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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-29
CHURCH FRee FROM DEBT.

Pensioners Of Trinity Ep'seopel Cele-
brIte the Happy Announcement.
Tho congregation OF Trinity Episcopal
church celebrated ON Thursday night the
announcement that lt was out ot debt
Following tine THANKSGIVING service the
congregation adjourned from the church 10
the Residence Of Rev. Brown whore tho
ladies OF the church presented him with a
luxurious chair for his study The mem
bcrs Of Trinity church are working IN
harmony and are deeply attached 10 their
rector At the gathering Thursday night
there was a program Of Instrumental music
rendered hy The Misses Emily aud Kate
Brown and an Informal good time en-
The congregation was oyerioyed "a the
statement Of their rector, that Trinity
church was out Of debt, and could be
consecrated at any time. He complimented
the vestrymen upon their wise foresight
IN buying the two adjoining lots and NOV
ing the church TO its present corner loca-
tion., Indeed. little Trinity, MS It WAS re.
Gently styled, has grown to considerable
parish.
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CITY 0HALL NEWS NOTES.

Engine House Plans Are Passed Upon
Street Railway Committee, Dormant.
The board Of public works mot yesterday
morning I'm tho mayors Office and disposed
Of several Important matters,
Tho plans and specifications for the new
engine house were passed upon, MS were
those for the paving OF Fifth street The
city engineers plans ana specifications for
the extension OF the Hogan street sewer
To the bayou were also under adyisemeut.
Tho city was recommended to enter into
a contract AZ once with Mcssrs Ilipp &
Key for tho paving Of the additional block
ON san JacintO street.
Tho finance committee will hold a confer
once with Superintendent Chapman of the
Houston Electric company and Judge Du-
prcc the company's attorney, Tuesday
night ot $ O'Clock in the mayors office.
The purpose Of the meeting will be to
make some arrangements for renewing the
contract for lighting the city and settling
othc. questions.
CLERK Walton OF the city attorneys office
Is now the hardest worked man In the city
hal Corporation court and other legal
matters are keeping him In a rush.
CITY Health uhicer Brumby has gone to
Washington to attend n convention Of the
Health Officers OF America. held to discuss
the most Improved sanitary methods
The committee appointed last Monday to
confer with the street railway company and
ascertain upon what hnsis the differences
between the city and that company can be
Ecttled has not yet had a meeting, but
Chairman Street thinks report viii be
rcndy for submission To the council next
Monday afternoon.
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AN ENJOYABLE SOCIAL EVENT.

The ITALIAN German Proved Genuine
Success Last Night.
The ITALIAN german last evening in
Bryan hall was very brilliant affair and
was greatly enjoyed by more th<1 100
couples who were present.
number Of new selections were played
ny Schfnm x peihls orchestra, which were
repeatedly oncOred. The decorations Of mo
spacious han were tastcfuly arranged and
the beautiful faces and gowns OF the ladies'
completed the picture
An elegant banquet was served by Colby
q IL; % after which three cotillions we're
danced ana the merry rcvels Of Terpsi
chore ala not cease until the early hours
OF the morning. "'u''
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Houston Business Men and Taxpayers
Express Themselves.
IN FAVOR OF ORNAMENTAL STRUCTURE.
Consensus Of Opinion is that Future
Needs Should Be Considered Before
Final Action Is Taken.

