The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. TWELFTH YEAR, No. 328, Ed. 1, Friday, February 26, 1897 Page: 7 of 10
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Today will commenco the sale ot tlcltcla
lo New Orleans oti account ot Mardl Cras
Iheso tickets bo on sale Tcbruary 26 27
2S and March 1 good to return until March
12 Tho Southern Iaciftc has been making
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Waco Texas lcbruary 2 > Private dis-
patches to L AV Campbel general ntlor
tioy for tho Texas Central railroad from
New Orleans announce that tho United
States circuit court ot appeals has decided
tho old Houston and Texas Central litiga-
tion lu faor of tho appellees the minority
bondholders of tho Vaco and Northwestern
railroad This suit xlrtually ends the old
contest and will bo followed It Is said
Immediately by a motion to require Wilbur
V Boyle tho purchaser of tho Waco and
Northwestern to comply with tho terms ot
tho sale It Is bellowed tho effect of tho do
clslon Mill bo to end tho recchershlp xery
soon aud place tho property ln the hands
of tho Houston and Texas Central com-
pany for whom tho road was purchased
lUnllriinil CouimlMsloii Uttllng
Tho following otders have been issued
by tho railroad commission
Austin Texas lcbruary 21 It is here-
by otdered that tho following ruling bo
adopted as an exception to Western
classification to govern ln tho transporta-
tion by railroads between points in Texas
of tho articles named below
Cement plister plaBter of paris and
dental plaster lu barrels or sacks in
straight or mixed shipments of JOOO pounds
or moio but less than caiload CO per cent
of current class II rates piovided
1 That when current fourth class rato
Is lower than a rate msdo us abovo pic
sctlbcd such fourth class rato shall gov-
ern
2 That tho charge on any shipment less
In quantit than an established minimum
shall not exceed tho charge for such mini-
mum
3 That this ruling thall not cancel any
existing tailffs providing rates lower than
thpo herein prescrlbtd
This ruling shall tcko effect March 17
ISO cancelling thnt contained In circular
No 235 Issued bv this commission May S
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It Is hereby ordered that commodity tar-
iff No 3 Issued by this commission August
1 1S0I to apply on shipments of cotton
seed and cotton seed pioducts trmspoitcd
by railroads between points In Texas and
enectlvo September 17 1SJ1 b amended
by adding to section 5 of said tariff tho
following ituns
1 Itato on cotton seed oil and tank bot
tcms In cnrhvK lirtvveen Houston and
Calvtstcn E cents pet 100 pounds
2 Iho minuium weights on carload ship
ments originating at flalvcstou or Hous
ton and traiispoued only between thoso
points shall he as follows
Cotton seed anu hulled cotton e < cd cot-
ton seed miits 21000 pounds per car
Cotton seul hulls and mcnl mixed car
loads 21000 pounds per cor
Cotton seed cake and meal 3GO00 pounds
per iir
Cotton seed oil and tank bottoms aS030
pounds per car
This Older shall take effect March 18
1S07
In approval of Joint application of tho
Tort Worth and Denver City railway
Houston and Texas Central railroad Texas
and Paclllc railway Missouri Kansas and
Texas Hallway of Texas and Oulf Colondo
and Fnnta To Hallway companies submit-
ting undfr No C3 of tho Felt Woith and
Denver Citj Itillway company authority
Is hereby granted for the adoption ot tho
rate of 11V4 ernts per 100 pounds for iho
transportation ot cement plaster ln tu
loiids from Ouanah to Dallas
Itatcs to Intermediate points not to be
higher
Lffcctlvo at once
I Miller Mi > Iin < Hip Ifolj
A special to tho GlobiDcinocrat from
Cincinnati says
Tho announcement hero that C S
Wright freight traffic manager of tho
Daltlmoro end Ohio road will retire In tho
near future caused many conjectures hero
as to who will bo hks successor While It Is
not known whether tho position will ho
llllid immediately ou Mr Wrights retire-
ment It lb taid thit Keceler Murray
would llko to secure D Miller who Is now
trattlc manager of tho Missouri Kantas
and Texas ln fact there Is little doubt
but that Mr Miller hns boon otered the
place Ho Is a firstclass traffic man and
gets a salary of about JttOOO from tho Mis-
souri Kansas and Texas and It Is not
known if ho would leave tint road He cer
talnl > vould not unlcsi otfeied extraordl
naiy Inducements by Itecelvcr Murray Mr
Miller Is well and favorably known here
tun ins at ono tlmo had his headquarters
hcto as traffic managor of the Queen and
Crescent sjstcra
