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THE GALVESTON TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1903.
THE TRIBUNE’S DAILY FASHION HINT.
WASHINGTON’S
A PRETTY WAY TO MAKE A NIGHTGOWN FOR A TROUSSEAU.
This is a very pretty design to follow in
making a nightgown. It is very dainty
and quite elaborate, and could not be
bought for less than six dollars in any
shop, yet could be made for a very small
sum at home. The four points which are
put in back, front and on the shoulders
are all made entirely separate and are all
finished with the exception of the ruffle
before they are put together.
By fitting them together it forms a little
square low neck, which is edged with
beading through which ribbon is run.
Linen torchon is the best lace to use in
making lingerie. It both washes and
wears better than Valenciennes.
The ruffle is edged with narrow lace,
also the deep flounces which fall from
the elbow sleeves. The 20-cent French
nainsook is very good for making a dain-
ty nightgown.
DEATH HOUSE MAYOR
Albert T. Patrick Elected Chief
of Condemned Murderers in
Sing Sing Prison.
PARKS NEARING END
Former Walking Delegate Re-
moved to Sing Sing Hospital
W<th Consumption.
NEWS ANDGOSSIP
Congressman-Elect Pinckney Has
Not Yet Reported.
COMING IS LOOKED
TO WITH INTEREST
Texas Postmistress to be Disciplined.
Taft on Lone Star State’s Bright
Future—Gossip.
Special to The Tribune.
Washington, D. C„ Dec? 2.—Congress-
man-elect John M. Pinckney, of the Eight
Texas district, has not yet arrived to take
the seat so ably filled by Hon. Tom Ball,
and there is much speculation as to
whether he will wait for the official count
(30 days after election) or bob up serenely
and ask to be sworn in on the written
affirmation of the governor, fortified by
the fact that his opponent, Dr. Max Ur-
witz, concedes his election. Such a docu-
ment as this would have all the force of
an official certificate and would secure
Mr. Pickney’s admission any time. If he
adopts the other course, the regular ses-
sion of congress will be well under way
before he can take his seat, and the dis-
trict will have to wiggle along without
a representative just that much longer.
Somehow or other the fame of Mr.
Pinckney has preceded him to the National
capital, and his coming is looked forward
to with more than ordinary interest.
Democrats and Republicans alike are anx-
ious to see him, and it goes without say-
ing that he will have a big audience when
he meanders down the broad aisle of the
house and makes his salaam to the
speaker. In the performance of this cere-
mony he will be chaperoned by one or
more of the qjder members, and it is
quietly rumored that a bevy of fair dam-
sels from the W. C. T. U., who hail him
as their friend and spokesman, will litter
his desk with flowers in honor of his vic-
tory. It is also hinted that some of the
pictorial newspapers will give the new
Texas congressman a great send-off, and
everything indicates that there will be
“something doing” in the press gallery
when Pinckney takes his seat.
By a funny coincidence the minority
leader, Mr. - Williams, assigned Mr. Pinck-
ney a place on the. “alcohol and liquor”
committee, and as a member of that im-
portant body he will go on record either
for or against restoring the army canteen,
and he will also be compelled to show his
hand on the still more touchy question as
TROUBLE.
RUSSO-GERMAN TREATY.
f-^By Associated Press.
the
2.—Assistant
is just now
op-
the
will
the
will
to whether or not a congressional bar-
room should be maintained in the capitol.
The prohibitionists and the W. C. T.
likewise Carrie Nation, are bitterly
posed to both, but the majority in
senate and house favor them, and it
be interesting to see which side of
fence the man from Waller county
land when these questions come up.
By Associated Press,
New York, N. Y„ Dec. 2.—Albert T. Pat-
rick, an inmate of Sing Sing prison, where
he has been for some time under sentence
of death for the murder of William Marsh
Rice, the aged Texas milUonairq whose
property he is alleged to have coveted,
has been re-elected “mayor” of the death
house. He has already served nearly a
year in that important office.
Patrick has nine companions, but one
refused to vote. Being a lawyer, he pre-
pared his own case for the court of ap-
peals anl? has aided the
in their efforts to secure
questions of importance
him and he passes upon
city magistrate would under other cir-
cumstances.