The recently accepted plans and speclfca-
ticns for the proposed city hall aud mar
kct house do not seem 10 be meeting with
general approval among the representa-
tive citizens Of Houston.
The consensus OF opinion appears 10 be
that a much larger and finer building than
the one now contemplated would be more
Commensurate with the Importance Of
Houston. even though the city should have
to wait several years before beginning the
work Of erecting the new structure. The
majority OF the councilmen are not In a
mood to rush matters With undue haste,
The plans OF the proposed market hE
were accepted by the council at It's last
session by n vote Of six TO I've 1t pro
vides for a buliding similar in size and
appearance TO the old nj cost Of $4,000
Tho action Of the council is yet 10 be APP
proved by the mayor and the bids to be
passed upon in order to ascertain the
prevailing opinion OF Houstons citizens
and taxpayers on the subject a number
were seen yesterday by % Post representa-
tive and their views follow:
A. NJ. NORRIS think the council
IS making q mistake in building on the
old structure because this will cause the
new city hall and market mouse 10 looA
too much like the old one. According to
the present plans and specifications there
VIII be very htte rhanse ana thlhA '"aI
Houston ought TO have much finer build
lug than the one which was erected Years
ago. city as large MS Houston ought to
have a building much finer chan the ono
now contemplated and ! do not tliHtk
igV'' o apH ."'s Su Militia I Ja,ars ' y ~,
spent IN city hall aud marset house
th'n Houston would have something az
winch snt '"u'u re proud
NJ ,-orr.,- ...T,-- ala. ....,.. a. 49,.
\" L' i'L" nc CITY ought 10 nav
n in' building, costing not less than
Sg1nOUl 7 think 1t would nav II the
to,. ,r,-.s o r,,t,t, , ..,,,, r,,,,, A.
VIII they certainly ought 10 he, willing
no crc,I t,, b., t ,na' WIKI
council ought NOT To- DO uir.rHHG'V fu rIa
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pedclng $50 or eighty men pledgins sos,
would meet the conditions and thus secure
the permanent location Of one of our city
churches VIII you not count II the priv
ilege OF your life to be one OF these? You
could make out ten notes for So each, pay
able without interest. say So a month
I thank every man who has pledged
dollar: ] thank every man who has Lot
pledged anythiug-I presume you would II
yuu could
But will you not try and help us? If
you will send me your nam2. III Cau upon
you. Ola phone 1927.
J. Gilmore Smith
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CITY HALL PLANS DISCUSSED.

travassnt one. think from $4,000 to
$50, 600 q large enough SUM to use IN the
erection u city hall aud market house N
the building IL economically constructed.
am not ~ favor Of putting M too nne a
building, but think that the best possible
one should be secured for the money"
JUDGE r. r. HAMBLEN-"k building
costing from $4,000 to $4,000 would not
be too expensive think the city ought
TO put Up a building more proportiohate 20
It's size and Importance. also think that
It would be n good idea 20 combine all city
and county officers Ia one building, In.
this way a man could pay all his taxes
and attend 10 legal business without run
ming about so much. There Is no Doubt
that Houston ought to have ane city hail
aud market house.
l.. J. TuFFLY-'T think that the ruins
ought to be cleared away and good sheds
erected rather than put up a cheap build.
ing. provided that the sheds are substantial
and possess some architectural beauty. BY
all means the new city hall and market
house should be an imposing building
About S25O,000 Is my idea OF what good
building ought to cost = there Is any
prospect Of putting up a handsome struc-
ture within a few years / believe 1t would
be better TO wait The city can not aiford
TO put up an Imposing building at present,
and on that account II would be wiser TO
wait a WHILE
j. J. SWEENEY Taxes are high enough
at present and / do not think that the clti-
zens Of Houston can AFFORD TO put up a
finer building than the one now coutem-
plated Rents are high and the people are
unable TO pay any more. / think the pro-
posed market house and city hall good
enough considering the heavy debt the city
n.N... 1#w HHl Il
like to soc & SiUUOOD building erected, but
do not think that the city can afford IT, II
any extra expenditures were made Just
now q new issue OF bonds would have TO
be made. and ! do not think that tne pres
ent financial condition OF the city would
warrant such a step. The architects claim
that they can save $4,000 by using the old
foundations, and / think 100000 devoted
90 the building itself ought to erect one
hue enough.
MAURICE II. GREENBERG we ought
TO Improve, not go backward. The city
orsat To- spend $4,000 On new city hail
and market house II the council is going
90 do anything. they ought 10 do IT right. y
building should bc erected that viii last
Ds long as Houston stands and bc an orua-
. menJ TO the town. j think the new build
ms ought 10 bc advanced just as much
over the former one as Houston has grown
in tizc since the old city hall was erected.
H. C.. MOsEHART-"Th citizens OF
Houston ought to put up a building to cost
at least $4,000. which viii be common
surate with The size and Importance NJ the
town, A town as large as this should have
public building OF which it may well be
proud.
r. V, ATEN president Of Houston Labor
CouucIl-"I have not kept iu touch vita
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-29
RACES WERE POSTPONED.