Ornlii Shlpimiil Vln Houston
Colonel Jaaics W Hill president of tho
commercial exchango at Des Moines Iowa
was in tho city yesterday He has been In
ths section for somo tlmo looking after
tho advantages offered for all kinds of
shipments from the NorthwesL nepeclally
has ho been making Inquiries as to the
grain shipments He hns been In Galveston
and wbllo thero made a thorough Invest
gatlon as to tho facilities offered for tho
handling of grain Ho says that slnco tho
railroads havo been diverting the grain thl
way that tho eyes ot all aro turned toward
tho gulf coast The start has been made
and tho shippers have been so well pleased
that othir shipments which will naturally
Increase will bo mado snd he expects tbo
ri0 V2 ot n11 vln be made this
was When Dtiffalo bivou is Improved then
hn tnlnUj the largest shipments will bo
mado at Houston proper which will nece
Itato the buldlng of elevators along the
banks and which Northern capitalist will
bo too willing to Invest their money ln
dinner nf Tltnp nil 11 13 nnil W T
Commencing Sunday Tcbruary 2S train
No 2 ot tho Houston Hast and West Texas
Mill leavo Shrevrport at 735 p m Instead
of S p m as at present and will arrive In
Houston at 6 10 a ni Instead of 615 a
m This shortens tho time forty minutes
Hy this arrangement connection will be
made with tho Southern Paclllc which
leaves for New Orleans at I 20 a ni
In this connection it may ho stateil Hint
from advices received from tho Kansas
City Pacific and Gulf this road will havo
connections made between Shrexeport and
Kansas City by March 1
Arrangements have been completed for
tho establishment ot through Pullman
buffet servlco between Kansas City and
Galveston via tho Kansas Clt > Pncino
and Oulf Houston Hast and West Tasas
and Oulf Colorado and Santa To to com
menco about Match 10 When this connec
tion Is mide It will b the most direct line
from Kansas City to Houston tho dlsLincn
being Blxtnlno miles thorler than any
other line
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Galveston Texas February 25 Concern
lng the purrhiso of Iho Texas Iiulslatia
and nantern railway by the Gulf Coloradu
and Santa le Acting General Manager
Polk said todaj
Wo havo advertised our Intention of ar
pljing to the legislature for permission to
acquire tho Texas Louisiana and Eastern
and negotiations for tho puichate ot that
proprtj are now prxctlcally closed The
road connects with the branch of tho Santa
Io at Couroo and extends about thirty
miles In an easterly direction When pres
ident Ripley was down hero last fall ho
went over tho lino and tho piopositlon to
acquire It was taken up at that time
Mr Polk further says it Is the Intention
of Iho Santa To to extend tho load but as
to tho ultimate terminus ho was not pre-
pared to say That matter hod not jet been
fullj deteimlued and Colonel Polk added
the consolidation has not yet been acium
pllshcd
Shipment of CiiUIp luit
Yesterday twonts carloads of flno block
cattle were shipped from tho Houston btok
varils by O L Dckhardt to Chicago which
went via to New Orlems and Illinois Gen
ual to Chicago Thero is a hard flRht nelng
made bj tho dlffeient lines for the rattle
which aio to bn shipped out of Houston
during tho coming month As has been
stated by Tho Post there aro about IJ00
head to bo shlpjietl out of Houston Tno
great argument brought to bear by all llnu
Is the quick tlmo ln which rattle can be
delivered at their destination and uch
load as a shipment Is made makes its
boast a soon as a shipment goes through
In an unusual short time
1llshullKir I lives ltltll
Austin Texas February 23 Juarterly
payments of passenger earnings taxes weio
received by the comptroller today ns fol-
lows Cotton licit 712 Tslet Southeast
cm S1 St Louis and San Francisco JO
Nnteii nnil 1erMiniiIn
C 11 Seger auditor of tho Southern Pa
clllc loft last night for New Orleans
Itlchard Lord traffic manager for Mc
Foddn Uros anlved In Houston last
night
O A Toft superintendent of Wells
Fargo l < puss companj has returned to
Houston from a visit lo Austin
J N Wlsner traveling passenger agent
of tho Seaboard Air Line arrived In eho
city last night from a trip to North Texas
Sam L Haln ot tho land department ot
tho Southern Pacine was ln tho city jes
terday Hei gees to Washington D C
next week
W G Van Vleck manager of tho South-
ern Paclllc oud his private secretary
Charles Iiubener returned last night from
a visit to Austin
W c Williams purchasing agent eul
stoiekeeper ot the Inleruatloial and Orcst
