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Builders Contracts.

City and county of San Francisco with James
Campbell, to build a two-story engine house and
stable on line of Hermann street, lei :3 of FIJI
more; $685..
City and county of San Francisco with James
Campbell, TO build a two-story brick engine-ho ouse
NV corner OF Sixteenth street and Albion
avenue: $500
l.. Housset, agent. with L. & L. Emanuel for
lathng, plastering, etc., to office fixtures at 1872
Sansume street: $lz44.
! d Graney with Dean & Worden, to build a
tWo-stOrY lrame building on line of McAllistsr
street, 81 IS OF frederick: S3250.
G. and Ellen Hamilton with Thomas J. Craw-
ford, build a four-roomsd dwelling on S line of
Suffer street, between Baker and Lyon: Sl135.
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sun AND TIDE TABL,
sHlPPlNG INTELLIGENCE.
Arrived.

FRIDAY. August q.
Stmr Farallon Roberts, IA hours from Cal am
Bay and way ports; pass and mdse. TO Meyer &
AcKmann
Stmr Bonita, Anderson, % hours frm santa Cruz
Island: produce etc. to Goodall. Perkins Il Co.
Stmr North Fork, Hansen. 26 hours firm Eureka:
pass and mdse to Chas Nelson.
Stmr Noyo. Levinson, 3S hours from Newport:
ballast to Kimb2I.
Stmr Newsboy. Fossn. 49 hours from Port Los
Angeles; ballast to w 5 Ray.
Tug Vigilant. Mccoy. % hours from Eureka; TO
j ID Spreckels q Bros Co.
Bkth Tam o. Shantsr. Patterson. days from
Coos Bay: lumber. to simpson Lumber Co.
Schr Rachel, Wilson. IS hours from Phelps
Landing: 90 eds wood, TO Iversen.
Schr Challenger, Sonerud. days from Clallam
Bay: 4U0 NJ It lumber. TO Hobbs, Wall u Co.
schr Helen n Kimbali. hellingsen. days from
Seattle: lumber, TO Pacific Lumber Co.
Schr Hueneme. Carlson. 8 days from Port Blake
ley; lumber. to Pacific Pine Lumber Co.
Schr III Kellogg, iyerson, Ola days from Grays
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OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP {

DISPATCH STEAMERS FROM SAN ~
~ Francisco for ports in Alaska 9 AN RTEFM
August 8, g. Is, %. Sept. z, 22, Oct. Z, aHASassS
%, Nov. 6, 2l.
Santa Cruz Monterey excursions-Steamer Po-
mona leaves Saturdays p NJ, due back Mondays
A. NJ.
For British Colum ana Puget Sound ports
july "a and every fifth day thereafter
For Eureka, Humboldt Bay, Wednesdays. A. NJ.
For Newport, Los Angeles and all way ports,
every fourth and fifth day, alternately, A. NJ
For San Diego, stopping only at Port Hartford,
Santa Barbara, Port Los Angeles, Redondo (Los
Angeles) and Newport, every fourth and fifth day,
alternately, at IL A NJ.
For ports in Mexico. 25th OF each month.
Ticket ofice-Palace Hotel, New Montgomery
street.
GoODALL, PERKINS & CO.. General Agents
1tf 10 Market ST., San Francisco.
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Increased yolrme of Trade.