The lnclenent Weather Prevented Last
Days Harness Meet.
The races which were scheduled 10 take
place on tine Harrisburg road track yester.
day afternoon, were postponed ON account
OF rain, but Will be pulled OF as soon az
the weather permits. The association IL as-
sured OF the support of the public and pro-
poses 20 open the track permanently as soon
as the weather becomes favorable.
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LFGAL nATTLn Ia ~

In the meantime the hockmen say they
do not propose 70 be driven or Main
street unless the city authorities show some
legal right 70 remove them They hold
that there Is no valid ordinance IN ex,
istence that prohibits them from remaining
on the streets and say that they viii light
to q hnlsh In the courts any attempt TO
interfere with their alleged rights In the
premises
AS Indicative Of the legal light they will
make number Of them with counsel were
present IN the corporation court at 4 p
m. yesterday when the case against T. W,
Smith charged with leaving his team nv
hitched and without sufficient weight, was
called.
Defendant was represented by Attorney J.
s. Pagan, aud the city hy Attorneys r.
H. stone aud inghnm =, Roberts,
When the case against Smith was called
his attorney demurred and moved 10 quash
the complaint for the following reasons;
That tho charter OF the city of date 1S90
heing the last charter o. the city, page
a3 OF said charter as published by said
city. said article being section g. reads
as follows, u wit;
And II shall he the duty Of the CITY
council within six months after the passage
n this charter 20 have complied. printed
and published In book form eoAyeniep. Of
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-29
LARGE REALTY CEALs.

CITY. !racts Are in Demand and Fancy
Prices Are Being Paid for Them.
Among the large real estate transactions
recorded in the county clerks oeicc ves.
terday was the sale by FraAS h. weeks
Of lots 9 and Z block q, fronting 100 feet
an NGnEFess avenue and loo feet ON caro-,
the consideration being $4,000
Another transaction between tho so,,o
parties was the purchase hv Young Of iois
r : ana :, G'oek Sc fronting fifty feet ON
nue. the consideration being sis, los. 33
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BY keeping the liver active the system ia
eleansed Of Impurities and Is enabled to
ONlDINE Is the best Liver and Ma.
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There are limitations Of ONTDINr b..
none OF them compare with the renuinn
ON IDlNE cures Chllls. Fevers ana ali Ws,
Iarial Troubles. The limitations FAIT.
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THE COU r | f r

were mediocre men upon whom had
been placed greater responsibilities
than they were capable of supporting
with greatness. AS we read the testi-
mony and realize that several times
Schley was far enough away from the
goal for Cervera to escape If he had
taken the chance. we are more than
ever grateful to Providence for being
on our side. IL was certainly neither
the provision of Sampson or Schley
that the Spanish ships. on some dark
night. had not sailed away to Spain,
while Sampson and Schley were max
ing little excursions.
There are only a few great men.
Most are spelled down on the first or
second round. Occasionally it chances
that a mediocre speller is given the
words he knows how to spell and ac-
cumulates more reputation than he de
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missal of the body Maclay from
the navy department at Washington
everybody, except it be Maclay him
self, is perfectly satisfied. Even those
who believe that Admiral Sampson
should be ranked with great naval
commanders like Jean Paul Jones and
Admiral Nelson, disapprOve of Maclay,
and believe that if he had kept still,
the trouble by this time would have
simmered down into a discussion more
or less acrimoniously intermittent. He
called Admiral Schley fishwife names
and the Admiral would have been
more than human if he had endured
the attack in a school history proof
read by Admiral Sampson, who was
away drinking tea when the battle off
Santiago was fought and won by
Schley.
After the rebuke administered to
Ching a coordinate branch of the gov
eminent of which he is a part,
criticism which he must have known
was contrary to the military regula-
tions. it was inevitable that the small
clerk Maclay should be more severely
Disciplined for a malicious error of
much graver import.
After reading the testimony adduced
before the board, disinterested OBJ
servation concludes that neither of the
two admirals are great men. They
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-04