Northern with headquarters at Palestine
was In tho city jcitcidaj
C C Allen land agent ot tho Port Arthur
company wri in the cltv jisterdti ail
savs tho Kansas Clt Pittsburg aud Gulf
Is making ru > d headway ln building tho
ttacki toward tun b rshoro
Ell A Hlishflrld esslstant general pis
setigir agent oi iho Fort Worth and Den
vi r arrived In llm rlty vestcrdaj This Is
his nrt visit to Huuston slnco his promo-
tion and lp was Iho recipient of many
congiatulollons > rsicida
S Giant master mechanic of the
Houston East and West Texas has return-
ed homo from a trip to several Northern
cltlca and manufactories Ho has been
locking after the purchase of new englns
for Ills line which while needed now
will bo In great demand at an early day
This road Is only ordering overs thing first
class
The Houston East and West Texas havo
put up two handsome signs on either bide
ot the entrance leading to Iheli nftlces on
Main street This Is only a starter said
otflclals sesterdny and In a short tlmo
vou will see us folks putting nn such stylo
ns tho Llttlo Giant deserves Now signs
am to be put up and other additions mado
which will make cverjthing the most at
tl Active
A circular has been received which stiles
that G W Cale freight traffic manager of
llio St Louis and San Francisco having
resigned to accept servlco on board of nl
mlnlstiation of tho Southwestern Trafflo
association tho position is abolished Mr
F D nussell general ficlght agent vlll
assume tho duties beretoforu pcrformr < l by
tho freight traffic manager Effectlvo
March 1 1S97
AttClllllfCl MIKSIlltltlUll
Calvert Tcas Fchruirv 21 An un-
known person attemptml o assassinate
Judge C M Norton list night as ho i3
entering his front gite Ho was fired at
four tlpvs from aeros tho street two ot
tho bullets lolglng In tho gatepost No
clow us to tha perpetrator has been found
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Victoria Texas February 23 Special
DcDUtv Grand Chancellor J K Hcxtcr ac
companied by eight Knights ot Victoria
lodgo No 21 Knights of Pythias left this
morning for lla > Cits xla El Campo where
they will instltuto a lodge ot Knights of
Pythias tonight
lliislnip Hilllellns
Ilastrop Texas February 23 Noblo Wal
tcrs colored was tried before Judge Prlco
today and adjudged Insane
Hon H St Garwood arrived home from
a business trip to Washington City jester
day
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AnnlKtiiiienf nt Pnlilnell
Caldwell Texas February 25 W D
McKlnney who conducts a small grocery
business here mado an assignment lato
jesterdaj naralug Mr John Ragsdalo as
assignee
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The MnpliPtilli Victim
Dallas Texas February 23 Dennis
Ware 9 years old died jesterday at Uuck
ncr Orphans home His doath raakeu tho
nineteenth victim of tho flro ot January 10
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BILL DECLARING WAR
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Washington February 25 Represent-
ative Subcr of New York today Introduced
a btll declaring war between Spain and her
colonics and tho United Stales Tho bill
proxldrs That war be declared to exist
between tho kingdom ot Spain and licr
colonics and the United States of America
and their tinitorles and that the president-
s authorised to call on tho whole land aud
navy foreo of tho United States to put th
simo Into effect and to Issue to private
vessels of tho United States commissions ot
Icttirs of nuirque and general reprisal In
such form as ho shall Ihluk proper under
the botil ot lha United States agalust tho
vessels goods and effects of said govern-
ment ot Spain and Die subjects thctcot
M1M1IIV civii mix
ClillitltPB Mnile In evernl Ileum ti >
llm > emi1t Ciiiiiiulllpp
Washington Fcbruorj 25 The Bundry
civil appioprlatlons bill was reported to
tho senate today hj tin conunltteo on ap-
propriations It tarried a net lncroase ot
110213 making a total of J51S27727 Ot
the lncroase 10n00 was added on account
ot public buildings and J1SSS03 tor light-
houses and for figures aud beacons l irgo
decreases wero mado for rivers and harbors
Iho bill also makes the following additions
to tho houso nppreprUtlims Continuing
tho eonbtrucllon of dams 2 3 aud 1 on tho
Ohio river flOO000 Improving tho Great
Kanawha In West Virginia 273000 com-
pleting locks and dams 7 and K on tho Ken-
tucky river J200 000 for reservoirs at tho
head of tho Mississippi rhcr JWOOo The
secretary of war 1 required to mnki r ll
inates for river and harbor Improvements
to bo carried In tho book of ratlin ites
