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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-10
I'm the House.

WAsHIsGToS CITY, Jan. 9.-lu the house the
District oi Columbia appropriation bill was
passed. hen All hour consumed in con
ssleratiou Of n bill 10 promote the efficiency OF
the militia. The remainder of the day was de-
voted 10 consideration o; bill permitting the
Norfolk ( Western Railway Company to enter
tie District OF Columbia This WAS bitterly op-
posed, aud. after three hours struggle. post.
poucd by recess uatil I'D tomorrow
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-10
New tprporatious Formed

Articles OF Incorporation We're filed yesterday
by Charles f. Pa,ten and ii. Fl. Arnes for the
Pacific Cedar Lumber and Shingie Company.
The company is capitalized at $4,000, divided
into 80 shares of par value of sl01 each.
Articles of incorporation were also filed yes
terday Of the Fletcher Webster Mining and Re.
duction Company by Andrew Heinrich, Fred
K.rschner and Philo Rutherford. The company
is capitalized at s., 0)00 Co., divided into 20,00l
shares of 500 each.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-10

United States Supreme Court Decisions.
WASHINGTON CITY. Jan. 9.-The United states
supreme court, in the case of the Delavarge he
frgerating Company against Featherstone 20
day ruled that the patent was not void because
OF the death of the inventor between the time
of his application for the patent and its issu-
ance by the patent Office. The court holds that
the patent should be granted to the heirs or as
signee of the inventor.
The court denied the motion to advance the
case of Merrick ex rel vs.. Charles Foster, secre-
tary of the treasury, popularity known as the
silver brick case
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-10

Leroy II. seavey, living on a small street be-
tween John, Thomas, Bismarck and Rolin
streets. was taken IN the pest house yesterday,
suffering with smallpox, and three members OF
his family were taken to the suspect quarantine
house. Two patients were dismissed from the
latter place yesterday, leaving the net mum bel
there now lya There are sixteen at the pes,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-10
The National Quarantine Law

WAsls>ara> cry, JaU. a-Repres sentative
EAyl from tus house committee on inter
state aui foreign commerce today made =
favorable TeI-~Et GA The tl.j s3r establishing a
uat4oua. t..Eaut!ae. The measure ls similar To
tie Harris u.sl NOW under discussion in the
senate.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-10
A Razor Wielder HOund Over

Clarence Mallory, the negro who stabbed Jui-
son Elder, also a negro IN the Blue Front saloon
on Christmas day and who was arrested al Ros-
lyn. was brought before Justice William Cald-
we'll at 3 q clock Yesterday. He was committed
10 the county Jail for trial before the surer.o or
court. failing 10 provide 500 bonds required by
the Justice,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-10
Til. Pension Deficiency Growing.

NA>HlNafaS t:TY. Jsu. 3 "a 1l.r.l;~siouer az
Pensions &zs.. appeared ee5ure the sah-caya-
n-;tce a. t@e hoase approximations committee
ts.aF aEi 4 saIt.e1 t.s estimates for tas I.g1-
s!on iehG.e4ey lis n-~t est. mate far tals de-
f7r:eT.cy was ever a. s- use ana HE estimates
we're somewhat Increased whea ne gave taela
TO-DAY. lie Low estimates TIE deficiency q.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-10
The Poultry Snow.

The second annual exhibition of the Seattle
Poultry Club began Yesterday at Front
and Madison streets There are 2i5 exhibits
OF fowls in the Catalogue, !auciers fir IN all
over the state aud Oregon having tirds ex-
hibited. The poultry Judge will be W. Hitch
cock, and Thomas King is to pass upon the
nIgeous and pet STOCK
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-10
PAS Err LISTS.

AsoS. Mont. jan Especial. lon Northern
Pacific train No /:
A. blUncs and wife, Miss o. r. Tunck,
hooi, and seveuty-five second Glass passengers
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-10
Getting Rid Of Union KA,lroa. ,,.a

NtiANAF4tEs. Ian. 3~lhe sr.azs.r..... -
tl1e "at@..a road has deci.g4 /, s.,,I.,y -.
example a ihe Fsunsylvauta rsat ami -. -
q 81 ua,oa freight handlers ''1
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-10
National Pawnbroking.

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 9.-Watson, Popuiist,
OF Georgia introduced in the house bill to
create the Office OF national inspector OF cotton
and grain and to provide for the issue OF GER
tifcates OF deposit and the issue Of postotiice
money orders on those products.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-10

something over sl3 500. COO He gave the pen-
sion payments for the irst ha f-year and made
an argument to show that If the payment tor
the second half averaged az much, his first De-
fciency estimate would have to be increased oy
by over 10000
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-10
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Chief Hunts Estimate OF the Expenses
for 1898.

