The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. Fourteenth Year, No. 60, Ed. 1, Wednesday, June 1, 1898 Page: 8 of 12
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tMifris oT BOUND
y by Its Present Contract witb the
Electric Light Company
THE OPINION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
The following Is the full text of the
opinion of City Attorney Stewart now on
He upon tbo citys liability upon tho pres-
ent contract vth the Citizens Electric
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Light company
TO the Honorable City Council of tho
City of Houston
Houston Texas May 30 Gentlemen
In com ul la ce with the rcaucst of Al-
derman Dlckzon I herewith submit my
opinion on be now much talked of
question as to tho right of the city of
Houston to build Its ouTi electric light
plent nul Its rlrfht to roluse to com
ply with tbe tenm of the present con-
tract with tbo Citizens Klcctrlc Light
company to furnish lights to tbn city
for a rcrloef of ten years beginning
on Juno 11 ISJ This Is a matter of
nerlous financial Importance becouso
If tho city would bo compelled to carry-
out Its contract with the electric llrcht
company amounting now to nearly
25000 and Increasing to JIOOOu a
7 r In all probability before the rcrlod
of the contract woriU expire the build-
ing of tho plant would be a useless < >
pcndlturo of money and ono tlinl ilie
clly could ill afford In Its present
financial condition
Hov ever I do not think that th ro
cau bo any danger of ho city bring
compelled to comply with the tctnn of
this tontrnrt Before tho proposition
to Issue bauds was submitted to tlm
tcxpastrs I gavo my opinion ihrti
that tho city of Houston would not bo
bound by the t < wis of the lontrart
with the Citizens Klcctrlc Light com-
pany At the llmo I so achifcd tho
council I was well aware of the gtnvity
of tho situation nnd the disastrous in-
sults which would follow If the city
nrtcld bo forced to comply with tho
terms of the contract made with tbo
electric Unlit company and I did not
advise the council before I had Investi-
gated the authorities nnd convlnrrd
ravself tint the clly tould no bn com-
pelled to comply with the terms of the
contract with the electric llsllt com-
pany I did not give h full written
opiulon hecauso J doubted the policy
of rendering a public opinion showine
jour legal position In a waiter nhiut
which In all prnbabllltv there vlll be
a litigation
Tbo contract road as follows
This conlrart inadn this llb div of
Juno A D 1SDI by and between tho
city of Houston Harris county Toxcis
hereinafter called tho rlt > nnd tha
Citizens Kleelrlc Light and lowsr
erfmpany of Houston Ti ins herein
flftei called tho cotnt > inv wlinemtth
Thnt tho said rompaay for be con-
sideration hereinafter mimed hereby
contracts and agrees In furnish the city
of Houston such number if etectrlo
arc lamps of 20M standard candle-
power each as the Mid city may from
time to timo require Tho same to b lo-
cated as the city rany direct nt the com
panys cApense To be llshtid on tho
present lighting achediile fifteen min-
utes before dark until divllght tho
fallowing morning each and cjvery
night of the year during the term of
this contract
In ctiiiMdtrallnn of the foregoing sad
clly contracts nnd agrees to pay the
raid company the rum of in per light
T > r annum payuble In monthly InMcill
merits Immediately following each
ironth of service Thin cnrtlinct to ho
for tbe term of ten vonrs from the
11th day of Juno A D 1M1
Witness our hands and soils this
11th lay of June 1SH
Signed by the mayor nnd rltv sec-
retary with seal attached and by tho
Citizens Electric Light and Power
company with seal attached
In regard to this contract persons
even some members of tho lecil pro-
fusion have been led abtraj by lon
strulng this contract Jutt llie aiuo as
they would ouo between pmato In-
dividuals whorcas ai this Is a con-
tract mado with a municipal corpor-
ation a different rule ROcriiltiB the
same would hold
lu tbs llrkt place I bellovo our Slnto
authorities hold thnt our council baa
cot the authority to make a ccuitrict
for lighting the clly for a period of
a number of > cara t > o as to hamper
swcoedltiK councils In caroliiK out
tho expressed will of tho Inhabitants
of tho municipality as to different nnd
to them a better inodo of supplying
lights to tho city
1 know tbat some authorities hold to
tq contract but 1 follow tho authori
ties laid dow n In our Texas reports
The loadlnu authority on this subject
le tho caso of tho City of llicnham y
Iircnlum Water Company fit Texas
CI2 In thlB cass niter reviewing many
authorities on tho subject thu court