The committee has made u number of Im-
portant rhanges In the sundry civil bill
among them Iwlng tho reduction of
amounts for rivers and lurbon and pto
Mslon for tho Oakland Cil lmrboi ai a
cost of jor0000 undei lontract An apiro
niiallcm of J10000 Is made for tbo survey
ot tho deep water canal to connect tho
great lakes with thn omjn for a branch
soldiers homo at lint Springs S D JIOO
000 to continue tbo surrey ot tho Nicar-
agua canal loute 1W000
MCAitxri rorriin chop
Cnllip firiiMliiMT Miiii fnl lltlnl
neili lint It lutiK Money
Washington February 21 The Nlcara
gtian coffeo ciop tor 1S161S07 now nlmost
complete was not a full ono owing to
drouth In tho West The quality has also
suffered in a slight degree The planting
of joung trees has gone light along from
icar to j car so that with a good season and
full crop Nicaragua would this jcar havo
ptoduccd fully 5000000 pounds more cadet
than over before Tho Matagalpa region
in which is located the mcricun colony la
lu tho Interior and benented by tho lalna
frotu tho Caiilbcm sea the colonists nalc
Irg a ciop doublo that ot last year Their
exnors will reach lOWl om puunds
Minister linker who supplies the
ntati department with these Ignirs has
itirli lo sas In Ills report of the condnbn
of Iho American eolonj He ha3 rei Mvcd
hundteds of lutein from Iho United State
from persons who havo been nt traded by
itoiles ot foitunes to bo made In enffeo
Mowing and ileslie to bnin the facts boforo
nilgirtlni As the best mems of answr
li g these question from people Mr Ilnlei
iiibntils a statement from one nt Iho lead-
ing colonists giving 1 fair Idea of tho wants
ot ho comnuinlty Iho prospects and some
geneial Information ns to coffeo crowing
One i olnt is emphatically stated thit not-
withstanding thn success of tho coloilsts
there Is no room in the business fur people
Without aiouej
HYMENEAL
KrtOPPTim Taylor Texas February
20 Mr James Kropp and Miss F Tlln
weie married In this rlty jesterday at tho
reslderrn ot Mr II Zuckntck Justice
Scott officiating
HHAVESFOWGftB Sherman Tpxas
February 21 Mr W M Heaves and Miss
Mary Powers both of Jottsborn v cro
married here bv Justice Hltiklo at 3
oclock this afternoon
DltUNTIlOVD Alto Texas February
21 Mr Hal Itiunt and MIm Eva Ilojd
were inairled this afternoon at 1 oclock
at tho homo of the brldos father W T
Iloyd two mllrs east of this place Squlro
Nolee officiating
IIANKSSWONKE Wrstf lold Texas
February 23 Mr Ralph Hanks and Miss
Frances Swonke wero married at the home
of tho brides parents today Father
Cllno solemnized tho ceremony Mr
Hanks lives at Spring Texas
JACKPONLEECnldwell Texas Feb-
ruary 20 Last night Mr R H Jackson
nnd Miss Maggie Lee were married at the
Pnptlst church here Rev A II Ingram
ofllclatlng Tho contracting parlies wero
raised hero and have a host ot friends
who wish them well
TWO WEDDINGS Marlln Tex s Fi h
runiy 25 Miss Francea Hanna nnd Mr
Charlie Cohn and Miss Maud Mnorn nnd
Mr Rnscoo Fortune all living near Marlln
wero married ot the residence ot Mr John
P Atkinson Wcdncnday of Ibis week Rev
M K Thornton officiating
WE TALLOEF llrya Texas Febru-
ary 21 Mlrs Eva Geo of llnnn nnd Mr J
II Wretall ot Ansleton llnizorla county
were married at the First Ilantlst church
In this city this afternoon at 3 oclock
the pastor Dr W C Frllrv officiating
Angleton will bn their future home
HOUSTON TOM Floresvllle Texas
February 21 J C Houston and Miss
Gertrude Tom wero mart led last night at
7 30 rt the residence of II S Tom fathor
of tho bride Thero was an elegant sup-
per after wllch most of tho joung people
retired to tho opera houso and engaged In
dancing
DROWN lltOHAM Merkel Texas
February 23 Married at the Methodist
church In Merkel James Drown to Miss
Daisy Illgham Rev C W Irving offici-
ating Sunday evening at 730 Tho brldo
Is tho accomplished daughter ot the land-
lord of the City bote tho groom tho son
of J W Drown a retired merchant
TOTTENHVDE bherrcsn Texas Feb
ruarj 21 Harry L Tottcn and Miss
Verda Hjde were married at 730 last
evening at tho residence of tbo brldos
mother Mrs Helen Hyde on East Lamar
street Rex H W Bears psstor of tho
Cherry Street Cumberland Presbyterian
church performed tho ceremony Mr
Totlen Is a machinist In tha Katy shop at
Denlson
KKOKGnnFOX Victoria Texas Feb-
ruary 23 Miss Mamlo Fox daughter of
Mr and Mrs Jacob Fox of this city am
Mr J II Kroegcr a prosperous stockman
of Lamar Texas vvero married this morn
ing at the homo of Iho brldos parents
Rev L Wever ot St Marya Catholic