AL the members vt the board 90 fire commits
st,.srs were present a. she meeting last night
- III The exc. rtion 81 Mayor Ronald, who was
S..E Chief Hunt presented estimate Of the
stnropr.attou needed Ia maintain the depart
.es,t fer the month a; February. He estimated
g. go for salaries AM x'.i.. Tor neral ex-
,.su.ss The estimate was adopted aud ordered
p.essHte,i 10 tbs COMPTROLLER.
chief Huts presented his report for the past
rse,,tb showing that sixteen alarms hal been
rnug in ~ these one was Il Ease alarm aat
10 were for burning caimncys- TIE total
sv,onnt Of property cost by IRE VAS sif3L The
;sfsi amount Of IN ur8Dcc was stft,1-h.
a., recommended tGat three of ths horses now
II u.e IN the department o. solt. and fonr
n.hsrs purchased in taeir places H. ajsa rae
at,tuanied the appointment Of William he!sy,
wtlliara Murray. Thcusa- HoauaH. William
p.,na fst,erye Neise. Bert I. Hjltiart aud
q.n,ras tfHara a. ssanS. The rec lamentations
,sx.-a al! ct9leurrssf n with the st-o1 II the
sx,etutraeur Of William hessE as Sub. which
g.as rejected
srss annual report ot the chief was embodied
j ,hs rt,art # tte cFa Ioters to the navor
- -.f,aciE. and the y hole r. ort veas adopted
"a referred - the mayer = StnW Ed. in s. !II-
~, "a tbs fctlFc~ reraTftuss the xpeuse n
maintaining Ihc department. etc. which have
.s.x;7,yslv been published, tAat the tot4. -
r.t,t- of the f.~eHza> relief tuGi were :I5.t5,
"a tie exs,eut:stt.rzs ser caring scr sick IN
/ Jared members we're -
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-10

The dictionary defines the word effort: To
exert. This have done: for two whole Gay.
We have been engaged marking down. prices for
our great sale. uyatls. fausou & Co.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-10

We are going 10 make n special effort to look
after the ladies at our big sa5e today. Hyans
&
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-10

The First Baptist church, OF Bingham,on
" y, was burned Saturday morning The fire
started from the furnace. Lo=s, 100000 insur
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-10

i rr3y 70 Kermit Is IN - over S4r cAt}rr stacA
= MARI down ss.fy p-tee lor talsss sac,
Hvar%. FauS0H : q.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-17

ming, they must complete the system.
They are TO turn the road over to the
construction company as fast as COM
plcted in twenty-fve-nile sections.
The materials for equipment will
probably be purchased in Europe, The
labor will be native. with none of tho
modern appliances for railway build
ing, for tho reason that the primitive
methods can be adopted on the ground
much less extensively than improved
machinery can be cent ip. There are
no great physical difficulties to be
overcome, the contractors say. All
the Americans who win go TO engage
in tho work of construction are George
NJ. Hass, one OF the Townsends and A.
t. Wilcox, who win act MS general SUI
perintendent, The contract calls for
an expenditure OF S., 200, 900.
The route from Haifa is southeastern
ly through lower Galilee, crossing
the Jordan near the sea of Galilee,
thence northeasterly through the west
ern approach of the steppe region to
Damascus,
Damascus stands upon site OF sin
gular beauty. II has 10000 iuhabit-
ants aud is flfty-seven miles distant
from Beyrout, the principal seaport
and trading post of the country.
Deyrout win find serious rival in
Haifa when the new railway, 10 he
known as the Syrian Ottoman railway,
Is completed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-17
"BnIdyn RAM. About Uonrton

Waco-Day Globe. 18th
ID B. conno!l city passenger agent Of lne
missouri, Kansas and Texas at Houaton
who has been Ia ard ggound Waco f0E the
past three or four aayr returned 10 the
city last night from q trip 10 Temple
and Intermediate polats, where he has
been working % passengers 70 20 over
his line 10 the ola States. "Baidy.9 as he
% fatnihaiy known over the entire state
- lond in his praise of the lne aec5muo-
dafions offered BY his company. All az
faneements for through cars With no
changes being made win an eye 70 the
comtcrt q every one. IN speakiug 81 hts
stay n Waco. he galdi Waco is more
Ike Houston than any city IN the state
Your people have that get up and get
movement about them that the Magnolia
city people have and II Waco does not
Keep up next 70 Houston It viii not bs me
fault Of the citizens Of this thrivinr citya
AS me reporter was bidding hi~ old~uIne
companion goodnight. be whispered in
ms usual manner: ny the way, don'f
forget that excursion 70 Houston on sson-
DAY. 60 down and iusi zee what a grand
city we have and lei the citizens chow
you that they know little thing when
u comes 70 entertaining"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-17
THE OPEN SWITCH.