makes uso of tho following very pci
tlneut language Municipal otlkera
hold hut for short terms nnd tho eiy
purpose for which short terms of of
flco and tretinoin elections aro ie
qulred is to leave thucontrol of mu-
nicipal affairs ns near as may bo lu tho
hands of tho people lo make the inu
nlclpal administration rellcct as near-
s may ho the will of the public Tho
reasons but cmpuasUo tho nocesslly
fur denying to u city council or other
governing body tbo power by control
or otherwise to disable or hludcr from
ttmo to time thb full and freu pxor
clso ot any power legislature in lu
character which tho legislature M
eJeometl proper to confer upon such
corporation
This language li clear emphatic and
admits of no doubt applying a to the
facta before us and can auy one say
that the former council by It3 ton
years contract wltb tbe electric light
company could hinder and thwart tho
of tho people lu Its desire to maintain
and operate lu own electrlo light
HPJautr
In the abave case the city of Uren
H Cite ABtliorltiea o Shorr that
There la 5o Obstacle to he City
Operating I Light riant
hwn made a contract with the Dren
at r c ° mpanr tor eupplylng tho
city of nrenham with water for a
period ot
twentyfive years and our
SP c ° urt held that tho city coun
cllof the city of nrenham had no such
er Dd Jllt b eontract was yold
4 A i rcu in lDl5 CM h < > W nPPlX
Vfc iSft 12UBlpr < 1 l0 tle W eontwrt
Ui Z B he > eetHc light company
f > TUt eminent and high authority on
Ta > liy ff JU480 John V Diiron
< i Vhl workon Municipal Corpor
Jtorn 0B nwntelpal corporations
wP Wk > mrp e and atheir
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ctsisa una 1U charter contracted
with lt6 dly ef Chicago to siipply it
with txi itft tie ptitou ot ttu years
Tie jokt el iitt cixr to buy gas un-
der lU ti JilT uts as fuil as is th
jowtr of U city ot Urenham to con-
tract for a water supply and It was
hetd that the tJtr bad no power lo con-
tract for m > loni a term
In dUpcsing or the cac It was said
The onlem ot the clt > tho mem-
bers of tbe touncll aro trustees of tho
public There can be no elaubt that th
right to regulate tbo lighting Of b
streets and to furnish means for iu
same by taxation Is In Its nature
legislative jiowcr It concerns the
whole public of tho clly Tbo effect wf
tho contract in question by tho city
authorities in October ISCJ If valid
was to bind their successors for ten
j cars as to llioso matters of legisla-
tion If It bo conceded that tho power
existed as claimed then It practl ally
lotions that at the end of tho term In
liTi p contract may bo made by tbtlt
successors without limit and which
may bind he public Indefinitely I am
unwilling to sanction a prln ple which
In n rase like this would lead to eurh
results The safer ruin Is to hold tho
officers of ei munb Ipallty to a rigid ac-
countability In the discharge ot their
trust In all casrn of contract to run
for > ears the authority to make then
should bo clear because they Involve
pecuniary liability and It Is a tax
upon future property owners Tho
principles asserted In the case of Canal
Company s St I > ouls 2 Dillon SI
lead tn th rnms result
Anotli r fact tho charter of Iho city
of Houston in effect at tho tlmo tho
eontraoe wa mado with tho Citizens
Klcctrlc Light cnmauy contained this
provlsloi cliitlug lo tho lower of tho
city to provide tor lighting tho streets
towlt To provide for lighting tho
street by gica electricity or othor
means and for this purpoM may c
tabllsli gos works or clcclrlc works for
tho manufacture of gas or electricity
for the uiw of th city and tic Inhab-
itants thereof at cott price It will be
noticed from tho abovn that nl the time
tho contract was mado tho legtslaturo
provided that tho tlty could estanllsh
It own electric light world Sim o then
by net of tho last legislature the fliy
Is given tho power to establish and
maintain Us own clec trie light pljnt
and nmnuer of establishing iaid plant
Is provided for It can hardly bo said
that the former council could hlud the
city nnd pietenl legislative control
lUrcof The authnilljcft aro that ono
council has no such authoriiv Hiu
mord County tiutcllKli Company v
illMlctown fit New icirk XII Waco
Water company vs Clly of Waco 27
H w Hep it < >
In thu ease of the City of Austin vs
Nullc Ml Tcxon M < tho question nn
raised whether or not th city of Aus-
tin coulJ provide other means for oh
leiii ing wuler oilier than lh l made by
the cli with lh vvnter works com-
pany nnd our supremo court says
Tho Lraumtnt cotnc down to mis
that whenever u flly ban in de i con-
tract with a couyany jilili and wllllnn
to supply It with thu necessary wnlir
