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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-12-06
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
A Bonny Bicycle.

.Oh. see my bicycle airy and iEht-
Wheels mad OF daisies ye.ln" and white
AL bound together suugly and tight,
Oh, am the champion whee. MAJ!
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-12-06
ID. {. q. Il. Column.

Edited by MRS JIMMIE \. PACKARD. East
Winthrop, Me. Ladies, for God and Home
and Native Land, ask you TO help the TEN
prrauce cause along by sending clippings or
original articles to the above address
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-12-06
CEMETERY and
BUILDING WORK.

and everything connected with
the business, promptly done in
the most workmanlike manner at
II. w. DUNN's Granite and Mar
bic Shop, Water ST., opposite
Halls Steam Mill. All orders to
set this fall will receive - to %
per cent. discount.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-12-06


prrance cause along by sending clippings or
I original articles to the above address
The st. Louis Republic says that expert
ments have been made by DR.. Buchner in
submitting working bees to regimen OF
alcoholized honey. The effect is aston
ishing, and much the same as in man
kind. Not only do they lose the in born
hereditary instinct for work, but they
will steal. The hierarchy instinct is
quickly lost also. They revolt against
their queen and commanders. and give
themselves over to idleness, brigandage
and pillage until they are cast out by their
/ fellows. Alcohol makes veritable anar-
chists OF them.
Bishop Watterson does not believe the
saloon an evil in itself, but declared OF it
in his address at the Father Matthew cell
ebrstion: III the liquor traffic in psrtic
ular places becomes so bold, so outrageous,
so overmastering and defiant as to be
unable to be controlled in any other way
than the legal wiping out of the saloons,
then let the saloons be legally wiped
out; and | say it in Gods name and In
the name of an outraged community, and
the sooner they are legally wiped out in
that case the better for the community,
and the individuals and families that
compose il"
Belfast, Ireland, has one license for
drink shops to every thirty-seven fam
lies.
Intemperance is the worst enemy to
home virtues and to home happiness.
With Uncle Sam kept so busy running
the rum traffic, il is a shame to ask him
to superintend the railroads.
Alcohol is sturber of the system and
cannot be regarded as food Alcohol
neither warns nor sustains the body
Ed,rdrd Smith, VI. d.
a good man at he head of bad party
IS more dangerous to good government
than bad man at the head Of the same
party.
Let US all be apostles in the temperance
cause let the old persevere; let the young
enlist. Then Will life be worth living
Let total abstinence always be uplifted
praised and blessed.
study the New Testament and see for
yourself the snfulness of warfare. Get
all possible information from any source
you can on the subject. be in order to able
to answer questions intelligently- Il
asked
The whiskey traffic thrlves under a tax
like hog imprisoned in cornied.
he Pittsburg Commercial Gazette re
ported recently. on the authority of the
chief deputy in the internal revenue de-
partment, that fully 1000 persons in hat
city had paid the government tax on The
sale OF liquor. and most OF them were
ktcping immoral houses.
The Wine and Spirit Gazette estimates
that there are lqs. 1s6 voters in the state
of New York directly dependent upon
the liquor traffic, and says "a little
mutually among this vast army would
enable them to absolutely control any
elect ion in the state
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-12-06
Harper's Magazine
IN 1895


The >!mpleton-, u new novel by Thomas
Hardy. Will begin IN the December Nun, Der,
ls.ti, and continue to November l~Hi. Who
ever may be one favorite oug English nov
ell~t-, II will be conceded hy all critics that
Thomas Hardy -taud- foremost a. u master
artist in fiction, and The ~impI"tun- may Doe
expected to arouse enthusiasm not Inferior in
degree 10 that " hich has marked TriIbN-thc
most successful story Of the year. Another
leading feature viii be the Personal Rrcollec-
tons of Joan of Are, by the Sieur Louis de
Comic, her Page and Seeretarv, under which
gul-e the most popular al living American
magazine writers will present the story Of the
Maid Of Orleans. In the January Number Will
appear profu,ely illustrated paper on
Charleston and the Carolina the first Of Il
series Of southern Page
Northern Africa Is attracting more attention
than at any other time since il wa the seat of
empires. The next volume of HARPER'S
MAGAZINE will contain four illustrated arti
ces this region, and three OF them will de
pict the present life there. Julian Ralph Will
prepare for the MAGAZINE u series OF eight
stories, depicting typical phases Of Chinese
Life and Manners. Besides the long stories
there Will begin in the January Number the
first chapters Of A Three-Part Novelette,, by
Richard Harding Dayis-the longest work yet
attempted by this writer. Complete short
stories by popular writers will continue to be a
feature of the VI AGAZINE.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-12-06
Dan IA;
~ SARSApARlLLA
The Kind That Cures