All the summer, early and late,
And in the autumn drear
a maiden stood at the orchard gaia
And waved al the engineer.
He liked TO look al her face so fair,
And her honicly country dress;
She liked to look at the man up there
At the front Of the fast express
There's only fash Of the maiaeu's eye.
As the engine rocks ard reels,
And then she hears 81 the distance die
The clinkeiy. clink u wheels
Cliukety, eiink; 81 FAR apart
That nothing she can hear
Save the clink Of her tspny heart
10 the heart q the engineer.
Over the river ard down the Cell.
Beside the running stream
She hears the sound Of the engine bell
And the whistles nAdninE screaFn.
ClnketT. cllnk. they're 10 the ditch,
on. hear the means and criesl
ciinkety, cllnk, and down the track
The train VIII csEh today.
But what ars tina ribbons Of white and
black
The engine wears sway7
Glinsety, ciinks on worlds apart,
The fireman hangs his mead.
There is 20 elink 10 The maiaen's heart;
The engineer Sc de8d
10y Warnan IA the New York Sun.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-17

John Hughes. the railroad contractor,
has gone to Fort Worth TO spend Sunday.
". NJ. D. Lee, president Of the velRseo
Terminal railway, spent yesterday in the
city.
4 ]. RatclIrfe travelling freight agent
Of the unicv Pacific, was in Houston yes
terday.
s G.. Bullard, superintendent OF the
Katy's telegraph system, returned to Sc
dale Mo, ,ast night
The passenger men have been here from
every direction the past week, They We're
all working up holiday business.
n. II. Robins. travelling passenger agent
OF the Houston and Texas Central, re-
turned yesterday from n flying trip up the
road,
W, c. Van Week, general superintendent
OF the Southern Pacific, IL among the rail-
way officials in the western portion OF
the State at prescott
The cur, Colorado and Santa Re and
the international and Great Northern an
nounoe their usual one dollar round trip
rate to Galveston tomorrow
The local freight office OF the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas has been notified that
n sldetrack was recently completed at
Defiance. Mo, iifty-sN miles from St.
Louis.
H. r. Hernandez, contracting agent OF
the southern racine ltti New pritdAa
Friday for Havana, where he Is commits
stoned to attend 60 matters OF concern TO
the company
H. l.. Sargent, general freight agent OF
the Texan and Pacific, was the only mem
Der OF the Southwestern rate committee
who went 10 New Orleans Ga attend the
anticipated meeting last week,
The International hyer announcing Hous-
toms big excursion, as gotten up by Joe
~. aNaNH H.sN
tella about the Qualification" in flaming
red letters. and Is neatly arranged.
A joint freight tariff has just been Is
sued by the Katy applying on all classes
OF merchandise between all stations on
the Missouri Kansas and Texas Except
the Texas and Sabine branch and sta.
lions on the Gulf. Colorado and Santa
Fe The tariff Is effective December 49,
r. H. Gushing. chief engineer Of the
Southern Pacific, has been out along the
line OF the Sabine Pass division the past
week locating bridges, lie VIII return TO
the city today and confer with Contractor
John Hughes tomorrow regarding the
Southern Pacific yard improvements here.
The railroads have all gotten out unique
Ayers announcing their holiday rates. but
tie international and Great Northern has
issued about the prettiest yet IL shows
how old Santa Claus always remembers
the children along the odd Reliable
lines. all kinds OF holiday trinkets being
spread out before the little ones. Tho de-
sign Is a beautiful one, ane II Is neatly
printed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-17
MO Cnr.rnnnlrr rrnnl..

