The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. THIRTEENTH YEAR, No. 249, Ed. 1, Thursday, December 9, 1897 Page: 1 of 8
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In Um coatuma o Bavaria the
attained sides of the float almost
round bearing appropriate adver
> were lighted by a double row
filed lamps ana tho entire effect
of great beafUty
Concert Programme
following conoert programme will bo
ed at tbo Auditorium this evening
lock
concert Herbs Orchestra
A Dlehl director assisted by Mon
ti Peden and Allen and Messra Bull
an Griggs Taylor and Breaker
Thunderbolt Wognor
R
re Magic Scepter Orunewald
tte Como Where the Illie
la Arlon Quaitette
H C Breaker director
dl Concert Angela Dream
A Herman
Moonlight Itolllneon
One Hundred Fathoms Deep
Mr Taylor
Crimson Glow of Sunset Fades
E A Peden and Mrs Bultts Allen
ca Ernanl Verdt
e o Cavallcrta Itustlcana
Mascagtn
lames Peden and Allen and Messrs
and Taylor
Mosa
Ire If I Wei King
Dlehl
tte Hall Queen of the Night
rs Bell Nelson Griggs and Taylor
mlttoo for arranging programme
nes B A Peden Baltts Allen J T
in C W Nelson and Messrs
r and Griggs
e ponltrj Shosv Continue
lg all the attractions autl entcrtaln
isw going on In tbo city tho vUlt
jllc should not fall to pay a visit to
jltry and pet stock exhibition con
from last week and very descrtud
italning tho good patronage be
at that time It would bo lmpossi
name any practical 01 useful va
f poultry tllat car not be Keen there
such tartcty as to sum up a total
it 600 fowls
are fan tall pigeons and pigeons
tails at all rfomo fine old cocks
ikercls that will wolgli twolte
each and not less than twenty tn
ot bantams that will not ralie tho
to thirty ounces for each specimen
Hemllcb who awarded the prize a
pejt pronounced the show equal In
quality of stock shown to any he
er ecn visitor wcr nuuierou
ay and the management Is very
ncouraged by tho attendance
rice of nuttonn Ttciluccd
today for tho balance of the week
iult Plower and Vegetable souvenir
will be sold at 50 oents each cn
the holder and his family to ad
to tho Auditorium as often as they
> slro to go during tho remainder of
istlval Those buttons will bo on
nn town at Klams Grunewaids
Iros Cockrells tho FrultVFIower
ogetabla headquarters tinder the
rs house and at the Auditorium
inlKhts lttrmlc Abandoned
military and firemens parado for to
has been abindoncd but a very
ive programme will bo given at the
rlum The flroment turned out with-
ed floats last night butt tho rail
as unable to do so on account ex
ns of some cf tho companies bsln
to ship to Austin to bo leplaccd bv
les
Social r ii <
ould sicm that festival week In
> n had been already prettj well filled
h tociai neuts Pirat in Importance
2 K opening gsrman Priday night
sht Guard hop tonight and the op
they mnuT ami onnvMu
AliUMM ASSOCIATION
Dr
eston Grant R Branet class ot SG Gal
cfcton Captain WJUIam McB Smith class
cf 76 Helton George Kldd cluis of fil
Houjtcn C C Cietscai Jr clisr of 33
Eaa Antonio O C Johnson tlacs of 91
San Antonio Thomas RutWnan ohbs of
4S Helena VctIc II LIddell clas ot 8V
Austin William Hutchison data of 69
Hcuatoa J V I ons clash of M Klkton
Ind Dr William II Ietlc obss of 79
San Antonio Judge n I Feud claws
ot49 Oolirmbus W Goodrich Jones chiss
J3 Temple Of tho fmegolng live were
mrmbori of thc < Clio nnd ten membirs of
tho Whig tho secret societies of tho col
lepo The names of the following under grad-
uate wero presented P C Groee class
S Johu K Prayer Jr class 1900 John
Bennett Jr class 1900 Thomas PrcU
class P02 Jco Prost daes 1902 Gus B
Cranr ras IP02 all ot Sju Antonio Clint
Wells clare IMS Gahcatci Mr Herndnn
