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AMUSEMENTS.
Stuart Itohson.
A magnificent audience greeted Stuart
Robson. at the Grand opera house last night
in "Mrs. Ponderbury's Past," preceded by
"Mr. Oilman's Wedding," a one-act come-
dy. The cast of the curtain raiser was as
follows:
Mr. Gilman Stuart Robson
Charles Thornton Augustus Halbach
Frederick Vincent John Webster, jr.
John Joseph Keefe
Mr. John Jones David Miles
Mrs. Dudley Miss Julia Hanchett
Sophie, her daughter
Miss Kr.thryn Osterman
Mary, her daughter Miss Olive Porter
Mrs. Grimsley Mrs. Samuel Charles
Miss Stokes Miss A. Eueredeque
Mrs. Taylor IVliss Alaybury
The curtain raiser was merely an appe-
tizer. It gave evidence of a feast to come.
There is nothing particularly remarkable
in "Mr, Oilman's Wedding" save a lot of
misunderstandings, which, of course, fade
away just before the drop of the curtain.
Then the people in the audience had
time to see if Mr. Jones was with Miss
Smith and if the rest of the folks were
there. The boxes were all iilled, a theater
party given to Miss Josie Gresham and
Miss Eda Willie by Mrs. C. B. Stone tilled
three of the lower boxes and was made up
of Miss Willie, Miss Rosa Moss. Miss Cal-
laway, Mr. Harry Stone, Mr. John Sealy
and Mr. Alex Shannon, jr., in the first box
to the left of the sta^e; Mrs. Edwin F.
Brown of Syracuse, N. Y., Miss Josie
Gresham. Miss Margaret Sealy. Air. Harry
llawiey, Mr. Jienry Mensing and Air. J. H.
Kempn* r in the box adjoining, and Mrs.
Stone, Miss Drewry, Miss May Temple-
ton, Miss Lucia Hawkins. Mr. A. Temple-
ton, Mr. Charles Clarke and Mr. Willie in a
box across the house. The adjoining box
was occupied by Aliss Erin Paine, Aliss
Alary Lowe, Miss Bettye Shannon, Air.
Robert 11. Gardner and Mr. Dan Wallls and
Air. Willis Goldthwaite.
"Mrs. Ponderbury's Past," a comedy in
three acts, adapted from the French by
F. C. Burnard, an Englishman, was given
with the following cast:
Mr. Ponderbury Air. Stuart Robson
Melvin Thorpe Air Benjamin Howard
Captain John llumford... .Mr. Joseph Keefe
Peter Mr. Augustus Halbach
Captain Aversnack — Air. John Webster, jr.
Hyacinth Grayling Mr. David Miles
Alayor of Twiggenham.Mr. Frank Marlowe
Airs. Ponderbury Alme. Janausehek
Alme, Polacca di Lowinskie
Aliss Kathryn Osterman
Ethel Ponderbury Aliss Olive Porter
Lady Alaft'oress Miss Julia Hanchett
Mrs. Pokket Mrs. Samuel Charles
The 'comedy was a very serious matter
for every person save Mme. Polacca di
Lowinskie and the audience. And it was
this very seriousness of the characters im-
personated which made the comedy so
laughable. There is no necessity of telling
that the play was taken from the French.
That fact stood out from the very begin-
ning. There is not a dull line, and the
climax is excruciatingly funny.
Air. Ponderbury is a timid little man who
to better his ceiuiition made it worse by
marrying a strong woman wtfjo made him
her slave. She was a terror, and her power
was based on a story that made her a
heroine. It was the story of a knife, and
it was linked to her past life. She was
credited with saving her honor by stab-
bing a man who, under the moonlight, had
sealed the balcony and entered her room.
Traces of Mood w« re found an I a knife.
The story was believed, and the woman
was worshiped by all who heard the story,
and was married by poor little Ponderbury.
But the heroine was bogus. She was a ty-
rant, and that which her husband lived was
worse than a dog's life. He was locked up
like a bad boy, scolldied, given tasks to do,
and, naturally became a hypocrite and a
bad man. He never fails towdigress from
the path of duty whenever naif a chance
presents, and us a pretty woman is one
of his especial weaknesses, he -allows him-
self to be drawn into a whirlpool of diffi-
culty when he beholds a handsome widow,
with whom he makes a nocturnal appoint-
ment, to be held in the studio of an artist.
While there he is tempted to dance a
fantasy with the fair one, and in order to
do It removes his coat and goes into it with
great zest. He is unexpectedly surprised
in this divertissment by his indignant wife.
This does not phase the little man, who
immediately assumes the stare and char-
acteristics of a sleep walker, and Shifts
the responsibility of his compromising posi-
tion on to somnambulism. In vain does the
puzzled tyrant Of a Wife ask: "If you walk
in your sleep, why are you here, in an art-
ist's studio, at 10 o'clock at night, in your
shirt sleeves, with a pretty young .widow?
