The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. TWELFTH YEAR, No. 283, Ed. 1, Tuesday, January 12, 1897 Page: 3 of 10
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ITTER ATTACK BY MILLS
sxas Senator Poured Hot Shot Into the Ad
ministration
DE AN IMPASSIONED SPEECH ON CUBA
rastcllar Wcylcr anJ Crlbpl ami Inclilentally Inferred to Sec
tary Olney Kcatl from Former Communications on the
formal Kcconnitiun of Ioiclijn Countries
klngton January 11 Mr MJIs began his speech on the Cuban resoVuloii by
that the secretary of Hlato hiiel challenged the authority of congress to
L o0 independence ut a foreign Stato nud luu uilcl that a bJl i > a iel over
Indents do would In of no effect
Lrnporo to meet that statement ho niitiouticerl Tho authority of con
rtw < r bcim challenged hut once nml then tho challenger wis ulgularly
and 1 havc n0 I0111 lo R0 nov
kid not know whim the pecrctar of stole found authority for his Btatc
hat a government must exJt before It could Ijo rscngifrcil for to tvcog
i diplomatic officer must Ixv salt to It Con ri cinist crcsxto tho office
> power to creito an office and must do so before tho president could np
amb i idor to a gov ornnmit
Lift n most rcmnrknblo statement commented Mr Mills upon Socrctry 01
fciciratlon from which he quoted
frewpeet that I havo for the netrotary of stnf n the high office which ho
jhtruiiis mo fioni miying more Ho has hM duty and 1 lino mine Tho
lit mut not say to tho senate of tho Imlted SUlcs flit la nunc of your
Mills read from IresleUMit Monroes irossagev of March 1SH relating to tho
It ton of South American republics In levoluUoii ngaenst Sicim Monroo ho
I recoLn eJ that both branches of the government hail a duty tinKK l
n In the rccownltlon ot foielgn governments and that there must bo co
Monroo hid not nald 1 liavo tvnt an nniui Mulor but If congress
concur In his M ho would recognlzo tho new governments How In
of that precedent h inqu rtsl couM tho presdnit of tho tnltcl States
sivrctan of state stand before the people of tho United States mid sa >
d tho sole power to recognize a foreign government with which they vvcio
commercial rolit Ions7
Mills cttcd us precedents the cafes of eevcrnl South American icpiiblica
Bialo of Tlxis whoso servant he said I hao the honor to be
Mils sail lie would not speak of tho proprety of a secretary ot ntato dls
In pjbllc a measure on which confess was to iviss und predicting dnastcr
aino a taw
ytair a tribute to President Monroe ho Bald
re a man on whose shoulders bojrds ot trade und stock exchanges
iut the r lui liles
as something strange that at ths Into day In tho elo i ii hours of the
th ocnturv the incident had discovered that ho alono had lower our
icvtvlton of fotclgn governments and sot ut cltnaco u resolution of con
ven If should bo passed by a twothirds nmjonlty If buch an occarUn
ua government would not lie wanting li power to carry Into effect the
rusted to b the constltuton
wild the methods of tho lecognltion of llunirary Illiurla and Haytl were
and Mr Mills recalled n dlipatch written by Kecntirj Seward In ISiil
Un1ed Stilts mlnster to Francu rcgcidng tho recognition of tho Maxl
nionar h > in Mexico
his d pitch Sicietary Soward spoko of a resolution jiasstl by the house
g ngilnst the rei o nlUon of the monarchy In Mexico had sab that recoR
was mi xpcmUo funct on and thit unli > tho hou o resolution should bo
by boli houses and slguod by tho piesldisnt or pis sl by both houses oier
the pus lent would not at piescnl ch uigo the Kocrmnciils proient ioI
Iiereupon tho foro Kn KlaUons commltKo had reported to tho senate a res
expn stng vurjinso that the president had seen It to apprise a foreign
i vt of a dilTeronoi between two bianchos of this irovernmont A BUbstl
r this lewsolutloa In noirly identical turns hid been adopted by a umm
oto and Senator Morrill and another afterward president of tho Lnlbxl
lud boon amontr n ht votlnt for Its adoption When such a doUratlon
n mute In time of war by a secrotnry of bUUo so highly honortst as Mr
aiil a prcsOlent to doar to tho pmple as Mr I > lncoln said Mr Mills
> s lud ilenouiced t and it would hac no lKtter f ito now IL was only
th < rn was no doubt of tho propriety of tho coiirw to be taken that tho pres
mill properly recogrivo a new gov eminent In such a caso as tho o rthrov
msty When tho president took biich a Btep of his own motion ho assumed
in faots were so piin that congress would support Iilm Coiigrss s halng
for thu recognition of any State ought oho now to recognizo tho Independ
the Hepublc of Cuba Mr Mills inquired
Huotol from an li erlcw with Sei atoiclect Money of Mississippi to show
w < r and funetlotii of tho Insurgent republic Tho neutrality law of tho
States has been to iltiilnlsUr < xl as to win tho friendship or Spiln
da not emy tho president his Indorsements remarked Mr Millshis tri
Jfroin Ouitclhr and We > ler
argue Halt selling arms and ammunition to itho Insurgents was not a lo
of ilvll law and that tho administration hiul Uolaied Uio spirit of iioutrnlity