] \ writer In the Railway Age tells the
I following story on Mr.. J. NJ Egan. pTcsi'
4 dent OF the Chicago Great Western;
/ Air Egan was IN his Office when IN came
an inveutor--a coupler inyentcT--the typi-
cal cogNler inventor who has aevcr heard
OF the IS. c. b. type and is wild eyed and
( long haired lie had a model Under his
I arm which Mr. Egan at nsst took to BE-
new burglar alarm. II was explained
( to him that "a was 4 car coupler So Mr.
Eesn looked at it again ans. seeiay atl
the cogs and er0nks and cicclS work
devices ~ its construction, ne tSksd Ia
nocentiy:
"sut how DO you wind The thing " p
Don't need no winl.lE up sad he
inventor '3Cs automatic, it is. Acts OF
itself every time. and that's chat the law
demands"
Nj sgan expressed his surprise at the
Intelligence OF the machine In being able
to act OF itself. but after sons fursIie-
talk he succeeded in setting ia OF his
visitor with a atm but polite ass4'aucc
that The coupler was no sprJ u use; That
the man could never 10 any :hing with 81
and that he bad better 80 back 10 his
own husluess-~a u u AS, i iatr Nat
Of a iaurdstman.
Some weeks. or months. passed and Mr.
Egan was again in his oNlce. when once
more IN came the invon;or--shis time
flushed and glorious wi;h triumphant ex-
element written all over hts features
You told me he broke out. that
eouldn't 10 nothing with my eoupler But
I've got there. YES girl I've got there end
there's no more iauadry business for ue.
Look az This, he said and cat " his
pocSet hs proIuccd his parent rsle-s;
"thems the patent granted iiy the govern
meEt. There wasut any trnlale 1T ans
granted 81 right OF You let they saw
what a gccd thing II was and my lawyer
FELLOW he says that there amt nothing
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-17
RAILROAD IN SYRIA.
A Chicago Firm WIN Lay Track from,
Acre to Damascus.

Huss, Townsend & Co., Chicago con-
tractors, have contracted to build a
line OF railway from the seaport towns
of Aklta tancient Acre) and Haifa to
old Damascus in Syria. Five miles Of
the line have been projected from
Alslea, and the Chicago contractors viii
build the main portion from Hnita,
south of Altlsa, to Damascus, dis
lance of 14s miles, passing the sea of
Galilce on the south They will fully
equip the road, furnishing rolling stock,
telegraph lines, roundhouses, rails,
ties and every bit Of material Eight
cen months are given them in which.
after notification as to time of begin
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-17

While the Eastern roads are seramhllng
far Business AZ any gate n@cessary TO Sc
care Il. Western lines are at almost per
fecI peace. In brief Eastern rates have
never been worse demoralize1 and Vest
eru rates have never been 50 well main
t4iaed
Cha4Tmen OF al local committees OF the
Central Traffic sssociatlon had a confer
ence In New York regarding the abrDga-
tion AZ certain commodity rates Ia different
parts Or the territory. Nothing definite
IN the matter wni be done tin the next
meeting ~ the general committee. when
q recommendation viii be made Tor the
s.broTa;l1n q q number of these conrnodi-
ty rates
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-17
THE RAILWAY WO RLD.
HEsToRING FREIGHT RATES IN
THE EAST.
Colorado Wants Immigration The
Ifinois Central Gross Receipts
for the Month-Loca1 items I'm
tho world on wheels.

II was on a Texas railroad, according 70
the Detroit Free Press.
ON a 'front.' seat In one Of the coaches
was representative Texan, II doesn't
make any difference about his name. as all
representative Texans answer to most any
name you may choose to call them by.
Naturally enough he was armed with two
guns and a knife. 1t was also quite a thing
that pale-faced young man. who seemcd
TO be dying OF consumption, should be sit
ting behind him.
slleksts, pleaseg' shouted the conductor
as he entered the car.
.'sir!p said the pale-faced young man as
the official hand was extended. Il am
sorry to say that have neither ticket nor
inoaey. must appeal q your ayInpath!cs."
Ticket or cash. hcatuessly replied the
conductor.
.fsut have neither"
''Thcn you must get offr'
'.Couductor, l am slowly dying. / want
80 see my dear old mother before I'm laid
away. | appeal
ron you gor
And then, OF course. the representative
Texan rose up and drew his weapon and
deciared that the pAle-faced passenger
should not be put of except over nis dead
body. He had been slowly dying several
tllilSS, anu ne dthQ laQ a AeAiI OH mother
and he knew Just how hard il was himself
And. Of course. the passengers cheered, tie
conductor didn't interfere and the dying
man was carried forward TO his mothers
arms,
That was what was expected; but don't
know how II happened, in this case Il
didn't work quite that way. The conductor
leaned forward and hit the representative
on the chin. nnh then threw his arsenal cut /
OF the window ana storped the train. Z
While the representative WAS wondering
what was going on, the young man was /
put on While this was taking place he +
swore and cursed and was hardly on the I
ground before he shook roll OF b3ils +
with one hand. a knife in the other ann 1
said his dear mother had been IN heaven 4
for seventeen years, but betore he Joined 1
her he'd have the conductors hearts
blood We were all sorry-ycry sorry
wed read In the papers that the cnndac-
tor was bluhed down. and that the rep
Tes4rtatiye put w his pistols with sat
isied grin, and that the pale-faeei young
m.n shed tears Of JOY, and to have evcTy-
thing turn out 80 different upset every
body On top Of all that the conducts.
was mean enough to say;
THAT young fellow has PLAYED that
game all over Texas. and 1t is tiIne 70
quit If you folks feel snrry for him.
why in blazes didn't you shake In a few
shlllings apiece and Pay his fare9 As for
You, you old blowhard, you keep mighty
quiet or III spread you al over the
State" rs
And the representative bowed his head
and didn't even dare 10 draw a long
breath for the rsxt twenty miles.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-17
ncrcnt -Annnin lIncnts.