Patrick thanked his fellow prisoners for
the confidence they had in him and as-
sured them he would try to rule with
fairness and to their entire satisfaction. .
Condemned prisoners are' not permitted
to Visit one another. Each exercises in
his own cell and is taken out but once a
week. Therefore the powers of the mayor
are great. If two of the inmates want to
play checkers it is necessary for all the
others to be quiet. This and questions of
a similar nature invariably are decided by
the mayor.
TEXAS’ BRIGHT FUTURE.
Special to. The Tribune.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 2.—Your corres-
pondent had an interesting conversation
with Hon. Chas. P. Taft, proprietor of the
Cincinnati Times-Star a few days ago.
Mr. Taft is not only one of the foremost
citizens of Ohio, but, better still, he is
one of the largest property owners in
Texas, being president of the Coleman-
Fulton Pasture company, whose broad and
well-stocked acres coyer an extensive
area in Aransas. Nueces and San Patricio
counties. A son of a chief justice of the
United States, brother of Gov. Taft of
Manila (our next secretary of war), son-
in-law of the late multimillionaire Sinton,
for whom the county seat of San Patricio
was named, and a man who resigned the
position of congressman in order that he
might devote his time to business, his
views are entitled to considerable weight,
condemned men
new trials. All
are referred tb
them just as a
By Associated Press.
New York, N. Y„ Dec. 2.-“Sam” Parks,
formerly business agent of the local
Housesmiths’ and Bridgemens’ union, is
in the hosp.ital in Sing Sing prison, to
which he recently was sent for conspiracy
in taking money from employers to call
off strikes.
Parks was removed from his cell to the
hospital by direction of the prison phy-
sician, who says he is a very ill man. The
labor leader is a victim of consumption
and it is expected he will be transferred
to the prison hospital at Dannemora.
When Parks arrived at Sing Sing he was
put to work in the brush shop. The work
was not hard and for a short time Parks
toiled along with the rest of the convicts,
but the close confinement soon began to
tell and he broke dowm completely, neces-
sitating his removal to the hospital.
TEXAS POSTMASTERS IN
Special to The Tribune.
Washington, D. C., Dec.
Postmaster General Bristow
confronted with a very difficult problem-
how to “discipline” a Texas postmistress
who, in the discharge & her duties, insists
that every man who wishes to speak to her
on business, or inquire about the non-de-
livery or otherwise of his mail, must ap-
proach her with hat in hand and other-
wise demean himself as a gentleman.
Through the gentle persuasion of a brace
of pistols she upholds this form of eti-
quette, and up to the present time no per-
son has been known to violate the rule.
It was only when she refused to allow
negroes and Mexicans to enter the office
under any circumstances that she met her
Waterloo, and now the sheriff of the
county has taken the mater in hand and
in a long communication to the postmast-
er-general demands that the postmistress
in question be “toned down.” The name
of the lady has not been given out, but
Bristow admits that he wil send an in-
spector to Texas to investigate the facts
in the case.
the Times. There is asserted to
doubt, however, that in the end
wil be concluded on the general
the new Germ mi tariff.
New York, Dec. 2.—Negotiations for
Russo-Gerrnan commercial treaty have
been again adjourned, says a Berlin dis-
patch ti
be little
a treaty
basis of
A POOR CRUTCH
Experience is a dear teacher, as those who pin their
faith to Mercury find out sooner or later. This power-
ful poison combined with Potash, is the treatment gen-
erally prescribed for Contagious Blood Poison, but failure
and disappointment is the invariable result. These min-
erals drive in the sores and eruptions, and apparently the
disease is gone and the patient believes the cure perma-
nent, but soon learns better when the old symptoms
return almost as soon as the treatment is left off. You
must either keep the system saturated with- mercury or endure the tortures
of sore mouth, ulcerated throat and the mortification that one naturally
feels when the body is covered with disgusting sores, rashes, copper-colored
splotches and other aggravating symptoms of this vile disease.
Mercury and Potash are poor crutches, and their use eventually breaks
down the constitution, ruins the digestion and cause the bones to decay.
S. S. S., a guaranteed purely vegetable remedy, is the
only antidote for Contagious Blood Poison. It de-
stroys every atom of the deadly virus, overcomes the
bad effects of the mercury and cleanses the blood.and
system so thoroughly that never after are any signs
of the disease seen. Nor is the taint ever transmitted to others.
