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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-07
A BOX. THIRD WARD

The convention Of the "a" division Of
the Third ward was very harmonious
Hnnir quite a large crowd OF representa-.
tive citizens were present, and they were
called TO order promptly at O'Clock by
Judge s. H. Perpman one OF the mcnl
beers OF the county executive committee who
was present.
He called for nominations for Chairman
OF the convention and W. II. Coyle Minced
the name Of Hon; j. c. uutcheson before
Wy cYnNGhtlqn lie was unanimously clcct.
rd - ID. Bryan was elected s@crct.,',,
without opposition ''''
Mllot W. II. crank, by invitation of tbo
tooir explained the object OF the mceiin,
T." ne the election of delegates to I'M,
county convention whlch liz 10 lie hrld ~,
i@W,- ''ouhu nan on the 10th day Of juno.
lhy ehulr ;hcn asked If tho dolc,.,t,.
SHouiu Ne elected by a2ciumNtiun or ly l9I
lot- Itcre Was such n general Viva ,,,'.
expression 10y the convention that IuIl,..
.m9!nu p' used lhAt the question was rat
Colonel Il. NJ. Johns:oa moved taot ,,,
chair name two tcllCrs to receive and rot,.'.
w." Ngies. ihe motion prevailed aud Nrs,rs.
l'in SuItt nhd W. II, toylc were u.lnnd
me htilulng then began. ana as in ,y,l
minutes. orr"
As soon as the chair announced p,,+ .,.
raii"t box was closed Judge s H. Pen. ~
Unn moved that the delegates he in.tPurr.I
w llNnr ot Hon. j. V, Len for district nt-
lulneN for ne district composed of Gnl,rs
ton and Harris counties The motion ,y.,.
seconded by Mr.. Davenport aud carried by
majority OF 10. ''
The count Of the ballots then bcr3n nna
It was found that the following gentlcmrn
al been unanimously elected MS delegates:
y Z. Hutcheson. w. II. Cleveland x
nahafeno' z W. Ford, W. II Coylc. 4.
Il. RaileN e. II bronson H. Il. Latham
H. NJ Johnston, Il. Cooke a. - Cievc,
land: W l.. Macatec, $, Il, rerryman. II
y. Paine. Dr. S. G. Red George Clark
Callie Hutchinson, II. L, Louis. i. C. cold
stein, T. II stone G. c. street George
Williams, D. y Bryan, G. pilot Jnmcs
p Archer Fulton Williams, Il. VI Hail
Burt X, Smith Milby Porter. ia III Hnr
ial, Thomas Mulveh!l, /. Morris. ]. L
Mlicheu, William Montgomery. u. W,
Sewall Il. Mulcahy. s. n Ward Philljp
lleitmann, William Long l.. Tipps Ii "
Malsch, c, Il. Wharton. c. NJ Lusk and
John j Faut.
vCutlon adjourned Sine die
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-07
BASIs OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

The following table shows the different
precincts OF the county, the number Of
democratic votes east at the last election
and the number ot delegates to which each
preeluet is entitled in the convention;
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-07

expects 10 report IN time 70 provide for the
construction OF an entire new plant before
the franchise Of the present company sbsh
expire,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-07
R,lri,d.

The remains of Fred W.. Adams !, Y
buried yesterday afternoon from M W. VI
WNght's undertaking parors .at Mn
man. who was about ~ years 9lo, ' Y. "
r'oihor 90 mourn his loss he alra 80
Main street Of paralysis on Ihas'us',
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-07

Best for rheumatism, Finer : 81 An u
PRESCRIPTION No 2Sll Celebrated I.
merits for many cnectual cures {
schmidt. Houston, Texas, sole ase''
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-07
THE coMPANY's PROPOSALS.