cla s IRIS Ty r and Mr Shiw son of
Nelrrn A Phiw class 1898 Houston
The chair was giien to Dr Halslcd ot
Austin while thwc assembled gave the
Prlnectoa yell and sang Princeton songs
Dr Halslcd formally opened ths meeting
bv deejirlng nominations for offiecin In
oider The doctor recched the first which
was iaad > bv Mr Bennett ot Galveston md
hs eletton as president was made unani-
mous W B Frelcy of Pan Antonio was
elected tie pnaldent and W Goodrlrh
Jones of Temple ws chosen secrtary and
treasurer Tlie chair was rtflrgatd with
the authority or namin an eifeeutitc com-
mute ami he appointed Grant It Bennett
John Sealy and MnrK H MOdel
Mr Jones who had had Confildsrcblo cor
rtnDoiideuco with reference lo tbo organi-
zation cubmlttcd n batch ot letcr among
wblch ttero rcgrSts from Dudlsy Wcotan
Dallas W T Austin Galveston Ed S
Hughes AMItor K S Conover Jr fititen
Spring Rapch Roche William Rtqe Hy
att Rich V Cunovtr ear Creek ranch I
nr
ai tt > < A
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HOUSTON DAILY POST THURSDAY MORHTNGk DECEMBER 91897
AV
Ilnlnleil of Anstln Is tllcdcd
President A lUontcr of tlie
Innbcrslilp
In tho ordinary of tho Capital last night
tho Texas Alumni association of Princeton
gaiduates was gien life the attendance
b lng small but Interesting and enthus-
iastic nevertheless Soiled abouL In the
appartment were farmers bankers com-
mercial and professional men whose eyes
sparkled with piido at tbo reteiencB to
their Alma Mater Thomas 11 Ruckniau
of Helena Texas of tho claxs of 48 and
Judge It h Ford of Columbus of tho
clash cf 41 tho two oldest graduates of
that celebrated Institution In Texas ucrobs
ho banquet boud irecounted incidents
happening at school more than fifty years
ago When theso two gentlemen arose to
tell tho younger ones of their loto and
admlratlcn for Princeton thico checis and
the accustomed tiger was accorded tbem
Tho organlratlon of tho association was
duo to the efforts of W Goodrich Jones
president of tho Temple National bank
whi opened tbo meeting by enrolling tho
following memners
Dr Gcorgo 13 Halsted class of 75i Aus-
tin Judge A T McKlnney class fo 5S
IIuntslllo John Scaly class of 91 Gal
Mkij
th fKV tU5 OT n < f to say nothing of
But the Houston fooTtnil team have add
cd ettll another big attraction by announc
ing that they will give a gorman tonight
2i r an ha Jn honor of the S Antoalo
fripn n Ihlc h a ECnBrRl Invitation to
n5 a ° Lth ° teama osB been o <
to int V fce a30 ivcn carte blanch
siting society r soplo In the
city
FESTIVAL NOTES
tcJh8 poultry Bhow WU 0Dcn a ttual
0er 700 visitors have registered at the
tobacco department at tho Auditorium
The football game at tho baseball park
thl afternoon will doubtless attrart a
largo crowd of festival visitors who admire
tbo popular game
Mr Walter Hanscom of Galveston yester
day afternoon chirmed the audience at tbn
Auditorium by reudcrlbg two selections
his
magnificent bass voice was never finer
Tho committee of awards for the tobacco
department of the Fruit Flower and Veg
etable Festhal will meet at 9 oclock tbia
morning at tho office of Chairman Mooro
In tho Klam building
Although at a lato hour tho Houston
Packing company his Its booth at tho city
hall filled with a display that is a credit
to tho whole exhibition It Is composed of
salt and smoked meats eausages frank
forts and lard
The beautiful steamboat exhibited by the
Sahlno Land and Improeincnt company
and which Las caused such iinhcsally l
vorable Imprisslnn will be txhlbed to-
night over tho electric car itie She will
be lighted by 200 lnouide < ent lamps lu-
red and grceu on tho statbeard and port
sldrs and it will boa pretty feature