"Come a-left, come Alright
Come yo' lily-white hand.
Fo To guile dat golden cha-ain.
o ladies caper light
Sweetest ladies in de land
Ned Ferry's a-comin' down de la-ane."
and the party breaks up when the belle
and almost all of the beaux are cap
tured by the mud-spattered boys in
grey. If it were only for this one
but there are several others almost as
great in dramatic unexpectedness and
tension.
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prosecution of the Spanish-Amcrican
war there was one brilliant engage
ment. There were two decisive naval
battles. IL is natural for a iandsman
to compare the conduct of the com
manders who won the two battles. III
ia the only way In which an inland.
non-military citizen can form any but
an impertineut opinion of the compare
tive bravery and ability of the tw"
admirals.
Admiral Dewey was in the Pacific,
about a months journey from Ameri-
ca. with a limited supply of coal lie
was connected with America by
cable which is laid to England ana
messages must be read in England py
an English operator and transmitted
from thence to Washington. There was
more than one reason why Dewey cut
the cable. England was our Ioyai
friend. but what was To be done must
be done quickly and explained after
ward What if either Schley or
Sampson had been sent on the Pa
afraid as Schley Of the torpedoes In
the bay that hid Cervera's fleet. Samp-
son might have sailed into the bay as
Dewey did. Both of these Atlantic
squadron men were rejecting, cautious
sailors, lacking in initiative. Compe-
tent routine commanders and good
sailors they were without inspiration
i'm the supreme moment. There was no
precedent for the cutting OF mat
cable. but il was exactly the right
thing to do. If Dewey knew his regu-
Iations by heart they would not have
helped him at that moment. The DIFF
ference between great men and medi-
Ocre men is not illustrated by their
conduct on routine occasions. An
emergency unerringly indicates the
great man. A prolonged emergency
like the civil war Sits the few great
men into view. In the routine WORK OF
West Point. Grant was below the mid
die of his class, but the great fail of
the civil war separated him more and
more from his fellows, until the other
ference in his stature and weight and
placed him i'm control of the emer-
gency.
Without hesitation. tOrpedoes or no
tOrpedoes, Dewey sailed into Manila
Bay and gave immediate battle to the
enemy-the same enemy Sampson and
Schley, with lowering coal bunkers,
were watching in the Atlantic ocean.
Sampson and Schley did the best they
knew and they deserve the gratitude
of the country for not allowing the
enemy 10 escape. No human being
can tell beforehand what a man will
do in great emergency, not even the
man himself. No competitive exami-
nation can select the man who should
be at the head of the army or the
navy when this country Is at war.
Only the progress &C the war viii
designate the few men of sound tn-
spiration and great military Judgment
who are capable of great successes and
few mistakes
Z: x 3
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serves. Such a man IS promoted. and
all at once he is given the duties and
responsibilities of a better man. He
fails to respond and then the millions
of little men who could not have done
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-04

Very few are satisfied with the YER
dict OF the Navy Enquiry board that
considered the charges made against
Admiral Schley. But with the dis
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-04
The Price of Distinction

a century ago men and women whose
the disdainful comment of a circum-
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-04
The Villains Discontinue

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-08
DANGER OF TOO MUCH CONFIDENCE.

