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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-23

made several passes over him he stepped
down among the audience. and crying out
'Awakev' the long distance sleeper. who
was being supported In q standing position
upon the stage. awokc with start and be-
gan 10 struggle In the clutches OF the men
who held him. When he was awakened he
said he felt weak
lie was Immediately taken to rear
room where his long fast was broken with
q light rspast OF wine and crackers.
A Post reporter saw the young man and
asked him II he felt hungry. He said no"
He said he had no unusual symptoms ex-
cept that he felt weak. lie said he came
hero from San Antonio about two weeks
ago. Had not Travelled with Professor
Laska and had never before this been
placed under hypnotic influence.
He said he had no recollection Of having
been aroused from his sleep while In the
show window and no recollection In fact
Of anything that trsnspirci there after he
was put to sleep.
After awaking Young Saylor other anus
ing tests wore resumed with the sleepers
upon the stage. The test attracting the
most attention from the audience was the
placing OF young Miller in Nataieptic
condition and suspcnding his rigid body
upon two chairs, permitting two men &c
place their entire might on the body be-
tween the chairs.
lie also ran 4 ladiv hat pin through
one OF Miller's ears without drawing blood
or giving him any perseptihlc pain.
At the conclusion of his entertainment.
which was very interesting, Professor las
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-23

The suit OF Conductor win Settles. o.
the Houston and Texas Central, against the
Katy for damages alleged to nave been re-
ceived In the Central Katy passenger wreck
at Waxahachio two years ago this Christ
mas Day, will como up here some time dur
ing the present term OF court. Conductor
Settles has lost his voice. which ne says
has not been right since the day of the &C.
cdent. He was thrown down in the car
and carried out on the ground. He CON
tracted a cold that caused hoarseness. and
from that his vocal powers were reduced ia
whisper He is spending a Jew days in
Houston. under the care OF a physician and
will leave for Ennis. his home, tomorrow.
10 Snend Christmas with his FAMILY.
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ka announced that he would open hyp.
motto class in Houston,
PEKsONAL MENTION

Charles @. Norton Is In the city from
Austin.
rm Pagett and family are in the city
from Waco.
WIN sprong was In the city yesterday
from beaumont
W; b.. Phipott and j. G.. Sullivan are
IN the city from College Station
MI, Tom Rue is home from the school
OF flne Arts. st. Louis, for the holi-
days.
Mr.. George Isenhour of Islnour, Mimi.
4 ysitins his roativeH, Mr.. and Mrs. III
II. Rue.
W, Hicks Mallory. representing n Chi
caeo house, has returned to headquarters
to spend the holidays.
H. a: Rich. A. Graham. Il. s. Berkeley
ana w. $. Brooks were Il party from
Wharton in the city yesterday
g.. Mr.. Robert 4. Bacon Of Austin u WIS.,
ltng relatives in the city and has n pen of
me brown leghorns on exhibition at the
poultry show.
Mr.. Charles Hun. an old time circus
clown, a man OF the world, who has seen
more than mis- share OF IT.. is IN the ciIy
with his old fr.and and conferee in the
BUSINESS. w. IS. Wheeler. ,,, -
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Harry Randolph. Vim. Miller, Henry Ham
blen and Sterrett Burgess.