Why are you not walking on the roof of
your own dwelling with the cats, like all
respectable somhambulists?" The little
man will Iniever tel'l. Finally the true story
of Mrs. Ponderbury's past was revealed.
The man whom she claimed to have
stabbed 'appeared. He was an old friend
anfl ran away from the window when he
saw a lady who had an orange knife in her
hand. This was the sword of Damocles
that had been hanging over the little man's
htad. His wife was no heroine—only a
female bully—and she had lost her grip.
Th • little man asserts himself and became
master.
Mr. Robson is not a new actor to Gal-
veston theater-goers. He comes here every
year-and always does a splendid business,
lie is an artist and he is appreciated. He
is one of the few who have risen to the
summit off the ladder in his particular
branch of the profession. Crane. Nat Good-
win. Sol Smith Russell and Roland Reed
make up the majority of the others. Each
has his particular brilliant point. Who can
forget the quick speech, with the peculiar
rising inflection'.' It is Robson and it is
not to be imitated. His very appearance
is suggestive of laughter. He never grows
old. He has been the same Robson lor
iifteen years.
In Aladam Janausehek he has an able
support. It seems out of place to think of
the madame in comedy. Yet how well she
takes the title role! Her tragic gestures
and voice fit well the part of Mrs. Ponder-
bu ry.
Aliss Osterman does the ex-music hall
singer and causes all the trouble in a de-
lightfully agreeable way.
In fact, every member of 1 he cast does
his or her part well. Air. Robson is not
in the habit of surrounding himself with
sticks.
It was a delightful evening.
STHE SEMI-WEEKLY MilVVS,
«4 Year*
PERSONAL,
Air. D. C. Klncaid of Alexia, Tex., is in
the city on a visit.
Mr. .T. A. James will leave to-day for the
north to fill an engagement with the Linn
opera company.
At the Tremont: O. F. Alarehmun. Alin-
eola; J. L. Harris, William Thompson,
Dallas; E. V. Brigham, Chicago; E. V.
Benjamin, New Orleans; T. K. Small wood,
San Antonio; F. A. McDonald, R. W. Lea,
Fort Worth; W. Y. Leegraft, Jersey City;
W. Y. Southerbelry, St. Louis; P. <j. Mar-
shall, Dallas; M. X. Cair, Smithville; F. A.
Bur!-auk. New York; (). G. Bentley, St.
Louis; M. E. Mender. St. Louis. W. E. El-
liott, Peoria; William Puddephatt, Toledo;
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Carmiim, Baltimore;
H. I). Snyder; Boston; F. C. Taylor, W. lv
Humpheval'l, F. J. Bergeron, Houston: A.
W. Dutton, New Orleans; 1. Speyer. Chi-
cago; W. Lasker, Houston; D. G. Ogbern,
Cedar Lake: J. P. Wright, Dallas: George
L. Haven, New York; T. F. Lockwood,
Kansas City.
"Who steals my purse, steals trash, but
he that filches from me my good name"—
well, never mind, I can buy it on a rubber
stamp from Jos. V. Love. 2225 Strand, sten-
cils, seals, brass checks, etc.
COL. SINCLAIR DEAD.
I)r. J. W. Simpson, Dentist.
Crown and Bridge Work a specialty.
FOUND DEAD IN HIS ROOM YESTER-
DAY l\ A ROCHESTER, X. Y.,
HOTEL.
WAS EVIDENTLY APOPLEXY,
A Good Citizen Gone—Conspicuous in
the Civil War—( lonely Identified
With This City's Interests.
Rochester, N.' Y., Jan. 11.- (Special.)—
Colonel William H. Sinclair of Galveston
died alone in hif room at the Powers hotel,
the principal hotel in the city, some time
between noon and 3 o'clock this afternoon.
The cause of death is not known, but Cor-
oner %Klelmliensl, w ho 'has charge of the
case, believes that it was due to natural
causes, probably heart disease.
Mr. Sinclair came to Rochester last Fri-
day in the interests of Flynn & Co., New-
York capitalists, to look over a proposed
new suburban road from Windsor Beach
to Sodus Bay, a distance of forty miles. I-Ie
was greatly impressed with the worth of
the scheme and so told Colonel Joseph
Tone and George Wilson, the principal local
men interested. Colonel Tone and Air. Wil-
son were with Mr. Sinclair all this morning
at the Powers hotel. Mr. Wilson told of
Mr. Sinclair's death to your correspondent
as follows:
"Just before dinner Air. Sinclair remarked
that lie had had a good deal of trouble
with dyspepsia, and he took some medi-
cine, which he said usually brought him re-
lief. Ho went upstairs, saying he would
see us after dinner. We supposed he had
gone to the dining room and this afternoon
we waited for some time lor him to come
down and talk with us. As he did not come
and as it was getting along in the after-
noon Colonel Tone and I went to his'room
to call him. The key was on the inside
and the door was locked. I called to him,
but received no reply. I called to the wom-
an who was cleaning the furniture in the
hall and she in turn called a l>oy, who
brought a stephulder. He put the ladder
to the transom and looked into the room.