In tho wiltnip of the bicycle parade In
jesterdass Post the decorated wheel bear-
ing Mr J 1j Chancellor nnd Utile MiellK
the muscat of the IIoiimj of l > rds lllcycle
club was omitted Mr Chancellois wheel
was tastily and beautifully decorated with
largo jellow ropi les with a bower over-
head wreaths and green leaf with Japan-
ese lanterns
Tho department of flowers of the Fruit
Flower and VfKf iblo Festival respectfully
requests all persons having flowers to spar
lo send them to tho Auditorium between
> and W oclock this mornlni to replenish
tho general display as tho naitural lowers
criminally lined for this purpose aro wither-
Ing
PRINCETON GRADUATES
TKAXSMISSISSIITI BXIOSITION
THB YELLOW FEVER AND COTTON LLAR5
NORTHERN WINTER
TEXAS WINTER
DEEP WATER
Brad > Dr Thomas C Cook Weimar 5 tie left Tuesday for Now York In chargo
W Caldi ell San Antonio and a telegram y JnmcH Downey whahad been tent after
dated Birmingham Ala from R G Pathim by ODounelP friends on hearing of
ton Waco lils condition and his wherabouts
In addition to these were a number or sinco oDomiells leaving the Hast ho has
Icttcm trom pejaous IntiTMd in the or fallen heir to a considerable cislato tho bo
ganlzatlon ot ITInceton associations A jtat of a rich unclu who recently died
letter of congratulation read from
wan
Groter Cleveland In which he expressed
the fond hope that the Texas orgalzatlon
would grow and prosper W illlam Ilbbey
a professor of Princeton also wrote his cii
I lie TiiiiniiM tiuMt en
Depuly Hhoriffs Uailgh Wynne and 111
lendahl capturril len tramps In a body
eouragenieut for the proposition Tho fit Tuesday nUht who were camped In winter
Louis Princeton club hent Its greetings to Uaittrs out on tho Houston Dast and We i
tho only organization ot this llnd In tlio
Scuth and ao tho former hate a celelira
tion in ft IouIh lie comber 30 the new bom
Texas association ocnt Ita srcctlngs to them
In hla addrtMt to the gridintes Picl
dent lUtMed told of a slnguUr Incident
wuh ifferenec to tlc Halaicds attondlig
the Institution Ills great grandfather bieK
In the Klghtoiath century wai a gi3duale
o Princeton HLs grandfithf an I his
grandfather brother his uncle and hla
father and blnvsrlf and his brntber Charles
Halslcd now a lawyer In New York weic
ail graduate of the same Institution
Murat Hantfd the New York JmrTallst
no relation of tho nth r Halstrds oi ac-
count of tbo paiio being co prinilrcntly
rriauected with the college sent his liois
there to bo educated Urorgo Hruc Hal
sttd Is profff or of intticm tles of he
Texan urivcrilty and formerly cf the
Prlnretcn faculty
After th business of the asrjoeUtlon was
terminated Manager Hcrwr of the Ciltol
cried a lumiuci to the graduates This
was toppfd off with clgan and the rest of
th evcnlnc wav spent in pereoml rem
InlMence IrtcrmlDgled with an ocaaloqal
Princeton yell and a hurrah for their Alma
Mater
I nun no 3 n Inheritance
John ODonnell a cook whs hia btcn in
Ibe county jail contlcted of bolus a luna
Texas ralirjcd Many roiuplaluta hayo
romc to the fsneriffH alllco abr it tbem
b tho nelglibors living around there wno
had been minting chickens hogs etc
Tht tratnpa were locked up In th coun-
ty Jail and will be tried for tasraucy
iHIiKIMiiiicI iimmlnNloii
James M Hill pwldcnt and Gcorgo A
Hill secretary of tho Pan Jacinto battle-
ground commission arrlted last night from
Austin to attend a meeting of the board
thai will pecur tits morning at 10 oclock
at the Hutchlna hou c
Ill mini Mound titer
Henry Pfciiron of Hot Spilnge Ark who
It Is alleged picked Ihu pocket of an old
gentleman at the Auditorium Monday was
airaigncd befote Justice Pllo > csterday