church officiating After a sumptuous
wedding breakfast they boarded Iho cast
hound passenger train at noon today lor
New Orleans lo enjoy the festivities of
Mardl Gras
NUCHOLOGICAL
PRKSStER Nacogdoches Texas Feb-
ruary 21 Mrs Pressler an aged lady
widow ot the lale X W Pressler died nt
the old family residence In this city early
jf tcrdi > morning Tho funeral took
plaeo ot 1 oclock from the Cniiolle church
pt which deceased had far riaiy jenrs
been a consistent member Threo daunh
teta nml threo sons survive her all ot
whom reside In this city
MEYER llrenhnm Texas Febtunry 25
Mrs Mejer wife ot Mr Henry Mejer
dld todiy at her home In the post oaks
east ot nrenham Deceased was about 60
> e rs ot ago and had been n cltlcn ot
this county tor mans sears Sho wni the
mother of Air llelnbardt Kalbow and Mrs
Fritz Siben lol ntid stepmother of Mr F-
It Mejer nnd Mr Rudolph Mejer The
funeral will occur from the lato residentc
Frldiy
HILVNCH Nacogdoches Texas Febru-
ary 21 Mrs llrnnch widow of tho lain
N II llrnnch died jisterdav morning aud
her temalns were today taken In Linn Flat
for Interment Deceased eamo to this
couuty from Trifhcssee with her pnicnts
over slxt jears ago Hud lias risldf at
this place and 1 Inn Flat ever since Shu
hatv thrio sons who survlvo her Hnod
K P and E C llranch The two lattef
risldo ln this city one a prominent attor-
ney the other a merchant Mrs Dramh
was a duxtmt Christian lody and her In
flmnces for good will bo long felt In this
community
WUATH15K ANI CHOIS
Goldtliwiilte Texas February 25 We urn
having ileir and rool wcntlur up here No
lee no fnwt but told umugi to keep back
Iho fruit blooms which with tbo warm
weather ot a week ago wero beginning
to swell out couslderablj
Moscow iVxna Fel ninrv 21 Weather
today Is tool and cloudy but for tho lsst
two wpoks lns been xerv favornblu for
fnim work which Is being pushed to Iho
utmost Gardens are being planted and
evtythlnfi seems llvelj
Homestead Texas Fibrunry 21 Nlro
weather hxs pievnllil here throughout tho
month up to date Piainu lltes havo plajed
hnvoo with thn rauRc In thn wealsrn part
of tho i aunt In tho last tew dajs Farm
irs are beginning to plow for spring crops
and tho ncieagu will bo larger heio this
jcar than i ver before
Iluffalo February 24 Tho wcollier while
very changeable for the past week nun
not boon vciy severe Farmers are making
use of over possible opportunity piepni
lng tbeli lands for oiioihir crop The land
Is In One condlllJn for plowing nnd tM
has been more land cleared this winter than
tor mvernl soais Stock geuenilly villi
tho exception of boss Is goliu tbinimh tho
winter In nn unusuallj nno condition
ahion Ciuorin Aitinisui
Iliej llinil Winil t rmiil llnHioml
Iliiml lumipil
Tucson Arlr February 25 Tho people
surprised to learn that
ot this city were
a bill had pasbid llm lower house ot con
griss lonimaudlng tho Arlioun loan toni
inlsslon to fund ovci 1300000 principal and
lutciest of narrow gauge railroad botuls
xv hlih tho United States supremo com t In
a suit appealed from Pumn county de-
clared absolutely void because they wero
IbMKd in violation of organic law nt the
Terrltoij A mass msetlng Inst night d
nounced tho tongressloinl net oi an nt
tempt tu nvcrrldo the decision of the su
court ot the United Stnten and to
premo
burden thn people ot Arizona Willi tho
pajment nt tho fraudulent bonds for which
no consideration had been received Hhoiill
tho bill puss the senate the pasment will
bo litdstcd to tho bllter end RcsolullnnB
were forwarded to the conitnltlte on Ter-
ritories ot tho United Stales senate
Cleburiip Inttlnu
Cleburne Tixas February 23 There
will be a Hireling of Tat Clebuino camp
United Coufiderato Veterans Sunday for
Iho purpose of holding memorial services
over drparlcd comradia W R Wilson 8
11 Graham and E R llatdesty nnd Mrs
J M Hall wife ot Comrade 1 M Hnll
Tho following casts have bton filed In
Iho dlstilct court since last week Teft
Welter Co m C II While suit on
oceount J T Dills s Ollle Hills dlvorco
Rosa Henderton xs Ramuul Henderson di-
vorce
The colored population held a local op-
tion rally at the court houso hut night
Stunip Ashbv will addicss tho ittleis of
Johnson county Monday In tho Interest of
iintlprohlbltlon
Ileum friim iiililttmnllp
Ooldthwalle Texas February 23 Don
tho little son ot County Clerk Yarbrough
had the mosfortune to break his leg ses
lerday morning
Dig Valley a farming settlement Beven
miles west nf this town has Inst three of
Its best rlllrens xxlthln tho last ten dayo
Messrs TrohrldRC Erell and A Dnln oil