NEW YORK. Aug. 3.-Bradstreet's tomorrow,
August A, will say: While little significance is at.
tached to the moderate Improvement OF trade at
San Francisco, Pittsburg, baltimore. Augusta and
Atlanta, when 1t is added that clearing house
totals for july eporbed twenty nine cities with
larger aggregates than in July last year contrasted
with the June report. Will en- contained only
eighteen cities with aggregates larzer than those
iu June year ago, 1t 10 presumed there influ.
ences al work at the interior tavoring an in
creased volume OF busin ess
Wool remains steady at last weeks advance
speculation having been stimulated by differences
of opinion to the tariff outlook for that staple
Wheat has advanced In sympathy with corn
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santos-Flrm: good AVERAGE Santos. 16$3o0;
receipts, $4,000 bags: stock. 1888, 600 bags.
Hamourg-Dull; prices A@lApfg lower at
opening and 14@l12pfg net decline at close; sales
IL 900 bags.
Havre-0pened quiet at I4as4f lower; at y
O'Clock noon quiet, further Af decline; at r !.
quiet, further 14f decline; at 80 P. NJ quiet,
further decline of 1af. Total sales, 5000 bags
Rio = Firm. No. T. 17S40O. Exchange. 9Ssd.
Receipts 1000 bags. Cleared for the United
States, 1000 bags; cleared for Europe. mono;
stock. $4,000 bags.
Warehouse deliveries from New York yesterday.
1854 bags: New York stock to-dav, 112.91O bags;
o. S. STOCK. l4O 135 bags; af1oar for the Z. s.,
233,0O0 bags: total visible for the u s., 1858, 135
bags, against 315.6l7 bags last year.
Sugar-Raw, steady; fair refining, 1l-l6c; CEN
trlfugal SO test, 31se refined, quiet; crushed SIS
G15 5-lbc.
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FIsH-PER POUND.
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.

E. w. Burr to Edwin BonneIl ana Athar+ y
Drown, In trust for e. c. urr Lucy b. Holman.
Mary y. Allyne and Edmund c. Burr lot on Me-
line OF Greenwich and Van Ness ayepue ~ Se.fo
SE to point 23:l0 Z OF beginning 90 also
lot on Z corner Of Flbert and van Meas ayanns
Il 126, n 1876, E 80. NV 168 w l6bT 8 o7S.
also lot Sc corner of Green and Frsnlifn
streets. l75:312, 1875. 75:6I5 S 7-6 w
80 81 146: also lot on SE corner OF Union ana
eFranklin streets 1854 l-5 by 275; also lot on,
Sc line OF FilbsFt and franklin streets, f. 1919 Al
by S 1852: also lot NE corner of Fiibert
and Franklin streets, L 100 by n 90: also lot on
4 w eorn.r OF EiIberU and Van Ness avenue \
275 by lS4 %: also lot on NV corner of Filbert
and Franklin streets. N l4S:SM, SW 207:l, Sc
47:51a. I53:3s4: also lot on SW corner of FIJI
bert and Franklin streets. z75 by w los :Osl
also lot on n corner of Cough and Union streets
n 1875 By l3l:6A; also lot on SW corner OF
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FOR PORTLAND q ASTORIA, OREGON

THE OREGON R'Y & NAV. CO., E Nc ga
L NEIL Rceiver-Ocean Div.-snd PA EzS22
CIFIC COAST S. S. CO., Will dispatch from Spear
street wharf, at 10 A. NJ. for the above ports one
OF their Al iron steamships. viz:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA-August 2 IL, ~,
Sept l, IL, II, Oct. /.
CoLUMBIA-August 7, IT, 27. Sept. 6, 16. 26
Connecting via Portland with the .. 4. 81 n. Ry
system and other divergne lines for all points In
Oregon Washington. British Columbia. Alaska
Idaho, Montana, Dako Utah, Wyoming, Yellow
stone Park and all points east and south and to
Europe
Fare to Portland-Cabin, SIG; steerage. So;
round trip. cabin, $50.
Ticket ofices-4 New Montgomery street, under
Palace Hotel
Freight and Ticket ofice-19 Montgomery st.
GOoDALL, PERKIN s & CO., Supts ocean Div.
1t 10 Market st. San Frencisco.
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Erchang nd Bullion.
The Weeks Failures.

The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency reports 26
failures in Pacific Coast states and Territories
for the week ending yesterday as compared with
20 for the previous week and II for the corre-
spending week IN 1913. The failures for the past
week are divided among the trades as follows: 8
saloons, merchant taIiors, banks, 3 cigars and
tobacco 2 hotels, Q general stores l electrical
goods. publisher, / varieties, nursery, furni.
ture, grocer, boots and shoes and l baker
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General Merchandise.

