The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-22
They Are Trying Now 10 Moderate the
Verdict Of the Commission
A STRONG SERMON ON OPEN WORK HOSE
Resented by Women and Cost Pastor Hls
PuIpt--New York Surprised at the
Mollneux Divorce Move.
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count. Their only hope now is to temper lie
verdict Il is admitted that the operators made
sad mistake in taking the commissioners TO the
coal fields The first mine they visited was one
of the worst in the whole field Mitchell man
aged that by an adroit piece OF work There
the arbtrators boys less than years old
at work. They also saw the most abject misery
and suffering in the mine village, To Offset
the effect Of this the operators insisted the ar
bitrators should go to one of the mines they Sc
lected This was done, but as luck would have it
there was accident just the commission
arrived. The members saw the miners bodies
brought out Of the hole, torn horribly; the
other mangled SO that many OF the spectators had
to turn away. The horror of that spectacle and OF
what they in the foul, damp, dark subter-
| ranean passages is with the commissioners yet
and it is only in the hope Of softening the i'm
preston that the operators are now pleading and
arguing.
Rev. James c. Hume, Phi. D., Of the Old Bush
wick Reform church, Brooklyn has lost his job
lie has been knocked out by the indignant women
of his congregation. One rainy Sunday he sat
at the window in his study and watched his par
! ishioners hooking to church. Be it known the
style these days in these diggings--I hope the
| fashion never will reach Texas-s for woman
to hold her skirts as il the tide were high What
the rector saw shocked him. When he went into
the pulpit he forgot or laid aside his written
sermon and he talked about stockings, particular
women made them blush, shuttle their feet and
strain at their skirts to their hose was covered
while they were in their pews. When the con-
| gregation was dispensing there wasn't sister
who didn't let her skirts drag in the water. But
| they had their revenge What the doctor said
/ about them was mild to what they said about
/ the doctor later Nine out of ten OF the
women refused to attend the church thereafter
and they begged and pleaded with their hus-
bands, their brothers and their male friends to
| resent the insult by Withdrawing their support
| from the church. Rev Mr.. Hume has been
preaching TO a full house of empty benches and
on last Sunday he presented his resignation It
wear openwork, red, barberpole or any other
stockings and not be criticised by the pastor that
the indignant women will return,
John d. Rockefeller, Jr., probably didn't mean
TO use it in an advertising sense when he quoted
TO his Bible class in the Fifth Avenue Baptist
church Sunday the parable OF the five virgins who
kept oil in their lamps as lesson in preparedness
He didn't specify which brand OF Standard oil
he recommended. but the trust really needs as
sistanee from the churchly and unchurchly The
annual report published today shows the dividends
| this year to be only S4s,ooo,ooo. Last year
| they were $48oooooo The Rockefellers own
one-half Of the trust. Since the coal famine be-
| gan the price of oil has been advanced so per
cent retail The Rockefeller dividends ought TO
lows young John D.'s advice and puts oil in his
lamp.
There was a meeting of the Republican club last
night for the purpose OF raising funds for the
new club house. Colonel Charles II. Treat, coll
ector of internal revenue distinguished himself
in making the appeal for money by saying q
appeal to the men of Wall street, the millionares
OF Wall street. They need this Republican club
! they want it, and they must have it. They need
| this club to protect and safeguard their interests,
and there is no why they should not con
| q ne Me
| knew this before, but didn't think the colonel
would acknowledge i
Again my smug friend Mayor Low has dis
tnguished himself, Yesterday committee rep
resentng some of the leading hotel men and
business concerns OF the city went TO the city
! hall 70 present petition for the retention of
Fire Chief Croker and TO ask the mayor not to
| approve the order OF dismissal which Commits
| sioner Sbrgs is preparing The mayor refused
TO then refused 70 permit them 70 leave their
| petition and had the door shut in their faces
| Wonderful how pulled up some men get when
they are put into office.
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No greater surprise has been sprung upon New
Workers in long time than the action OF Mrs.
Roland B. Molineux in racing to South Dakota
to set divorce What lot OF lying there
was 10 make it appear the couple were on good
terms She now says she refused 10 70 to the
house OF the parents after the acquittal until
she was assured she would not have TO meet her
husband. She refers 10 him throughout as that
person., and says she has been a martyr Ii
seems this scandal never will end. Most of the
speculation now is regarding the grounds upon
which she will ask the divorce She can not very
well allege deserton, for she received Saoo 4
month from General Moneux while his son was
in prison and in going to the Molneux house and
remaining two nights after his acquittal she con
doned any oftense she knew her husband had
committed. More mystery.
Preachers and Bible teachers keep themselves
in the public eye no difference what the season
may be. Now comes Rev. DR. Cortland Myers, of
the Baptist temple, Brooklyn. He was one OF
the loudest and most vigorous snouters for Low
and reform, yet on Sunday he proclaimed that
reform government is almost a mockery. /. is
folly 70 cover up citizens iniquity with a
white name II may be the winding sheet OF death
The notwithstanding promises and their signal
failure Is the universal and disgracefu experi-
ence. New York city has had It's rebuke In the
recent election, Its government deserves more
and il Is destined 10 receive II.
I would rather have a TammAny government
living out its profession than reform govern
ment marking It's profession with lie Insneeri-
y and hypocrisy are more hateful than bold
crime
He said there we're fifty pool rooms within
short distance. of his church, all paying black
mail 10 the reform administration for protection
Then he told of trip made 10 Chinatown,
"A Chinaman told US said he there were
more than seventy gambling tables IN that small
section, and each one Of them paying each week
week, and that in the hours OF reformation"
There's some truth, but LOT of exaggeraton
TO what this clergyman says,
"rhe Crisis" with James X Haeks,, and Char.
latte Walker IN The principal roiea, has hcea