nt 10 groat lengihs In winning Spain of proposed moienients to aid ti lil
ts
dnngion l > i l wvirned the counlry ngilnst pintlallty towirds foreign na
Sei Hie whoe eourie of thjs admlnl ratlon had Inen to stpjajjithoii the
of n n ind lulu her put down the Insurrection Tho prcsldeutm Ids nus
at alii th it there w us no cull lin lecojnlzing the belligerency of the Cu
Ile did no know li t the president obtained tliU rem irlablo informa
lot from the pioplo ot th tnlled States
os i > n he r < lod It from tho boaus of trade he added
Mdb aid he had iooelol letteis from many distinguished men Implorng
i rlo nothing Howard recognition 1 eeause they were Importing and export
ith I u ii and iniiiiiiiu What lne wo to do with Cuba
is tin m teanllle pplrlt of this X itlnn agilnxt its honor ho declared
Ilititdl lie aid An isiln sts on the theono of Spain and eontln
We one no duties to despots we owv no duties to Spain except under tho
s plio Ins persistently refused to obey
otlng mi pnMdeus nieexige that the United States looked with wonder and
itlon to the Immense irmuini nt brngsent to Cuba he exelalinod What
iple nhoM > llbcily wis bought by our fatliera blood 1or one I repudiate
utcment I look wJtli horror and Indignation on it and if I had the power
a would call on congress to glc mo authority to send ail American licet to
ia and tvduao those forts to ashes if our peoplo held thcro were not rc
VouM i o Ocm we had ono hour of Commodore Ingraham or Tranklln Plerco
ill h > cclilmnl
oik 1 n hlng about ehe courts of Spain or any otber courts on earth If
ought American citl7ens were not given a fair trial and If ho was In power
id trikc tho nttnosphtro of Madrid fined of sulphur for a month
1 for tht boards of trade stock exchange and eonimerctal gtmbters It
be pos bio ror this governmeit to show some lrllltj And now congress
fhical no I with tho tremendous power of Italy StgnOl Crl pi said tint
mn mtionw could not look without unconcern upon thu pretensions of the
d Fj atos
nd who is signor Cilspl asked Mr Mills
Ihere was a las hb l > egin anil gave a ihetorlcil doscrlptlo i of Italys xist
> nillnc and the t > inbol of tho power of Italy today Is a monkey and
Brlndci
If she deres to form ano hcr holy alllancalot her como on with her monkejs
ran grinders nni hot tamalca rnd by the ted blado of wxir wo would
her a warm reception
IT IAILBIMO PASS
il friini Iirm IliKe
pr0Krcss ot thc sttugslo with
ntm
3 as a flurry when tho spiaker
loMt of tho lp ubstl
in irp
Tll ° iPosltliin appinnd
WRBireil but It was pointed
J ut allfonihi members and others
> no opposed to tho measure otod
lie substitute The Harrison sub
a t en submitted
ocf N0 ° lho volume of sound
ti i
nctlj against the substitute and
ws aboul declare It defeut
cn m
Mr Harrison
Hem of Alabama
nun th als ftml 0la
ero cries ot no no but ho
i i n
securing fortysccn rami
a tjck his
demand This was ono
i V IfwlliK olo but tho other
unablo to muster moro than 129
a lr sd the roll called
SStcV n 0 V o rwhonilngly dc
following s tho detailed oto
ih t l ubllci Adams Allken
twoll 7 A nl 1a Ar ° > u
U > > Barley Hen
Dm >
n
loutcUo
Ilrewstir Urrslus Dull
or n e1no flickering Cod
1 1 c CTtls
f 1 iii
talsell ttaiilel Dsjton Dovennr
F > ana rarls rinhbick Fischer
k S r P r 1ICU < N ° iti
lll akh Ti j Hardy1 Har
krn cn r0 n Vtenr Conn
ii i
n jnhi Wi llulInK Hunter
< Cal Klrkpalr7ik Knox
y K
mx lhiton Uong U > w Mahon Mll
VfV NJtehcll Morse Mlsrlry
Ro SB Uan V < Robinson
i IWI r W < c ° nn Bhernan
Vi Stone Taft Thomas Van Voorhls
Wadswoith alson Ohio Wellington
Wilson N V Woodman Wright Iotal
SO Uomoirats Itankhiad Ucrry Catch
lugs Clark Wash Cobb Mo Cowcn
Ciowlcy Culberson Denny Kyle Me
Clellan Meredith rattcrson Husk Spm
cir Sulrei Total 10 ropullsts none
Nois Itcpubllcans Anderson Halter M
> Harhaui Darlholdt lleach llclknap
Illngham Jllue Dowers Droderlik
Dunell Durton Mo Ilurton Ohio
Cmik Wis Cook III Cooper WU
Corliss Crother Curtis ICau Danford
DeWllt Iollicr Doollttlo IMdy Kills
Talrchlld rcnloii Ilclcher Ioss Oamble
Jlbson Oroiit Hager Halner Neb
Wiitwhole Herman Hicks Hllborn Hnp
klus Howe Howell Hubbard Huff Hull
Iowa II > de Johnson lnd Johnson N
1 Joy Klefer Laccy lcouard lcwls
Urney Loud Mahanney Marth McCloary
Minn McClure McCornltk Mci an
MclJchlan Melklejohn Mcuer Mllncb
Minor Wis Moody Northnav Otjcn
larker Itarson Dcrklns Iltney Irlnre
Iligh lllnakcr Scranton Shaimon Simp
kins rralth Mich Snocr Sonthird
Sinlding Steele Stephenson Stewart
Wis Strode Noli Tawnoy Tavlor
Thorpe Traccy Trelour tpdiyraff Vai
Horn Walker Va Wagner Warner
White Willis Wood Total i Domccati
Abbott lldllcy Dartlrtt lla Dartlett
N Y Hell Texas Dlaik la Doutner
Htick r
Clary Cockerell Cooper lla t
Cooper Tcxao Cox CrUp CummliiKs
Dearmond I > inorso Hockiry Ulelt Va
Krdman ntrgrrald Hall Mo Harrison
Hart llcndrlck Hulrhescu Jones Kendall
Kleberg Latimer Larson LcstcT U lnK
slon MaOulre McCreary Ky i McCulIoMi
McOearmond McOlll Ntal Oeden Otcy