Harry Randolph. VIM Miller, Henry Ham
blen and sterrett Burgess.
After proceeding with few simple tests
Burgess were not good subjects, and he cut
them out. with the others he continued
his experiments.
He first put thom all asleep. and made
them occupy whatever positions he desired.
When he first aroused them they were all
rolling their han1s one around the other, IN
imitation OF the rolling OF wheel. lie
made young Cominski imagine himself to
be Grover Cleveland; when asked his name
under the hypnotic influence he would re-
ply Grover Cleveland and upon being i'm
mediately restored TO his normal condition
and asked his name, he would reply, Frank
Cominski.
He made young Randolph imagine him
sen W. J. Bryan, addressing an audience
OF 10000 people upon the silver issue, and
another subject appeared before the audi
ence as Bob Ingersol.
An empty candle box was placed upon the
stage. Now move the box" said he, but
it's heavy" With this the entire crowd
gathered around the box. but their combn-
ed strength could not lift 1t from the floor
He would put them all to scratching their
backs for some imaglpery itch and IN this
test one OF the subjects left his seat and
began to rub his back upon and down a
post so naturally that the audience roared
with laughter.
Another teri was 10 make II impossible
for them to leave their. seats and their
efforts In this dection were very amusing.
After each test the subjects would be
awakened and would look as rnconesrned
as though they did not realize that they
had been making monkeys of themselves.
barber shop scene. with one subject
giving another an imaginary shave, was
very amusing. large tin bucket was
rscd as a shaving mug and a leather dlster
as laiher brush The operator told the
party being shaved that he had been cut.
whereupon fight ensued between the
shaver and the shayee.
Professor Laska would make his subjects
cry and laugh at Will.
Al 8 o'clock. sharp. young Saylor. Who
was put TO sleep Saturday night in l.. N.
Jones e. Co.'s show window, was brought
upon the stage and after the professor Lad
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-23
AROUSED FROM SLUMBER.
Young Saylor Awakened from His
hypnotic Sleep.
WHILE UNDER A HYPNOTIC SPELL
Amusement for = Large Audit
encc nt Turner Hall.

Agreeable to his promise Professor u.
Laska. the hypnotist. at exactly 0 o'clock
last night, at Turner Hall. awakened young
w. ID. Saylor from his seventy-two hours
sleep.
BEFORE and after performing this feat he
entertained the audience by putting half
dozen young men, secured from the audi
encc. under a hypnotic influence. making
them do all sorts Of ridiculous and absurd
things for the amusement OF the audience.
Those selected as his subjects were Van
Murchison, Bob Cook, Frank Cominskl
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-23

Mr.. Horace See. superintendent engineer
Of several steamship lines running out OF
New York, accompanied by his wife, ar
rived in Houston yesterday morning from
New Orleans, and after spending the day
here departed last night for the Crescent
City again, and viii so from there to New
York Mr. SEQ came South IN charge Of the
new steamship Creole which was recently
built ct Newport News under his super
vision MIR. and Mrs. See Travelled in the
Central Pacific private car Buenaven,ura.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-23

The International and Great Northern
will have in effect rate of faie and d
third for their special Christmas trains.
December % and "a the time card Of which
was published in The Post last Sunday.
The south bound special leaves Palestine
p. m. The north bound train viii leave
Houston at II p. m. and arrive at Palestino
at 8 a, m Special train leaving Palestine
at Sis a. III. connects with No. from the
west and No. from the north, also at
Houston with train for Galveston.
Special train leaving Houston at 1 p. m.
connects at Palestine with No. for the
north and No. for the west.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-23

The body OF Captain George e. Lemon.
late editor of the National Tribune, pua-
lished at Washington, u. c., passed through
Houston last night in special car San Ardo
on the Sunset limited. At New OrIeara
the body will be transferred TO the South
ern railway and be taken to Washington.
where the funeral will be held upon arrival
OF the body. Editor Lemon was "a years
Of age and died at the Coronado hotel san
diego. Cal. Friday. OF heart failure. A
brother and the physician of the deceased
accompanied the remains.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-23
Closed Their Dining Room.

The iiutchins house dining room closed
last night after supper and will hereafter
be used as bostlery for rooms only. 1ha,
decision was reached yesterday owing to
the poor business the house has recently
been doing. The lease extends until Feb
iuary L. 1897. but 1t is not known what the
Lessee. Mr.. o. f. Alvarez. intends to do.
The property belongs to the Washburn-
Moen Manufacturing company
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-23
/. Year Of Small EnrpipgS.
Railway Age.

