.
Take the secretary OF tho Houston
board for instance. His duties are to az
tend all meetings of the board and to
keep the minutes and a correct record
OF all the proceedings OF the board; to
keep correct record of all bills, accounts
and payrolls approved by the board, as
sist committees in preparing their re-
lorts. take charge OF The same and dis
pose OF them as the board may direct; TO
keep a correct account with each sep
arats school building in the name of the
principal thereof, as to the amount and
kind of supplies and fuel to be dely-
cred; to attend to the delivery and dis.
tribution OF all school supplies and fuel
fnd during holidays and vacations no
shall have and exercise general supervis-
ion and control over all school build
ings, grounds and other school proper
ty, and over janitors, and perform seca
other duties as may be required by tle
board He shall have mis- office in the
High school building and shall preserve
and Keep in order all books. papers, doc
umens records and hles of said board
ana shall have the custody Of the sc !
OF the board, and attest with the san
all OF the official contracts of the board
He shall be at his office from to D. m.
daily In addition to all this when IN }
resolution OF May % was under consd-
Grafton allowing him one hundred dollars
monthly in full for his services, he was
requested to state II he would also at
tend to the legal business OF the board
E - N'+N NNiHfNhSdNiuH ItCllGu III the TGSp.L .
ZION were allowed him. Having repl ed
IN the affirmative, the resolution was
unanimously adopted. II is surprising that
the record does not show that this unani-
nous adoption was also by rising vote
~
one OF the the most interesting points
IN this connection is whether City
Treasurer szabo or Mr. settegsst will
be allowed commission for handling
the school money appropriated by the city,
which viii probably be in the nelghb9r,
hood Of s65. 900, while the State aporo-
pration is only $4,000. The state fund
WI 90 strictly to Mr. Settegasi. bit wao
VII handle the city's appropriation Is
yer to be decided. The city treasurer SC /.
leyes that he will receive It and as
ourse 1t as usual and says he has been
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of the schools. advised that the depart
ment has h3ld, and SO does the depart
ment of education, that the school board
has such authority to pay a salary to
the secretary of the beard out Of the local
funds mentioned in the act Of 1899.
On lne 10th of June Mr.. J ]. Settegast,
treasurer OF the board addressed le.-
ter to the superintendent of public ia
struction as to the right of the board 10
pay salary to the secret ary OF the board
and also TO compensate him for legal al
vice furnished the board The supe in
tendent OF public instruction replied q t
the board has the right to pay its sec
re,ary a fair compens ton for mis- ser
vices and says further: Certainly /.
the secretary is lawyer the board might
request legsl advice OF him. though thej
could not perhaps compel it, Should he
give this legal advice strictly as 4 law
ger of curse he might charge for tie
same, The fact that he s secretary
would not in any way alter his relation
toward client as a legal ADVISER
1t appears that the board has not al
lowed a salary to the treasurer. Mr. Set
tegast, but that it ADOPTED a resolution
providing that the treasurer should re-
ceive commission of one-haif OF o-e
per cent on amounts received and the
same on amounts disbursed by him The
bond of the treasurer is fixed a.
100000, and Mr. Settegast has given bond
in that amount.
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A Hnd MndhnIe.

There is very bad muddole on Wash
'nFton avenue near the Milan street
bridge, Tesms frequently get bpsge
there, and traffic along the street Is in
terfered with.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-10
THE PENNSYLVANIA CAPITAL.
Stockholders VIII Be Asked to In
crease Ii beyond S15O,OOO.OOO.

Stockholders VIII Be Asked to In
crease IL beyond S15O,OOO.OOO.
NEW YORK. April 9.-President Cas-
salts policy Of securing for the Pennsyl-
vanla Railroad representation in the di-
rectorates Of competing lines by the pur-
chase Of stock in such lines renders neces-
sary a further increase in the capital stock
of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Under the
recent distribution Of newly authorized
stock the capitalization OF the company
was brought I'D TO St44.97S. 500. The latest
increase was an issue Of So. lG3 shares at
s65 in exchange for the stock and securt-
ties Of the Erie and Western transporJa-
ton companies.
The present limit o. the Pennsylvania )
contamination is $3.50. coo 600 so that only
a little more than s. COO 600 Of authorized
stock remains unissued. That this re-
serve is not deemed sufficient to carry out
the plans of President Cassatt and his
associates is indicated by the fact that
formal notice has been given that the
stockholders VIII be asked at the next an
nual meeting to extend the capitalization
limit beyond $i50.6Goo00.
The Pennsylvania management is cred
tied with having done a good stroke OF
business a few DAYS ago by selling IN the
open market at $14l the 1900 shares OF
stock which remained over from the latest
10 per cent allotment TO the Pennsylvania
shareholders. This sale netted the com
pauy's treasury a profit OF fully szoO.OUv'
The S13. GCO. eco realized from the ~ per
cent allotment OF new stock has already
baen absorbed by the purchases for tho
Pennsylvania Company Of stock in the
Baltimore and Ohio. Chesapeake and ono
and Norfolk and Western.
In pursuance Of plans already determined
unon the Pennsylvania management must
either buy control OF the Western New
York and Pennsylvania Railroad OF eApenI
bstWeeu 81 GOO. 600 and s. coz. 900 in build
ing a new line into Buffalo. Information
comes from Philadelphia that the Peunsyl-
vania's present capitalization limit or
Si5O. 600 G00 must necessarily be reached
within the present year.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-10
THE coEUR D'ALENE ENQUIRY.
slow Progress BefoTe the House
Committee on Military Affairs.