worthy clllsens and will bo badly missed
MutIIIV Ilppurlment
Flvo Dollars Reward stniyeci or stolen
from WellboruTeuas one gray horse about
10 years old about 10 hands high branded
W L on left shoulder alro one brown pony
8 years old roach mane shod lu front
branded W L with bar over on left shoul-
der 1 will pay the above reward for any
Information leading to their rerovcry
J E Farquhar
Constable Wellborn Texas
Ilreiimn cierel > Sinlileil
Colmesnell Texas February 21 Char-
ley Glider a colored fireman at tho Col
incsnell Lumber companys mill here got
severoly iralded this morning by escap
ing steam tamed by tho blowing out of n
mud valve His face and one hand wera
badly hurt but his eyes were not much
damaged ho having tuncd his head ns
tho t im camo out
Hlr Ililms Pniinllciii Aecpptcil
Aualn Texns February l > A mass
meeting of 1nlvirslty students was held
this Htternooi for tho purposo of formally
aereptln the donation of llm library of
Sir Swauto Palm midu Tuesdaj Dr
W niMin spoke cm behalf of the board of
icgenta Dr Hnlntead the faculty nnd
Morris Shepherd the aiudents The rionor
repMel with th uks Su tablo rosoluJons
wete adopted
IVII llirnuKli n Ireatle
Temple Texiji February 23 Dave Os
burno tho efficient Kxly policeman stcp
pei oft the Helton train ycstcrJxy afternoon
and wont through a small tre6tlo near the
water tank Tbo fall was about 12 feet
Tho left leg was tinctured abovo thn knee
and the heel bono crushed Tbo doctors
are afraid bo will lose his foot
Arlnnnns Itiillronil CnmiuUiilnii
Llttlo Hock Ark February 23 The
hMibe tolay pastd a rallruid commission
llll similar to the Texas law Ji rrovides
icr Iho elect on by tho lepinuturi of three
cominlstloncrs who n sx irles of I2301 jrr
annum are lo be pad by the railroad
cctnpanlvs
r
AFTER THE COAL COMBINE
Senator Lcxows Committee Con-
tinues Its Work
TESTIMONY OP RAILROAD OFFICIALS
1 Wliolesntp nrtirrr from St Iiials
Tisltnes CiinvernliiK lnctnrs nnil
I lie Kiiiciw IIpIIiiIiir Company
New York February 3 Tho allogoj
e cm pevmblno wxi nhe objeot ot Inquiry to
itiy by Hie Joint leglslntlvo commltteo on
triwls Preldem Hani Htoan of the Dela
xxore laekuvv nt > an id W vnlern road xxaa
on band cturJ Ho xv s tbo tlrwt wllneiw
ixilloil In teply to a eiuestlon by Senator
Loxuw Mr Sloan Mikd nhat n conference
of cixil ronJ men whj held In this rlty ln
1 < The PhUulclplit1 nnd lteoitn ttva
Leblsh Vallej tbo Now Yo4k Central tbo
DeViwt lo nfiil llvudson tho Penn ylv nw
thn Now Yotlt ljtko Frio ulU Wostern
thn New York Ontario ntud Wixstern ami
other ixxids wetii repnwonltsl Witness
bald the conference kistted wveml houra
ninl tlwit It wxts muleixstood eyeiy mem In
the confercjico had plcdgixl hid honor to
urniituJu the nlloliiipi tn vportionoil them
In tho coal cncijlng trnxle
Tho nllnnra xx n qmeiiloncd nit lonctli
leguiliig thn pilcii of coal and Its fluc-
tuations but failed lo lluow any light on
tho subject nlwiaya icterrlnK tho partlcu
lar mJttei ot Inquiry to i omo oilier olll
clal Ho aild howovcr lluwt ho tliought
lve combine h ui a right to fix tho prlco
of ll own commodity
Pieskliwit rnoiiMH ot tho Frio reveil xvus
tlio no i xMltiie lie miM I h ixnul ba l
jecclvisl a 1 per cent allotment ut thu
cvvvl lo bu earr l to llm combine
Hemuor lxxow mid tho iillutmeiiLs made
tho xxirlous lomiuulivs and tho wltiitxfs
mM ithei xv ero corixsit to tho best nt bin
iccollection
Hnw St nut esnno In jour nolleo that tho
mliM ngenta meet and tlx ti unltorm latei
It linn newt
la thorn a uniform ralo7
l im ori v lo sny them Is not
llins wild thut the iislttetliin ot Hie
output Jncixeimi tho iitnund for cud by
the emii u nee rs
llie quiHtlim of the amount of coal to
be prcsiui ed was never ilLseuised nt any
ineieliifc 1 havo ever n teJiilod itddiit
ProHklent TliauimM who denied thnt tbo
purpivn uf tbo conference in ISM wuii In
inlse the prlin of eoit He admitUM tlml
the question wcid d wcu fil but no doll
nlln lotion he nsl1 Iicid l > o ii itnken In
Hint tegaiM The ni thrnAtn cnnl bo to
tltlesl bd fallen somowhat In market
nrlce ovfta to tho use ot oil and gns as
lurl
i II millions trmmncr of the l l
wre l fkt wann nl Wtuliin lonit
and Charles A Wnler tre i ur r ot th
DeHvxure and Hudson also te < lin 1 brier
Iv wKhout adding iiiateilil Inrnrmnuoii
to tho proceeding
lUchnrd II Wllllnms itenenil snlfts
nt i nf the Iirle ruUrnml < e iltlid that
It wits eurttomiirj ft r iliw ngents to meet
In iiuvfeieiiee nil 1 ill ns tbo output
Why vum It thsl coil xvm IncreaaCd 2
edits a ton after Hie eonfivrenco In lSillt