The Items OF the company's proposition
up to this time, are briefly us follows:
The railway company would waive its
construction of the laws and ordinances In
regard TO the proposition of paving ia
which they are liable under improvements
completed aud agreed upon. aud would nav
the city the amount claimed hy II after i
Que Adjustment of measurements. Either
they already owe what the city clninls-or
they do not. II was proposed TO allow the
courts 10 determine which.
a system of transfers. not yet denuitNly
made public, was also offered The public
Il Interested in knowing Just what IL IA
20 receive In exchange for the charter eS
tension asked.
II was also said thar after the session
OF the committee the railway company pro.
posed dnnatior 0f $1,000 10 the rice
palace capital fund
In exchange, an exclusive franchise al.
ready having twenty three wears to run. ~
TO he extended for ten Years II the COM
pniiy gains It's. desires. The yaluahle fran.
chisc now existent brought no return 10
The people Of Houston-the real owners OF
this very valuable grant-except the pres
service.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-07
rouRrtf WAND.

4. Warner
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31
VICTORY FOR NORWEGIAN WOMEN


Important Step In the Political Advance
ment of the Sex.
The Norwegian parliament has re-
Gently decided that women can act
as members of petit juries and grand
juries-another step in the political
advancement of the sex in that cOun-
try. Many concessions have been won
ny Norwegian women in the last few
months. In ChriStiania six women are
serving as members OF the common
council, in another town two women
are members of the board of aldermen
and in certain district there is
woman assessor. There are women
physicians in all parts of the country.
Two women act as medical experts
in law cases: one as a doctor for the
public schools, and one in the office
of the board of health. Women den
lists are frequent. A bill in 1884 per
mitted women to become druggists.
Women are superintendent of WON
ems prisons. Providing all the stu
dents are women, women may become
principals of normal schools. BY a
law of 1899 women are eligible to the
board of education. Twice women
have been elected members of royal
commissions. The establishment of
special schools for instruction in
housekeeping. sewing, cooking, caring
for the sick. etc, is the work of the
Norwegian Won ems Sanitary Society,
a union of twenty-siX clubs. Just now
the society is waging a fierce war on
tuberculosis
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31
POTTER PALMER. FOREMOST AMONG THE
BUILDERS OF THE GREAT CITY OF CHICAGO.

Potter Palmer, Anancier, merchant
prince and famous hotel keeper, died
suddenly at his palace in Chicago May
4. The cause was. heart failure in
duced by an attack ofsoedema of the
lungs. He took to his bed three weeks
ago and did not rise, though his death
was unexpected
This man was one of the builders of
Chicago, one of its most prominent
property owners, and as merchant
he was nationally known. He was the
intimate daily associate of rich men,
and was himself a millionaire. He
saw Chicago grow from village on
muddy fiat to the second station
among American cities. In pre-war
days, during war days, after the great
fire. he never lost confidence in it.
Panics came and went, great CONNER
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

tain of the Bengal artillery at the
siege of LUCKNOW in the Indian mu-
tiny of 1857 and earned his sobriquet
there by charging on horseback at
the head of force of infantry into
a "hellfire" OF grape and capturing
several large guns which We're devast-
ating the British ranks. After spik-
ing the guns and withdrawing his
men from under the terrible fire di-
rected upon them he returned with
a force of volunteers and horses and
drew the guns to the British camp.
In recognition of the lives he saved by
silencing these guns he was given the
Victoria Cross.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

a rich pasta wants to seC-Lre lne favor
Of the sultan he offers him one OF his
daughters with a suitable dowry as a
wife, and if she is accepted it is a
sign of friendiineSs as well as a mark
Of distinction. When the governor of
the Circassans' province, which is
said to have the mos: beautiful women
in Turkey, wishes to please his i'm
perial master he will send him
handsome young wife as gift, or
when any of his subordinates discov-
er a young woman of remarkable at
fractions they secure her for the
royal harem.
The ladies OF the harem are called
sultanas. They enter as slaves. and
the younger become the servants of
the elder and attend upon them until
they are promoted. If the sultan takes
q fancy to any one OF his wives her
fortune is made, for she is rapidly
promoted. her allowance for dresses
and jewels is increased, and if she
becomes a mother she can live apart
from the rest. as becomes a princess.
AL children born in the harem. wheth-
er OF free women or slaves. are ie-
Ultimate and of equal lineage and may
inherit the throne ii they ever be-
come the head of the family, for. ac-
cOrding to custom, the succession is
vested in the oldest male of the royal
family, whether he be son, brother or
cousin of the reigning sovereign.
Ladies OF the imperial harem almost
without exception wear European
dress. Only the most recent arrivals.
girls who come from the interior OF
the country. retain tire native cos
tune. Tho ladies have French maids
and order their gowns and hats in
Paris. Every now and then q French
modesto or milliner arrives in Con
stantinople with samples for the in
spectiOn of the sultanas. from whom
she receives very large and liberal or
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31
The Sultan S /:
HarennT /:
Lives of LUXURY Led
by the Eavorites OF
the Present Ruler
of Turkey