'The man is lling on the floor,' the lad
exclaimed. Wl made the boy climb over
into the room and turn' the key to let us
in. We found the man dead, and he had
apparently been dead for some time. His
glasses lay on the floor near him and his
pen was in his hand. He had started a let-
ter, addressing it, 'Aly Dear General.' We
do not know who he meant it for. It was
a friendly letter and was only partly writ-
ten. It referred to the death of a friend
and expressed surprise that lie died so
soon. There was nothing in the room to
indicate that death was other than natu-
ral. The only strange thing was that the
door was locked."
The body is now at the morgue and the
coroner has ordered an autopsy for to-
morrow morning. The landlord at the
hotel said that Air. Sinclair had beeiv there
once or twice before. The man was in a
happy mood this morning and he enter-
tained his friends at story telling and re-
lating reminiscences of life in the army.
One letter, sealed and addressed to a
friend in Galveston, was found on the table
in Mr. Sinclair's room. He evidently wrote
it this afternoon.
Associated Press Account.
Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 11.—Colonel Will
iam H. Sinclair, a member of the firm of
Flinn & Bo land, brokers and contractors
of New York, and formerly of Galveston,
Tex., where he was president of a street
railway, was found dead in his bedroom
this morning at the Powers hotel. He had
an appointment with officials of a railroad,
and when he did not keep it, investigation
was made and ho was found dead in his
room.
The News In Galveston.
About 11 p. m. las>t night the following
dispatch relative to Colonel Sinclair's death
was received:
Rochester, N. Y".—William Sinclair found
dead in room, evidently apoplexy.
FROlxTH & BALT,
Powers Hotel.
Sketch of His Life.
Colonel William H. Sinclair was born at
Akron, Ohio, on October 31, 1839, and was
therefore 57 years of age. He was educated
in the public schools of Allchigan, his par-
ents residing at Jonesvllle, of that state,
and on the 30th day of May, 1861. at the age
of 21, he entered the federal army, enlisting
as a private in company C, Seventh Michi-
gan infantry. He was appointed corporal
in the same company in July. 1861; appoint-
ed sergeant major of his regiment August
12, 18G1; appointed second lieutenant and as-
signed to Third Michigan battery of artil-
lery September 9, 1S61; appointed aide de
eamp on the staff of Brigadier General
Stanley (now»major general), in May, 18G2;
appointed first lieutenant of Third Michigan
infantry July 15. 1SH2; appointed captain ana
assistant adjutant general of volunteers
September 5, 1802; appointed major and as-
sistant adjutant general of volunteers to
date from May 8, and commissioned colonel
by brevet to date from March 13, 1865. He
was engaged in the following sieges, skir-
mishes and battles of the civil war, viz.:
Island No. 10, March and April, 18G2,
Corinth, May, 18G2.
Iuka, September 19, 18G2.
Corinth. October 3 and 4, 1802.
Stone River (at Murfreesboro, Tenn.), De-
cember, 1862, and January, 18G3.
Farmlngto-n, Aliss, May 28, 18G2.
Franklin,Tenti., December 12, 1862.
Manchester Pike (near Murfreesboro),
January 6, 1863,
During two of these latter he enjoyed the
sensation of having his horse shot from
under him. He marched with Sherman to
the sea. His bravery and ability won for
him numerous recommendations from the
leading generals of the army, for gallant
and meritorious service while an officer.
At the close of the war he was ordered
with his army corps to Texas, and there
filled positions of honor and Influence up to
the date of his muster-out, which was in
18G7. So well pleai-e : w as he with that state
that he decided to make Galveston his fu-
ture home, which intention was fully car-
ried out.
His ability as a leader was soon felt In his
district and he was elected as a member of
the Twelfth legislature of Texas, where
executive ability was so clearly demon-
strated that he became the champion of
his party, and was elected speaker of the
house. He was a warm personal friend and
confidant of Governor Davis, and at the
conclusion of his term was appointed col
lector of Internal i\ venues, which position
he held from Alay 1, 1873, up to the date of
Cleveland's inauguration.
His first interest in street railroads was
at Galveston, in 1876, he becoming n stock
holder in the pr. sent company, which at
that time controlled four miles of track am
employed forty men. His confidence in tli
progress of the city and the development of
this interest made him a prime mover in
methods looking to improved service, and a
b 'tter return than he and his associates
were receiving, and he was elected a direct-
or, and on January 8, 1879, was elect
president of the company, a position which
he held continuously up to 1896. Success
crowned his efforts.