A well-known Republican recently re-
marked that some members of the party
who are interviewed by reporters are
making too many and too confident predic-
tons. The point is we'll taken No doubt
the outlook in Indiana is more than usual
ly favorable. 1.-The stars in their courses
seem to be fighting for the Republicans
this year. Therefore, 1t is natural that
they make glowing reports, and from re-
ports pass to the realm of prophecy
There is, however, such thing as su-
perabundance of cocksureness, since If it
permeated the mass of voters it will lead
to false security, which will cause a re-
Taxation of effort to get out the last vote
on election day. If 1900 or 1900 Republic
ans in Indiana should come to the conclu-
sion that 1t Is not necessary that they
should make a special effort to go to the
polls, this overconfdence might cause dis
aster. 1t is well to talk encouragingly. to
declare that If there is a full Republican
vote there will be a Republican victory,
because an army which knows it can win
by every man doing his duty will fight
much better than an army which expects
defeat.
All advices received by the Journal and
the state committee are calculated to in
spire courage. The state ticket meets
the general approval of the party. There
is no war upon any candidate for Con-
gress that there would rot be upon any
Republican. There is less friction over
legislative and county tickets than usual.
The general course of the national admin
istration meets the approval of Repub-
leans Continued prosperity proves the
confidence Of the country in Republican
ascendency. The Republican administra-
ton in the State is a source of strength to
the party. having no weak spots TO de-
fend. and the evidences OF able and careful
business management to commend. On
the other hand, the indications are that at
present the Democracy is not in its al
ways-ready-to-fght condition. Still, II
must not be forgotten that the Democrat
in Indiana is a steady voter and that his
voting should be counted on.
The Republican state committee is doing
excellent work. but to make its work eff
| fective the local committees and the thou
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-08

The Maine election will be held to-day.
There are four sets of candidates-Re-
publicans and Democrats, Prohibitionists
and Socialists. The Democrats have had
more speakers than they had two years
ago, several Southern congressman and
orators from New York and elsewhere hav-
ing taken part. The Republicans seem not
to have had so many speakers of national
reputation as usual, that an increased
Democratic vote may be looked for. One
of the evidences of the Generalization of
the Democratic party is found in the
fact that in the second largest county in
the State the Democrats Endorsed the three
Prohibition candidates for State senator's,
while elsewhere the Democrats made can
vass of a proposition to re-submit the pro-
hibition clause of the State Constitution
for the approval or disapproval of the peo-
pie. In September, 1900, a special effort
was made to get out large Republican
vote, while the Democrats were not much
more jealous than they had been for eight
years. The vote for Governor In Septem-
Der, 1900. was: Republican, 1885, DEMO-
cratic. S9,s52; Prohibition. S,6OS; Socialist.
632. The Democrats have a platform In
which the Kansas City platform is ignored
but the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor, Mr.. Gould, is regarded as a Bryan
ite Under the somewhat changed con-
ditions of Democratic activity a Repub-
lican plurality as large as that of Mr..
Mckinley (2s.653) would be regarded as a
very large one to-day. 1t is very hard In
a State where the population is sparse to
get out full Republican vote when a Re-
publican victory is a foregone conclusion
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-08

Typhoid fever from other sources than
water supply is the title of a little
pamphlet whose importance is such that
it should be in the hands of every house
holder and of every man and woman in
terested in sanitary conditions. A good
deal of information has been disseminated
concerning the danger of conveying this
disease through drinking water, and an
impression prevails that water is the chief
source of infection. NJ A Veeder. NJ. D.,
of Lyons, n. Y, shows very clearly in this
pamphlet that under certain conditions
soil may become infected and the germs
be carried about by the air and by flies,
particularly the latter communicating food
and thus reaching the human stomach
He describes numerous instances in which
flies were undoubtedly the means of COM
municating this fever, and when one con-
siders how frequently flies have free ac-
cess to many food supplies before the lat
ter reach the screened privacy of the fam
ily pantry or ice-chest the wonder arises
that the ravages of typhoid are not greater
than they are Also, after reading this
pamphlet one Is likely To consider with
distaste the eating of a meal at a public
picnic ground. The pamphlet does not
make pleasant reading. but the facts II
contains regarding sanitary observances in
typhoid fever cases in order TO prevent a
spread of the malady should be known to
everyone. The article is republished from
the New York Medical Record, by William
Wood & Co., New York.