is what we claim for it. MRS.
CARTER was one of La Grippe 5
victims and that disease brought
out the latent evils in her system.
For months she was unable to be
on her feet. Running sores caused
discharges from her head. She
says TO US Il commenced the
use of DANA'S Sarsaparilla, and
before | had finished the third bot
tie the discharges from my ears
ceased. l have used ten bottles,
and now easily do the work in 4
family of seven. My CURE IS
permanent.
You can use this unsolicited
statement as you see fit.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-12-06
{ aiming Out.

Our tent is just sheet On sticks,
We've hardly room to get about.
When l stand UP bump my head,
But, then, you know, we're camping out
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-12-06
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Well Established
Embellishments.

is the truthfulness of the expert
enee of MRS. LIZZIE G.. CAR
TER, of EAST BLUE HILL,
ME, by Mr.. G. G. LONG, ]. P;
but it was not needed to convince
any reader that her heartfelt words
were true. 1t will, however, add
to the weight of testimony SO
freely given that
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-12-06

Tho toad quickly jumped, but jumped the
wrong way,
The grasshopper hoped from his perch in dis
may,
The wheel went to smash. am sorry TO say,
And that was the end OF the wheelmAn.
F. II. Little john In St. Nicholas.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-12-06

With Uncle Sam kept SO busy running
the rum traffic, it is shame to ask hin
TO superintend the railroads.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-12-06

Alcohol is disturber of the system and
cannot be regarded food. Alcoho
neither warns nor sustains the body
Edirdrd Smith, NJ y.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-12-06

Intemperance is the worst enemy to
home virtues and to home happiness.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-12-06

Belfast, Ireland, has one license for
drink shops to every thirty-seven fam
lilies
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-12-06

a good man at the head of bad party
is more dangerous to good government
than a bad man at the head Of the same
party.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-12-06
Fresh Providence River Oysters.
Everything in the smoker, Line

R5-Watch for hi new brand 4 cigars being
made expressly Tor him, and Will De- ahead OF
any cent cigar in Ellsworth.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-12-06

Let US all be apostles in the temperate,
cause; let the old persevere; let the younl
enlist. Then Will life be worth living
Let total abstinence always be uplifted
praised and blessed
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-12-06

The Wine and Spirit Gazette estimates
that there are 1as, 1s6 voters in the state
of New York directly dependent upon
the liquor traffic, and says "a little
mutually among this vast army would
enable them to absolutely control any
elect ion in the state.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-23
PRACTICAL WFTsTfR NERs,