Although required to travel further than
any other regular attendant upon the meet
ings of the American street railway associ-
ation, he was always present, took an act
ive part, and served as second vice presl
dent. He was also a member of the Loya
Legion of the United States, the Army of
the Cumberland, the Grand Army of the
Republic; also an honorary member of the
Buseh zouaves of St. Louis, and was a lead
ing Mason.
Colonel Sinclair's wife died in the summer
of 1895, and a few months later he severed
his connection with the street railway com
pany and went ea.st.
He first went to his old home In Jones-
vibe, Mich., where his mother still resides.
He spent about a month with her and then
went to Colorado, Where he remained the
4ir«ater part of last winter. He paid two
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short visits to Galveston during the past
year, but most of the time was spent in
New Y'ork, Washington and various cities
of the north. He was in Galveston, during
the close ot the campaign, and left for the
east soon after the election. A few weeks
ago lie went to pay a visit to his old
friend,Gen. D. S. Stanley, now commandant
of the soldiers' home at Washington, D. C.,
where he took Christmas dinner and re-
mained until January 4. From Washington
lie went to Buffalo, N. Y. His son, Harry
Sinclair, last heard from him on Wednes-
day. January 6, announcing the fact that
he had arrival in New York.
Colonel SincTatr leaves three sons, Harry
B.. aged 27 years; Louis 1)., aged 22. and
William Stanley, aged 19. The two former
reside in Galveston. William Stanley is at
present attending the law college at Ann
Arbor, Alieh. The news of his father s
death was telegraphed him last night, with
the request that he go to Rochester and
return home with the body.
The deceased has two sisters, by mar-
riage, residing in Galveston. They are Airs.
F. W. Iieissner and Airs. Ella Durand.
111STOHI OAL SOCIETY.
Many New Old Things Added to the
Archives.
The regular meeting of the Texas histor-
ical society was held last night in the su-
perintendent's office in the Ball high school
building. In the absence of the president,
Colonel Street, who is out of the city, Vice
President John C. Walker presided.
Air. J. H. Harrington was elected an act-
ive member and Major Boone an honorary
member of the society.
Several letters were read by the secretary
and action taken. Important to the society
was one from Lieutenant Lester of San An-
tonio concerning a map of the country
around and including the battleground of
San Jacinto. Mr. Lucian Minor said he
was looking into the matter himself, and
requested permission to take the letter.
A lady who did not want her name men-
tioned presented the complete liles of the
Matagorda Weekly Despatch for 1814. At
tht' suggestion of Secretary Littlejohn the
files were ordered bound.
The secretary produced also a big square
envelope containing newspaper clippings of
historical interest. A sciap-book, in which
these are to be pasted and letter filed, was
ordered purchased.
On the table about which the members
were seated lay a large cannonf ball. Dr.
Smith announced that the ball was present-
ed to the society by Mrs. Aloore, sister-in-
law of Commodore Aloore of the Texas
navy, and was one of the two fired from a
Mexican battleship into a Texas vessel of
his command. The other ball was of copper,
but had been stolen.
Mr. Walker presented a pamphlet con-
taining the proceedings of a mass meeting
of citizens of Galveston held August 18, 1871,
as a protest against the governor's order
that troops should surround the polls.
Another pamphlet* was presented. It is
the proceedings of the Texas Veterans' con-
vention at Houston in Alay, 1873.
Prof F. A. Hausleln, was elected acting
assistant custodian.
Vice President Walker read a highly in-
teresting paper on the history of Texas in
the days of the reconstruction.
T1IE NEGRO HYPNOTIST.
He lias Returned to Town ami Ex-
hibited >in the West L Church.
Prof. J. K. Williams, the colored hyp-
notist, gave one of his exhibitions last
night at the west avenue L Baptist church.
The professor seems to be about 25 years
old. His work last night left much of an
impression on the minds of his audience.
While he talks on hypnotism he receives
very close attention from his hearers. He
claims to be the only colored, man who is
traveling in this country giving exhibitions.
His acting with the chairs is that which
is only displayed by few. He puts a woman
to sleep and breaks a rock that probably
weighs seventy-live pounds that lays on
her abdomen while she Is asleep.
He will be in the city about one week
longer and on to-morrow nighfHie will ap-
pear at the West Mount Olive Baptist
church and also at Convention liall, on
Twentyfourth and Postoffice, at the en-
tertainment given by the -Famous Negro
Dramatic company of Texas. Alt*. J. 13.
Scott, a yoirfig local hypnotist, was con-
versing with Mr. Williams last night just
before the exhibition took place, and it
is very likely that he and Scott will do
some work to-night at the hall.
Real Estate Transfers.
Deeds: Amelia Sturgls to Alinnie A.
Ilanford, lots 3Gl*ar£d 362, section 1, on Gal-
veston island; $1.