Committee On HiittafN AHhiHNs
The hearing in the Idaho mining trouble
before the House Committee on Military
Affairs yesterday progressed very slowly
Owing to the absence Of several Repub-
lican members the committee was equally
divided. five Republicans and five Demo-
Gratis being present Henry O. Howes. a
grocer Of Wardner. was On the stand and
objection was made by the Democrats to
nearly every portion Of The testimony. The
objections failed on account or the tie
vote. Howes described the coming OF the
train bearing the masked miners, the pur-
chase of ammunition and the destruction
of the mill. He said a general state oil
lawlessness had prevailed in the Occur
d'AIena region for a long time prior to the
destruction OF the conceutrator and he
believed the declaration Of martial law
was necessary.
Attorney Robertson tried to impeach the
announcement Of Attorney Crossthwaite
that Mr. H0wes was an uuprejul!ced Wit
ness
"Didn't you spend time and money in
making up evidence against Paul COrc0ran
in his trial growing out Of the riots: he
asbcd. "ridn't you take a special ride up
10 Burke on top Of a railway box car. with
YOUR les hanging over the side. in order
to controyert the evidence CT the de-
fence"
Mr.. Howcs admitted that such was the
case.
In response to direct questioning about
| the blowing up of the mill he recounted
how a mob Of miners union men. masked
| and armed, assembled in Wallace prior
| to attacking the Bunker Hill mill. one
| of them distributed a number OF SILVER
| dollars-perhaps twenty-five altogether
among masked men who wanted 10 get
! ammunition for their rifles
At the morning session there was some
controversy as to the publication IN the
| records of the names Of the men impris-
| oned An the bull pen. At previous SEES
| sion the committee had ordered the pub
| Iication of the official roster OF the prison.
| In the front of the roster was newspaper
thinning giving the names Of several pris-
| oners who were styled "ringleaders' by
| the reporter The clipping was inadvert-
| ently included in the roster as published
| in the official record. Mr. Sulzer protest
| ed on the part OF the minority Of the
| committee and asked that the objection
,bIe section be stricken out. On tie
vote his motion was lost
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-10

The Administration, which is steruly de-
termined that there shall be no canal leg
islstion at this session Of Congress. is
equally anxious that the Hanna ship sub
sidy bill shall become a law. To some citl-
zens this may seem a strange thing. It Is
not. on the contrary it fairly represents
Administration consistency in obeying the
commands and subscribing the purposes OF
the trusts.
sim. to the uninfcTmed. the contrast
presented may be not 50 interesting as it
is exasporating. Here. on the one hand, is
a great national aspiration represented IN
the demand OF the American people for the
Nicaragua Canal 1t must go to the wall.
because its enemies are powerful pluto
Gratis and corporations which viii be gen
erous campaign contributors if canal leg
islation is defeated. and not otherwise.
On the other hand. we have The ship Sub
sily bill whose beuedciaries Will dip iato
the Treasury to the tune Of nine million
dollars a year. and who, it has been
charged. are willing 70 pour the loot Of
one year into the Republican campaign
barrel as q guarantee OF good faith
Somc OF the opponents of the Nicaragua
Canal happen to be among the people "ho
will share in he subsidy millions. Sue
cess in smo;hering one bill and jammlns
through the other viii enable the Eepuo-
lican managers 10 catch them coming and
again. going. They viii pay double. We
commend the epectacle to the voters OF
the country.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-10

The hin now under discussion in the Sen
att intended to protect wild birds from the
reckless pot-hunters who sell them for
use in millinery. has called forth some
splrited expressions Of opinion from the
milliuers. One young woman asks if hu-
man beings are to be regarded as less i'm
portaut than animals, and IL a business
which employs many worthy and indus
trious persons is TO be ruined for the sake
OF preserving birds. She points out the
fact that there is and always Will be suffer
ing on the earth. that the animals killed
for food are made to suffer for the profit of
man. 10 say nothing Of those whose skins
are used for leather and fur garments of
various kinds. It is argued from this that
the feather industry is legitimate aud
should be protected By public sentiment.
There is something 10 all this. but those
who make these arguments overlook im-
portant points on the other side. The an-
finals which are killed to supply meat to
the butchers or leather to the shoemakers
suffer instant death. They are not tor
tured and their death involves no useless
suffering. In the case of egrets the piumes
are taken from the mother bird at brood
ing time, SO that the young are left 70
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-10

The destruction Of the Austin dam by
flood. Is an object lesson in municipal
insanity. The city thought that the er-
ratio Colorado River could be peut up
in soil as containing as a kitchen sieve.
Engineers gave excellent reasons why
the project would result in failure. Bat
Austin thought that big artificial lake
would furnish all the power needed for
municipal lighting, traction service, and
several hundred factories which were
expected to spring up as soon as the
splendid structure could be completed.
The consequence is that the dam is gone,
that its collapse has caused destruction Of
property valued at three million dollars,
and the loss of many lives; and that the
community is left hopelessly bankrupt
The dam and plant connected with it cost
one million six hundred thousand dollars,
II which sum one million three hundred
thousand dollars is represented by bonds
upon which interest has not been paid
for six months. Austin is an instance OF
a town which, swollen with ignorant pride
has burst.