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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-08
The PETITION REFUSED.
Cleveland G. Sons Request for Traoka9e
Extension on Commerce Street.

Cleveland G. Sons Request for Iraokaee
Extension on Commerce Street
petition has been before the council
for some time from VIM. u. Cleveland q
sors FOR the right to lay tracks on Com
merce street between Fannin and Main
fronting property owned by them. the
street and bridge committee had favored
granting the request under certain con-
dltlons hut IT was finally referred to 4
committee of aldermen from the FIRST ana
Second wards.
The latter committee, consisting Of A.
dermcn Thompson, Miller and kohlhapIn
submitted a report to Yesterdays meeting
Of tho council. The original report of the
street and bridge committee was voted
down by n vote II 6 10 5 and the SUB.
Joined report met like fate, the Vole
beIng the same The matter now has
no status before the administration, but
II Is understood that an amended petition
Viii he presented TO the next meeting 81
the council
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T. P. McKlssick, Proprietor.
Wootan Wells, Texas.

Health and pleasure resort. Midway from
Houston 10 Dallas, Texas, on ne Houston
ma Texas Central Railway. Cool, shady
rrot,nds. len acres OF Park; all kinds Of
water here. besides the famous No, 4. Board
AZ various prices; a large pavilion, with
Mexican Music; amusements OF various
e. "Vvootnp Write telegraph or phone us
for information. wootan Wells Co.
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AT THE AUDITORIUM.

nBound BY An Oath" by The Paton
Sisters Comedy Company.
The Payton Sisters Comedy company
played Bound By An oath" at the Audi
forum last nGht
The play is meodrama with n strong
Mo, and many thrilling situations The
company makes the most OF the plays ORA.
matte possibilities and in II are seen 10
good advantage, the Misses Payton dcserv-
Ing especial mention
The hin Al the Auditorium Is changed tri-
weekly. The shows put on are always
good ones. The company Is very clever and
is well worth seeing.
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MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.

By Alderman Jones-That the Houston
and Texas Central railroad be Instructed
ia repair the street crossing al Willow
street in the Fifth ward, known as the
Central transfer track and used by South
crn Pacific passenger trains. Adopted.
By Alderman Henry Puis-That tn street
CON m ssioner he authorized 10 repair the
sidewalk fronting city property on the
west side of Tenth street to Dart street
and aiong Dart street TO Ellis street. Re
fcrred 10 street and bridge committee.
nv Alderman Kohlhauf- That the city en-
rspcer prepare plans and specifications for
having Fifth street. from Franklin and
Louisiana street bridges 10 Washington
street Adopted.
An ordinance regulating the method OF
Procedure In the trial of all members OF
| Tho police force and the rules for preferring
charges together with suggestions by the
civil service board in connection herewith
\ was referred to the ordinance committee
md fhc city secretary was instructed Il
! furnish each alderman with copy Of the
| ordinance.
| man Mliers resolution authorizing bond
| Issue for tine purposes OF erecting new
| market house Alderman Miller moved thai
the mayors communication he referred u
| the journal committee q the council. The
| chair ruled that snch disposition was mo-
| moi Missile A motion TO sustain the veit
| was seconded but the point WAS made tina
1 no such action was necessary,
| Council thereupon adjourned.
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uIIIsBoRo.-The Morning Tribune is
the latest newspaper venture In Hlllsboro-
IL msde its appearance Sunday morning.
s,ory and Robertson are editors II will be
Independent In all respeets-
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ereenbrlsr White Sulphur Springs.

WEST VIRGINIA
lThe OLD WHITE" Sulphur, open Iune Is,
Famous Tor its sulphur baths. Modern improve
msnts, with private baths. Orchestra OF ls pieces
Terms SIS TO S1S week. $50 500 per month. Write
ioI illustrated booklet Address Harrington Mills
Mar. Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, W. Va
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u ACTIVE COUNCIL SESSION.
Series of Surprises Kept the Interest Up
to the Maximum.
Ietition Was introduced for the Enforcement OF
That Section of the Sunday Law Relating
to General Merchandising.