jackson Smith az Nashville Is the new
assistant general passenrtr ascent ~ the
Louisville ana N&saviile
c. A, Chambers has bean APPOINTED zen
eral age1t at CiEciucRt q the fye!pat
dcpArtncR, % the Cleveland. Airon and
Columbus. g. ; McCsGcgy has been arp
pointed ycncrai agent AZ Caiumoss
~. Aiichaelsan, formerly cnmercla'
arcnt of the International and Grea;
Nctthevp. hns been opgointsd rccrcttry
and chief ,lcrk 80 Receiver Fran rruwolc
Of NE Denvcr and Rio GgAndc railroad
Thomas T. Gordon has sueeeeded CAaTles
r Case as ascent Of the interstate Dis
TAScN, IN fgil charge % the New York
oGice. r. H. Vaughan has been promoted
To he assistant trsftic manage OF the
Monterey ard Mexican Gulf raiirOad, with
Office IN New York
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-17
niinoiS Central Gross Reeeipt..

New YORK, December l6-The Illinois
Central Railroad company has MED win
the governor Of the state the statement
Of Gross receipts Tor the SIX months ana.
lng October n 1888. amounting 10 f84H.-
11V.p1 The revenue Is derived from trafae
ogar the ORIGINAL Hines within the State
State is $i5o,l79s4 The amount pald M
the previous six months was IN. S.g 90
thus making a total for the year lsgs 81
s753os7laL
THIS y the largest annual payment ever
made by thes Illinois Central Railroad
company; i ~ more than double the
amount paid IN the year 1868. when It was
fs03gi.5s. 1t is clear from thia stafs,,,o..,
that the state Of Illinois has pro8fea II.
Iectly and largely BY ne Increase III ~
per cent paid % It ~ the illinois ccntraI
Hailroad company, owing u the Fair nav,
ing been held In cnlcago
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-17

week. Is S.aaa aaa rao csfcs q tee crsani-
ratieu IS the consfraciioa x : Nne from
counties q f,plssli. Ssdpc apd Garland
O distance of sixty mites me rHln h9si~
ness ofIco % the company Viii BE az hot
springs. The Stockholders q NC new csa-
cern arc Cr.Sh H. tsctt ~ NsN h0FN. tohh
u Nelson. OF san AutartA WA = Little,
Williams, Alf whgtirettrL loan j. Suu,p-
ter. Charles y RGx asa Leaf Neison ~
HOT Springs, Tho nrs, r'aci % dlrreters Is
composed of MNssrs IAtac hoEahoom.
RuEg, Williams Wni,tirstcu, saUnter aut
litX. Work VIII h. comnscaecd On The new
road IN the near futuro
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-17
nniirnr Enrnlnr..
The following railroad earnings are re-
,crtcd for ,hc frs week In December:
Engineer Cushing.

a circular was issued yesterday from the
Office Of General Manager Julius Krutt-
srhnit; Of the Southern Paclhc's Atlantic
system stating that on and after January
], 1894, Mr, +. p. Cushing. resident en-
e.neerv Will assume the direction and CON
troll OF an new work aud extensive better
ments in the track department, and VIII
exercise a general supervision over all
work connected with maintenance Of
track, acting as an adviser. helper and in
strUctor TO division superintendents whose
r-f--,)ns to roadmasters, section masters
and other employees in the maintenance
u track department are In no wise af-
fectaa by the duties of the resident en-
aiNear
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-17
rhnrnc nnd Could

L. s. Thorne, third vice president and
general superintendent Of the Texas and
Pacific. was ia New orleans Friday
IL was Thought his visit there was for
the purpose of meeting his CHIEF. George
Could. Mr.. T orue was seen by Plea
yune reporter and asked relative to the
matter.
4 am In the city," he said. "for the pur-
pose of making an inspcctionof the roads
business. / did not expect Mr.. Gould
here ard know nothing about the report
o. his coming. He usually makes trip
over the lines every year and win also
this year, ] suppose" Mr.. Thorne VIII
De n New Orleans for several DAYS.