BAGs-Cotton Fruit Bags. 5ssc. sac and es4 c
for the three grades respectively; Calcutta Grain
Bags, 6s4c; State Prison Bags, SAC; Wool Bags,
34GX6c.
RICE-The war In the Orient tends unssttle
this ma ket somewhat. Chinese mixed, So 70@
so; No. j. $4 O5914 20: extra No. l. .$4 4004 80:
Hawaiian, 81 so; Louisiana. -; Japan, $4 40@
50 Rangoon, So 1903 go p ctl.
SUGAR-The Western sugar Refining Company
quotes, terms net cash: Cube, Crushed, Powdered
and Fine Crushed, all 614c; Try 6ranulated, 55se:
Confectionery A, 51sc; Magnolia A, 544c; Extra
@, 51sc; Golden G, 4Tsc; ID, 45sc; half barrels,
1sc more than barrels, and boxes 4ac more.
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San Francisco Meat Market

Hogs rule firm under temporary scarcity. All
other descriptions are abundant and easy. Whole
sale for dressed stock from slaGghterers are
as follows:
BEEF-First quality, 61ac . 10: second quality,
SC; third do. 31aDtbac p 10
VEAL-Large, 495c; small. 612@17c q 70.
MUTTON - Wethers 0@5c q ID; Ewes, 41R@5c
ID
LAMB-607c d ID.
PORK-Live Hogs. &s4 @5c p ID for heavy and
medium grain-fed and 4s4 @5c p 10 for small fat:
stock Hogs, nominal hardly any coming in;
dressed do, 6@614c p 10.
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MARKET REPORTS.
FRIDAY EVENING, Aug. 8.
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Silver firmer
Wheat aud Barley futures lower.
Oats weaker. Corn advanced.
Hay and FeedstHffs unchanged.
Potatoes steadlsr.
Onions unchanged.
Butter. Cheese and Eggs as before.
Poultry went off better.
Apricots and Grapes weaker.
Berries sell low. Lines higher.
Dried Fruit unchanged
New Honey arriving more freely.
Tomatoes, Squash ard Green Corn lower.
Hams weak. Bacon firm.
Hogs higher. Other Meats plentiful.
Rice somewhat irregular.
Increase in failures.
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NEW YORK STOCKS.

Bonds, Exchange, Money and Railroad
Shares.
Money on call easy at IL; last loan / Y; closed
at IL. Prime mercantile paper. 3@5%. Sterling
exchange was firm. with actual business in
bankers bills at 81 S31a94 Ss$l for demand and
81 S7h@4 S734 for sixty days. Posted rates,
81 sS1b614 S912 Commercial bills. S4 S61a6D
4 Sesl Silver certlncates, 64065c.
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ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET co.

CLEANERS LEAVE ASPINWALL AszH-
- fortnfghtly for the West indies and $Ssz4kxsSR
Southampton calling route at Cher0Ourg
France, and Plymouth, TO land passengers.
Through bills of lading IN connection with the
Pacific Mail S. y. Co., issued for freight and treas
ure to direct ports in England and Germany.
Through tickets from San Francisco TO riy'
Sl95; third-class $97 So For further particu.
lars apply to PARROTT Il CO., Agents.
II SOC California ST.
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Omaha Livestock Market.

OMAHA, August 2-Cattle Receipts, 1000
strong feeling prevailed at the following quota
tions: Beeves. So 90@4 80: good choice 81 S5
as: fair TO good steers, $3d3 SIS: feeders 81 25
a 65: common and stoekers, 81 1902 25;
yearlings, 81 5U@3.
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Family Retail Market.

Changet this week are neither numerous nor
wide Dairy products show variation. Poultry
iF. perhaps a shade cheaper. The usual slight
fluctuations in Fruits and Vegetables appear. Fish
sells AT last weeks prices
o, Following is The CALLS regular weekly retail
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Produce Market.