In the matter Of the damage suit FOR
personal injuries brought by Mr. H. c.
Still, the finance committee roncurred In
he report Of the city attorney. Mr.. still
has SUI In the Eleventh judicial district
court claiming damages for this injury ana
the attorney was Of tho cpini, that the
city had better await the action Of the court
and not make any compromise settlement,
ns no definite proposition had come from
Mfr. ST. I. Adopted.
rhe street and bridge committee recon-
mondsd that the street commit sion have
The dump leveled where the dirt hauled
from Gable street Is being barkel. Adop;
ted
The street and bridge committee recon-
mehied that on the petition Of W. w.
section OF Iceland avenue and La Branch
street, the street commissioner give the
matter his attention. Adopted.
The street and bridge committee approved
| the motion Of Alderman Thompson that the
street commissioner he instructed to grade
| Fox nnd Bering streets from Middle to
Grand. ADOPTED
The street and bridge committee reported
upon the petition of certain 81 liens for the
nlhng of Jefferson avenne, between Craw-
| ford and Hutchns streets. with gravel from
thu streets to be paved, and offering TO have
he hauling done free Of charge, that the
petitioners have hauled such debris from
market as may be used for street fling
under dire elton Of the street commissioner
when same Is TO he moved. Adopted
The hospital committee reported adversely
on the petition Of Herman Lippet to erect
n platform on the outer edge Of the side.
walk facing his premises 606 and eos Main
street. Article 400 Of the city ordinances
| provides Tor the use Of thirty inches next
| the buildings and the committee therefore
| Ing of the thoroughfare would be unlawful.
| Adopted.
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REPORTS OF DEPARTMENTS.

hEfOhlS OE DEBAhGM
The report Of the market master for
June showed gross receipts OF SS42.50. Re-
ferred to finance committee.
The report of the corporation court for
June showed the gross assessments Of
mes and costs to have been Sllu3uJ. Re
leried Ia nnuilru committee
The city sealer rendered his report for
May, lSO., and the same was found cor
rect by the auditor ana approved 10y the
finance committee. The amount received was
SAilJ. Adopted.
The oty scnvenger's report for the month
of JunV showed collections Of Sl6316o. lac
numbei on premises cleaned l4yS; number
condt mned t4I; amount of work done
II, uo5. 10. ihc expense and payroll FOR June
With disbursementst for repairs and new
material Sl232bU. Referred TO finance com
mlttcc.
lpc board Of public works rendered re-
ports on the various sections Of street paw
ing completed by Messis hipp X Key and
recommended the acceptance Of same and
payment of final estimates as per the CT y
engineers reports. Referred t. committee
on streets and bridges and records and &c.
counts. The section of Iceland avenue re.
Gently completed was made the subject
of n separate report and referred 10 finance
commit &c.
The reports of the city assessor and
collector for May and June were referred
to the finance committee.
The report OF the police department for
the month of June was referred to the
police, fire and health board
The mayor reported on the following
matters, which had been referred to him
| by the council for action:
Appointing II conference with representa-
| tiNes OF the Federation of Labor and the
| street commissioner TO discuss the question
| OF the hours OF city lRborers. Adopted,
Correspondence with the county authori-
| ties relative to paving San Jacinto street
| from Congress to Franklin in consideration
| OF the county's paying for the Preston
| avenue block between Fannin and San
| JacIpto Proposition defined as already
! printed in The Post. Report adopted.
/ on the complaint made by the Carpen-
| ters' union as TO the employment of non
! union labor on the public schools. Sccre-
! tary Tracy's reply to the mayors letter
| was read printed I'm full elsewhere In
! these columns. Report adopted.
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MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS.


Report of the water committee on petit.
ton to extend certain water mains on
harrisburg road, etc Report adopted and
work ordered done at once.
BY the light committee instructing the
Santa Fe Railway company to erect an arc
light at the intersection of Mary and
Aeona streets. Adopted.
By the board of police, fire and health
approving the names of policemen nomi
mated by Chief Ellis. List approved by
hoard hut no confrmatory action taken by
council.
BY the street and bridge committee OH
petition Of James Charlton, favoring the ex.
tension of a box drain some six or seven
feet. according TO the lee jmmendation Of
the city engineer, the sewer committee con
curing. Adopted
The resolution of Alderman Watkins for
the placing of sundry fre alarm boxes on
Harrisburg road, etc. Referred to the
finance committee
An adverse report by the police, FIRE and
health bonrd on the petition Of the Santa
storage tank as the conditions governing
the matter had not been complied with.
Adorted.
By the sewer committee to prevent the
tapping of storm water sewers for mouse
savage connections Adopted
by the street and brldg comittee and 4
specisl committee Of aldermen on the petit
a N Of w. D. Cleveland & Son for certain
- ack privileges on Commerce street. Both
reports rejected
Bv the city engineer, report on the sewer
npe system of the city. Referred to the
sewer committee after rendins, published
IN full In another column)
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-13