Owens Vcndlelon Hlchardson Hobfrton
la Saiers Sparkman Stalling Stokes
Bwonson Talbert Tate Teny Turher
Qa Turner V Tyltr Wash > n
< jv
fT
r
I T0 6S Independents Allen
yinh llarttrau Shatrolh Towne Wllion
Idaho lotnl 5 lopullsts WukcrtKuu
uas Dell Colo Howard Ktiu Martin
JsewUnds Total CO grand total ayes 1W
noes 1CS
lulrs The following wcro paired In tho
ote tho tlrst naiiuHl bllng tor tho bill
Mllllkcn with 110111 Haulcj und Moses
Hemingway nud Miner N V Woolcr an 1
Sluw Wilbur and Soig Wttlsuii lnd aqd
Mjer Clark Mo ami Allen Miss Hltt
and Mcltac Cotlslus and Mcl aunn Trace
well and Hussoll ta Kulp and Strait
Jlenry lnd and Stroud N C Aldrleh
III and Miles Llesenrlng and Hlshop
Loudeiislagcr and Tucker Drown and Lli
tlc llutley and llower Minor and Shuftort
Crump and Maddux Urnnw > nor and Atchi-
son McCall Mass and Wilson S C
Woodard and Sklnnci
Tho opposition then deel led to test their
strength by securing a roll all on tho
usually formal motion to engtoss and tho
bill came up a third time Accordingly
Mr Maflulro Hem ot California demand
ed the n > rs and noes and half the houso
mines to rise In response to his demand
As lho loll tall began everyone realized
that the critical moment had come The
Biibdued liu of conversation subsided mid
a hush fell on the house Members lis
tencd quietly tu lho responses Mr Toners
and the clerks kept tallies Mr Cummlngs
Hem of New York Mr Mudttlro lein
of California nud several numbeis counted
the olo When It was quietly whispered
about at tho end of tho tlrst roll call ou
tho motion to engross that tho oto was 17
to 147 lho advusuries of thc mcasuiea were
uerJoyil Mr Maduiru started a lound ot
applause and abandoned his tally The
completeness ot the defeat of the bills ad
oeatisl uceaina more and more apparent as
tho second roll call proecidcd
When tho clerks had flguicd up the to-
tals tho speaker submlttid tho result
ayes 1U2 nocB 1CS There was a great out-
burst of applause whin the defeat was of-
ficially announced Tho tdwnal motion ot
Mr Hubbard ltep of Missouri lo rccon
sld r and lay on the tnblc was carried and
some minor biislmss was transacted
Then suddenly Mr 1owirs seemed to
make up his mind to try and get further
consideration of tho bill In n new foim
He rose and moMsl that the bill bo resub-
mitted to tho committee
It Is apparent said he speaking very
calmly that the house has inanlfisted Its
opposition to tho pilndple of this hill
Hut he continued I think eerj mi m
ber present wants somo action taken and I
niaktt this motion In ordu to see It tlieeom
mltleo ran not formulate a mrasuru which
will miet tho approval nt the house
Mr > okei > Dim of Missouri Immc
dlntily made the point ot oider that tho
motion was not In order
A parliamentary row followed
Mr Tirry Dim of Arkansas said his
understanding ot pirllamentaiy law was
that thp refusal of the house to ingioss Urn
bill killed It nml the motion lo recon-
sider and laj tint motion on the tablo had
put It In Its iirfln and nailed the lolfln up
After Borne further debate upon the sub
ject the speakers dielslim ot tho 1111 stlon
as to whether the Powers motion was In
order wmt over until toninrion to give him
an npportunlls to ixitiulnu pi cedents
Tho exillunenl llnallv subsided Mim
birs retired to he iltnk rooms in droves
and In live minutes thcro wire only tweuty
llvo of lliein on the Poor lho house passid
several minor bills Including one to permit
oflliers of the regular army who served
In tho volunteir mivIic to wear lho uni-
form of their highest rank on ceremonious
occasions and took up lho army appropria-
tion bill
Mr Curtis ltep of New Yorkln ihargo
of the measure explained that It was lho
regular bill and loulalned no new fea-
tures It carried 21120111 a reduction ot
J11 riGr < S from the bill for tho nirrcnt voir
Tho bill occasioned no debate and was
passed with a few minor verbal amend-
ments
Somo business en he speakers table was
dls0Md of lho sinato amendments In the
bill to abolish the death penalty In cer-
tain cases was 1 incurred in
Under tho call of commltteo the follow-
ing bills were passed Senate bill lo re-
quire vessels of fifteen Ions or ovir ro
polled by gas niiptlia or other Hold to
submit lo Inspection and cotnpij with the
rules to amend an nit nulhorlIng he ap-
pointment of receivers of National banks
lo amind the law for lho orgniilatlon ot
National banks so as to piovldo tuit no
National bank shall be organized In iltles
of 50 000 Inhabitants with less than i2M 000
inpllal In rlllis ot 30000 with lets than
1110000 III cities of 1000 JM000 and ill
cities of 5000 0 000 and lo piovllu an
American register for the banks
At 1 10 the house adjourned
The Senille
Washington January 11 Tho chief
event of tndavs session was an Impassioned
speech by Mr Mills of Texas In tavor of a
resolution Introduced by him to decline Ihu
recognition of a foreign goveminint a con-
gressional prerogative and lo lecognlo thu
lndependnco of Cuba and appropriate
J100C0 for lho salary of a minister In