II is now evident that the year 1896 will
pass into history as one OF extraordinary
small railway earnings the Increased mile.
age being taken into consideration. The
year started out with some ENCOURAGEMENT
and for the first six months, while many
roads had TO report decreases the aggregate
earnings were considerably larger than for
the same period in 1895, although stll be-
lind the totals of previous years. But with
the coming of midsummer and the cam
paign excitement business generally de-
creased, and although a little later a large
grain crop began to move, it was less than
in the previous year, and rate wars cut
down the earnings IRON that source, so that
altogether the tall months have continued
to show a falling off, even compared With
the unsatisfactory results of last year. Al-
gust September and October showed in
creased losses in the totals, and November
has beaten the record by a decrease OF
about 10 per cent on the 900 miles from
which reports have been received. Deem
lCr started in with a similar showing, iUr
example twentysiX roads reporting loss
for the first week OF about per cent, COM
pared with the same time last year, and
lake navigation has continued open 30 late
mat me ROADS allecltu ~ lHtl competition
are not likely to experience very much ini-
pruvemcnt in the footirgs for the entire
month. Still the increase gained In the
first half of the year has not been entirely
wiped cut by the later losses, and the year
as a whole will show a somewhat better to-
tai. rr9ss ana net. than 1895, and 1897 Will
omen with every promise OF great improve
ment over many previous years.
Taking the reporting roads individually
IL aprears that for the month Of November
rhirtv-four showed increases. the highest
heinc. COMPARED with the same month last
wear. sl30. s9i by the Missouri, Kansas and
Tovas while ninety three experienced CON-
narrative loss, reaching in the case OF the
Chicago. Memphis and st. Paul as hish as
SG7S17q The Total reported earnings OF
thcso roads for the month were 81 .o9a,ooo
AGAINST s45. 652 600 in 1895, net decrease
Of 81 553 600 in spite of an Increase oil AZ
miles of lines But for the eleven months
ended November 30 the statement, repre-
scnting considerably less than han the
mileage of the United States, Canada ara
Nerioo. is more encouraging. OF the ~
roads named sixty-nine show gains ana
fifty-two losses and the earnings for inns
vesr aggregate $3.50. $50 600, against si12.-
$40 600 leaving net increase OF ss,dao'uVp'
which however. will doubtless be dimil-
ished somewhat by the decreases oil pecem-
har Meantime the railways have contin-
ned 10 hold their expenditures wen IN mana
,rd the net earnings will make a petler
rn,,nsrs tive showing than the gross. WINE
at the same time the commencement VI tne
yoar will find all the companies neeuius
sunnlies and labor on which they can nor
longcr econoriZe.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-23

All parties having promised contribu-
tions to the dinner to be given the Bay
land Orphan Home children by the Dorcas
society will bear In mind that the dinner
viii take place Thursday, December "a. In
tho lecture room OF the First Baptist
church, and all parties are requested to
send In contributions as early as possible
Thursday morning.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-23
Nothing Heard from the Robbers

Nothing was heard yesterday from the
Southern Pacific train robbery committed
at Comstoek Sunday night. Superintendent
Christsson of tho ells-Fargo Express
company. WAS out of the city and Will mo-
he in for a day or two. His assistant. Mr..
Taft. who has bcon making an investiga-
ton Of the hold up, is expected to arrive In
Nnnsinn In1nV
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-23

Mr. A. L. Aubrey, as is his custom every
Christmas. entertained party OF select
friends last night at the city hall with a
banquet OF 'possum and Eaters and goose
and turkey II was a most enjoyable feast
and jelly time was spent over the excel.
lent menu.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-23
Last Of the Holiday Excursions.

Southeast passed through Houston last
night from Texas points. They arrived
via the Santa Fe, Houston and Texas Cen
trail and departed mostly by the Southern
Pacific That road ran two sections OF
their No. 10 east last night, the first leav-
ing AT 80 and the second at 1853 p. IN.
Both trains were well filled.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-23

Mr.. Gus Abercrombie. formerly cashier Of
the Gulf. Colorado and Santa Re Railway
company in this city, and who was indicted
for embezzlemeut from the company. re.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-23

turned to the city yesterday and gave him.
self up to the sheriff. He Immediately gave
bond with w. NJ. Reed Of Inman & Co. and
r. s. Lovett OF Baker. Bolts. Baker
Lovett as surctles Several prominent law
firms offered their services to defend him
In tho courfa
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-23

pe to do by previous decree. $4,000. =
900. which would have protected the Ameri-
can creditors. among whom is Joseph A :.
hohertson. well known capitalist Of Mon
terey. who represents his own Chains and
several others OF great magnitude. This
uecision gives protection TO Americans
holding claims against the corporation. The
beislans VIII probably ask for stay of
p'oeeeuings through some other Judge. but
IL is understood here that the rights OF the
american creditors will be fully and amply
maintained
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-23

New York. December % The New York
Central railway declares the regular quar-
terly dividend of | per cent.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-23
nirb,. of American. Maintained.