afttrpcon and qftcr o henriiu t1d bouijl
our In the sum of 500
ttitii IrlKitncrN
Thero aro now 13 prlronors In the coun-
ty Jailmoro than was over bfora can
fined at one itlm fn the Harris < aunty Jail
Tbia miW a greater expense on the noun
ty but it Is a necttjiry condition Jailer
Archio Acdrfron and hla deputies hae
tielr handa full
f
POPULAR DEMONSTRATION
Over the Return to Houston of Hon
W J Bryan
WAS CHEERED BY FORTY THOUSAND
Carrie it Over the City la an Illnml
nuli > < l Trolley Car Accompanied
br Dlitliitttilahca CltUeiia
Neither Caesar returning from hU Gallic
wars lndon dth conquests and captives
whoso ransoms did tho general cotfors
fill nor Napoleon comlnc back to larls
after Austcrlltz nnd Wagratu had added
other nuirlal honors to his military record
t
and lOthor territory to tho French empire
oer rccelvo ruoro slnoero homago at tho
hands of nidmlrlnR countrymen than Wil-
liam Jonulngs Bryan was paid by tho peo-
ple of Houston nnd of Tcxns last night
Tho governor of IVnas tho major of Hous-
ton and forty thousand others vied with
each other In vn attempt to ishow Mr
Ilrynn something of tho appreciation In
which ho is held lu this great Umpire com-
monwealth It whs ii demonstration fit for
a king Ill for tho pimldent of tho Kcpub
llc It muni from lusty luniss willing
hmda and happy hoirts HbjI tho innde t
recipient of nil this honor been chosen
chief cecltho cf 11m Nation Instead ot
his muwwbfut upponcnt tbo jx ieptlon could
not lmvo been ono whit moro sratltilng
to Ihoso who had thn aflalr In chuge or
morn creditable lo Mr lit yum
Tho dwuocwtlc chieftain as told In
Tuesdays lost lias bom dink hunting
with Colonel W 1j Moody at lnko
Ftoaswo uear Cihrston olnro Monday
moinlng Ho returned to tho Island City
pnlgu Mr Brjnn bared his head nnd
jesteidiiy iifteitioon nml wna met i > t4 Jn > pl K foiwaid wan greeted with a smo
toiumlttrw of prominent Utlstno who hid
gone to Galveston to escort lilm to Hous-
ton Tills romuiltieo was gotten up by
H M Johnsttvu who turned horn ocr
to Mayor Klce Tlioso who nnomplulid
Houston executive ih an vocoit for Mi
Van Horn of DalhuMr Mar art w fc >
Mrs Wjil Van leiiQ UiUm
T H Franklin SpeMe KtKchliSJR a
Harrison of SaladoUUdge J Sapiaka ot
Canton Colonel KranWAndre tUS
ltlcc Jasper Collin of fearthAiviWfl > 1t
Cox and H P Kcert onolfeoipll to V
Hamilton J P Smart A D Ulttn tei > hJi v4
K 8 Neblett of COMloann 11 fP Toota mi4
wife H F JtacQregov alnd vtlH > tLAluS
Morris nnd wifevMr and Mira
JehhSneata
Mr and Mrs G Ai Mlitrot IdM lloaiMW
Ityan Coloiol F P Hbllaiid and wife Mra
DeMerllt Mra Henry Sajjaome MMB B J
Kits 0 J Palmer Mm biggin Mlaa ElU J
Miggln Ocorgo Terrcy Oiuy M Bryanot
Galveston Mlsa Carrio f Wlggln Victor
Harding I J Parks Mias BoalBo Maillot G
of Austin Will < i
Hobby
Horba band etationedtin tho front cor
discoursed lively airs and awedt music at
frequent Intenala all along tho route Tba
rldo given Mr Bryan laated two hours
nnd covered many ot tho principal streets
of the city All along tho elreeta thou
sands stood and cheered Riving thundcious
vvoloome to tho eloquent Nebraskan nnd
those who accompanied nlm
Main and other atroeta wore fairly
nacketl with an eager bntllni maas f hu
manlty Oovernor Oulbcraon and Tho Pofc i
rt > porter tntlmated thi number of people v
who lined tho streotB to mo and cheer Mr
lliyan at 40000
Tho actual count wore such thing pos
slble could not hao shown lesa They
Blood on tho sidewalks In tbo streets on
balconies nnywhero to get a peep at Mr
lliyan Downs hung on to cars long enough
to patch his eyo snd ono cnthuelastlo otor
almost pulled him off the car In an effort
to grasp his hand