supporting tho llrst proposition tho senator
quoted a long line of precedents and Bpeak
Ing on tho hitter question ho strontly de-
nounced the administration charging it
wllh favoilllsm towards Spain Ho spoko
contemptuously of Castellar and Weyler
and of Signer Crlspl because of his deelna
tion that liurope lould not look wllhuut
concern upon tho pietenslous of Ihe United
Slates I he Cuban question was the 1111 r
cantllo spirit of tho Millon against Its
honor ho declared There wos an Informal
discussion by several senators and Mr
llacon of Ccurgli gave notice of a speech
tomorrow
Mr Irottor mado n speech In favor of a
legislative amendment to extend presldjnts
lertus to six years
Washington January 11 There were
less than twenty senators In their scats
when business began today Tho ico
president announced a communication fiom
the secretary ot tho Interior giving tho
amounts duo the sinking funds of tho Inlon
and Central 1aclllc on account of mall sub-
sidies paid to thcin by the laclflc Mall com-
pany These were tho accounts which it
was reported eould not b3 found but siib
iccpicntly wiro dlseovcicd In lho Interior
department
A Joint resolution was otTcred by MrDato
Dun of Tennessee to authorize the sec-
retary of the treasury to solicit proposals
and mako contracts for tho building for
tho government exhibits at thc Tennessee
Hxposlllon without public advtrllsuuent
and were agreed to
On motion by Mr Hoar the houso bill
for a unlfoim banking law was mado upcc
lal order for Monday January 23
Mr Mills caled up tho resolution Intro-
duced by him declaring that thc detcrmln
atlon of tha expediency of recognising the
independence of a foreign government be
longs tn cnRress and when congress shall
so determine the executive should act har-
moniously with the legislative departments
also rerogulzlng tho Independence of lho
republic of Cuba and appropriating 10000
for lho salary of n minister thereto and
proceeded to address tho acmto upon It
After Mr Mills had concluded the ssuato
drlflcul Into a discussion of the constitu-
tional question t the rlRhts of recognition
In which Messrs Halo of Maine Allen of
Nebraska Hoar ot Massschusctts Chilton
of Texas anil Morgan of AUbama took
li Halo held recognition to be exclu
lvtly a presidential power
Mr Hoar tiellevesl that congress had thw
of com
Incidental to tho regulation
fnerce power and warmalsing clause and raised
would bei done If con
i o quwilon hauld what command Tocoerttit ot
At + i ifi > H
> tm
Cuba and Spain should on the day after
adjournment conqier Cuba
Mr Morgim referring to Secretary 01
ceyn citation of his statement In an old
speoch that recognition was a presidential
duty said that It was merely vxotflclo
Somo resolutions affecting Inauguration
preparations worn adopted
Mr lroctcr of Vermont took tho floor
In a speech on extending the term of presi-
dent to six > eirs and members ot the
houso to three jesrs
Mr lettlgrew of South Dakota gavo no-
tice of his Intention to call up tomorrow
tho houso bill for free homesteads In Okla
horns
Then thc bonatb at 450 p m went Into
exoctitlvo session and at 550 p ra ad-
journed
nriiiMi cMisnii noons
Coiifcrencr f the Secretary Willi
DiisreN CoiiiiiiIhhIiiii
Washington January 11 Secretary
Trancls had another conference with tho
Dawes Indian commission and the Choc-
taw delegations hero lodayTho mftlng was
held behind closed doors and occupied al-
most five hours Tho Choctaw agreement
was taken up for consideration section by
section the members of the commission
and the Choctaw delegation explaining the
provisions
A communication was read from the
Ircsbvtcrlan board of home missions ask-
ing that Its properly be protected
Sccretarj Trancls plan Is to protect
all the bona lido Institutions on thc Choc-
taw lands and let them remain when
they nro now free from taxation or rentals
long as such projierty Is usid for Its pres
rut purposes This not only applies to lho
ln sb > terlan board but all othur clinches
that havn Missions or schools tint An-
other conleiencn will bo held Wednesday
In r I IT llenrlii included
Washington January 11 Tho formal
hearings by tho wnvs and means com-
mittee ot representatives ot various Indus-
tries who seek to have the tariff rates
changed was concluded todij Tho eoui
mlltes has held sessions for this purpose
during tho past scveial weeks and In that
tlnin a largo number of persons have ap-
peared before It Tho vnrlesl character of
tho fihrdulei to lay under coi Meraton
biongtit a Inige aksemblngn to the rooms
from all sections lho laigest delegation
was that beaded by cxSrnator Dnls who
asked for a higher duty cm coal
Vivttl Vim I me 11 on
Washington January II The president
today sent to tho senate the follow lng
nominations for tho navy Cat tain Will
lam T Sampson United Satra Navv tn
bo chief of tho bun ail ot ordliuueo Com
niandei Joseph Cochlan to be a captain
Lieutenant Commander William I Mooru
to bo a lommander lassid Assist ml
Hnglnisr William N Llttli lo be a chief