Christopher Fox to Lucy Howard Fox,
lots 13 and 14, block 620; lot 9, block 559; lot
G. block 449: lots G and 7, block 492; lot 4,
block 2G8; $10.
E. W. Aloore and wife to C. H. Hughes,
w. st half of lot 3, in block 253; $1000.
C. H. Hughes to Caroline M. Aloore, 50x120
feet out of north end lots 8, 9 and part of
10, in southest quarter of northwesit quar-
ter of on Hot Sl: ?2100.
Ellen Aloneghau to Richard Helms, lot
G, block 431; $1750.
Peter AlcGrath and wife to Martin Shoa,
east half of lot 12 and west half of lot 11,
block 404; $750.
Charles Robinson to Airs. Pheba V. Sam-
ple, sou-til half of northeast quarter of out-
lot 5, in town of Hitchcock; $500.
Serviee at the Presbyterian Church.
Dr. Anderson held an interesting service
at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He
preached also last night to an appreciative
audience.
The interest ir. these meetings continues
unabated. They will be continued during
this week. The text last night" was: "Al-
most tihou persuadest me to be a Chrts-
tion." An old and familiar Scripture, upon
which thousands of sermons have been
pr« ached. Dr. Anderson presented the
truth in a new light. His sermon was
fresh interesting and impressive. No one
can go to sleep under such preaching.
Dr. Scott returned last night from Dal-
las. All are C( rdially invited to attend
these meetings whether members of the
church or not.
Chosen Friends Installation.
Chosen Friends lodge No. 6, r. O. O. F.,
installed the following officers Thursday
evening, January 7: William AlcCloskey,
N. G.; K. G. Swanstrom, V. G.; R. H.
Lindh, R. S.; M. Haarer. treasurer: W. J.
Wilder, warden; R. J. Slayton, 1. G.; A.
Bock, R. S. N. G.: C. F. Warren, L. S. N.
G.; J. Johanson R. S. V. G.; J. .1. Smith,
L. S. V. G.: J. Nelson, R. S. S.; E. Engle-
hart, L. S. S.; A. W. Warnke, I. C.
land.
Marriage License.
Catherine Reed.
Giles to Catherlm
The Corn Fe«
FOREIGN MERCHANTS
MR. LINN THINKS THEY SHOULD
BE CONSIDERED AFTER THE
HOME MERCHANTS.
TEXAS ASSIGNMENT LAW,
His Plan Would lie to Make a Law
That Does Not Prohibit
Preferences.
Social Science Lenipnc.
At a meeting held last night by the So-
cial Science league the proposed amend-
ments to the charter, as finally passed by
the amendment committee last Saturday
evening, were exhaustively discussed. New
and additional amendments wem adopted
by those present, which the society will
present to the legislature. The Pelican
island matter was also a subject of much
discussion.
Consul 1'or Costa Rleu.
Air. Henry Aloslo yesterday received the
appointment of consul for Costa Rica and
the official recognition by President Cleve-
'd Ileet
season has arrived. Choice cuts of all
kinds can be had at the Alodel Alarket,
20th and Market. 'Phone 38S.
State Senator John E. Linn came into
town yesterday and departed for Austin on
thp 7.30 train last night. Senator Linn was
active among the local statesmen all day,
and it was only while digesting his lunch
in the rotunda of the Tremont that an op-
portunity was afforded to get his views on
the assignment lav/.
"I think there will be considerable'discus-
sion," he said. "On the part" of St. Louis
and New Orleans merchants a very strong
effort \yill be made to change the assign-
ment law to one prohibiting preferences.
Since the question was sprung before the
people I have received 75 or 100 letters from
St. Louis and New Orleans people—and, by
the way, not one from a Texas wholesaler-
asking a change in the assignment law,
prohibiting preferences. So far as I am
concerned, as the representative of the Sev-
enteenth district, 1 shall try to represent
Texas people and Texas interests. Our com-
mission, by its rates, has permitted these
people to sell their goods under the very
nose of Texas wholesalers at a discount of
10 to 20 per cent on freight rates, and there
isn't, a cross-roatjs store in the state of Tex-
as where you can not find a drummer repre-
senting a St. Louis, New Orleans or New-
York house. Whenever there Is a grab
game in sight, so far as I am concerned as
a representative of Texans, 1 am very
much in favor of Texans having the grab.
"if, by. virtue of the rates of the South-
western traffic association, Texas wholesal-
ers must be discounted in their prices by
foreign merchants, it occurs to me that,
they can very well afford to live and do
business under the same laws as the Texas
merchants do business. If they are so
prone to an amendment to our laws pro-
hibiting preferences from failing creditors,
as letters to me would seem to Indicate, it
seems to me that decency at least would
require that they at first go to their own
legislature and amend the preference laws
of their own state and place creditors of
every character, both foreign and domestic,
on the same footing, before coming to the
legislature of Texas and seek in c to make,
by virtue of a statute, absolute hoi|esty in
the commercial interests of Texas.
