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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-05
PERSONAL MENTION.

John N Hall. n merchant OF I.aGransc.
Is In the city
MIR, and Mira, ]. s., A. Thomas OF Dali
las are in the city.
Mrs. X II. Morris LEFT Tuesday morning
fer san Antonio,
Mi Thomas Toman Of Austin is visit
ing the city for few weeks.
County Attorney bradford Hancock Of
Galveston IL attending the Grand Lodge.
Professor Thomas rl,shugh OF Austin
is IN the city and will visit the high school
today
W. H. lrrodericks OF Smith county Ia
visiting IN the city. the guest Of HIS brother
Gus FpNloricks.
Mrs Or ~ w Wandless OF Dallas IN
In tho city visiting her mother. Mrs
Bette n, Davis.
Judge James NJ. Gibson has returned
from brief visit TO his old home IN
Nickshurg, Miss
Miss Gusslo pannnnhaum OF Columbia
Is visiting her aunt, Mrs. rhil l'riodlandcr,
ii0i Commerce avenue.
Mts A, q. Henry OF oak Lawn ndd,-
tlnn lef, FOR Galveston yesterday to visit
her niece. Mira w.. ". Hunter.
Colonel " r. rlelds, manager OF tho
luttchor ~ Moore Lumber company Of
orange. MAS In the city yesterday.
Editor Mayiield of the Huntsville En-
torrrsc WAS "A pleasant caller yesterday
nj tho editorial rooms OF Tho Post.
r. H. Harmon who has been the guost
uf his brother Tor several wrrks. VIII re-
turn to his home al clinton. Mo, tomor-
row.
Mlas nrownson who has been IN tho
city visiting her friend, Miss Annie Nc
kcrVer, left for her home IN Victoria
yesterday. to the regret OF her many
frionds hero.
John Quill, formerly 81 this city, hut
now nm engineer on the Santa Fe railway.
was IN tho city yesterday, having been
called here by the sad duty 10 aitcnd tho
funeral Of his brother, who was killed
In the wreck near Hampstead cn Thurs-
day night.
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NORTH CAROLINA COMMISSION.
Annual Report Showing Increase In Earn
ines and Valuations.

Annual Report Showing Increase In Earn
ines and Valuations.
From advance sheets Of the North Caro-
llna's railway commissions annual re-
pert II appears that during the calendar
year 1875. tho taxable property OF roads
ing the last five years. or since 1870 the
increase has been Sl2,C1So0S. The present
taNahlc value Of all railroad property ~
the state ia So. bol. Sea. G2. showing that tho
iucronsr since lS,n has been over 100 prr
cent. Tho total number or miles of track
now IN operation ia North Carolina Is
3GlG.5S. on which are employed over II. Wn
persons. During the last year the gross
earnings Of all the roads amountcd TO
Sa,o0S o5i25 OF this amount the net earn
inrs Amounted to S2.q1i, iji R or nearly
~ rtr cent OF the gross earnings ln this
respect ,hc southern railway makes the
hcs, showing of either OF tho big systems,
its not carnir IS exceeding "a Ia per cent
of the gross earnings. While the Soahcaivl
Air lines net earnings amounted to little
more than ~ per cent of that systcms
gross receipts
During last year the gross earnings IN
tlr S,atc were. Atlantic Coast l.tne.
ts.l55. 500 W. Southern. $a,Sfn5g1 10 SCabpard,
81 q7g iSl.SS. M sccllanoous Sl,blo, 1896. to-
tai t9,OoS. OtiS6 Net increase of the roads.
Atlantic Coast Liu7. $50 lh2S southern.
Si.2SS a6i.il. Senboa,1, SaGisSL26 misccl-
leneous, $l76, 5000, total. S2,9Ii 1885.