engineer Assistant llngliiiir Cleveland
Lie lo bo passed assistant engineer
> enrl All Willi Out
Washington January 11 llio senato
Judiciary commltteo today considered tho
various nominations v hlch have bn > n ro
firred to It but uarlv all Including that
oi Judgo Howey to bo Judge of thu couit
ot claims went over on one objection or
anotlur 11 is undustood that Senator
Georgei of Mississippi a member of tho
commutes desires to be heard on Mr
Honeys nomination befure It Is reported
CrrilKeira Dividend
Washington January 11 The comptrol
ler of tho currency has declared a divid-
end of 12i per cent In favor of tho credi-
tors ot tho lirst National Hank of Texai
kana Texas
HYMI NUAU
lLUMiTIIOMAS llallcttsvllle Texas
Januaty 11 Manied at tho residence of
Judgo D A Iaiilus at 1 odock this morn-
ing Miss Jennie 1 nomas to Judgo 1 Y
Ilunic both of Yoikum
HiI > iitSONWILLI VMS Mto Teens
Jamiiny 10 Married at lilinro o ibtieh
three miles south of this place on Ihurs
day tilghl January 7 Mr John T Hui
deison anil Miss Molllo Williams Met W
L Iotts ofllclatiiig
IIINJHKBON I HdOH Crauger Texas
January 11 Mr leorgo Henderson and
Miss Dora Teggo were married Thursday
evening ut lho home of A J Iloldshausei
ono mile west ot town Rev J M Dond
officiating
DlltDlloHKHTSON Waco Texas Jan
uaty It Itcpiese illative Albert Mini ot this
county was marilcd last nlalil to Miss Mai
glo Hobcrtson of Patrick Mr and Mrs
Hlid lft this morning for Austin whrie
they will siiend their Jionivmoon Mr lllrd
ntteiulliig to his bglslatlvc dullcs In tho
niiantlmi Doth brldo and groom are na-
tive Texans In fact natives of McLennan
count
HOLMLSVILLAimAL Hagle Pass
Texur January 11 Miss doidella VII
lbical a young lady who Ins been a fa-
vorite In high soc let > In Ctiidad Iorforlo
Din strolled away from her homo and
parents this nflernnon and camel to this
side where she was quietly married to
Mr Lett Holmes the baggage man at the
Southern 1acltlc depot
MAYriHLD IAlllllS Alto Texas
January 10 Married at lho roslilince of
lho brides fathir Coloml T L lalirls
at 10 oclock a in llev J k McLcnd
offciatlng Dr J H Majflclil of Niieog
doches and Mlts Kate Kalnla Aunlher
fair flowwr from the Lljslan fields of Alto
has been plucked to bo transplanted I lh
historic garden spot of tho Lone Star State
Dr MaHold is president of the lirst Na-
tional bank of Nacogdoches
COLDDiitCSTAHL Conzales Texas
Janunry 11 Married In fionzalcs on Jan-
uary 10 U07 at C p m at theresldcnca
of tho brides father Mr A Stahl Mr
Sam Goldberg ot Yoakum and Miss Mamie
Stahl Tho writer hereof had the pleasure
of witnessing the beautiful Jewish core
moil which bound lho two young lives
together as performed by llabbl Dr Ulklns
of San Antonio Tho wedding march was
plaed by Mr J Schenowsky After con-
gratulations of tho relatives and many
friends present tho guests repaired to tho
illnlng hall where a sumptuous feast was
spread After supper was finished ltabbl
Klklns proposed a toast as follows To
the marriage stale and tho young eouplo
Just entering on tho same Tho toast was
very appropriately responded to by Judyo
II II Abernclhy and Judgo T II Spoon
cr The bridal dress was an elegant white
flowered silk mado en train with tho
usual bridal wreath and oraugo blossoms
ami bouquet of whlto flowers
As Is customary at their weddings danc-
ing was indulged In and for Several hours
the oung peoplo as vicll as some of the
older ones chased the fleeting moments
with merry music and flying feet A num-
ber of friends and relatives of tho brldo
and groom were present from Yoakum
Lullng and nrenham
Tho wedding presents wcro elegant num-
erous and useful
Tor favors shown the writer Is undor
special obligation to Mr and Mrs K Stahl
Mr and Mrs S Joseph Mr II Uurlniiiy
and Miss Htldah Lvvyson
Mr and Mrs Goldberg will leave today
for St Louis and other places on a wee-
ding trip returning to Yoakum where Mr
Goldberg is In business
Jtlvxlrniis Snlelele
San Antonio Texas January 11 A pis-
tol shot through the heart put an end this
siurnoon to the earthly career Mlruel
Jt feg gl < H
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HOUSTON DAILY POST TUESDAY MORNING JANUARY 12 1697
Rodriguez Oarta formerly s merchant In
the Mexican quarter ot the city Garza
was at ono time well to do hut buslncsj
reverses caused him to lose his property
and finally elrovc him to despondency
which Induced him to take his life Ho
was rS years ot ago and leaves a wlfo and
two sons
LOIXJU UUCTIONS
Smlthvllle Texas January 11 J
Montgomery D 1 a M of the I O O
Installed tho following officers last
Tuesday night In tho Smlthvllle Lodge
No 303 John While noble grand J 11
Stewart lco 0 T c Collins secretary
V D McNaughton treasurer C M
Smith warden The other subordinate of
iicors will bo Installed at tho next regular
meeting I D McNaUKhton is repreisut
alivo tannic Grand lsjdgc
Orange Texas January 11 Oriental
Encampment No 10S 1 O O 1 havo
elected officers for tho ensuing term as
tolows 1 H Campbell C P C A
Toagle 11 John N Olds scrlbo W