type One. called the Dome OF th'
Water Spout covers the fountain
which the faithful perform their ablu
lions before entering tne sanctuary
Another. called the Dome OF the
Treasure, is perfect Corlnthlar
structure for library purposes, and II
is said to be occupied with large col
lection of sacred books and records
centuries old; but no Christian is al
lowed TO inspect them
The mosque is divided into three
aisfes by rows of columns which ex
tend the whole of its vast length. The
colugns are twenty-four feet high.
of the choicest marble, with beautiful
ly carved Corinthian capitals. The
material of the walls is various col
ored marbles from the finest Quarries
of the ancient world, and the upper
part of the walls and the dome are en-
riched with tiles and mosaics. II is
said that 1,200 artists We're engaged
for thirty years in the decoration. In
the center OF the mosque four mas
Sive pillars support dome 12o feet
high and 100 feet in circumference,
whose surface is embellished with mo-
saics and frescoes formed of texts
from the Koran in the beautiful cali
graphy which the Arabs delight to
display. The marble floor is covered
with rugs of the rarest texture. The
pulpit is Of alabaSter and the fretWork
of it's sides represents the highest
skill of oriental artists. The mn
kan" or shrine in the center is an
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

cial houses Crashed about him, but he
held on.
tt was -fffs maxim that any man
could grow rich by buying Chicago
land and retaining his holding. He
believed this to be as true insl902 as
in 1860. Marshall Field, worth. one
hundred million dollars, used to clerk
for him in Lake street. Norman B.
Ream, worth twenty million dollars.
was once poor here by his side and
sold him hogs, which he drove over
the prairie, now filed with West Side
buildings.
Mr.. Palmer was of Chicago. He
thought it the greatest town with the
greatest town future of the world. He
was a landmark" In the ranks OF
Chicago business men his death
makes gap.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31
A MILLIONAIRE AT TWENTY-ElGhT
Herbert c. Hover n Splendid Example
of American Enterprise.

of American Enterprise.
Herbert G. Hover. who ten years
ago entered Leland Stanford Univer-
sity a poor boy, is now ranked as a
millionaire and draws salary of $685.
900 a year. He is u mining expert,
and has just been invited to take the
mining syndicate in existence. In col
lege he made mineralogy and geology
his specialties. Vacations he spent
in surveying and doing other odd jobs
that would bring in money enough to
pay his college expenses. At college
he was known as grind He re-
ceived a position with the state geo
graphical surveying party, having
tramped 100 miles after the position.
After graduation he went to San Fran
cisco without dollar in his pocket
and found a position in the Office of a
mining engineer. In a few months his
knowledge of mines attracted atten-
ton and he opened an Office of his
own. When twenty-four years of age
he was engaged by a gold mining syn
dictate to go to West Australia at a
salary of $4,000 a year. The follow
ing year a syndicate offered him $50
600 a year to go to China and make
explorations. He has since been com
missioned chief expert of me board
of mines of the Chinese government
and general manager of the Chinese
Engineering and Mining Company. He
has recently sold his interest in one
mining company for $25G,00o
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