Want an Outlet Through Southern Ports
For Their Grain.
Board OF Trade Rooms Wichita KAN,
March IL, 1891 The South and West grain
't.lc ,e.inr evnsress MAJ aises IA tsse cit,
u wichita "a Auesalty, April A, 1854. ~
the bpA11 Of Trace nail, 4ne ub4Ect ui
this meeting is 10 oiaeuHA ways ana nlcaisA
10 1acHitate business between the WcsI
and South. nne growth ana leyelopment
81 the south anu Is est unflns fne past
uecaae mas Increased many tVlu tneir de-
nianus and prCuurys, aaa leIt their bush
ness .s.-theas unohHnged and II Is be-
lleyed tnat new order OF things viii
improve the buAineBa situation Or tue two
sections. aud aireot the products Of that
country winch lies west Of the Missouri
river 70 Southern ports instead OF gong
and to supply direct that part Of Western
products tn9t The southern States demand
instead OF confirming IA the cid rut "
iiist shipping The prouucts 20 Chicago ana
81 Louis, hundrelis o. miles out Of the
way. aud allowing those points % reHhlp
gram throughout the south Merchapdlse
bought at Boston, New York and Hhilo-
dolphin can BE- shipped by water y SOUTH
eri ports and thence shipped 70 Colorado,
Nehraska Kansas and Oklahoma at a
great saving in rail haul, giving an ms
gnense tonnage to Southern roads, yet
thefe II but little II any Of that business
done Kansas In a single year produced
ii. 000.0o0 bushels 1f wheat And sl9,VqpevO
bushels OF corn, over % PSF eent q Gnich
49,
and yet not per cent OF This found d.
rect outlet 70 the South, but took the long
haul 81 1900 miles 10 New York Instead 81
going South ONE half the distance. These
ana other matters viii come before this
congress and not the least important q
which IS tho freight rate question, ana
WHY II costs twice as much per Ton per
mile 70 haul freight South as East, Savan-
nah Mohilh New Orleans and Galveston
arc lust as near the grain leda Of the
trans Missouri country az CHICAGO al1
there NJ no good reason why they should
moi EXPORT this surplus aud supply much
III tic goods demanded by the West
These lines ~ commerce naturally connect
faralIfIeR whose pfQducts vary one from
he ether and the demand for which renter
them Interchangeable, aud ~ anaiupn re
erowlng manufacturing Interests q ne
S5ufli create new market ipr surplus
western fond products. and me 1EAMlnE
sneefhfr or these interests - q necessary
IA rmaferiai prosperity q both SECTIONS
= me basis ~ representation viii he ~
fnlIbws, Each commercial organizaiion
vii ~ eDtified 10 FIVE delfRples. eAgp
'n.vt, ana city u an additional nYe ucle.
yates arpolnted By the mayor afn one
SS .siiss from each faIlraad, Including
thelr connecting lines Joining ,he trans
ssi-so,,rt with the southern sea ooafd4n
e. W Clement, President
r. A. T1a rfs Secretary.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-23
nLolsIlIlllY,s ..lnE.uIgAnl

New OfieAns' March q afcEifoy 4
10. savs Futures Cables report that
fiIvefpool declined unaer the Dnioadite
81 s3iie ns3sd1fa VINO prefer ~ bs ithcnt
Interest III sala market EVER the ho.ldny&l.
slsI me eoifine shows a loss ~ l-Bids
wfiilc sopls are quiet AZ unchanged pyicea.
faiIfs asgfneating $500 bales. The a1fHpr
ppinAlnE liverpool cansed prices 20 open1
iasre 10 5 POINTS lower. part OF wtiiph
WAS fecngernd shortly after the opfninssI
bsaf when the failure OF a lntge london
haiil, WIS male known in lnl4 rna rlket,
ellfn hricoa afllin easel on ma We close
1T pfactieally the opening prices spots
are Quoted rfey With tQiHi fsitts 81 f9p9
ha7eH f,riafs Fcslninipg unchanged; lcffny
~ $50 balee. aSAsTsl 800 baifa lust yenr,
White Nssg orr cans iofnm1ow expetts 1900
tstieF Nencfi compares with 1900 year
ago Bears Continue 10 call Httentiofl ~
.i.le fdverp1ol stocs sslaik1i A. Ekfg 90
balee aenllisIt 4 66a ,00a bales last year. are.
740 go bales fhe year before,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-23