II Adams 8 Goanrgu W Curtis
tieasurcr Gcorgo W Curtis representa-
tive to Grand Cnampnienl The newly
elected officers were Installed tonight anil
alter tha ceremonies all adjourned to thn
oste r iwrlor and regalid the Inner nun
with luscious bivalves
Granger Texas January 11 Thc fol-
lowing officers wcro Installed publicly for
the ensuing car In the Knights ot ljihlas
ot this place A W lltorrs CO 1 V
Harbison VC 1 M Lovvrance prelate
W T Langham M of work I N Kel
ler M of P G W Reveler M or llx
II C Cooke M at A Richard Green
Inner guard L G Iorl tiustee
Georgetown Texas January 11 At a
regular meeting of tho A O U W Irfidge
No lt > 2 the following officers were elect-
ed for tho ensuing jcar J T Dnson M
L D Wallers foreman J C Hutle
nvcrwer W T Starnis rccordtr W J
Thomas financier Inuik Klllott guide
T IL Dill 1 W John Magutison O W
MjCK0UICAI
GORDONHuffnlo Texas Jamiar 10
The wife ot Mr Dili Gordon living about
li 11 miles south of this plate died of la
grippe jestcrdii at 11 oclock
KURU Woithani Texas Januaiy 11
A M Kiub died ami was hurled hero jes
terelay afternoon Ilo was moving from
1 tin 11 lllll in Ihucka and took silk heiu
Saturday anil lied islenla
JACKSON Wistiiild lexis January
Mis it Jackson whose husband died
da befoto MSteiduv dlid todii She was
ill years obi The wele married I enls
ihe cause of hu death was sluvv fier
CHANDLIR Naiogiloihis Texas Janu
nr 11 I M Chandler an nged and rci
spudd iltleu vcho has resldetl In llils
101111I man i > ars dlul at the family us
lelenee live miles wist ot this city es
tcrday
DHAN San Antonio Texas Jiinuar II
lion David J Denn ot New York died
hue loiia of consumption Deeeasid Ins
for twiut eight eirs bei n assistant cor
poiatlou counsel ot thn city ot New York
He ciiue hcio Novimbcr II for his htalth
bill rapldl deellnul His wlfn wnn Willi
him when ho died and will tako tho body
to New York for burial
liriORD Wharton Tixas January 11
Died Ibis morning ot ivulns utter n short
Illness Mary Louise eldest danghte r of Mr
and Mrs G C Gilford aged li yiars r
months ami 21 das The smpath of tho
wholo eouimunlt coos forth to Mr mid
Mrs Gilford tu tills great Koriow especial-
ly as tbilr second child Giorgio now lies
at lho point of death All that care love
nml bkllltut phstrlans lau do has bun
done Dis MeCamlv and Davidson have
charge of the rase and today a phBlclan
has luxm tehgraphed for to Houston The
funeral of Loulso wilt take plaeo at 4ID
this evening
SlIilTS III b4ll
Williamson County Sun
Tin res a conceited nss namod W C
Me > ii < who coutiibutcs a Column of rlush
to tho Galvroton News nine a week tiudir
tho tlllo ot Aftermath His chief pur
Hsn sewuiis lo I to say nit the offensive
things possible about lho sllvir democrat
In his last scned he sneers al the personal
courage of Sornilur Mills In utler Ignoi
nnco of that gentlemans splendid war nr
onl simply because Ihci senator favors Ihe
recognition of Cuban Indi Invade nio aud Gius
places himself In opiwsltlnn to lho wishes
of President Cleveland Moores nml the
News Idol Tho News knows lis own busi-
ness of course but It will do no harm In
Inform It that many of Its roidois nro very
tired of Moore
Ilillnr lliiiiinnii ill llfiirne
Ilearne Texas January II rather I I
Ilrannaii lho Catholic priest whose lectures
throughout tho Statu havo attracted so
much Interest anil intention began a bu-
lbs ot lccluriu at tho ojicra house last
night anil will lontlnue lho same every
evening for eight days A largo audlincii
ot Ihe best people of all dcnninluallons was
In attendance and tho Initial lecliiru on
Confession wn Leant wllh Inlerest and
has provoked much favorable comment
The general veidlct Is that the revetend
gentleman Is n logical forcible speaker
and he will no eloulit clear up much of
tho misapprehension of tho Catholic doc-
trines In tho popular mind
Worries Ihe Old luily
lalrflcld Recorder
Nothing seems to delight tho populists
so much as n bank failure Dallas News
Tho Nows may bo good authority em what
delights a populist wo dont know about
that Hut we rather suspert that tho Teu
ton It worked rff tho above squib Is br
Yiusc tho hugei gobs of confidence and pros
prlty It promised If McKlnley were elected
tailed To get here and tho Nows tan not
attribute tho many commerdal disasters
to thn free silver crazo It seems to
worry the old lady Well Weill
Una Much lo Answer Im
Alvarado llullrtln
Local causes seem to lie running away
with tho country at a ruinous rate Comp
Holler Kckels says tho rocent bank failures
aro attributable to lewal causes Some-
thing seems to havo knocked tho wind out
of that wave of prosperity now so long over
dur Perhaps Colonel Local Causis is the
jullty scamp
HiiKiurrs i > ii UTMKvr
A man about six feet high welgblnir
1C5 or 170 pounds black hair nnd eyes has
a scar on neck ranging from cheekbone
down appears to havo been mado with a
knife If wanted write to Dixon Gray
City Marshal Ilcatimont Texas
Henry llros
Athena Texas January 11 Henry llros