FLOUR-Net cash prices are as follows: Family
extras. 50 4O(@3 50; Bakers extras, s3 30@3 40;
supernne, 81 50@2 rs p Dbl.
WHEAT-Miling des riptions are quieter bur
shipping lots are IN fair demand and firm. No.
California, sSsl G9114c p ctl; choice. 921Se q
ctl: lower grades, 75@S71ac; extra choice for mill
ing, S1@1 06A " cti.
CALL BOARD SALES.
INFoRMAL SFssIoN-1O o'elock-December
500 tons. 81 02A 100, 81 O214; 100, 81 026s
REGULAR MORNING SEssIoN-December-t,
tons 81 81 o2o o2; 7oo 81 olh 2no 81 o23s; 400,
do, storage paid-l00, s74c. May-lU0. 81 0s1s !;
81 OIL 1900. 81 0l3s: 100. 81 Oll
BARLEY-Bright Feed is rather scarce and
rather nrmly hold. Futures ouet and lower.
St,ndard Cnevalier, 81 25@l 2719 p ctl: Feed,
s21I@s6c for ordinary and S7Iac for choice
bright; Brewing. 95c@sl; new do, for shipment,
CALL BOARD SALES
INFORMAL SEssIoN-l0 o'clock-No sales
REGULAR MORNING. Observation-Disclosures
200 csc: 100. sS1sc; zoo. s5Nc. -OO' ''9s0'
AFTERNOON SESSION December--2U0 tons
9Se; 100. a41sc. Seller "a, new-1OO, s5c.
OATS-The market is dull and several deserfp.
tions IRE fraction lower. ew Coast oats are ar
rivlng moderately and offering at S6c@sl 10: old
Milling snad s. 81 se@ az Sney FEED $: 2o@l 2
fair. e0c1$1 05; Red. Nominal: Black, nominal; !;
Gray: 81 o71a@l is: Surprise. 81 sc@i IS p ctl
TO light export demand and to tbs partial failure
Of the Western crop, which meaUs no imports
from that quarter during the coming season. Large
Yellow. 81 l71s@l 20: Small Round Yellow. 81 SO
@1s 3217; White, 81 37ls@l 421s p ctl.
RYE-Unchangs d at s.99uc y ctL
BRAN-Quoted at $15Gl6 p ton.
MIDDLINGS-Quoted at 81 o05l9 q ton.
HAY - steady and unchanged Wheat, $50
II 30 y ton; Wheat and oat, ss@ll: Barley. $50
ss 5o@1U so; Compressed, ss@ll; Stock. $50
so . ton.
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Rank Clear;pgs.

NEW YORK, Aug 8. - The following table,
compiled by Bradstreet's, shows the total clear
anees at the principal cities and the percentage of
increase or decrease as compared with the corre-
spending week last year:
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Portland, Business.

PORTLAND. Or Aug. 3-CIearances, Sl5s,O56:
balances, s21, ,7se.
wheat-Valley, nominal at 721a@75c p ctl;
Walla Walla, new crop, soc.
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GRAIN AND MERcHANDIsE
wbsat-August, 55Tsc.
EInnr-SfaanY.

WDeaL-AuRusIj
Flour-Steady.
Hops-Quiet.
Wool-ActiVe.
Pig Iron-Dull.
Coppsr-Quiet.
Lead-Quet -,
Spelter-Easier: domestic, 80 40 bid.
Goffee-Options opened easier al 70 ~ points
deelne ruled quiet and weak under Havre de-
cline, closed steady points net decline Sales
$3.50 bags including: August, $l4 ~; septem-
ber S13 90: october, 81 80; November, S4z SO
December. $l2 70@l2 75.
spot Cof1ee-Rio quiet: No. 2. l6Ac; mild
fonrbon santos. Nos and z, spot. st 1890
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OsISG BONDS
Foreign Markets.

WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL. Aug. 3.-The spot market is firm
at As 3d. Cargoes are firm at 22s Sd for off
coast 23s 6d-for prompt shipment and 22s Sd for
nearly due.
FUTURES.
The Produce Exchange cable gives the follow
ing Liverpool quotations for No. 2 Red Winter
August, As 2Md; September, as 312d: October,
As 4I4d; November, As Cd; December, as 3D.
SECURITIES
LONDON, Aug. 3. - Consols. 1919: Silver,
2S lilo French Rentes. l02f Sc Bullion into
Bank OF England. El730U0.
The morning call., 1894-08-04
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY.
Intended SIS. sailings from Vancouver
TO JAPAN AND CHINA,

August august z7-September II.
TO HONOL uLu AND AUSTRALIA,
August 16->eptember 16-0ctober 16
Apply M nj. STERN, Chronicle BId'-.
GAS MARKET ST.. SAN Franchises.
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GuNARD LINE.

hbIu~-s
New York to Nv r., ,pt, via Queenstown.
from Pier 80, North River.
FAST EXPRESS MAIL SERVICE
Aurania Aug.Il :30PM Lueania. Sept. 8, Noon
EtrurIa Aug. lS, 6:30AM Etrur Ia, Sept l6. :30AM
Campanfa. Aug. rs, Noon Campania st. ~ 10 80 A
Umbria Sept. !, 8 80 AM Umbria. SPIT 29. 80 AN
Cabin passage. $50 and upward: second caDin
$40, $ab. S. o, according to steamer and accom-
modations.
Steeraee tickets to aud from all parts OF Europe
at very low rates. For freight and passage apply
at company's once, i rowling Green, New York.
VERNON H. BROWN & Co., General gents.
Good accommodation can always be secured on
application to WILLIAMS, DIMOND & CO,
ThSaTu If Agents. San francisco
The morning call., 1894-08-04
The leading futures ranged as follows:

Wheat No. q Corn No. q
Highest. Lowest. Highest. Lowest
Aug....53e 5214c Aug. =. soc ASIA
Sept 54c 5314cl clseDt. ...50c 4SAt
Oct......577sc 541sc Oct. .......491sc 47Aa
Mess Pork per Dbl May ...... 46$8c 4618
Sept. sii8 20 sl2 95
lard lard per 100 lbs Aug. -. ''' " - 10
6epf....S7l5 s7O5 Jan. .. - -
JAM. So S71s IS SO
Cash QuotaTlons were as follows: Flour-Un
Spring Wheat. nominal; No.2Rsd .52ss 53sse; N o
Corn. 3934c; No. Oats, 2Ss4c; No. White
33st @34kzc; Rye, 44c; No. Barley, nominal
No. 5, 4sc; No 4, nominal: No. 1 Fiaxseed
81 2219; Prime Timothy seed, 81 IS: Mes
Pork . bbI, SIS 10G13 3219: Lard, . 100 lbs
81 lo@7 l21a; Short Ribs sides Ooosel.s So Goa
D 92t. Dry Salted shoulders (ooxedl. s616 II -.i
Short Clear sides (boxedl. 81 121eQo7 37Ap; Whts
Ky. distillerS finished goods. D gai 81 %; sugar
Cut Loaf, unchanged; Granulated, -; stand
ard A. unchanged
on the Produce Exchange TO-DAY the Butter
market was steady: creamery, 1s@23c; dairy
l21z@lec. Eggs, steady, / 1l1a@I21ac.
cATTLE
Hogs-EStimAted receipts to-day, "a QUO: ofhcia
receipts Yesterday, S6.33s; shipments yesterday
active and firm, with prices so DC higher
Sales ranged 81 s0@5 20 for light 81 60@4 II
for rough packing; 81 500 10 for mixed
81 s5@5 10 Tor heavy packing and shipping lot
Pigs. 81 4304 10
Cattle-EstImatsd receipts for to-day. 1000
receipts yesterday, 1881: shipments yesterday
1895; market steady; natives were quoted a
Sl@4 So; Westerns, So 1903 90, and Texans a
s. 1905 SO for grasseTS NO sales were made
above $50.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for to-day 1900
receipts yesterday. 9265; shipments yesterday
1O47. Market slow and unchanged.
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CoAL-PER TON.
DAIRY PRopucE. ETC.
Butter. fancy. {

Butter, fancy. 2 Cheese. Swiss. .25a35
roll oli.......,......456h0i iCOmmonEggs, PdEl7020
do. chOice.....--. -614U Ranch Eggs. Sdz. .256
OrcinarY DO. .......? 5037 Eastern Eggs.... -(920
Cheese, CAL. 100 IN Honey. comb p 10 -fG15
Cheese. Eastern 5000 do extracted. lO(9lz
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RECEIPTS OFF PRODUCE.