Iletauw wn eoiulderesl tbo price too
low ut th time
Ldvvln It Holdln vice prexldiint of tho
Detware Laokinwaiina nnd Womeni tes
tltlisl to luivlivz exchmhe cbnrgw of tbo
rtU nf nonl In lili roiupnn
And jmi lir the pi jcc of llm coal7
Yew ii 1
Willi j nu evplfl n how t vvaH thnt nftor
this pieisMeutlal couffircMice tn lHifl tbo
juice nf coal went up 2j cwitn a tinit
lrlor to tb ct tlmo thn prior nf coai
wnsubnormnlly low nilnouuly low
In fpenktng of the nllotnnsitH ilecMed
iqioii nt the eonferenee wMinwis snH tint
tbn eunlpanv bo rtiiresenlnl ntreiiuously
Insjitiil iiii > n prndiuiiig nl the eon that
It e > iild ipll nid ailde I that It hail urn
reiluJ lon thu Un < fl then laid down
ever since
The subject of oomlilmllon In tho com
triiiln was dropped temporarily while tho
rniiwnllitm lvslenod to tho toVinony ol
Frnncia II Kn nulng a wlmliMilo grocer
iloiig Ininlnrwj nt St LnulH rrgnrdlng his
pxpeileucea with itbo wirur reflner e
Mr Kiniinlnir mild be had lrritiij tn nc
eept tbn fiuloixs iiwrcemonit of the Amur
loan Sugar Iteln ig cKiiupinv inl n con
rcquencu could nct proeuro that company
proluot without pnjdng an excluingn of 3u
louts per Isinol Ho deriiUled n eopj ni
the faiioM iifrreenitnt without which ho
nald no inidler nf winir In Ht Loul
innld rontlnun ln tho wuirar liiislins s Wit
ners fuitliar Hentllled eopps of leleirrsunu
sent to brokers nnd factora In Ht l mls
nskng Hint no orders he itlvm n Ibex
would not be flcciplcd until thn fiielors
iigreement vvvis compiled with During the
grind ng senaon lu the South tho Amer
ican Hugur HellnlDK eompanx lowired tho
rileo uf siigui In b Lous by n quarter
of p eetit a pound below thn prtep at
which It 1s cold In the Fabt Iininn
djatelv nflor the closo ot tho Rrluillng
season thev riusod tlm prlco of the piml
lict ito be niercssed In St Louis In reply
to i question vvllnt a wld that fiidteirx
hid to chooirc befxeen gelling the product
cf thn Ainerloan Rugai Defining cumpanj
ninl forclgn suaar
Do sou consider j ourielf nt a dlHsd
vnnlnge becausn jou cin not fiepuro the
irugar nf thn Amerlevin Himor HclrlrK
company nsleed Senator McCnrren
I do ves hccauiMi tho sucpr em only
In had for a few months the x i >
C n xou pet any minor from tinAmer
lean Pimeir Ileilnliig company outndo o >
the gnjndlnnr senson
No sir
Th wltnws HnJ I he wis confronted with
n MmWnr mate of affairs Iiv the coffee
klngi nnl the Amfiihriii Tobacco pom
pony If he ill it not ho nad slirn n fao
tors ngrerment wlb tbeso com cms ho
could not continue In liunincKs
Tho wttntiji ndded thnt If there ins n
larger taiff put on foielgn augir hli firm
would hnvo to go wt of business or tnho
tho nltei natlvp and elgn a fncforns ngree
ment Willi thn lost wltness today tba
enmrntteo p1op < i1 Inklmr tootlmony for tho
t r en Under llm term of a rexnlii
ln > creaitlng Ihe cnmmltteo IW renorla
should l < o lendv to lay before tho legl
latum on March 1 but Chairman Lexow
announced tlio I he xvould osk for an ex-
tension until March 1
wiatiiik iMonMATios
rnnl Mftlilii Hynopstw
Tbo barometer Is nboxe 3 00 over the
ontlro countrj An arm of high preeMiro
ovcrlliw the Mlt jrl and Mlsslsappl val
leje with the htehest 30 14 ut Ht IMxnl
A low prcauro nixsi covers the I3ast Oulf
nnd Houlh Atlantic Stales with tho low-
est lurometor 2001 at Jacksonville
Tli weather Is cloudy over the notlhern
pottlon of the country and at Iakvtitliie
SV > li1lo and Jacksonville an < l 1a gencr
ivllj clear elsexvlieie
About the only relnfall worthy of noto
wjn 01 of un Inch leporlod from Atlamu
< 3enprnl OliMersnllnii
Observations tiken by the United Btatts
weather bureau at C p tn 73lh meridian
turn
Ttjln
Temp fall
Jnckronville Fla
Atlanta Git
Montgomery Ala
Vlcksburg Miss
Nnw Orlems Lo
Palestine Texan
OiKestou Texas
Corpus ChrlKil Toxuls
MompUH Tenn
Nl hvlllc Tend
Ht 1 a A linn
Davenport Iowta
Ht Louis Mo
Mlld I Kv Mo
Omaha Nob
North Plitte Neb
Dodge City Kan
Amailllo Texa
Oknlicnia City O T
Abilene Tcxi
LI IVio Tesaie
62a
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Il 00
01 01
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tv 00
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Id 10
4 00
20 WC
< C
13 T
2X T
3S 00
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Ioippnki for T im
Worlilrglon February 25 For Uiotcra
Tcxis lotr nortti tt > east vtlnda
iJirSA y
f
vwA
i0k
WOMANS LQNG HOT
6HE TOIL8 AFTER MANJ
WORK IS DONE
Joy
bnve xvon
their days
Vireael
hut
itinio
iutlexs
royut
to bo
ti
i 1
iftfj
What he Hal OaUad WltkWM
