The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-24

brothers to join with us in asking the ap-
pointment Of the president of the United
states and the queen of Holland as arbl-
traitors, to whose minds shall be commit.
by the South African dispute. And that
meanwhile hostilites shall cease Similar
petitions are being sent to the church con.
gregationS throughout the United States.
FIRE GOT GOOD sTART.-Th one
story frame building at 710 San Felipe
street was almost destroyed by fire yester.
day morning. 1t was owned by ]. Blnz and
occupied ~ Willie Williams, colored. The
fire was first seen in the roof and had
was turned in from box Al. The depart.
ment used two streams and chemical on
the fire and succeeded IN cxtingulshlng
the blaze with damage of 5000 10 the build
ing and 500 to contents. Covered by In
surance.
WITNESSES IN CoRTEz CASE.-Clerk
Reyncud Of the criminal district court has
received from the clerk of the crimina
district court OF Gonzales county subpoenas
Tor a number of witnesses wanted in the
trial OF Gregario Cortez for murder, which
is soon to come of In Gonzales county
Cortez is the Mexican who was convicted
of the murda- of the sheriff of Karnes
county and .2ntenced to be hanged. The
pealed to in lie case aud pending It's de
cislon CorteZ is confined In the Harris
county jail for safe keeping. The prisoner
is also under Indictment for the killing OF
the sheriff Of Gonzales county and II is
In this case that the witnesses here are
wanted.
BAYLAND ORPHANS HoME.-In Mon
days Post mention was made Of a hand
some donation Of nearly $50 given by the
kind hearted Mr.. NJ. Pierce Geiselman and
Mr. Charles Lewis to the children Of Bay.
land Orphans Home, making their hearts
glad. And now Mr.. 6. ". Kidd, q trus-
ice of the home, states that his friend,
Mrs Pauline Wolf. sent him an order for
Sa5 on Alcssrs. krupp y Iufhy to furnish
shoes for the children of the home as a
Christmas gift and in memory of her de-
ceased husband, Mr.. Samuel Sterne.
Tho lost to sight, to mem'ry dear
Thou ever will remain"
10 remember annually the Bayland orphans.
CHRISTMAS EXERCISES.-The pupils
in Mr.. Hutchison's room in Elysian street
school. being the high fifth and low sixth
grades, rendered the following program for
Gbrjstmas exercises yesterday afternoon:
heading The First Christmas Tree
Reeitation-"The Reason WHY; -.
........... ......-..s. " me llllulan
"a New Santa Claus. ..... Myra De Leon
"a Christmas Poem ....... gladys Butter
When the Circus Comes to Town.
.........-....... Jasper Xashurg
"The Castle by the Sea. Gretchen Dawson
.uadee Hog" .... Mr. ID. u. Hutchison
.sTbe CHRISTMAS Greeting" Mamie Levin
4 visit from st. NlcholasS. ....-:..:.:
............... LYMAN weinberg
When Daddy Lights the Tree" ,....
...............,s. Jessie BAKER
"Youcnb Stsaus' ...,;;'.. August Boysen
,ie Come from Italy Leon weinberg
JessIe's Christmas Dream Myra De Leon
The pupils all acquitted themselves very
craditably and the parents and patrons
crescent. OF which there was a goodly num-
her. were all highly pleased.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SocIETY.-At
the Sacred Heart church Sunday night the
first conference OF the St. Vincent de Paul
society was established in Houston. Ikae
motto Of this society ia practical Chris
tlsnity-deeds rather than words. The
soc,ety nrst started in France after the
tronbled days OF the revolution and the
first empire and the restoration. The main
obiect 81 the society is the sanctihcation
~ its members The principal means II
adopts Is the relief Of misery aud distress.
Irrespective Of persons. The special work
az the society is visiting the poor In their
homes. Tia seciep u open eaiy % man