nml llghis tcrtnlnnble li may t > s nt tho
clt > option and burdensome in lt
terms lis powt r Is exhausted and any
attempt to proeirrn water and light b- >
other means Is ultra 1 > a unci vr ld
Hueli an argumont can not bo main-
tained
Pecoticllv the contract Is nol Mndlnn
en ih cliy bicnuso it la exclusive In In
taturo and In the light ot our decisions
a lronoiioly eird void In tho abovo
cited case nf the Cirv of llivutiwtii mi
Water Company It was held thai a con
tiact to furnlMi tho city with water
fot tweintyflve years wcis in thu un
ture of i monoivoly nnd void that a
contract neecl not continue inliflnlxly
til to amount tei n pHrpetully it is
ciibugli that It Us exclURlvo for a period
of time The language of tho contract
between lh tlty and tlm rlectrla light
eom ny Is Tbtt the < mld ooini iny
for tht > consideration herelnafler named
hcioby contracts and agice to furiitih
tho city of Houston such number of
ulectrlo are lamps of 2M0 canUle power
< ih thu said city imiy from time to turn
rcqulro
It not only oiiclouors to hind the rlty
for all lights that aio ncolod at tho
tlmo of the milking of th contract but
fti nil tuturo tlmo until lha explintlon
of the contract
It the contract was rlmply to furnish
ei given number of lluljlb oxei year io
Iho cllv It liipy he Mid that thu icm
tract vvas not exeluout as It did not
pievttit the clly from obtaining ll ht >
Item nny other hotirce Wicci Water
Werks Ccinpany s City of Waco 21
P W llp 07S nut m this tmttror
the clly obligated to ioke all the llgb
lhat It may from llmo to time require
firm tho tuld electric light ccimpauv
nnd under Iho strict trrma and letter of
th coutrait the city ot liousUvi tould
not provide light fiom any other Fouro
tbnn thnt furnished by tho cltlreuV
kleelrlc Light rcimpviy uu ll tl < e
plrclltin of Us ooutrnot munlclpAl
eoiivuatlou in this atato ran not b
bound by audi a contruet nrenham
s Water Company ilT Trx oil
City of Aetfltln vs Nolle i1 Tevns Bin
Aleelt s the City ot Sao Antonio st
rexus ISO if the above Intfrpreta
llin of tbo cortrnot Is not a correct one
util llu < city Ie not required under t
trims to toko all electric are iigius from
Iho Citizens Ulectrlc Light company
nnd frf > m no other dm Pig the period ot
the contiact then ai no number ts
Phited to tho lights that tho city ob
ligate ilseir to take It could sk tbo
eleclrle light inmpauy o fciulsh It
with only ono light exeh JMP atid ful
fill Ihcv lernw of tho eonlraet
Tlilnlly Under the term of the
charter now In forc and It would seem
tiwiir tho terms ot the charter In forco
at tho tlmo of the making of the eon
ti act It Is roqulrod that n contract of
this nature sheuld bn authorlied by or
dlLaneo and this was adopted and
lmed upon simply by a motion of tho
city council and would not be binding
n XB Clty ° t Sa An
tonio 33 3 W Hep 203
routthly Outalde ot tho law 0f iho
coae tbe clecttlc light compvny agrees
to furnish olcctrle arc lamro of 20 1
filnidard power each Hes It done > co
or Is It able to do ko
T can clto numcrou ithcr authcrltles
which hMr cut the above uroposltlonn
Itttlfy mo In the legal posltlcn taken
I give It os my opinion tbat the cop
11 b > tho clty ot I w on with
tho Citizens Kteclrle Light company
city Hcapfctfully submitted
John S SIcvTOrt City Attorney
y si o a Mvrrrn1
An Interest llein Tnijcu In MlUinr
SInltvra
Thero will bo held this afternoon nt l
oclock In tho pxrlors ot the association
the icgular monthly business meeting of
tho
Ladles Auxiliary
At Iho meeting 0f the association Sun
day afternoon there were two letters read
ftom two young men povv In Camp Cop
Plnger near Mobile Mr Ed art Smith
ni ivJSiJwMmrBon n old bat
tle srouneli that
cme of the boys hsd found
old relics some In the nature of old Sj
nd lhatthey were looking for their unl
J ° T every day
aii Another letter was a
Voung Mens Christian Association boy who
broke tho record In swimming at Austin
It will ho Interesting to know that the
International rommlUe0 of tho Young
Mens ChrlMan Assjoclatlon In New Vork
City have through the war dpparlmrxl at
yashlngton mnde arrangements for doing
a great work among tho army They havo
provided large and commodious tents with
a competent secretary provided with equip-
ment which will enable him to furnish a
Icng felt need In army life
The tents will 8 equipped to offe tho
soldiers a reading room with the dally
papers magazines and oilier reading mat-
ter games of skill and recreative srorts
facilities for eorrespondenec entertain-
ments milllc music meetings and aj many
other lorlal and religious privilege a pos
slble the aim b lng to make these places
of resort homeillko nnd attractive to Iho