We will send free our book on Contagious Blood Poison, which is inter-
esting and contains full directions for treating yourself at home. Medical
advice or any special information desired given without charge.
THE SW/FT SPECIFIC CO.! ATLANTA, GA,
and this is an epitome of what he said:
“Yes, I do not think any state in the
union ever had brighter prospects for a
great future than Texas is now enjoying.
With her oil, cotton, timber, corn, cattle,
and her wonderful wealth of mineral re-
sources, her commercial and industrial
outlook is unrivaled; but to achieve the
success she ought to have you must get
rid of the causes which periodically
bring about injurious quarantines like the
one you have just passed through. There
may be some localities in your state where
epidemics are possible, necessitating prop-
er safeguards for the public safety, but
that yellow fever or any of its kindred
diseases could become epidemic in San An-
tonio or its surrounding section, so late in
the year as October or November, and
that such a fear should furnish an excuse
for crippling business and tieing up all
your railroads, is at least a surprise to
northern people generally. By this I do
not mean to criticize those who deemed
such measures imperative, but that such a
thing could happen, so late in the season,
jars a great many persons who. like my-
self, had always believed that San An-
tonio and South Texas generally was one
of the most healthful and delightful sec-
tions in the country. I am glad, however,
that the quarantine is now off, and hope
the losses and annoyances it occasioned
will be soon overcome by the energy and
enterprise of your go-ahead citizens.”
In the course of the interview Mr. Taft
stated that his brother, Gov. Taft, would
rem
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arrive from the Philippines in the latter
part of January, and that before the latter
visiting San Antonio, Rockport,
(onf 7
assumed the duties of secretary of war
they would both make A trip to Southwest
Texas,
Corpus Christi And other points on the
coast.
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Asked who^n the Republicans would
nominate for president, 'Mr. Taft smilingly
answered, “Oh, we are all for Roosevelt.”
' ?■ 1 7 I
“Then how jSj.it,”, inquired your corres-
pondent, “that so many of the Ohio
leaders have ^.rganized a movement in
favor of the nomination of Mark Hanna?”
The ex-congpessman, laughed at the sug-
gestion and replied, “it is intended merely
as a compliment to a great man.”
TEX ANSI J$ ,W ASHINGTON.
Special tc Th^gjritiune.
Washingtone J). C., pec. 2.—Mr. Al.
Fadden, d thefB well-known
Mc-
South Texas
stockman, was in the city Saturday, ac-
companied by his charming wife and also
by his sister, Miss Maggie McFadden.
They came here from , New York, where
they have been sojourning for several
weeks past, and it is needless to say their
Washington friends extended them a sin-
cere and cordial greeting. Today they left
for Forest Glen academy, Maryland, where
Miss McFadden will finish her studies.
After escorting their fair charge to Forest
Glen Mr. and Mrs. McFadden will return
to their home in Victoria, Texas.
Mr. R. B. Norvell, president of the
American National bank, Beaumont,
Texas, is among the prominent visitors in
Washington, and, while attending to im-
portant business matters on her own ac-
count, misses no opportunity to sound the
praises of his city and section.
Major J. J. Dickinson, formerly con-
nected with the press of San Antonio and
for several years past one of the ablest
and most popular newspaper correspond-
ents at Washington, has been tendered a
lucrative position in the department of
commerce, and troops of friends here are
delighted for his well-merited success.
Mrs. Robert E. Kelley, formerly of
Beaumont, is now residing in Washington.
RIDICULED MOSQUITO THEORY.
Special to The Tribune.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 2.—Mr. T. E.
Horstman, of Laredo, Texas, was here the
other day, and in a peppery interview in
the ’Washington Post ridiculed the idea
that mosquitoes are the sole medium of
transmitting yellow fever. He says there
are no mosquitoes in his town, that it is
noted for its freedom from that dirge-
singing little pest, and under the circum-
stances he is anxious to know how and
why the alleged mosquito-breeding disease
could crop up and spread and deal out
death in a community like Laredo, where
the pesky critter is almost unknown. Why
is it, he asks, that localities notoriously
infested with these stinging varmints can
show a clean bill of health, while places
where they are seldom seen or heard de-
velop the so-called fever just as naturally
as a duck takes to water? Mr. Horstman
challenges the whole theory formulated
by the Texas medical experts, and avers
that common sense must look for some
other cause than the mosquito for the
propagation and diffusion of the “Texas
yellow fever” or any other kind of fever.