"My individual opinion is that an amend-
ment to the third section of the assignment
act as it now stands, permitting a debtor
to make an assignment for the benefit of
consenting creditors, and by a transfer of
all his property subject to an execution to
an assignee, ought to be released from his
debts to these creditors who so consent to
this assignment. Aly opinion is that if this
premium were put upon a general assign-
ment and the debtor offered this relief, all
the hue and cry about preferences, fraudu -
lent or otherwise, would cease in a large
majority of cases, and, in fact, would only
occur in such Instances where special con-
siderations demanded of the debtor the pay-
ment in full of creditors who had been es-
pecially kind or considerate of his interests.
It may be true that frauds have been perpe-
trated under the right of a cretlitor to pre-
fer certain of his creditors, as is conceded
by our state law, but it is a very grave
question to prohibit the right of the citizen
to freedom to contract simoly because of
the fact that as between him and other con-
tracting parties the relation of debtor and
creditor subsists.
"I do not believe outside the question of
local Interest that is involved In the settle-
ment. of this issue, that we can add anoth-
er laurel to the crown of the populistic
sentiment that seems to have gotten con-
trol of a large number of our people for
several years past, which lids evidenced it-
self by statute after statute having for its
purpose the regulation of the business and
commercial affairs of this state from a
purely moral standpoint. We have been
trying for 4000 years to make honest men
out of thieves and to-day we have got
more thieves in our penitentiaries than
ever before. 1 do not believe that any
prohibitory statute will secure honesty and
integrity in commercial affairs to a greater
proportion or extent than has been secured
by our penal laws, and for this reason,
among many others, I am opposed to this
additional evidence of Sunday school legis-
lation. My view of the matter is that the
practical business affairs of the stat^ de-
mand practical laws permitting the In-
dividual citizen to exercise the greatest
freedom in his contracts, not only with his
debtors and the general public, but with
his creditors, and any statutory interfer-
ence with this freedom of contract can not,
in my opinion, do ought but inlury to the
commercial interests of the state.
"If I become persauded that the people
who elected me did so for the purpose of
advancing the interests of foreign mer-
chants as against the interests of Texas I
should fully and freely advocate the free-
dom of contract between debtor and cred-
itor in the matter of preferences, but until
I am so convinced 1 shall be unalterably
opposed to furthering the interests of out-
siders as against the interests of home
people."
"Ilpvv long will the legislature be in ses-
sion?"
"1 hope not to exceed ninety dayS. The
redisricting bill will probably occupy two
or three weeks of the session and cause a
great deal of trouble and possibly a great
ileal of feeling. I think a large majority of
the present legislature will be averse to a
longer session than ninety days."
.Justus Zuhn,
Th& Photographer, 418 Tremont street. Only
llrst-cluss work.
Colored Odd Fellows' Installation.
Last night the annual installation of tho
Grand United Order of Odd Fellows took
place in Asbury hall, on Postoffice and
Twenty-fourth. The installation began at
10 p. m. and the following were installed
for the ensuing year of the Grand United
Order of Odd Fellows, No. 1921, Oleander:
11. lilll Noble, grand master; Smith Gre-
hair, vice noble grand master; Peter Mor-
ris, secretary: John Wesley, treasurer; II.
Williams, chaplain; Sam McCormlck, N. F.;
W. II. Davis. I'. N. F.; R. and S., Jasper
Jackson, Dudley Williams; R. S. N. G., H.
Earls and Sam Bass. W. H. Davis and
James Williams were masters of the cere-
mony and Jasper Jackson marshal.
The Household of Ruth No. 1054: Miss E,
Butler, secretary; Mrs. V. Thornton, treas-
urer; Sallie Smith, right N. G.; E. Morris,
P. M. N\, G. P.; Cora Bundle, N. G.; M.
Shepherd, Boas; Annie Holmes, usher; Liz-
zie Williams, chandler; right and left senior
stewards, Mrs. L. Jackson and F. Butler;
right and left junior stewards, Annie
Holmes and AL Wiley; chairman of flnanco
committee, Katie Furies; worthy counsel,
11. Earles; Mrs. L. Frazier, M. N. G.
Garibaldi toduc Installation.
The following officers were installed by
Sp. Bernardonl: Crlstoforo Vuccovlch, N.
G. ; Domltilco Alutl, V. G.; Carlo Valanl, re-
cording secretary: Vlncenzo Guzzl, treas-
urer: Francesco Torregrossa, R. S. N. G.;
Lulgi Damlanl, L. S. N. G.; Giuseppe I^ji-
burberu, R. S. V. G.; Giovanni Reginl, L.