Mexico City December 22'--fsne'a' i0's
trict .rqage Perez de Leon has 'ssuea an
,mportant decree in the matter OF the MON
tererv ,ne Mexican Gulf railway at'acn'ns
the property of that corporation anu up
nointing Manuel NJ. Con.reras as r'eene''
rb;s decision, which is of Immense hHpor-
- 20 the american creditors, WAS ar
.a,,oa n, hecsuse the Belgian syndicate
now operating the line. did not deposit -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-23
aour of Train Mails.

,,alns I.5V N,IlI' U'IV F'HI.
he International and Great
"a ihe Galveston. Houston and
.rrlye at and depart from me
ii depot. foot of Congress ave-
.~h Kansas and Texas trains
r,ty depot. at the foot of NMt-
s,suije. north side of the bayou:
In Porte and Houston and all
Il except those mentioned use
Ersniral depot.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-23

Dallas. Texas, December 90. A special
holiday excursion train passed through this
city yesterday about noon with about 500
passengers en- route to points in Southeast
ern territory. The shut-out announced by
the Gould lines Saturday did not affect the
Katy business and at the office of General
Passenger Agent Crush it was learned ttat
BUSINESS was greater than anticipated aid
iar IN excess OF that al this season last
year. The announcement that Katy tickets
would not be honored for passage between
fair Oaks and Memphis did not disturb
the Missouri. Kansas and Texas people as
they had made arrangements for sending
their people via the Little Rock and Mem
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-23
kv HuTCHINs Ho1rsr

4 pranr,a ~ Alvarez
topr'e'or.
Remoieled and
StesA newly turaished.
l1l6Su Rates. $3.50 10
DNsas $500 per day.
3RS43 Unequaled In all
&t3N it's appoin ments in
U3922S tn state of Texas
Tho lead.np hotel.
hckley, Henderson GhIrles a.
aas,ln; j. r. Srejl \Vest rninf
h!os, Sm,thyille ltoro.,n
z. c. Murrly. san Anon o: o:
ls, Jr., New orleans la: o.
Monroe, La. II. T. ouin pan.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-23
Through the Te.nrlnna Gateway.

Texarkana. Ark. December 22.-The
Hood of holiday visitors from Texas to the
older States began last night and promises
to prove one OF the heaviest on record. Up
70 o'clock tonight about thirty special
trains bearing excursionists have passed
through over the Missouri Pacific and Cot
ton Belt lines, and II is said the movement
is not yet more than scarcely begun. The
great rush was anticipated. however. and
every preparation for handling ii was made
by the railroad people
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-23
CITY BREVITIEs.

Justice Fitze iast night married Mr.. Il.
II: Erwin ana Miss NJ. Syfan.
me street and bridge gang and police
city. ~ '''
State and county taxes that are not maid
attached.
The ladies In charge OF the ShelterIng
Arms TIA room will serve for luncheon to.
uay soup. chicken croquettes aahd, oys.
ters ana other Hike good eatablea
The IRE department was called to 81
Richards laundry last night at i0.l5
O'Clock to extingui3h a blaze in the boiler
room. winch originated In sofne unknown
way. No damage was done.
Constable Wells OF Sealy Texas, yeater-
day arrested In Houston simon Banks. a
negro, who broke jail there TWO years ago
while incnrccratcd for robbery. lie re-
turned home with the prisoner last night
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-23

Sales are not difficult to make WHEN
THE GOODS ARE STANDARD. We claim
to have the best selected stock OF jewelry
and gems In the city.
Sweeney 4 Fredericks.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-23
CAPITOL
HOTEL.
ARRIVALS.


Rates, $3.50 10
si.UO p e + day.
S ! X I Y elegant
I o o IN Is, vita
ba tn. l. "A r & c
"a nlple rooms.
Centrally locat-
ed. Best accom-
mo cations Tor
CONNIE rc.al men
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-10-22
STEAMER PARIS GETS THERE SAFE
stnrboard Tail Shaft Broken ON Oc-
tOber -.