ders. Although they are seldom seen
have all the feminine instincts and
there is a great deal of rivalry
among them. We saw one of the sui
tans favorite wives and her daughter
driving the other day. accompanied
by Il negro eunuch and q military es-
cort. writes William +. Curtis in the
Chicago Record-He They were
dressed like any othe- ladies', but
were closely yelled so that their fea-
lures could not be distinguished.
The apartments of the harem are
equipped with European furniture
Meals are served in European style
and the cooks are French. The French
language is spoken generally among
the sultanas and they read French
novels. Turkish customs are almost
obsolete. The traditional harem in
which houris sit around upon silk
rugs with their legs crossed and
play guitars and eat sweetmeats eX-
lists only in tne imagination. The
women live just like any other royal
AmiIy. except that they are not al
lowed TO receive company or enter So
ciety. and when they leave the palace
they must wear heavy wells.
The mosque of Omavade is one of
Che largest in the world being about
500 feet long and $50 feet broad. and
opens into a vast quadrangle with in
nun, cradle columns, Saracenic arches
| and curious structures of the oriental
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

Few people have any idea o. the
enormity of the insurance business of
the United States. II not only exceeds
that of any other country, but is twice
as great as that of ali the rest of the
world combined. AT the present time
there is in the United States about
$l2 600 600. 600 of life insurance in
force. including assessment business.
This means over S160 for every man,
woman and child in the country. or
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

AttorneyGeneral Knox says that
when he left college and went home
with his diploma he was the proudest
young man in the land. His father.
a country banker, looked over the di-
ploma and said: Young man, if you
know half as much when you are SO
years old as you think you know now
you will be the brainiest man this
world has ever produced"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31
HEAD OF PATRIOTIC SOCIETY


Edwin warfeid Made President General
of the sons OF American Revolution.
Edwin Warfield, who has just been
elected president general OF the Ma
tionai Society of the Sons of the Amer
lean Revolution, is one of the most
prominent and patriotHc citizens of
Baltimore. For many years he has been
conspicuous in state politics, and has
been candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Governor OF Maryland.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

A feature Of the service at New
Yorlz's new 5000 900 hotel, the Aston
will be an authomatic dish remover
Walters will waste no time in carrying
Sishes from the tables. They will sim
ply transfer the dishes from the table
soiled china will be whisked automat-
ically to the washing room.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

The ancient Greek sandal, consist
ing of a sole laced over the bare foot,
is to be affected by some New York,
Boston and Philadelphia women this
season. Special sizes Will be provid-
ed for Chicago.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

IN some of the remote villages OF
Armenia. when girl reaches her 18th
year without being betrothed she is
made to undergo strange punishment
First of all she has to fast for three
days. and during the following twenty
four hours she is allowed to eat only
salt fish, without anything to drink.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

The nulhher of wives maintained by
the sultan of Turkey is estimated at
between 300 and 400. These wives are
taken from the prominent families of
the empire, and the position is much
sought after. as it enables the holder
to exercise powerful influence in be-
half of her relatives and friends. When
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

A Chicago lawyer recently delivered
a 100000 word speech. and it was not
his longest at that. The Windy City
is naturally proud OF him, but let us
hope that there VIII be no attempt
made to match him against Congress.
in a public debate.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

Another so-called modern invention
the water-tisht bulkhead-is now at
tributed TO Chinese experience In a
paper presented to the Institute of Ma
Tine Engineers the use of the bulk
head principle on Chinese junks from
time immemorial was pointed out.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

That Kansas man who fmagTnes
himself a second Paderewski will have
70 prove that he can draw mob of
thysterical women after him before his
claim can be considered. The mere
acquisition of a head of corn silk hair
isn't enough.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

Southern papers are pointing to an
Incident at the burial of Wade Hamp-
on as proof of the strong affection
which oftentimes existed between
master and slave in the old days. The
funeral car" was driven by a negro
Is years old, who was born on the
Hampton plantation, played with the
reneral when they were both children.
was his body servant for many years
and still lives on the Hampton place.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

Complaints are made in British jour
mails that the art treasures of En- giand
are being looted by American million
aires and directors of German and
French museums just as ltaly'S treas
ures used to be carried off by the Eng
liSh
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