men and surround them with cvholcsomo
nnd uplifting InfluonccL
PcrniMlon and authorization have bnsn
seciircel from the officials nt Washington
who havo given their h arty Indorsement
to tho plan The moremctit now begun is
not ilcMrncd to stop with tho war hut to
be hereafter permanent work In the regular
army
LAST LEGAL EES0ET
fiMrnn statpk sn Knvin rornr
iitiiii AcAiNsr timiv
Wliei Itns llron In lull for Contempt
Since IMI7 MUlory of
tile fuse
Messrs Kwing King yesterday after-
noon received i telegram from tho clerk of
tho United States supreme court reading
Orders of circuit court and court of crim
inal appeals 1n Tlnsley caies affirmed
It will bo remembered tfnt when Cap-
tain WlllUm Christian wa appointed re-
ceiver for Glennood cemetery the court di-
rected Thomas Tlnsley who was tho
courts president to turn over nil tho cor-
porations property to tho receiver Ujon
complaint by the receiver that Tlnsley bad
refused to comply with the order as to cer-
tain Items of properly Tlnsley was or
clored by the court Judge John R Tod pre
siding to show cause why ho should not
comply and be punhhod for bis contempt
In disobeying the ordci Tho procttilng
reujlied In an order that Tlnsley pay J10O
as line for his contempt and turn owi tn
tho receiver tho companys minute book
and certain of Us notes which ho held and
al ° o a trust fund nf Jljjf0 and that ho
stand committed to Jail until compliance
This was on Kubruary fi 1 SOT since which
tlmo Tlnsley has preferred to remain In
Jail rather than comply
He applied for i writ of habeis coipue to
tbo court of criminal appeal which was
granted but upon hearing ho was re-
manded to prison
Ho then appllel to tho Texas supreme
court for tho writ hut tint court declined
to Interfere
Hi then made application to Judge Divld
It Dry ant of tho Inlted Stages district
court who grinted the writ but on hear-
ing remanded the prisoner to tho custody
of tho sherllf
II then applied for relief to tbo Inited
Stalescourt ot appeals at NevwOrloimcbiit
lhat court declined to Interfere
lie then nought during the taeatlon of
the fodaril supremo court to got a supr
fwdniH from one of the Justlecn of th it
court but this was refused
The next step was a writ of error and ap
peil to the fnlted States supremo court to
review the ordeis of the court Of criminal
appeals and of Judge firyant The ram
were argued before tho United Slates su
pnuie court on May 6 last by Mr James I
Illshnp of New York for Mr Tlnsley anl
by Mr Presley K ttwlng of this city for
tbo icspmulen tho sheriff nf Hairia
countv The result was as above stated
It is Mippoftcd that Mr Tlncley will now
comply with tho order jb there are no
more courts on this sldo ot tho waters to
which ho may appeal
CITY IUU2VITIK1
Juttlco Hill united Wm Lynch nnd Mils S
11 lloblnson In niurrlngo Monday night
Tbo Acme liundry en 1ienton immi
boited a United Htatns ting over Us building
yidteriny
There Is an undelivered trlegrnm nt tbo
Wieilco Union ttlcgrnph ofaro tor II 1 Wll
Itannoi
Tin Ladles Auxiliary ot tho sharks club
will rneit lit the resilience ot Mrs J W
Cblindlcr at 5 p m todny
The committees nnvlng In charge tlm sol
dine benefit concert were busily engaged yes
tcrdly tn tbo dtnYrcnt denlls of Iho work
Tlui Buutli Tcxits Poultry and Pet Slock ns
soclttlcm will hold a regular meeting tonight
at III ball over Ilrowno Mcllliigers store
Tur pay roll of tbo police department tor
May wits sent to tho city treasurer yesterday
for ii e In paying wages for May and umounta
to KSS
Tlm fnunet Tlidcs havo been sent a lot ot
medicine by the Abbott Coeliell drug store
nnd no doubt tho viscfut gift will bo duly up
Pltelated
Purglars despoiled tho icsldcncn ot Mr and
Mis lustav A Kelnhardt HOI Waverly
nicet ot J130 nt an early hour yesterday
morning
Tlu fineral of Louis retlt who died at St
Jutphs lnlirnuiiy Monday night tonk pinro
ycftcieay the remains being interred lu lie
Catholic cemetery
Iptltnttous hav been sent the mayor and
nldeinen to nttend tho htb srliool cIohIiir ex
crcls a imd th hop to be given by tho junior
tj tuo graduating class
The kindergarten nnd primary school ot
Mis Atwood will glvo an entertainment on
the kindergarten lawn corner of filter and
Decatur streets on lrlday evening
c D 10lhhia announces that there
n
will be no midweek prayer meeting nt tho
Talcruaeic ihiinh tonight In order thnt all
may nttend th Crlttenton uieetlnt t Market
nail
The 11 Paso lompany ot immunes eighty
mcMbtrs all told passed throunh Hip city
llUl 3o h0 a > vestcu regiment
Xvlitia hem they took sutpcr at the Lawlor
l0 Ul a < lc xnlllu cl rau < 1 eithu lasm over tho