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REGULATIONS by Miss Alpha Storey and
Mr.. Perkins werc well rendered Rober,
Nicholson rendered vocal solo and Mrs,
a. J. Blauvclt sung In German. Miss
Whkie Harlan rendered beautiful vocal
solo, There were two selections by Miss
Rose Ice II. Jcurdc She n an accom-
rhshcd pianist and tho audience were
loud IN their applause Tho melody OF
The old oakcn Bucket" with It's varia-
ticns was grand and every note OF tho
piano seemed to have q silvery tone. pr.
u. H. Green gave violin solo aud scvs
crnl selections were rendered by the
First Presbyterian church choir QUAR-.
tctte, Tho mandolin club was cncorcd
several times anchored" and "nrcam-
,ne "a she sleeps" Ivy MIR. George Il.
Grises. were gems OF vocal EFFORT. Mrs,
q, W. storey ami Miss Jourie. under
whoHc direction tho entertainment was
givcn wish to thank their friends who
assisted IN making IL n success.
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nEApLlGlir FLASHES.

The directors n the Kansas city. 1'itts.
burg and cur have decided to snbrlcuct
their road 9TH, Port Arthur Route"
Montreal. February al s Stephenson
euporintcudcnt Of the Grand Trunh has
severed LIS connection with that road.
other changes are contemplated,
For the third week Of January the Kan.
sas city, Memphis and birmingham
earned $50 iS2, an increase OF sglai, and
Georgia aud Alabama N3,aa3 an incrcaec
of S3S9o
Tho annual report Of tho Toxarkana and
Shreveport railroad was nlod on satur-
during the year 1926 for constructing new
road total receipts ,T.2o9.g7, expenses,
SIS i6s %
At tho quarterly rate meeting I'm Han
Antonio today FOR the purpose of chock.
ing the Texas rate sheet tho Sunset and
central lines viii not be represented Rus1
Of business and the absence OF some Of
tho traffic uffioern prevents represents
ton mt the gathering.
The Seahoard Air Line. Louisville aud
Nashville snd Southern Pacific have So
cured the transportation Of I'M United
states saloip. who VIII be transferred
from Norfolk Va. TO MAYOR Island navy
Yards an the 18th Inst. The route Will be
'Ssl" 10 Atlnnin. "fsllen NJ to New or
leans and from there over the sunset
Congress has passed n iii authorizing
the Kansas city, pittsburg and uulf to
run It's tracks for few miles through
indian Territory Into Fort sinilh. thus
ohyisting the neceaaitv OF using other
to,miuaIs IN Fort Smith. In connection
herewith congress gave the right of way
for another spur to tho companSa coal
nl,ts IN indian Territory.
p,eparatians nrr being made by the
re,as CIV company fer the laying OF
a,,nnt sl. miles Of additional track Tor
terminal purposes at that point Consider
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c,tvo.ton T.xas February An
o,t,,omcni hctwo,n the St Charles car
company and the receivers ~ the CALVES
ton In Forte and Houston railway mas
hocn Ned with the county ciorh Whef'nN
tho car company leases 10 the RECEIVERS
threc nrst-claHs Goa hes thrcr hlNri
coaches. three combination rassehs IT,
baggage and express cars TWO 'Hpo'..
cars. flfty coal cars ara MY puN Vu' j.,
rnr ga; so6 Of which s2,.0dG.B6 he paid IN
ash and the remainder ovilcucon hY two
notes 81 S22c6G 90 chch. due In ono ana
Two years aftcr date respoot 'N'N' "poh
Inc pnylaont of the las, note the ear com
pnnv IS to mako bill Of sale for me 'nrs
mon rayment by tho tccolNere %. VIZ
amy OF sion. Tho receivers also s'Fe "
chattcl mortgage upcn tho property
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seven fntlonps. selling siseerette e9, Ma
mic g. ni nan johnson hs carrie H.. IA
vorinc, io5; Tnncred, Lagniappe, Rouhlc
i07, Lcirandc Jim Ilosg bd Glenn, a.
y, COZ, 10
six furlouEs, selling Festival, vida, ie5
Master Fred, HOFFMAN Mark s., old l'uAh,
Norn i01 rerr,pin, Hntdsrrra Ha'nhaker'
Atknnsaw TtHvNor i'nkr llp.