The Southern Pacific Railroad company,
s reporteh. Is ia the market for twenty
new locomotives
The first biennial convention OF the
brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers Will
be held Ia st. Paul Mimi. commencing
May v II is expected that the delegates,
with their wives and friends, will make d
total attendance OF some 1000.
The sale or 2po-mile tickets for $50
each, with q rebate of $40 upon the re-
turn OF the covers, has been authorized IN
Western territory % meet the movement
Of the Kansas City. Memphis and Hlf-
ningham IN putting them on the market
Travelling men ana scalpers are glad.
Arrangements We're made in New York
a few days since for a Meeting Of tho
s r. esnpicyes q ene united States
next. II promises TO be the largest con-
yention ever held in this country The
object is to secure enactment OF laws TO
Protect their Interests.
The Chicago, Rock Island snd Pacific
road is considering the advisahiity OF
using compressed air for the purpose OF
cleanlne rs coaches. VITA a PROBABILITY OF
rs adoption within a short time The
system Is in use on the Union Pacific and
heiSouthern Pacific, and Is reported to be
giving great satisfaction,
Strawboard IS extenaive.y used In make
Ing the wheels OF passenger cars rhe
case of the wheel u strawbcard placed
between two steol pSstes, Which keep the
pAper IN position. The process through
Which The paper passes makes It. as hard
as oak ana the mRuuraeture OF the whole
As so perfected as 10 make the life or 4
wheel Equal 20 more than hasf d million
miles.
The Post yesterday mentfaned fnat Mr.
~ a. Mcleod, presideif. or the New York
and New England faillQad had passed
through The city en- roAie to Mexico. Mr.
Mcleod IL travelling In fis handsomely APP
pointed private car and Is accompanied
by his wife and family. He ~ one Of the
best informed railroad men m the coun-
trys ana the annual report OF the New
he assumed q heavy burden with It's pres
idency: The figures are: Crosse earnings
". Oh, I'D Is. operating expenses S. f57.Ss3i'
81 E9s 2S5 a. deficit 81 M 40 ". inconae from
hArtor transfer S.35o.a9 uet deficit s3sfz
392 IL
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-23

.. i
New Orleans. La March e Atwood
yielett i Go. say.
The Liverpool msrkct today was ais-
appointing. an advance had heen expected
wl,sseas aFfivals closed i-6id lower; spot
sales 5000 bales. N 81
comparatively steady "a Though tliei Vol
a1le OF business has been slnflll: nfiafss
arc some points lower tliap sestcfdayn
closing
The etpck al thIe port IS now 75jOoe bales
leas than last year. While the net freAipls
are 3HsuJ9 bales CRATER
Port receipts for tho week are r. .0s3.
against II $50 last year; ss estimated for
thisiport tomorrow Bao. against 1897 last
year
There win be no trading M tlala market
or New York until Monday next nor IN
Liverpool until wednesday, next
Texas reports further rains todny, and
IN so far AS a considerable portion Of the
cotton belt Is concerned It Is already an
assured fact thai the preparation u very
backward Aside from the question Of
spot demand the present crop has hut
little 20 DO With the alton. ~ It's
Status hAs already been pretty well hxeli
however for tine next crop Will hnve 4
material beaflne Nature has tins Ear IN
ferposed barrier n the shape OF rnfayor-
able seasona which can only he counter
actnd ~ All Increased anreage whlcll
would depreeiate not only cotton but
the lands on which It Is grown.
our ap0t MARKET closes easy a. UNI
sehauaed prices sales 800; sales 70 arrive
1000 bales
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-23
THE RAILWAY WORLD.
UNION pAciffo EMPLOYEES nroos.
ING RrsriyE
rhey Have Made Aliths Concession. ana
shc Company Mono The Receiver,
May Have STRIFE on Their
Hands very Soon.

Omaha, Neb,, March " Union pac,so
employees arc uneasy and rcstlye and her
Is an asly look IN the sky. They Az M,
saying many words, but The lew thev XII
count for good deal. All the concss,n,.
has been done BY the men. Not 4 noln,
mas been given IN by The eompanv fs IN
wherever there was difference II on,n,c,,
y sun exists, unless the men hase se'
oeueo from their position This mas had !
syrS depressing eifcct on them.
I. a l men have almost reached the con.
eNsion mat the conference is a waste n
time, This evening il WIS au,c,1v Z
nolnced that uuless some very slbs,ant ~,
concession were made fsom me punder
schedule the receivers * the Union ~.
cli'c would have q strike on their hands
The men have determihed to dron III
conference and WIN not allow the recelv-
ers % Settle The point for themselves.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-23
nAxrrI4 sIGNAL