men but by three ministers OF the
same denomination. Rev. Hines val
ued the sermons at $50 each and asked
the railroad company to reimburse
him at that rate. The company left
the matter to three brother ministers,
who decided that they were worth
$3.50. or $l.23 and fraction each.
1t is not known what would have
happened to the package OF pulpit
philippics If the matter had been left
to a committee from his congrega-
ton. Neither does 1t necessarily fol
low that Baptist sermon is rated
lower in the ecclesiastical stock
market than a Methodist sermon.
1t is perhaps. after all, question
of vintage" If they were of the
vintage of 10 and the barrel had
been turned over several times 1t is
barely possible that the price fixed
by the clerical adjusters was fair
one. II he was just getting ready
to try them on new congregation
in new pulpit. however, they really
represents a couple of years salary
and the preachers should have dealt
more generously with their unfortu-
nate brother
The moral is: Don't carry 202 ser
mons around in valise. Keep
them in cold storage.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-13
Price of Baptist Sermons in Virginia.
(Chicago Record.Herald.)

Down in Virginia 1t has been de-
finitely decided by ministerial
board OF arbitration that Baptist ser
mons. when offered in barrel lots.
should bring about the same price
as homemade pair of carpet slip
pers at a rummage sale.
1t seems that the Rev. w. p. Hines,
pastor OF the Park View Baptist
church of Portsmouth, lost a valise
containing 202 sermons on the Nork-
fork and Western railroad. He had
checked the valise as baggage. but
when he presented the check at the
end of his journey the precious grip
could not be found. and subsequent
"tracers" failed to locate 1t.
Whether the sermons burned on
the tag or whether they were SO
heavy the baggage man refused to
handle them 10 really inconseQuential
compared to the fact that . jobbing
price had been fixed upon Baptist
sermons. The decision 10 Of great
interest to the clergy for the reason
that the price WAS not axsA BY lay.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-13
A Production From Life.

There's nothing new under the
sun" is an old maxim that refers to
the stage as well as everything else
In life.
The stage is supposed to hold re
production from life and that is what
Is seen behind the footlights at every
performance of TOO Rich To
Marry" the beautiful comedy by Ed
win Owings Towne.
The very feature that has made
Too Rich To Marry" so successful.
Is that the author has simply trans
ferred, so to speak. real character
from their everyday life to places on
the stage, 30 lifelike is the comedy
The author has taken for the
foundation of his picture comedy. the
life of the Dunkards, their beliefs,
their theories. and neither burlesqued
nor ridiculed that peculiar people.
but has simply borrowed their foibles
and their notion, which may be new
to many. to furnish the good. whole
sale humor and pathos to be found In
his delightful little comedy, which
will be seen at the opera house, Feb.
11th.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-13

opinion, He did not always accept
the verdict of his commissioners, but
gave sentence according to his own
pleasure or prejudices, without refer
ence to the law or the facts, and 1t
might condemn Paul. because. at this
time, he was under the influence of
a Jewess, Poppaea, one of his mis-
tresses. 1t was customary for peo-
PIE who wanted the favor of the en-
peror to secure her influence by
bribes. But. perhaps the prosecu-
tors and the witnesses who came
from Judea, Ephesus, Corinthh and
other scenes of st. Paul's activity,
We're confident of the strength of
their case and did not take the pre-
caution to obtain her aid. In fact,
we know nothing about it, although
we are offered a wide field for spec
ulauion. | only learn from the records
that Nero himself presided at the
trial. acquitted st. Paul of the accu-
sations against him, and told him to
go in place.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-13
A Legacy Of the Grip.

Is often rundown system.
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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-13

In three weeks our chubby little
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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-13
He Could Not See the Point.
New York Times.)


Clinton Fiske has a friend, an En-
glishman by birth and an American
by force of circumstances, who has
been in this country long enough to
absorb the American idea of humor
Last summer he was in London on =
visit and happening to have business
with man on an upper floor OF a
tall building took the lift" to reach
his office. The elevator was one of
those excessively British affairs, and
its snail-like progress annoyed the
Amercanized Briton. The only other
occupant of the car was middle
aged Englishman with manner of
peculiar English seriousness. The
man from America ventured to ad-
dress him:
81 thing I could make great i'm
provement on this lift" he said.
The Englishman looked seriously
interested. ''How?' he asked.
why" the other man went on.
''Td make it go faster by simple lit
tie arrangement. I'd stop the lift
altogether and move the building up
and down"
The Englishman looked slightly
more interested.
How" he asked.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-13
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The Chicago. Rock Island & Pacif-
ic railway has just issued pamphlet
entitled Winter Sunshine" 1t
deals with Colorado and Utah and It
is most interesting compilation of
facts. 1t covers all the chief points
Of interest to tourists and is written
in a catchy manner that will prove of
interest to the people who live the
points treated of. BY sending to
John Sebastian. general passenger
agent, at 81 Adams street, Chicago.
you can get one.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-13
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Windsor, Ont. Jan. 10, 1900.
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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-13
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Mr.. Wheeler Rid Of His Rheum ati.m