Promise to soon send thou to the
front
The funcial of the uto It rteolter took
S nV > rem hu lite rel
uente 1H7 Oroeuit
strost and a largo
born ot serrowlng friends follov ed tbn reiun Ss
° ° PriSSi ute < OiLr
o f Ch en
The coiumltteo of Hibernians arrannlnr for
a graninelebratlou of the
Fourth ot July vnct
xt ii glit t recede reports u i lu
tint Porest park had been secutei for tho oV
cMtaiMessrs Tim OConnor ToIn croKui
Jr and
A llucklry v
rc autiolntul > n
auditing committee mm Mr Toiu yuary S
iiry a
coram tteo on miiie
Mr
celpi
A P Ilobcrdeau of this cltv
u tn r
TiKrV lobut rom W rolhSrcif limn
ft thr tlovemors tliard
1 which ho
in
says the Texas troon r 11 ir
nd T V > 5
stter Hi regulars nomc arc bcu
er that
onKnPPWd n < 1
contents PlO JUtico i doa
tts
lrltSOX41 MK > TIO
Mr 11 naker
ot
AuHn S the
o capt
Ih Bris tof SC0U ° uvilte Ky at
MVllMWi
illlJr C io Wr n < aWllr of n
r t the d ilSehfe Rr ° ot unt
C Moore and B P
Weams left u t nl ut
v
Iris tho hopeful
The ihrco graces
AKlata
lnalln
Kuphrovync
Tho throo fates
v
for Austin to attend the meeting of Terrys
Texas Hangers
Mr nobert r Fltzo ot Elgin was jetter
dty at tbo Hutrhtns
Hon J D Cbllds and niece of San An-
tonio arc nt the Lanlor
Messrs Pat Koley and Otto Bens left yes-
terday for San Iraneltro
Mr It f Saunders of Austin was a guest
at tbe Hrlstol yesterday
Mr and Mrs Charles Itnoblaneh of Brjati
are among th arrivals at the Capitol
Mrs ONeal and Mts Klla Hhelnhart of
Fort Worth aro guests at the Lawlur
Mr II I King a merchant ot Crockett
wsa registered at tbe Hrlstol yest rday
Mr Pred Mayflcld editor of the Huntivllle
Enterprise spent yesterday In the city
Mr nnd Mrs D 11 Heatoa of Cuero were
In the city yesterday guests at the Lawlnr
Mrr T S Miss nnd Miss Adola Goring
of Lake Charles are registered at the Hutch
1ns
Judge W H Cavltt of Bryan and Mr I
A Paulus of Hallctsvlllo were In tho city
yesterday
Mrs Hen Parker returned from Temple
yesterday after an absence of two weeks wits
her mother
Miss Emily Heavens has returned tram
Sartnrlla and will remain here the balance
of the summer
Mr Waddy Tato left last night on a trip
that will rnrry him to Niagara ad New York
before Lis return
Captain and Mrs McKenzIo ot tho Sal-
vation Army left yesterday for GaHeston
but will return tomorrow
Mr J K llextcr and children of Victoria
wen at tti Lawlor yesterday and lett last
night to visit friends In NW Orleans
Miss Alma Miller daughter of Captala
Charles Miller has returned from Nashville
wheio ehe lias been atteudlng school
Mr H J Cnte who represents one ot the
largest toy manufacturing concerns lu tho
United States la stopping at the Hrlstol
Mrs II 1 MacraanuB relict ot the late
Senator Mdununug was In the city yoster
day en route to her home In Corpus Chrlstl
Major nnd Mrs Wary aro at Homo at tnc
former residence of Mtis Mobil lleluer wbo
leaves for Colorado to spend tne summer
nccompanled by her listers Vlolj Jennie and
Hazel daughters of Eugene t llclnr
Mr John U Kcttersan or SugaMand was In
Houston yesterday greeting hla many friends
Mr Krttersou was on his way to his old
bouin in Jreenoek Siotland lot bis summer
vacation tie will tpend about three inoniua
on the other side
Chairman 1 A Hlcbardt of Houston
Secretary W It Cnvltt uf Hryaii and Prank
P Holland proprietor ot th Texas farm
and Hnnch of Dallas iune in last night from
Pralile View where they had been In at
tendunce on tho normal ccbool commence-
ment exorcises
Mr IJ Thomas paying telle i at Hou e
bhntc has tendered his resignation lo em
bark In business Ho will be associated with
Ml S 1 Handle under Ilie llnu name or
Handle H Thomas and they will reprtseul
Hit New York Mutual Lite Insurance com-
pany In Houston
Mis Colonel Jcorgo W Fulton of Hork
port daughter of tbe first governor oi Texas
passed through the eity yesterday en route
to Delaware where she will spend tne sum-
mer visiting friends She is uecompauicd by
Mrs h U Hnldan and tbe Mlssea llallie
Nana and Linda Iloldca
fbts1 l v imiiicisii
To He IllId Toilily ill flu Itluh School
AkhciiiIiIv Hull
1rogrommo for claw day to ba held lu
tho assembly room ot the high school this
morning from 0 to 11 o i lock
Music High School Orcbislra
QuotationWoman Class
TUB MASQUtt Ob PANDOHA
Prologue Miss francis llogan
Dramatis Personae
Voice ot Zeus tho god of gods
Mr Vote Hlordan
Hephaestus the sculptor Mr Sam Swlnford
I rometheuB IorMhought iho bene
faetor Miss Ciw Crimes
Hpimejtheus Aftet thought brother
of Prometheus
Miss Iloatrico Moskovvltz
Pandora thu ollglttcd
Miss Edna Dee Woolford
llermto tho messenger Mlsa Eua Kobb
Ganymedo tbe glftbjarcr
Mr Fied Clemens
Miss Frances llogan
Miss Louise Smith