Arthur r. Yates an emplcye Of the Ne'F
YORK centtal road al Syracuse, Is SAID g
have invented pyrotechnlc DANGER
signal. a4.,,,.g, IL
,,,,n in n -ii,ale rail, - which vs. hAt'n q
rocket shell apoqt ~ inches n assaS ~ X !,
fitted II an angle Of about ~ aeErees. -. y
,,se the rocket IS iGnited by witnnya WINS
4 Gan when the carriage is propeiieq a1 ,,llis
the rail until the powder y dns l%Sel Il
az, ssninded ami continues 70 burn ap9Ni
ten .rsntites. ~ Is stated that me slsnss
M ntos,ei lfseif Along the track iot q
mile h seventy seconds ana ~ as1, sin, rqe
NJ Ohio IND Pennsylvania ana othss
,sna 1c
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-23

tsuprene Court John w. slaytdn. CHEZ
Justice, y, 4 Gaines and o. {. Hrown.
,tAeoeistes: Aiol'ae clock. Court
Austin yesas, March Y Tho supreme
court entered the following orders today
Applications Oyetruled if6lf6 81 Al ",
icnrEpsQn 81 pl. frofn i,ilAclfe,fpfd Wall
lace = WaBRener W it1Ele3 from Collin,
| Snnfief e ~ ", Nbaney, from Faunin;
S.ppnsnson r. a. ~. Stephenson. from
MQkinns Spancc WI Brown 4. ii. from
Tom Green pferr2noi. Ncxienn National
heilreaa eof!itnlx ~ Muaantt from Webb
subntt ted Abbott VA Inleffi4 o!0itai Euild-
lnK nna 1.',. q, sS.oca toy, motion 70 argue
new arSpWent on ncflun Tor f1hearing
would M; be allowed exon ~ request 81
III. dubm3tted. ',
Argued md 6nbsnittedA CUR. ct.ierada
ana Santa t'e Railway company VI C4leao-
berry from cpleipans Ncxit.ia Naiional
RAILWAY rpsnptny W. Hzffafft fi30,
ekt AieKanasr q ~ rs tt9bAtison'
SCI f sS !, kpFa' 2siIper VI Powers 81 a,
Il negsracn en.i Kamandea Sebastian ~
tpanaY, ffstfa Nfay1qu
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-23
Is N tINWIsE E:oNoMYr
How a Reduction * Expepess 4. 49,,
plsheu by Some Roads ''' 4,

ROW Reduction OF Expeneea Il a ccon,.
plisheu BY Some Roads.
4hefe 4 prevalent opinion In some
quarters' remarked 4 railroad man IL
houston yesterday that The reduced *
penses Of Il number OF railroads are bstn.
secured By an unwlse economy. ana III,
the physical condition OF the TRACKS ana
equlpment Is allowed to suffer Tor tho
purpose q making better showing 81 net
rms is vigorously denied by the man
s,,,l continued the speaker. They
stite thai no depreciation has been per
Iiltteu q occur either to the tracks roll
ms stock OF other properly Further thew
eIa,m that the savings have been largely
" .nt service depaitment and BY dis
CONTINUANCE Of unprohlanle and Gnneces-
sary trains
AZ the advent OF July last year the rail-
r r. with few exceptions, found their
lreisht and, 10 fact, all classes OF traf-
he, except that derived from the Worlds
fair very unsatsfuctory. They further
khw that an additional shflnkage In gross
earnings for months 10 come was newt
able, ana steps We're taken to offset the
Hhrinkage by reducing expenses
The task was not easy while the
Worid's Fair was In operation. as the
maintenance 81 large numbers of extra
passenger trains and the additional work
u handling freight. on account OF the
right Of way given the former neces-
STATED the extension OF thc-scrvice of
large number Of employees that could have
otherwise been dispensed with to advent
age The clesesof the Fair gave a good op-
portnnity Tor the application OF the prlin-
ing knife. and Il was freely used in all
directions. The reduction IN expenses then
begun has been continued. and the good
effects are n0w appearing III higher per-
centage OF net 10 gross earnings Than WAS
ever previously shown Tho weather con-
ditions the past lew months have also
beeft more f,fvorabS for s,rserntinr the
cent years Hence charges for delays.
waShouts and snow blockades have been
smaller
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-23
rHE ONLY LINE.