In a lengthy editorial the Washington
Post substantially endorses Mr. Horst-
man’s views, and adds “if the knowledge
that a mosquito which has bitten a yellow
fever patient can afterward communicate
the disease to some one else be of any
practical use, then that knowledge must
express itself iff measures to prevent the
mosquito from biting. Were such meas-
ures adopted in Laredo, and, if not, why
not?”
How would it do to muzzle the mosquito?
PATRIOTS OF 1812.
Special to The Tribune.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 2.—The Histori-
cal Register and Dictionary of the United
States army, just published, gives sketches
of many patriots and soldiers who fought
in the war of 1812, in which the Americans
for the second time whipped the British.
The list includes the ancestors and rela-
tives of several well-known Texans, in-
cluding Mr. Geo. Armistead who is now
serving as.Washington correspondent for
three journals in the Lone Star State.
This military record shows that on the
12th of September, 1814, Geo. Armistead
of Virginia, was brevited lieutenant col-
onel for his gallant defence of Fort Mc-
Henry, Md. While Armistead was win-
ning laurels for the alacrity with which
he handed out shot and shell to the en-
emy, strange to say, Francis Scott Key of
Baltimore, (who was a prisoner on one of
the English men of war making the at-
tack) was weaving into imperishable song
the inspiring lines of the “Star -Spangled
Banner.” The hero who “held the fort”
in that event lk.il fray was the great-grand-
uncle of the present Texas newspaper man
of the same name, and when the boys here
read the record, and came to congratulate
the Dallas man on his martial lineage,
it cost George a whole week’s salary to
“acknowledge the compliment.”
HANNA CAN WIN OUT
Former Senator Butler of South
Carolina Thinks He Can Beat
Roosevelt for Nomination,
New York, Dec. 2.—Declaring himself
out of politics for all time, and expressing
gratitude that at least he is to be per-
mitted to enjoy life as a gentleman
should, General and former Senator
Matthew C. Butler, of South Carolina, to-
day discussed the business and political
situation of the country at some length.
“Perhaps the Republican situation now
existing,” said General Butler, “presents
as interesting phases as any ever known
in this country. With no desire to speak
slightingly of President Roosevelt, for
whom I have much genuine admiration
and liking, he has been aptly compared to
a broncho. No one can tell when he is
going to buck, and this fact renders him
dangerous in the opinion of the conserva-
tives.
“I find many in New York who are in-
clined to grumble at. the president. They
are Republican politicians who do not
speak-out loud, but who talk openly with
me. The events of the next six months
may completely change the political com-
plexion.
“I feel certain Senator Hanna has it
within his power to wrest the nomination
for the presidency from Mr. Roosevelt.
Senator Hanna has impressed himself with
much force upon the business men and the
politicians of the country, and he is also
regarded with affection by the working-
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men. The indorsement received by him in
the recent election in Ohio has brought
him to the fore in an unexpected manner.
As I said before, I believe it requires only
an effort from him to take the Republican
nomination for the presidency, and it is
possible that the honor will be forced upon
him.
“On the other hand, I do not believe he
will listen to the promptings of ambition
nor the pleadings of his political friends
and the enemies of President Roosevelt.
What he might do were he a well man I
do not know. I think he is satisfied where
he is, and will do what he can to bring
about the renomination and reelection of
Theodore Roosevelt.”
BRIDGE COMPANY GIVES UP.
By Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 2.—It is announced that
the American Bridge company has 'decid-
ed to give up, for the present, its construc-
tion department so far as the New York
district is concerned. This will enable
work to proceed on a large number of
contracts which have been submitted to
the company by members of the Build-
ing Trades Employers’ association, which
have been held up because the latter body
will not recognize local No. 2 of the Iron
Workers. The American Bridge company
considers itself still bound by the agree-
ment which it made last April with Local
No. 2, and w^prk has been at a standstill
since then. Contracts will be taken over
by a local firm.
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