John Dunfee. of Syracuse, n. Y, has
been awarded the contract to build
and equip a, railroad among the fiords
and hills OF northern Norway. he
will be the first American contractor
to construct a railway in Norway.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31
DEATH OF NOTED BRITISH SOLDIER

Gen. Sir william OIpherts Was Popu-
larry Known 'HelIfre Jack"
Gen. Sir William Ofpherts of the
British army. popularly known as
"Hellfire Jack" died in London. aged
eighty-two. Gen. Olpherts was cap
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

], Pierpont Morgan has bought
Bible for $50, 600. 1t is understood
that the high value of the volume to
Mr.. Morgan lies in an error by the
publisher, which left out the we'll
known verse, blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the earth
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

ger-Conscientious. is he?
Thingumbob-Termb 50. He went
out the other day and left sign on
his office door that he'd be back in half
an hour. and hang ME il he didn't keep
his Observation-Disclosures Pressi.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

If a man looks vacantly around at
nothing when his wife begins to tell
anecdotes concerning members of her
family it is a sign that loves young
dream is ended.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

Suppose Indigestion does cause ly-
ing in mild forms->;ome cooks are
lucky that it does not cause murder.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

Frand Sargent. who has been ap-
pointed commissioner general OF i'm
migration by the president held. as his
first position with q railroad company,
that of engine wiper at Phoenix, Ariz.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

Fifty pounds worth OF games. in
Guiding football, cricket and ping-pong
sets, have been dispatched to Ceylop
from London, for the Boer prisoners
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

Bertha-I can't say that we are posi-
lively engaged; bur it amounts to that
Last evening Charles asked me II
was going to make him the happfest
man in the world. Mercy-But how do
you know, dear, he didn't mean he.
wanted you to release him altogether.
Boston Transcript.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

$500 for every family. The annual risks
written by the fire insurance compa-
MES are estimated at S2G.990 goo, 600,
which is $3.50 per capita. or $3.50 per
family Thus it will be seen that ev-
cry family in the country, on an aver
age. has insurance assets of over 81
0OO
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

The Belgian socialists are reported
to have dropped zone man, one vote,
suffrage. 1t is more likely, however,
they have merely laid it down to mois-
ten their hands for a better hold.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

Since the Nebraska Indians have
formed relic trust persons who de-
sire to purchase ancestral scalps may
expect to pay hair-raising prices.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

Morally speaking. limburser cheese
has one great advantage over oleomaT.
garine. Nobody can accuse it Of try
ing to pass itself off for something
else.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

A great many men who express a
Willingness to die for the old flag al
ways let their wives carry in the coal.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

Ben Buffers monument will have to
wait until a generous public can de-
eide whether to locate it at Boston or
New Orleans.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

DR.. English, the author of Ben
Bolt" contributed more to the success
of "Trilby" than Du Maurier did.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

Gen Chaffee reports brief engage
ment with the Moros at Parang Pa
rang. This cannot be very far from
the province of Ping-Pong.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

Figures are naturally truthful, but
INSCRIPTIONS statisticians often lead
them astray-
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

Mr.. Carnegie says poverty is rich
heritage" Mr.. Carnegie gets off these
little things with the comfortable air
of a man who has dined well.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

Mr.. Carnegie says he is not phil
anthropist." He doesn't want to die
disgraced-that is ALL"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

Nine Calve says she Will never re-
turn to make any farewell tours OF Am
erica She must have her money buried
where moths cannot eat nor rust cor
rupt it.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

Five hundred girls from New York
stormed the White House and shook
hands with the president. No, it will
never do to elect Hobson to that Office
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

Miss Stone says that Nine. Tsilka's
baby softened the hearts Of the bri-
gands. All, what q wonderful thing
q baby is. And what a pity that 1t has
become questionable.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

Frenchmen who are after J. Pier
pont Morgan with wildcat schemes
should know that he has plenty OF
opportunities to purchase gold bricks
in his own beloved land.