OCEAN SIEAMEhs.
Dates of Departure From San Frpncisco.
The morning call., 1894-08-04
Spoken.

July 6-l3 S, SO w. ship George Stetson, from
New York for San Francisco.
July $3.50 N, Is w, Br ship Anglesey, from
Cardiff for San Francisco.
July 5-5 80 N, 1lS 80 w. Br ship Common
wealth, hence June Is for Queenstown. Same
date and same position brig Pitcairn hence June
II for Pitcairn Island.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-24
RchMinc n CIrr1s.

Columbus. Ono, January 2}.-Louis Red
wine, recently sentenced from Atlanta,
Ca for embezzlement, has joined the
colony of Dodge county whore he IS doing
service in tho pen.ton.iary here. He has
hecn made as slant clerk IN the Office
OF the board OF mcnaEcrs The work Is
vcty conscn!1l to him and In conversation
With one II the officials, he remarked that
81. wasn't so very much Ike being IN
prison after ell, except tur tAi, hold.nS up
his st1pe-encirC,el ARM and over there"
jerking HIS thumb toward the han. When
urst brougnt in Rcdwine was placed in one
Of the Sky parlors in a block In the new
hail. but when transferred to the position
in the secretarys office he IS reported to
have objected streHuously TO his abode.
He had been in the prison long enough to
learn OF the arustrJcuy!c portion OF the
prison known as "hankers' row. and was
somewhat Indignant that he had not been
placed there forthwith. Accordingly he
was moved to bankers row. and now oc-
cupies a mansion he thet row.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-24
nrccl,inrIdrc.n CIrcuInr.

Lexington, ~, January 2a,--Colonel
breckenridge intends 10 enter the race for
re-clcction and his campaign viii be an
agsrcfsivc one lie has issued the follow
iug circular letter and scattered Il broad
cast through HIS district
Dear Sh--Ihn canvnsa FOR congressman
hgs. in certain sense, opened aud That
vigorously. My enemies are extremely
busy aud do not cDnhne themselves 70 .e'
fitinata methods OF canvnssing rhey are
attempting to stab me In the hnck, while
am here attending to my public duties,
! can not neglect these duties and leave
the district unrcprcscntrd when important
mcaburcs are pending. nnd / must. there
fore, throw myself upon the indulgence
OF my friends ana ask their help,
81 assure YOU / intoud 10 make this race,
aud I do not intend to make u defensive
race. I nsk your support, aud would
take II rs "a favor if you would send me
the names OF the democrats in your
uelGhborhood ma correspond with me
from time TO time. Very truly yours
Nv. c, r. Brccldnrldge."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-24