That Nooner or Later Brtaka Dow
Delicate Urcanlim Hi
Tlio irrcat majority of Trornrn work
to live and live to work nnd tmi
tho hnnrla ot tho clock approach th
hour of nix those em
ployed in stores offices
mills and factories hall
oloalup time wlUt
rerformed and many personal mftvV
lers to bo attended to They h r
tunneling to do and dresses or bonnet
to make and long Into the night the
toll for they must look neat and they
linvn no tlmo during the day to attcaA
to pcraonul matters
Women therefore notwithstanding
their delicnte orrjuulsm work longer
ami more closely than men
They do not promptly hred aqcla
alens ns headache bnekacho Vluea
pulns lithc rolubCiirlni down all
Bono feeling nervousness loss ot
sleep nnd uppotUo whites irregular
or pnluful monthly periods cold and
swollen feet etc all symptoms of
womb trouble which it not quickly
checked will launota them ln a at of
misery
There Is but ona nnsoiitta remedy
for nil thoso ills Any wotnnn who ha-
lo earn her own living xvlll find it
profitable lo keep her system fortified
xv 1th thin tried uud truo womans friend
ljclliv 12 llnkhutn s Vpgetnblo Com-
pound speedily removes tho cause and
eltecls u lusting euro
We nro glud to produce such letter
as tho following from Miss M Q Mo
Nnmcc 114 Catherine St Utlcn NYI
For inontlis I Itntl been uflllotod
with thut tired feeling no ambition
no iipputllo and a heavy benrlngdowB
feeling of the uterus begun tousa
Lydiu 11 riukhiima Vegctnblo Com-
pound Soou thore bad feelings passed
uvvny I began to h xe moro umbltlon
ruy uppotltn iinpiiDpil nnd I gained
rapidly iu every xv y and now I urn
tlilliily well I utltlso nil my friend
to use tho Compouud It U woiubba
truest fricud
Hi
MAKINE INTELLIGENCE
Port of Qalveviton February 5
CLEAHHD
Ss Iensacola Hlnunons PonsacoU
HAiTdlf
H Erin Hr TVijIor Hnnibnrg
Hh Deixiinnm 111 Joiiim llreuiHU
fcch E T llencli Niiixcomb Trlewt
vksuelATn POUT
Hk Woslbury J Moller Uo
H Btralbclyde W in Parr it C-
hi Loiiign W W Wilson
Hi Hi lunula nlllfoM Ilark A Ce
8s Houston Win Parr Co
K1 Win tlllf Haw era Hon
Hi JfoiHtoii Punier A MoVllle
Hs lUX Fowb r A McVUlo
fs Nlth Fowltr vi MoVllle
Hs ItWn Adouo A lAiblt
Hs Hcoulsb Horo J Mollcr it Co
lii HiKhirllcId
hit PiiiKiuoln Fowler MeVltln
Hs Llauthony Abbey Molier Co
8s Alamo J N Hiwjer xt Co
VEHHELS HAILGlTTOP OALVEBTOI
Hs Iieile Hiimburg January J
S1 nonml New York Feb 21
Hs Com ho New York Ftb 0
Ha Domic Cardiff Jan 21
H Explorer Liverpool Jan 27
Hs Fnronla Dartmouth Jan U
Hs fleui Penurtb Feb 0
H Glcnlleld Pcrnaniburu Dee it
Hs Gallcln llnnburK Jan 211
Hs llatdwlrk Hnll Cardiff Feb 1
Hs Lnuitielot Harry Feb 13
Ha Mab Harry Jan 20
Hs Mnrlio liuvre Decambar tt
Hi Nadiira Cardiff Due IS
Hs Phooba Cardiff Jan i
tin Halopla ALincbeater Jan 24
Hs Tolonn ltlo do Jxnoiro Ian II
KnTicoaurv I > 1vrpool Feb W
B Vectls Cardiff Jan 2
Us Womunirioii Hall Bt Vlnoant raka >
Hs White Cross Malta Jan U
Rs Wlldorsnool Liverpool Jan M
Hch lluroldlne ISalUmore Jan
Kch Vlolu Itoppanl Dewton Jan II
Hell Daisy Purlin Newiiort Nows leeb a
bch L J llcrvvlu llaltlmore Feb 0
GALVESTON RTAITEMENT
This This This Last
day week reason Hoason
Net recolrttj 2477 11070 1233221 hJ0 1
Other ports 0 SM 41412 16W
Gross receipts 24SJ 14M1 L277ia 822371
Exporte
Grpu Uritain lOiHO n7573 812715
Franco 4 P1 161991 1U0H
Continent 4114 19721 09310 141DM
Channel porta SBl 2810
Tertnl foreign 4111 35613 1077 139 07osa
New York i M 4M1 102011 166S49
Morgan Clly 4W 400 HS5 Sfl5
Oilier U fl pit S0W 16S11
North by rail 37 W
Total ccwHtwUO 3103 4 < Kl 1C14 17447
Loci I consuinp 110 3112 3031
Total exportw 7233 40083 1212031 Itii
GALVKSTON STOCK
On vhlpbonrd
For Oraot Drltaln
For lriinaa
For otbor forergn
For sxatiJwai
In eonips and depot
Total Atock
0JH5
MW4
ON BHIPDOArtD NOT CLEAllBD
Cotton on shipboard not clmreJ at Gal-
veston today Uale
For Liverpool > V
For Havre Ww
For llottenlam 303
For Hamburg iCi
For Dromon
For Rexal i >
For Now York 4i
For continent nonmemberj 3M7
Totnl xlay HSH
fiamo iHy last year 20HXJ
HECEIPT3 ANlTsHIPMENTS
Totil receipts of cotton nl dalxprton to
dav were 21SJ IjiIim follows Dy Oulf
International
Colorado and Santa las 211 t
and Groat Northern 301 OUvcvston Iloua
llonderson 10 Mlsotiri Kansas
ton and
and Tcxac i Oxlvjfrton Lu Porte nd S
llountou JM targe Held W3i liarge Jule g
705 by eehoonera 129 bteamer rCljnxon
Irom ilrownavllle 5 A
eiilpnientsTo Jlremon ss Deramorertjii
4 ll to New York M Leona 276S to Mpri TO
saq City si Clinton < 0
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