Miss Laura Kronliln
Misi Mildred Ilowaid
Clotho Mh s Henrietta McOowon
Ivicheils MUs Nellie Mather
Attopos Mr Clark nroeellng
Phovbus tbo dawn Mr Charla t < livtr
Aphrodite lovo Miss lldlth Munger
Miivmo yne tho mother of the muses
MIps Lou Ulla Prledenhaus
Tho nine muses
Clio Miss Mary Waterman
Calllopo Miss Mnblo Sedclon
Hnterpei Jllss Marlon Walkur
Melpomeno Miss Annie Dlsscn
Kralo Miss llcrthft Schoverllng
Polybyurila Mlsa Susie Kdtnonds
Hrlona Miss Hulda Still
Thalia Misa Nettle Lnckart
Terpsichore Miss Lizzie Dwyer
Hplloguo Mr Norman Itobeitson
Class song Word3 by Miss llcairlco
Moskuwltz miifclo by Mr Aldrldge Ktild
Prologue syncpsls
Act 1 Tho workshop of Hephaestus
Muslo by High School Orchestra
Art 2 Tho tower ot Promethous
Music Miss Lycllci Kbdon
Act 3 Tho house of Pplmctheus
Music by High School Orchestra
Act 1 Tho temptation
Music Miss Mabel Sweet
Act 5 Repentance
Epilogue
miATii or mkj oi > TniiLin
lrpKlili > tit of tin Scniicllntis Inn So-
ciety V Cnriicntrr li > Trmlr
August Oestcrllnd president ot the
Scandinavian society ot this city and a
number of the local Carpenter union died
at the Houston Infirmary at 1235 oclock
jcMcrday nftcruoon At on early hour yes
tcrday morning he was discovered In an
unconscious condltloa lu Mr C II Berings
carpenter ih p Mti Milam street and by hU
sldo was found a halfoiupttcel bottle of
nijiphlne Without waiting to Inquire fur-
ther for details and only recognizing tho
fact that the man was dangerously HI h e
fellow workmen had tbo unfortunate suf
ferer ptomptly removed to tho hospital for
medical treatment Ho arrived there before
oclock but nevor regained consciousness
and expiied at tho time statod
What part It any tho fttal drug playel
In terminating tho life of Mr OosterlliU
may never ho know n Tho deceased as far
as can bo Karncei left no letter or other
clew to Indicate suicidal Intentions end
nothing further than the finding of tho
morphine has bom devcTrpc d in connection
with tho ad ending at tho man
The deceased has worked for Mr Iiering
nt Intervals for nearly twenty years and
11 Is not known whothcr ho was married
or hsd relatlvca In this city
Ills funcial takts placo from Wall e
Rtnbos undertaking establishment at
c clock thli afternoon n1 na doubt will
be numrtously attended especially by liW
Scaurtlnav an fellow eUisciw among whom
he was highly thought or
The Ilslnu viUKt
Tho commltteo having In charge the
Klflh ward entertainment called The Llv
Ing riags havr declhed ta glvo the per
formance two nights Tickets for the first
iEj l eStrtalnI Mt ncxt Tuesday Juno
i A 6 R FIlns f0 r Pl11y that the
fw tbtt Its repetition will N
nr 800 1111 Thcr wl be an en
t 80 of P K mme the second nibhi
Jrom the proceeds of tbe second perfor
mm a beautiful battle flag wi be J
ctawrd and presented to tht
> Massle niflts
Tha living Flan nd u
vromi
Coko and
Light Co
cj >
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JO TON DAILY POST WEDNESDAY MORNING JUNE 1 1898
be ono of the most tinlqie enteitnlnmints
ever presented In Houston Tho voting for
the most popular youns lady to present tho
Massle niflea flag will take place on tho
first nlgbt
lliillilInK IermllN
Tbe following building permits were Is-
sued yesterday from the offlco ot tho cly
engineer
Jos Peralra repairs to iwlldlng 1jprln
nnd Pralrlo 10
Oeorgo Klsec addition to hrue Ic man
addition 125
A Levy rcrilrs to house San Icllpc rnd
Valentino 100
The dull StUliiK llcer
A note from Glovannle ficaro and J
Incrando states that the Italian union of
retail heer dealers held a meeting > < t
tcrdav and resolved to dlscontlaue seliltg
brer on account of the high prke they are
asked to pay the local brewsrlas
The Opcnliiir Conerrt
The first concert of the series of summer
night concerts for tho season was given
last night at Turner Hall garden under
very flattering auspices Herbs Light
Guard band furnished the ruuslc and gave
n most entertaining programme
Only one cent a word for Po t Want
Ads and still less If they run four tlrrM
or over Havo you tried them Nothing
cheaper or mora sure to bring results
WOOTAN WELLS
This health and pleasure resort Is now
wldo open for reception of visitors We
have hotel and boarding houses with prices
to suit all comers Our excursion ticket Is
on sale on most ot the railroads
Wo aro now boring an artesian well
with the hope of obtaining hot water
A short visit to Wootsn now will do
anybody good Wootan Wells Co
Mori ctirr uuttonp
We lavo a new supply of Cuff Buttons
for the benefit of our customers and fr enls
who have not as yet receive 1 any To b
had at office or of drivers SI Packards
Troy Laundry 012 Pralrlo avenue Phone