Colonel ~ II. Kingsley, travelling pas
scneer agent Of The Louisville and Nash
vllle. was in the cily Yesterday. and spent
he DAY distributing Ellen n. literature in
regard to Inc Confederate veterans re-
ofilon al Birmingham. Ala
For this occasion tickets VIII pn spln
frnns All points ia Texas at one fare Apfll
- aud q good 10 return within thirty
DAYS and allowing two days for tns ssip
III either direction. Mr. Kingsley has Is
sued 4 flaming circular the design o.
q hioh Is dffte uninue, announcing thai
he f,ouiSville and Nashville Is the only
iii,@ making direct connection 10 New
Orleans with lnes from Texas, having
twn daily trains from New Vrlfahs %
.e,,l,ectiIlr Z big buslness for The reunion.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-23

cbirago paper IS responsible f2r the
e,lioysne; santa re failroed men are
eons,,sraslv puzzied oyer The actions %
engine No. ls5, used ns ? nf,pss & Z,
Ration hill Wheneyer x gs shsPee sis Win
s,laf i5 an extent thai Unless gteat
s.. ~ ~ fhlIsn tho engineer and nren,aN
,s1e asshiect u frequent shocks 1ia ~
elneers say that i y the nfnl y, I'LL WV
,',,,s,,Iafiee and are unable 70 account e.
III ,rhIs might Indicate sympathrlo ass
lion OH account OF the increaslnk ''fs -
electrical power IN place 81 sseen''
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-23

va e e. k a. cl'y since the so rate
ca lie cay Clement company Mn 81 -
mi,,asNs today Via the internatisn,i,s
y n, Hurst formerly commercial asan,
yestess,s :. tson Belt a. San Antonio, speit
sS2se'pty IN Houston ~'-'''
,,Ssnperintcndent ID. n Forbes ma. 49,,
n,ofsptinn over the San Aufofis n,,.,s.s,,,
sne southern Pacific this wcck
81 ~ hnhtgline. travelling passenger agent
IA, ~. enntnule route. went to Calves
"a 'ne midday flyer yesterday,
A,isson.t, herzlneer, special agent Of tho
from ~, n nj ana Texas came down
= , Enec.iye April / the Internatlonai ana
iTseas Northern VIII restore rlfns m ~
nv 70 Sti1onua points. and Is Tfanaf,s
~ Mo- Chicago, III, 81. Louis Nh
H'N intermediate points
II, ss nla, = McGar formerly CONNECTED with
I ,.tat Northern at Palestine. aftor soef,d-
~, ,lik q lew days with friends In IioiiEfof,
iess Yesterday for Galveston.
!, VIM. Smith. an old time engineer on tho
4, III s., worth and Denver, visited friends
Wen known amongst the railroad boviss
mere, having at one time rnn a., engine
o. me Southern Pacific out 81 this CITY.
me International and Great Northern
~ sSue 9ultt y crowd OF Honston's sport.
train Yesterday afternoon. the Monoehars.
q aneArn mill being the attraction. The
santa re also reported very good bust
ness .s on IT'S excursion 70 GALVESTON yes
Chief Engineer u w. petheram ana Aa-
:, s'lissapts Of the Missouri, Kansas and
aeAas have gouo TO San Marcos. where
,sney are srrveylng and locating the new
me INTO that city, q distance OF about
one one mule, crossing the San Marcos river
4sv yards above the lower wagon bridge.
The late nnpleassntncss between the
southern Pacific and the Santa Fe and
the consequent low rates TO California did
not result N such a heavy rush OF travel
expected, Since The announcement how
ever that the rates would be Withdrawn
after March 81, local ticket agents are
traffic 10 San Francisco and
other California points