During the winter OF 1898 was
so lame In my Joints. In fact all over
my body. that l could hardly hobble
around. when I bought bottle OF
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. From
the first application / began to get
well. and was cured and have work
ed steadily all the year.-R. Wheeler.
Northwood. N. Y. For sale by ].
l.. Parsons. druggist
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-13
She Recommends Chamberlain
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II have used Chamberlain's Cough
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is the best remedy for coughs. colds
and Group I have ever used In my
family. | have not words to express
my confidence in this rensedy.-Mrs
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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-13
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Th wonderful activity of the new
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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-13
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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-13

PATTERSON, N. j., Feb 10-The
very heart of this city is in ruins this
morning. The great fire which start
ed yesterday ravaged the entire bust
ness section. This morning finds
one thousand people homeless.
Twenty-six business blocks are in
ashes, thousands out of employment,
all the banks in ruins and property
loss of over ten millions. Never has
such a disaster stricken New Jersey.
Today the homeless are being taken
in and already plans are being hur-
ried forward for rebuilding. Paterson
insists it will take care OF its own
losses. but one hundred business firms
will be completely ruined unless out
side aid is extended. Today offers of
financial assistance came from Tren-
ton, Philadelphia and New York. Pat
erson. which lays in valley, burned
all yesterday morning and day. and
the gruesome picture on the surround
ing hills made the place look at night
like seething crater
The fire is still burning this morn
ing in spots, but is well under con-
troll. Gangs of men are at work tear
ing down threatening walls, while mi
litiamen patrol the burned district
covering twenty-six blocks. Every
incoming train brought hundreds of
sightseers but today they were held
back at a distance. Mayor Hench
cliffe, the city officials and prominent
citizens met this morAing to discuss
the situation.
There is no suffering among the
homeless, all of whom are being cared
for by householders who escaped
damage. No corpses have been found
among the ruins.
HONG KONG, Feb. 10.-A dispat'
this morning from the south says the
buildings of the Berlin Missionary
society atBayon near Canton, We
burned down by an anti-Christian mob
and although the missionaries escap-
ed with their lives, the bowling gang
of Chinese followed them.
The southern provinces have been
quiet until this outbreak and further
trouble is feared. Strong feeling is
manifested against all Foreign Dew
lis" and against the Germans espe-
cially.
lola, Kas., Feb. lO.-Bedell Bros
and Ramsey Bros department stores,
Goff & Lefiiers jewelry, and five other
establishments suffered $4,000 damage
from fire last night. There was no
water with which to combat the
flames, as the hydrants wer frozen.
CHICAGO, Ill, Feb. 1O.-The Or
pheum theatre was destroyed by fire
this morning. Loss, 100000.
A blackened corpse was found in
the ruins. Incendiarism caused the
fire this being the twenty-first at
tempt in four years to burn it.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. IL
Secretary Long says that he will not
resign the secretary ship as long as
the department is under fire, though
he would be glad to be relieved.
ST. LOUIS. Mo. Feb. 10.-This
morning 1t is found that yesterdays
fire which destroyed the Empire ho-
tel on Olive street, resulted in the
death of twelve people and the serious
injury of a dozen more. The hotel
was occupied by men exclusively. and
the lives were lost In jumping from
the burning building. Money loss
will reach about twenty-five thous-
and dollars. The dead includes Nor
ris Yam. of the firm of Yam, Clark
and Gowan; Tony Davis. a man about
town; John c. Lubsrs. father OF
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-13

The Herald linotype machine is
now in charge OF Mr.. E. r. Turne,.
who recently resigned his position
at the Democrat. Mr.. Turner is n
thorough mechanical operator. and
with his manipulation all fear OF de-
'ays vanish and W. feel highly elated
at having secured the services Of
such a reliable operator for SO COM
pllcated n thing
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-13

The Schutt Commission company is
now located In the building formerly
occupied by Brachvogel & Co. In
addition to the regular stock many
new goods have been ordered and the
store will be among the best In the
southwest. When in need OF grocer
les and ranch produce be sure and re.
member the company's new location.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-13
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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-13
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