W. s Hoskins. superintendent OF tho
MaccarOni, visited Houston yesterday.
c. W. Moulton of the Missouri. Kansas
and Texas at Hillsboro was in the city
yesterday.
Castor Meslicr general passenger agent
OF the Texas and Pacific cnme down from
Dallas headquarters yesterday
W d. Lawson, travelling passenger ngcnt
Of the Missouri, Kansas ana Texas, came
IN yesterday from Il trip over the road.
p. y. Downs, general superintendent of
the Gulf Colorado and San,u Fe, Is max
ing a trip over the road In North Texas,
r. r. Robins. travelling passenger agent
Of the Houston and Texas Central, LETT
yesterday for n North Texas rGstlnS
tour
The Southern Pacific pay car came in
ana lquidatcd with tho forces here yes
terday. 1t win continue the trip west on
Friday
!. II. Grow, route agent Of the Wells
Fargo Express company went up the
Hol ston and Texas Central yesterday
morning.
Frank Matthews. general claim agent OF
the international ana Grcat Northern. was
attending to business matters In Houston
yesterday.
A. Hendec. manager OF the WagtinB
house Automatic Brake Company. was m
Houston yesterday. MIR, llcudec makes
mis- headquarters In Cincinnati
Major G. G. Woodbridge OF the La Porte
road returned from a visit 20 Corpus
Christi yesterday end Went 20 his home lt
La Porte on the II o'clock train
D. c. Proctor. general attorney OF the
New York, Texas and Mexican AID the
Gulf. West Texas and Pacific at cuero,
was consulting with officials OF the South
crn Pacific in Houston yesterday,
l.. ]. Polk. general freight agent OF the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Re- visited Chi
cago Immediately after the adjournment
Of the Southwestern Traffic association.
fIe VIII return 10 Texas In n few days
Alex Moore. city ticket agent Of the Mex
lean National railway at Monterev' visit
ID Houaton yesterday, Mr. Moore was
formerly a resident OF Houston, and was
greeting his friends on all sides during his
short stay here.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-24
BUD COMMON RESIGNS.
SENSATION STRUNG ON THE cIrI-
ZENs or DALLAS.
The Mayor Tenders His Reformation
aud Special Election Ia Ordered,
Thus shutting on Hon. Bryau
n, Bnrry-Mntlock Faction,

Dallas Texas, January es.-ITvhe contest
cd mayoruity case OF Barry vs. Common
took another sensational turn tonight.
and Conner furnished Tie surprise, TAis
Is regular Meeting night OF The counc.:.
and after routine business had been dis
posed OF Mayor Conner presented his
resignation, which was accepted Then
another surprise was given The city
council ordccd special election to MI
the vacancy 70 be he'd on February 4.
There were only two Dissenting votes
MesstS Charles Kahn and c, +. Bird.
THIS special election viii be held before
The attorneys Of Barry can secure a writ
OF custer It is aseged and in the mean
time Mayor PRO Tenn a. NJ, Cochran will
ho.d the fort until the vacancy has been
hllcd at the special election.
Bryan 4, Barry may elll at The city
hal tomorrow morning and deinaud pos
sussson, Lively umos are anticipated.
Common Is now private citizen, after
seven years service, but the chances are
rhat he will be in NE race hlms Il.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-24
Southern pnciflc omcinIs.

n SPECIAL train containing otncials Of the
southern Pachc railroad arrived In Huus-
lcg MS
The party consisted OF II. e Hunting
u9h. assistant 10 the president OF Tho
Southern pac.nc company, G. T.. imnung-
ton VINO is his uncle, i. G. STUDIOS. third
vice presdent J. IA Fillmore, general su-
pertntendent of the Pacific system: j. r..
wallace assistant chief engineer. and Gen
erai Manager krurtschnitt vi the Atlantic
system. Inc latter Joined the other or
hcials in Houston Sunday night when
they We're en- route from san Francisco
TO New Orleans.
the special train consists OF the Central
Paciiic's slccpers Guadalupe" ana Sac
Hmento' and the directors car and
coach. The run was made from New Or
leans to Houston today IN ton houc the
train having lert the former city ut 1880
Yesterday morning and arriving here at
o'So In the afternoon, The parry was met
ia Houston By a number OF the LEGAL raii-
read officials. who conferred with the gS
uemen in their private ears.
The Southern Pacific officials remained
In Houston last night, the trip to san
Francisco being made only in the daytime.
The entire party win visit the extensive
shops OF the Sunset" In Houston nj an
cnrly hour this morning, and Will leave on
the return tour ut . o'clock. General
Manager Iiruttschnitt VIII accompany
them 10 San Francisco, and w. 6, Van
Week general superintendent OF the At
lantic system, will SO as tar west as III
PHso.
The officials spent Monday in New Or
teams inspecting the affairs OF the com
pany in that city. on the return tour TO
SAN Francisco from Houston they will
make Il brief Inspection OF the Southern
Pacific interests al different cities.