made an assignment Satlinlay evening T
I Murchlson assignee Preferences about
M300 home credllora aro preferred
Orphans Home Collerllon
Dryan Texas January 11 A special col
lection was akcn up e tcrday at tho llap
tlst church for Duckners Orphan Horns
and 100 was rsJsed J
nit
OLD TIME TELEGRAPHY
The Unrly Days of Tctcflraphlna In
Texas
FIRST LINES BUILT IN THC STATU
Of Clrrnt Military Kervlee Absorbed
by the Western 1n Ion sonic f
the Old Time Texas Operators
The follow lug la an Interesting sketch ot
tho establishment and maintenance ot the
fust teh graph lines In Texas
In l5rf a party of Houston capitalists
conceived the Idea of establishing tele-
graphic communication throughout puritans
ot Texas After careful consideration they
arrived at tho conclusion that 11 line run-
ning from Galveston to Houston thenco
to Bhrcvcport and Alexandria via Hunts
vlllo might provo remunerative They so
cured tho services of T C H Smith as
contractor who engaged to erect tho line
Tho country at that time was sparsely set-
tled In fact a howling wilderness Tho
Hup was built along tho slago road there
being no iallroad In that rcilrJi In thoso
das and was kept In repair by men on
horsoback who traveled over thn lonesome
region each day on 1111 Inspection tour
Contiactor Smith with his gang after n
long and arduous task overcoming many
obstacles succeeded In completing this
wonderful elephant Tho parties who con
colved tho Idea dosirvcd credit for their
cnterpilse but exhibited poor judgment
as tho II111 s proved a fiilluro financial
and were sold foi eh hi by Ihu sheriff Tho
wholo Institution collapsed and tho wlro
exieptlng that pot lion between Galveston
and Houston was taken down Huvvevcr
therii was not much of tho wlru to bo
found as lho cntupilslng farincu along
the loutu dlsiovuist Us uses ns a feme
inindci or for baling ha nud appropriated
a Inihu portion of It
Captain C A Ilurton thi tlrst inglneer
of tho Houston and Texas Cmtrul railway
was general supirlnlenduit uf this striate
ot rust Ho wub assisted In lho inaiinin
ment by captain C C Chile and L K
Prislnn Clute niter the diinollshinent nt
the line toutinuid that poitlun from Hous
ton tu GalMston In operation and made It
pay ixpenses Pn slim went Into other
puisiiltn and was a siieeissful im reliant at
Iliiin when It was llm terminus ot tin
Houston and Texas Centtal where bo died
Mr A A Szabo the prisuit elly ireas
un r was ono of lho eoiistiiirtlon gang
ami kept an iitioiiiit of all exptiidltuns
and has lho oll aeuiunt bonks In his pos
scnslon e Ml lluvvii no M G Howe
was first managci at Houston and was
sliceeedid li Mr Vanblbber Mr Peckhaiu
was maiinur at Shrevtpurt At the cimi
mimriiicnt of the win Hie line fiom tlul
vistou to Houston was an absolute mill
tin unci sally nml was placed In ihargn ot
Captain c C T11I1 who also sticcerdrel In
establishing a lino along lho Texas nml
New Oilcans railway lo Hiaiimont whbh
also prnvtsl to bo nf liiiminse suvlie lo
the Confederacy He bad for bis managers
Chet Clmk at lialvislnn and Geoige Hlls
woith nt Houston Clnik skipped out for
thu North 11 s qtlhk as possible nfler tho
war begun but Illswnrlli haslcncd across
Ihe river and Jolnid Gcnrrnl John Moi
gans romniaiiil lie iijinl tho cninpali
lonkhlp and imilldeiiii o Mninn sharing
In all Ihe dangers nud hnidshlps nt that
iMitid iaviiliiiiiin Tho redtnils had a
Hlanilliig olfii for some tint ut a laiga
amount for lho capture of 1llaworlh who
wan originally a Canadian but made a
magnificent itcord as 11 Confederate sol-
dier
Tho only Irlegraph Dims In Texas at the
romiiiomrmint of ihu war wcro those be-
tween lleaiiniont and llnuslon and Houston
to Galveston During lho progress of tho
war Colonel L C Raker established 11
lino from Mnoioport in Crockett and Colo
nil I P Shepherd who is now mi opeialo
In Ihe Houston tedigraph office removed
an old lino lie hint bulll fiom nowliiies to
now In us In Louisiana mid Arkansas and
lebulll It running from Croi kelt to Hous-
ton thus making a through connerlimi
fiom Sluevepnrl lo Houston connecting
General i Klrby Smiths hi idipiattcrs
wllh thoso of General Magrudcr n proving
of Inestimable service lo thu liinsMls
slsslppl department
This In a history of Itlreiaphy In Texns
In the lurlv d lys As soon ns thu wsr
eloscil the We stein iilon of the Northrin
Stales aborbrd the old Southwestern and
Siaboard Hues running nil ovir llio South
irn Stales inst of the Mississippi rivu and
also raknl Into lis capacious maw the
Star State bitvvcen Galvislon and Hous-
ton and Diatimont
Thu perfect network of vires today ranit
flng every porllon of Texas Is n wonder-
ful work llwry hamlet has eoniieitlon
either by phono or telcginph Tile West-
ern Union has performed a myraelu almost
in Hie pirfect service rendered This com-
pany has had an entire monopoly of tho
buslness for oar but a siieeissful com-
petitor Is now aboul cuteilng lho field nud
will no doubt mako It llvel for tho West-
ern Union In Tixns n they havo In the
balance of tho United SlHtrs It will re-