Mnny stops wnro made during which Mr
llrjnn nlwava nroso and bowod ploasflBtlV
to the multitude around him During a
Hop In front of tho OtpHnl hotol the c lea
for npee h ipcch beenmo so loud
and frequent tlfat Mr Btjan acceding to
tho request 0f Mr It M Johnston stepped
to tlie rente pHttorm ot his cir mid wa
lntroiluted to the Mist thtong bv Oovernor
lulbeispn Tbo Teun chief nxeoutlvw la
not flow at pcech nuking himself and
ho was especially eloquent lu tho few words
ho need In presenting Mr Bryan Ho re
fruivl to Mr llryan n i tho man who hati
nlieady been ncmlutiilod to heiul thn deiuo
iratio hosts In tiio novt presidential earn
cession of wild udla tliit must huio caused
him many pleasant fLtllnga
Wiulng hlM hnnda out over tho stirring
btaila till quiet was riHtoied Mr Bryan
began It is cmlurrtHslng to bo intro-
duced to nn audit mo rh n cmdldiito when
tho campaign is so fur nway laughter
Bryan wt ro lowwior C A Ciillmson ami chrors U t sTtt Tutlo early to com
Chilimu
S
11 J It l1 biwaker Tom m0uco i wmpilsu but 1
Bjullh S Ierniiwi Judgo I ualey l ier tho Itvt wmpatgu has
K wing Justin C White Prank P Hoi tll campaigntin
land nnd Tom Hlcthnidson or
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in
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n m llR ntlf begun ChcerK1 It is haul lo tell whoro
entertain tho distinguished who vory
passenger
Tinlo on bis train
The iiin to Unuitou was made on schul
ulo ttmo wltliout Uliidraneo or aiclilint
Tho Houston Pom I hid irepnicd a nur
prlso for Mr Iran in the llnpc ot a trol-
ley car rldo over tho tlty Iho ialvestou
parts was met at tho ihpot by Mr li M
Johnston mid patty nf Invited friends lu
threo jus lniulbomely deioiitid and lllu
mlnattd for the o < oanlon lor thlu foaturo
thnnka mo duo Cluuial Manager 11 V
Mnedrtgor mil KiiperlnKmlrnt Illls of tbo
Houston llleitili Street Hallway company
wlio tifraonally looked alter and managol
the tide
IliQ o who rodo with All llian ns In
lted giicnts of The Pout woin tlovernor
O A Ciilliersop Judge Jolm II Iletijau
imd wife llcnlcnniit Jo uior luirnsi T
Jester tlinnd Mnst < r Vlb rt T Wntldtui of
Alhctia Hon M II lOMclt ot Kuiinian
Judge W B Ily of Sun Antonio Major
Ocorgo O Shtw of Kaulnmu C S Morsi
clerk of the supreme court ikUMIu Jinlgo
Norman fi Klttrell and wile linn T I
Chllds of San Antonio J i McAmImii and
wife H M Johnston nml wife Mlsa learl
Mimettmes wonder
not yet
already
will uliiembor that beforo tlio Inst election
uur oppomnts piomUed to iminro ciinfl
diuico If Mr MoKlnley was elicted Ilu
lection wont their way but I find that
the onl > pooplo who liuvo any confldonro
nio those who votid and worked against
tho republican part Ja Mean of government
Clucm I am proud or this greri IHato
I am proud ot tbia tropin I am proud ot
this Kieit Nation of ours and I am still
prouder when l think that the div Is not
far distant when a foreign Hnitmlal policy
will no longei ho saddled upon thn gicutest
Nation on OodB fiiotntonl Wild UKera
But I did not conw to Texas to make a
Hlieeeh 1 cimo hero to nhnol ducks 1
killed fortytwo and a half ducks laugh
ter I hue nlwajs thought that William
Ciillen Brjanis llnOK to a Watoi lowl
was ono of tho prettlcfct poems In our lan-
guage I renumber whllo shooting at
iluikttiil Like PlejBiirn that I thought of
Hlii words Vainly the foislcrs oyn might
mcTk thy distant flight to dj due wrong
Daughtei thpy io cty innroprlnto
when tho gun Is In my hands laughter
Hut I have hiiId enough I nra Klid to s c
ynq nrjiln mid I thank ywi fur the honor
jon have done mo loodnlcht
When the iqxaKer closed a roar from
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