S. V. G.; Gennaro Piperi, wapuen: Luigi
Checchi, conductor; Guxcinto Piperi. inner
guard; Gennaro Rayor.e, S. S.; Antonio
Russo, S. L.; Sp. Bernurdomi, representative
to the grand lodge.
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CONSUMPTION GERMS
A POST MORTEM EXAMINATION OF
A TUBERCULOSIS AFFLICTED
JERSEY COW.
TUBERCULIN IS INFALLIBLE.
How Consumption Is Inoculated Into
the Human System l>y Impure
Meat and Milk.
The fact that Galveston is sorely in need
of a meat and milk Inspection law or ordi-
nance was very forcibly demonstrated yes-
terday afternoon In a post mortem exami-
nation of a diseased <5ow. The autopsy was
madij^by Dr. Fred J. Burkey in the inter-
est oMseience and for the purpose of prov-
ing the power of tpberculin in testing the
presence of tuberculosis or consumption in
cattle. The subject was a Jersey cow about
4 years old, bought from a man in the city
by Dr. Burkey for the purpose of killing,
and by its dissection prove the tuberculosis
condition of the milk giving animal which
has been for some time sowing the germs
of consumption among the drinkers of its
milk.
Two years ago the mother of this cow
was tested by tuberculin, found suffering
from the disease commonly known as con-
sumption, and killed by Dr. Burkey. At
the same time tho calf, which was made
the subject of yesterday's investigation,
was found to be in sound health.. While
the cow was giving its usual supply of pre-
sumably fine milk the tuberculosis has been
at work in her system for probably twelve
months or more, llow well it did Its work
was fchown in the awful, diseased condition
of the animal when put under the knife.
The presence of the dreaded disease was
clearly discernible to the inexperienced
group of laymen present, who noticed that
the right lung had been entirely destroyed,
the left lung badly affected, and the
spleen, liver and kidneys well advanced
under the poisonous destruction of the tu-
bercles. In fact, nearly every portion of
the cow's anatomy showed evidence of tho
disease.
Remarkable as it may seem, the animal
but recently gave evidence of sickness,
and even then accepted food freely, and up
to the time of its purchase by the doctor
gave its usual daily quantity of milk. Well
advanced anil almost in the last stages of
the disease, the subject had no Cough, and
while gradually giving off flesh, to all ap-
pearances was quite healthy.
A few days ago the veterinary surgeon
made a tuberculin test of the1! animal, and
as a result lie pronounced the animal con-
sumptive. Some of,the milk under a micro-
scopical test showed the presence of tuber-
culin bucilli. or, in other words, the germs
of the disease.
In the investigation of the latest of Dr.
Burkey's many experimental cases three
points have been clearly proven, the first
being that tuberculosis or consumption,
while not in itself hereditary, the tendency
to the disease is given in the offspring.
That is to sap": to use a non-professional
phrase, while the calf was born without
any signs of the disease and even healthy
for several months afterward, as shown
by tho test two years ago. the consumptive
tendency was inherited from its mother.
Secondly, that a cow can not onjy have
consumption, but live even in the last
stages of the disease without coughing.
The third demonstration settles the ques-
tion of the tuberculin test in determining
tuberculosis in animals.
Several days ago Dr. Burkey made a tu-
berculin test, the result of which fully
convinced him of the milker's unhealthy
condition. Though appearances, the ani-
mal's dally contribution of milk and the
amount of food eaten, were strongly in fa-
vor of the animal and skeptics, the test
was as pcrfect a one as the post mortem is
conclusive evidence. The test of the fa-
mous Dr. Koch tuberculin Is made by hy-
podermic, injection of about ten drops of
the fluid. Tne action or inaction of the
tuberculin defines the condition of the ani-
mal. If afflicted with tuberculosis the tem-
perature of the animal will rise several
degrees above the normal—102—within ten
or twelve hours, followed shortly by reac-
tion or fall of temperature to a normal
state. If the cow Is healthy the tuberculin
will have no perceptible effect in its appli-
cation. Preceding the injection the ani-
mal's temperature is noted at morning,
noon and liight. and th^injection of tuber-
culin usually made at 10 o'clock at night.
In speaking of the autopsy to a News re-
porter, Dr. Burkey said it was one of the
worst cases he had ever examined in his
long and varied experiences in handling
diseased cattle; that the disease, which had
defiled nearly every portion of the Jersey
and poisoned its milk with the germs of
consumption, is of long standing he was
positive from his investigation. How many
infants had nursed the germs of that awful
disease from milk of the consumptive cow.
there is no way to estimate. The doctor
believes firmly in striking at the root of
evil, and instead of wasting time finding a
cure, destroy the seed of the disease. Coin-
sumption, lie says, Is not a disease of man,
but has its origin in animals and Is con-
tracted from cows through the germs in
diseased beef and milk. Of (he large num-
ber of tests of cows recently made by the
doctor, he claims to have found 25 per cent
of them victims of tuberculosis. The au-
thorities and boards of health are power-
less to remedy conditions, owing to the ab-
sence of any law prohibiting the sale of
Impure beef or milk.