quire husllirs for both companies when
lho Postal riacliis thn citbs of Texas Llko
HiiKland both companies will expert every-
man to do his duty and there will bo no
Idlers In the service of either of these gi-
gantic wrestlers Competition Is u gicat
thing In nil branches It crcales a moio
perfect benefit to the public as vath will
vlo wllh thu other In excellence ot ser > Ice
What n contrast the present w ltd tho old
system In the pioneer days of telegraphy
when Ilurton Priston and Szabo erected
their then vvouderful means of communi-
cation It was considered a great liat In
recilve n reply to a telegram from Gal
vestoii or Sbrcvcport tho same day while
iwr
iwfr fo MrX msmimmttrkfr
350X
X I i >
Mens fine Shoes
that were 500 are
now 350 cash
per pair
450
Mens finest Shoes
the very best 600
kinds are now
450 cash per pair
1000
Mens finest Suits
aud Overcoats all
kinds and styles
marked down from
1500 1800 and
2000 to 1000
cash-
ED KIAM
MAMMOTH ClOTII lllll
now halt an hour or even fifteen minutes
la a cause for grumbling Tho old time
operator or manager as he was called
for every llttlu office was dignified with a
manager It lliero was only one Individual
in tho employ would sit around Jn n list
liss maimer pirhapa on tin sidewalk
whittling a dry goods box holding con
virso wllh tho Idlers of tho xlllage whllo
nt the same time listening o tho click of
his Instrument within doors Now how
elllTerciil An operator must bo on hand
ami ready lor a toast Where formerly
a Texas office was eonsldcied as doing a
niching business If II handled n halt dozen
missiirts per day It Is now dead It a halt
a hundred are not disposed ot
In the early days It n wagon met wllh
mi art Idem It was a vesy easy matter for
lho iiwiur to cut down a telegraph polo
with whlih lo prlo his wagon emu of tho
mud and If wire was ncedid ho generally
appro rlaleil what ho Minted without so
much as siiylng by Oiir leave Tho boys
usually look great delight In shooting at
tho Insubilors The many tribulations to
whlih n telegraph lino waa subjected In
thoso carl ila > s of Texas tendered II nl
niiiit Impossible lo sustuln uninterrupted
lommiinlcatlon for any length of lime In
Huso incxh rn times oven tho old country
man has discovered that a pair of saddlo
bigs can not bo sent by telegraph and
Aunt Jcmliuy also knows Dial sho can-
not tiansfcr a pair ot sIiocb to Johnny by
wireNino
Nino out nf ten of all tho great railroad
magnnlis uf the present day began their
careers ns telegraph opiratois as it Is vory
Lsontlal to have n telcgraphlo knowledge
In order to beceuno a serviceable officer
In fatt II Is Impossible lo bo a thorough
lulrouder without understanding telrg
ruphy
Tho Old Timers association comprises
within Its membership many eminent
names such as Caruiglc the great Iron
1 Ing Thomas Kdlsni lho wonderful In
vintor slid a host of others
Colonel D P Shepherd was superintend-
ent of telegraph for jinny cars during and
subsequent lo tho war and It was ho who
liiatiKUiated Ihe network of wires In South-
ern Texas He Is one of llio old timers
P It Call another old llmei Is lho old-
est telegrapher In point of service not In
old nge In tho Stale and Ib styled tho
daddy nf Texas operators Ho was for a-
long whllei manager of the Houston office
nnd like Colonel Shepherd Is still con-
nected with it as optialnr
IIiIsIiion In IbciO
The Atlantic
Not only was tho field of business enter-
prise thus restricted but lho transaction
of business within that Held was slow and
difficult Tho merchant kept bis own
books or as he would have said his ac-
counts vvrnto all his leltcis with a quill
and when lliey were written let tho Ink
dry or sprinkled II with sand Thgro wer
Ihe n no envelopes no letter boxes In 111
streets no collection ot tho mall The let-
ter written the paper wao carefully folded
scaled with wax or a wafer addressed and
carried to tho postofPcc vhero postago was
prepaid at rales which would now seem
extortionate To send a letter which was
a single sheet of paper largo or small
irom llcston to New York or Philadelphia
cost 1SV4 cents nnd to Washington 25
cents nnd this at a tlmo when ttirs purchas-
ing power of a cent wnB live times what
It Is at present To carry a letter from
Philadelphia then the capital ot tho United
States lo lloslon arid bring back nn an-
swer by return mall would havo con-
sumed from twelve lo eighteen eliy ac-
cording to tho season of tho year sud tho
wenthcr
Murk Mnklnir His Hark
Dcnlson Gaictu
Mark L Goodwin who conducts the rail-
way department of The Houston Post Is
flourishing llko a green bay tree Train
mm ou tho Houston and Texas Central
who frequently sco Mark say that lie Is
very iwpular In tho Bayou City Mark has
the faculty of falling Into the good graces
ot people nt first slghL
The Sauare Oven
Michigan Cook Stove
construct
r > r CD IIVI < C 610 Main Street
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is the best
ed Stove in Houston H
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