'ou'n'''ip'on' oc'' io'-Ah nc Ai'e' iV""
me steamship Paris captain WiiKins'
from New York city, reached her dock
in this city at y o'clock this morning.
She reports that at o n. m. October s in
latitude 40 degrees A minutes north and I'm
longitude CT degrees west. while going at
a moderate rate of speed in calm wealth
er. her starboard tail shaft broke. The
engines were Immediately stopped. a boat
lowered and examination made. from
which IL was ascertained that the pro-
pellor had been iammed and broken. The
shaft was secured and the shin proceeded
with one engine. There was not the
slightest uneasiness among the passen-
gers over the turn of affairs and the
officers were all perfactlv cool
The North German Iloyd steamship
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-10-22
CARL SCHURZ ON SOUND MONEY
Gave an Address TO Small Audi
ence of Germans.

Indianapolis, Oct. I7.-Hon. Carl Schurz,
In an address delivered in German tonight
before a small audience. under the au-
spices of the German-Amer Sound
Money League, in speaking of the imam
cial issues now being fought out in the
campaign, said:
MY friends this whole free coinage
movement is mad craze. 1t was con-
ceived in lniquity and brought into life in
a revolutionary outburst at the demo-
cratlc-populist convention at Chicago.
The whole monstrous and unnatural ef-
fort, II 1t confers one benefit from its re-
alization. will only confer that benefit
upon a certain class of debtors who are
only too glad to pay their honest debts at
80 cents on the dollar. 1t Is merely In
tended to open a way for the thrlftlsss
and dishonest bankrupt, by which he may
be able to enforce the satisfaction of an
honest contract for less than Is actually
due under that contract. 1t was never in
tended for the upbulding of the honor OF
the nation or the general and everlasting
| good of the masses of the people, but If
| II should come to pass as g result of the
approaching election 1t Will bring down
upon this republic the black stigma of ie-
pudiation and destroy our national ere lit
among the governments of the world"
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-10-22
ALTATA WIPED OFF THE EARTH
Small Mexican Town Is Getting Used
To II.

San Francisco, Oct. 1S.-On the last trip
of the Pacific Coast steamship Ori1aba
up the Gulf of California the officers and
crew of the vessel were surprised to hnd'
one of the ports they make regularly
wiped off the earth When the ship
reached the mouth of the river Culican, in
the state of Snaloa, the little mining
town of Altata, which had stood there On
the Orizabas last voyage. was gone. Not
a building was left standing This was
one of the results of the terrible storm
" hich played such havoc on the mainland
coast of the gulf September II and IS.
The Orizaba has just brought the first
details, which give a comprehensive idea
of the extent of the damage done. The
storm was a sort of composite affair, par
taking of the nature of tidal wave and
cloudburst. Torrents rushed down from
the hills back of Altata and met the idal
wave carried in from the sea, and the
town was obhterated. Many of the mines
located inland from the coast were flooded
by the cloudburst. Fortunately the loss
of life was slight, and the Altatans are
now camping in tents or rudely construct
ed huts a little back of where the town
stood. Viewing the former site of The
town from the coast, the most striking
objects that meet the eye are the spars
of the schooners Comota and Rebecca
and the German barkentirc Helen, which
were beached by the great wave.
At Mazatlan, further up the gulf, a mos
remarkable result of the storm is OBJ
served. In the middle of the main street
of Mazatlan, more than a block from th'
waters edge, was the sight of a schooner
that rode on a tidal wave, and when il
| receded was left high and dry. Mazatlar
stood the storm fairly well, but mucl
| damage was done. Four German bark'
| that were so fortunate as to be well of
| and weathered the storm in the gulf out
| side. They made port two days after TIM
| fury of the elements had subsided, minu
| all of their canvas.
| The San Vincento mine, situated mil
| to the rear of Mazatlan, was flooded Il
| the surface by the cloudburst.
| So far as Altata is concerned, it is IA
new thing for 1t to find itself off the mar
| This is the third time the town has bee
swallowed up by the sea- Twice the plac
has been rebuilt each time at a poin
| further up the Culican river This tim
the residents will build well In from III
coast. it is said.