Had all the housewives in Galveston at-
tended the post mortem examination on the
east end of the island yesterday afternoon,
and witnessed the unhealthy condition of
this Jersey milker, as revealed under the
operation, private inspection bureaus would
be established in every household.
Stnuige as It may seem, cows in this un-
healthy state cling to life wonderfully
long, considering their condition, and milk
freely. In every drop of their product lie
germs of consumption, which is fed to the
infants us the purest of Jersey milk. Sel-
dom an owmer of one of these diseased cows
will even sell tho animal to lie killed, pre-
ferring to dispose of them to a skeptical
dairyman, who relieves his conscience in
refusing to be convinced of the existence of
consumption in cows. Thus spreads dis-
ease under the very eyes of the authorities,
who are powerless to prevent the sorrow-
ful state of affairs.
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UNT JEMIMA &V0b6tc010-
,UNT JEMIMA PANCAKES
AT
MOORE BROS.'
Every lady and gentleman in the city is
especially invited to come and seo this old-
time famous ante-bellum darky cook, and
eat a plate of hor celebrated cakes. She
will present each with cake-?, and recipe to
make them, freo of charge. Don't fail to
come and try theru, They are delicious.
DO YOUR COLLARS
„ CRACK?
"FLEXIBLE FOLD
STYLES WONT.
THEV ARE ALL
STAMPED
flEXIBLE FOlo^tJo
PATENT
Guarantee
Dr. A. Smult. Dentist,
2121 Market street, over J. Wenk & Son's.
Morris, Alorris, you know the rest
Morris' photos are the best.
Studio corner Twenty-first and Alarket
Dr. G. II. Kopiierl, Dentist,
Gill & League Building, 21st and Market
ANOTHER TEXAS PIONEER.
Deatii of Mrs. Carmen Cellu Thomp-
son in Galveston.
At 4 o'clock Monday morning Mrs. Car-
men Oelia Thompson, owe of the pioneers
of Texas, died after a short illness, sur-
rounded by sorrowing relatives and friends,
to whom she had become endeared through
her many qualities of tenderness and char-
ity.
Mrs. Thompson was born November 22,
1819, in the city of Havana. She came to
Texas in November, 1837, from Paris,
France, and settled In Brazoria county,
where she was married to the late Theo-
dore Francip Brewer, who died in 1860. In
1864 she married William Thompson, whom
she survived eighteen years.
Airs'. Thompson has lived in Galveston a
number of years and in her death one of
her oldest landmarks is removed by the
inexorable reaper to whom we all bow with
su bmission.
Her entire life was one of Christian forti-
tude, and charity, and during the late war,
when strife and desolation, reigned su-
preme, she brought peace and comfort to
many a stricken soldier, to whom she ad-
ministered with all the gentle tenderness
of am angel of mercy. She was universally
beloved and admired for her rare atui
beautiful qualities, that brought sunshine
into the lives of all with whom she came
in contact, and though she has been borne
from our midst by the gentle spirit of
death, her name will live forever ifi the
memory of those she lived aiwl labored for.
Deceased was a sister of Mrs. Josephine
Galceran, and is survived by a large
number of relatives who mourn her loss.
The funeral will take place from the family
residence, AlVg, between Twentieth and
Twenty-fir st, at. 10.30 this morning, and the
funeral services will be held at St. Alary's
cathedral.
Death of Michucl Erliold.
Michael Erhold, aged 65 years, died yester-
day morning at 1.30, at his late residence, on
L and Thirteenth. Mr. Erhold was born
in Busenberg, Bavaria, and resided for
many years in this city. He leaves a
daughter, Airs. Geo. Schwcebel, and a son,
Joseph Erhold.
LITTLE LOCALS,
The secretaries and presidents and com-
mittees having in charge the Ball charity
fund, are urged to meet in Eaton chapel
this morning at 9.30.
Rheumatism originates in morbid condi-
tion of the blood. Hood's Sarsaparllla cures
it.
Gladness Comes
With a better imderstsmding- of the
transient nature of the many phys-
ical ills, which vanish before proper'ef-
forts—gentle efforts—pleasant efforts—
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge, that so many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis-
ease, but simply to a constipated condi-
tion of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt-
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millionsof families, and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotesxnternal
cleanliness without debilitating the
organs on which it acts. It is therefore
all important, in order to get its bene-
ficial effects, to note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine arti-
cle, which is manufactured by the Cali-
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, laxatives or
other remedies are then not needed. If
afflicted with any actual disease, one
^nay he commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if in need of a laxative,
one should have tho best, and with the
well-informed everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction.
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