The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-17

kilograms from Navnsotn, Bryan and
other points announce that brilliant
meteor coming from the direction of the
southwest passed over those towns late
Tuesday evening one correspondent says
II emitted great volumes of smoke aud
sparks Of FIRE as IT passed on to the north
east
Tho thought that 1t might have been
hclatod Southwest Texas Journalist on his
way to the annual meeting Of the Texas
Press association seems not 20 have sug-
gcstcd itself TO single observer, ana yer
il * a Wen known fuct that by "umIng
clouds OF glory do they come
~
At a well known restaurant In thls city
yesterday the tables were crowded and the
patience Of the hungry guests was in some
instances severely tested while the walters
rushed hurricdly TO ana fro endeayoring 70
serve them IN order as expcditiously as pos
sihle. The petulani hoorshness manifested
by number Of guests more raNchous thah
considcrntc finally provoked the veteran
waiter who attended them to Indignantly
remark in their hearing:
Desc d--n people are not Texans; dey
wants ev'ryt'ng an wants It All.at once.
Dey can 60 to hill. Texans amt dat kin
o. people"
This Indignant waiter had evidently be-
manners with fortunes, humours turn
with climes,
Tenots VIII books, and principles with
times
Ex-Sherin NJ. NJ. Cone Of Anderson,
Texas, at which place the congress Of the
Republic Of Texas was once held, is in the
city for few days for medical treatment
at the hands of one OF Houstons special
lists, Crops were never better IN Grimes
county than At the present time said ne,
land II the boll weevi will let MS alone
this season that entire country Will enjoy
nnexampled prosperity, for the short crops
of the past two years have taught our peo'
pie a valuable lesson in utilizing their re
sources, and when real and abundant pros
perity comes to them It viii be appreciated
as never before" Anderson, he says, /.
counting confidently on getting 4 branch
Of the International and Great Northern iU
the near future, and Is already taking OF
signs Of new life.
The reporter called at the office Of Rev
Sam r. Hay, pastor OF Shearn Methods
church, yesterday morning and found hin
reading the proceedings of the general con
ference in the Daily Christian Advocate
Mr. Hay seemed very much interested y
the proceedings Of the conference now II
session in Dallas. He said;
"It is a great compliment to our srea
State TO have this body in our midst bring
ing, as 1t does. representative men, boil
ministers and laymen, from ali parts OF tn
South.
Our great resources seem 10 have bee
quite revelation. and words OF praise ar
heard on every hand. large number o
these gentlemen have passed through Hous
ton and stopped over, and our busy grow
ing city has oecasloned much comment"
Are you going up to DallasT' the re
porter inquired.
Eyes. next week. I viii go Monday.
have been waiting for the conference Z
get down TO business. Next week thin
will be the most interesting part. Th
most important reports Of the committee
VIII then be taken up, and look for
lively time"
II see The bishops have recommended i
their message the election OF two neN
bishops-dp yOu think Texas will get one 2
well we have several men who are fuli
competent for the office. In fact, TeNa
mas talent for anything from constable I
president, or from sexton TO bishop, n
no less true today than II was In the day
when st. Paul wrote, II a man desire IA
office OF a bishop. he desirerh goo
work, but Texas Methodists are modes
IA their Gesires, and am not prepare
70 venture prediction as to whether Q