Tar For tale by Houjtoa Oai
Age 22 Years
Height 3S Inches
Weight 50 Pounds
MAJORAJCRIQUI
the Smalle t Perfect Man on Earth
will bo In the rtuttesrlck Pattern
Department taking subscriptions
for Iluttcrlcks Delineator com-
mencing with Summer number
having 13 colored plates Subscrip-
tion price tfc copy or mailed to
your address for J100 per year Re-
duced prices of llutterlcks new pat
tern3 aro Dc 10c 15c 20c 25c
Specials
Vancy Figured Dimity
nobby
patterns
3Slnch Pwcy Curtain Scrim
Whito rigyptlan Dimity
All Linen Satin Tablo
I > amask
Mens Night Shirts fancy
fronts B2 Inches long
4c
Ic
4Msc
4Sc
Jlcns Soft Negllgo Shirts
Cheviot nnd Pcrcnlo 50c
Womens J2sn R ea d o d
Slrap Sllppera J2 00
50e quality White Summer
Corsctn 25c
100 quality Linen Crash
Skirts 33o
150 wide Brim lancy Straw
Sailors 73c
25c quality China Matting ire
35o quality Japaneso Matting 22Hc
75c quality Ilrusiols Carpet GOc
niack and Colored Grenndlno and
laco Pattern Imported Dresses at
Halt Price
William L Foley
aii 210 atS Travis treet
IKtlOllltllltlltlg
SCHEDULE
OF
GALVESTON TRAINS
G H d H R R
LEAVE HOUSTON
540 a tit 855 a m
445 p m 1025 p tn
I 0 N Depot Foot Cong Ave
E M BURKE
L1A1E CEMENT SAND
SEWER PIPE ETC
Agent Royal Cement Plaster
814 Commerce Ave Telephone 73
Tncrnn
Kurds Fine Stationery i f
NOooj
MAIN
swear
BALDWINS
yn
nwj
h
6c 7c
Rubber Garden Ho
lhat cant be beat for the money ft
in Houston Lawn Sprinklers
Reels Nozzles etc at lowest
prices
Bering = Cortes Hardware CompV
Milam
Prairie Avenue and Street
We Have Declared War
j on a lot of Shoes in our store and are going to fire them oiaf
g regardless of cost
2 The First Volley is a lot of Childrens Sandals and Oxford Ties > jm
that formerl sold for 150 and 200 Theyre now uC
The Second Volley is a lot of Ladies Oxfords and Sandals that rx
were S250 and S300 Theyre now uUC
The Third Volley is a lot of Mens Tan Lace Shoes that were < g <
g 300 400 and 500 Theyre now pl i >
J The fires are broken but the value Is there come and sec If your sire Is
7 We will exchange nny of these goods but will not refund any money
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Made Spain s Queen Regent sigh
While bis Sampson mouth so sad
Drove Sagasta almost ma J
A Schley nose upon thsl face
WoulJ not be outof plai c
And a sad and sh U smile
Could be plated by Cienernl Mllei
We hive washes tor the eye
The best specifics you can buy
And llnim nts and plasters
Made for bicycle disasters
THB R C STUART DRUCl CO
OPEN ALL NIGHT i Main Street
J an well ns the business man or the man0
or
fastidious tasto tn dress always attires
himself In the most Irreproachable linen
us the customs of good society demand Z
o They have found our establishment to h a
0 the Laundry par excellence Our steam a
cleaning and dyeing Is as perfect as our a
plant Is complete a
a MODEL LAUNDRY 1011 Prairie S
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C W BEIN
Trifle Miniver
B N DROUUlT
Tkt Ait nt Ma n at
HATG
Km H
Double Daily Trains
Short and Quick Line Between
North mid bouth lcxui
Snort and Quick Line Detwa
rwrth and South Texas
T S
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BCTVVTei
HOUSTON
AND UlNVtK
Via Ennls and Fort Wort >
C1ALV13STON
AVD UUMISON
Via Houston and Dillas
OALVB TON
AVD MLuUla
Via Houston Ennli and Pari
HOUSTON
AO AUali
H T c re ehe Oalvciton Houston
Brcnhtm Austin Waco Corslcana Wa3
aluchle Fort Wortn Dallas PUno Al
Kinney Sherman and Uenis n and clvaf
firstcless service
M L ROBBINS
Geal Piss tc Tkt Aft
Houston Tex
Cheap Fuel
For Cooking Stoves
Deforo making your arrangements for sum
mer cooklpg wewish to call attention to tbo
economy of using Slovo Gasoline as om
pared with gas Five gallons of Store Jae
line Is ecjulvalcut to UOu cubic feet ot coal
gas Move fiasollno Is sold In this city fiy
gallons for 3 cents
Lamps atid Oi
s
SUjWIMER LAW LECTURES
especitllj protltsbU to iwiilanrt to cindlait
for samiucoD to th bsr to youa prsctnioDir
Uckiociystsmstle Itntmclmni ana to older prie
tltionrs ititrlnz to conbtoe recrestion with
Amm K O ItUtOK Stcrttsrj ChstloittsiiU V
AwouraMivrs
FOP nEPRCSENTATIVE
Tho Post Is authorized to annoi
Rockwell Hosklns of Cedar Dayou
a candidate for the legislature subject
tbe action of the democratic primaries
von DISTRICT ATTonvnv >
The I ost is authorlred to announce Jt
Leet ns a candidate for criminal district i
torney loi the district composed ot Hartiii
nnd Calveslcti counties subj ct to the fcj
tlon of the domoerutlc party
FOR COUNTV CLERK
The Post Is authorized to announce A lL
Cunaway es e candidate for county clerk
MibjVrt to tho action of tho democratl 4ai
primaries k
Tho Pcet is authorized to announce E4J >
Dupreo as a candidate for reelection U
tho offico of county clerk subject to tti
action of tbe democratic primaries Hli
platform Is his record In tho office
Tho Post Is authorized to announce El
F McGowen aa a candidate for couttj
clerk subject to tho action of tho demo
cratic primaries
FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY
The Post Is authorized to announce F La
Echwandcr as a candidate for County Alter
ney subject to tho action of the democratts
primaries
FOR TAX COLLECTOR
The Post is authorized to announce Mr
Oeorgo L Glass better known as Goorfi
Palmer as a candidate for State ail
county lox collector subject to the actio
nf the democratic primaries a
Tho Post Is authorized to announce Hearj
M Ctrtin as a candidate foi tax collector ctj
Harris county subject to the action of till
dciiocratlo primaries
FOR DISTRICT JUDGE
ffl
Tho Post is authorized to announce
II Wilson as a candidate for ree tctloi
to tho oftlco ot district Judge ot tha Fifty
fifth Judicial district nibyece to tho M
tlon of tho democratic primaries
FOR
jf
Tho Post Is authorized to announco Mr
Georgo Ellis as a candidate for sheriff su >
jeet to tho action of tho democratic prims
rles <
1 nm a candldato for ths office ot sberllt
at tho election to bo held November 8
3 SOS and respectfully ask tho vote and h >
flvcnco of tho citizens of Harris county
J B Gilbert
II
The Post Is authorized to announce Mr
Archie Anderson ns a candidate for sherllf
subject to tho action of the democrats
primaries fl
FOR DISTRICT CLERIC S
Tho Tost ts authorized to anuounco John B
Williams as a randldato tor reelection to Uu
otnee ot District Clerk subject to the actios
of tho democratic primaries Sj
FOIt COUNTY JUDGE
By authority we announce E H Vaaaur
as n candidate for the office of ceurn
Judge subject to tho democratic primaries
Tho Post 3 authorized to announce 0
W Bocock as a candidate for county judg
of Harris county subject to tho action o
tho democratic primarits A
Tho Post 13 authorized to announct
Judge W N Shaw aa a candidate for
reelection for County Judge of Harrl
county subject to tho action of the deal
crallc primaries
FOR COUNTY TREASURER
Tho Post Is authorized to announce Jobs
Farmer candldato for
as a county trtu
urer subject to tho action of tho dem
ocratlo primaries f
Tho Post Is authorized to announce thl
name of S V Pat Christian as a candi-
date for tho office of County Treasurer
subject to tho action ot the democrat
primaries Ji
Tho Post Is authorized to announce tbt I
name ot Georgo T Sanders as a candldauh
for tho offlco ot County Treasurer sum
Jcct to tho action of tho democratic prl
marlcs
P
The Post Is authorized to announce Mr J
James Charlton as a candldato for countf
treasurer subject to the action of the dem5
ocratic primaries rl
FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR fi
Tho Post Is authorized to announce Ml
William Bradburn as a candidate fof
County Surveyor subject to tho action of
the Democratic prlmarlei
Tho Post Is authorized to announce A B
Langermann as a candldato for election ta
the office oi County Surveyor ot Harrll
County subject to the action of the Dem j
cratic primaries M
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER S
The Post is authorized to announce Mr J <
John U Lang as a candldato for county
commissioner precinct No 1 subject t
action ot tho democratic all day prluwrleV
FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE J
Tho Post Is authorized to announce WT
H Lighthouse rs n candidate for jus-
tice of tho peace First precinct of Harrll
county subject to the action of the dem-
ocratic day primaries
Tho Post Is authorized to announco WaK
ter Malsch as a candidate for justice ef
the peace First precinct of Harris county
subject to tho action of tho democrat
primaries
Tbo Pest U authorized to announco
N Gray as a candidate for election to th
office ot Justice ot tbe Peace First preclnrt
ot Harris county subject to the action ot
the democratic prltnirles Jrt
Tho Tost is authorized to announce A JW
Bud Fitzgerald as a candidate fof
tho office of justlcu of the peace for pr v
clnet Xo 1 subject to tbeacton of tnt
democratic all day prlmar s SRj
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
The Tost Is hereby authorized to tv
nounce Professor J R Griffin as c ncjl
date for County Superintendent of School
subject to action of tho democratic pr
marlcs Juy 7
The Post Is authorized to announce L I
Dowdcll as a candldato for election to tr
office ot county superintendent ot pub
schools subject to the aetloa ot tbo < U
cratic prUnartM
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