Hair nlle, maiden 2.year olds~ hooniHen,
Fltc, Ida May, Attic HI bonnie Belle,
ins. lrnnstune, eAnruine. III.
Mcrchnnta' h,nhisnp, mile AMI guar
FLORENCE f. no lRmhoreo 100, Uncle
,rlm ~, }loomor %, i3lasco 100, Roosevelt
Ion tln,in 10y iih Sunup lip Maurice III,
aiN futlonFe Spitnro, Ny itrhc, Lolite,
Lizzie W. i'iFn ,1i, Alamo, Mexico, Me-
mus i0n. Free lnlan, X. G., 1l2' souvenir
"a, KING elm i9h .,.
Scvon furlongN. selling Twelve Fifty ~
rmllo %. stanEa Feast, y Tamerlanc, ~
10. 100 TACK Bradley, cndaruel lVii Cnk
Forest. Toeta May, i0S. Dutch Arrow,
liljttYpr, 10.
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c. n. Spann. county attorney of Eaet-
land eourty, and n thoroughbred Western
democrat said yts,eiNays 'Eastiaru
cotnty and the balance OF that district wii
he redeemed by tho democracy by rex,
November. Tho pops are losing srounc
nrf We are confident OF wiunins this
year"
Hon. Bryan r Barry. who viii aocer,
democratic noninatior for congress- IN
the sixth district provided he Is given y
silver platform to stand upon. was Iva thr
city yesterday en- route 10 6siwston
Hon. Ed smith, chairman OF the porulist
executive committee OF Dallas county
came in with him.
"rhe Pops arc attn alive" at least that's
what Chairman Lewis says, aud he has
issued call for tho meeting ot the exec
utivc committee and all popuiists of iious-
ten TO meet at lol0's Congress avenue, he.
tween Main and Fannin, on tuesday
evening. a, 1.o o'clock, Tho meeting is
| for conference.
| Mr.. A. c. Baldwin FOR several years odi.
| tor and publisher OF the Scdniia tMoA
Daily Gazette, aud one of the brightest
newspaper writer's connected with the
Missouri press IS IN tho city With his
family, lie has forsakcn Missouri fs,
rcNas on account of his health and Cor
tho additional reason that he believes
Texas has great future. Mir baldwin
Will mako the Magnolia city hts pcrmau-
ent home and cmbarl, tn business here,
| Said a we'll known sporting man yestcr-
day 10 n Pos, r'rortr:: "rae great Inter
| state cooking main between Texas nnu
| fcorgia commences tomorrow nj O'Clock
sharp, Mt Al4 Milan etrcet Each state
NIL show seventeen 40 birds n side he
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THE HOTELS.
fhe Lnw'or-Rntes $3.50 and az per
day. Jnmcs l.nvIor. prnnrIcfnr.

j. O. Morris san Antonio: /. l.. T..
Plunkett, Chicago Castor Mcsl' or. pal-
rs; y, J. Price. Palestine John Y. lien
Orleans; l. H. Lazy, Virginia: j. {.
Short, st. Louis; {. iics.. Mobile; i. 4.
Nosely, Grand Ropids. Mich. T. IL. cav
2. Galveston j W. AM Houston: e.
Y, Parker DALLAS \. j ltoefc, chicago.
w. II, Thlclman, Chicago: - FasSicr
slps IN, Nch. J. ~. pawlcy. Dallas.
Z L. Chapman ,'ucro. Mrs. ". r, Blaolt
and wife San Antonio, l.. 4. ralfrcv.
neuston; 7. . Davidson. San Antonio,
Mss Neil \. cathcart, city, W. n. Bar
nstt San Antonio. Miss Rosa lIitc. city:
hccpef, San Antonio; Win. j, Rau, ST.
Louis l. II. Wills, Atlanta, ga; II. L..
HELM New Orleans. T $. Pow. Fort
MMcTth; y Wen, New York, ! IT. Roch-
~, ctnclnnaui Z. NJ. Winstcad san An
pwnlo L. NJ Nchh. lliawntha Kan. Mrs.
nemphs Alfred Goldberg. san Antonio
y l. Smith, Sgn Antonio: !. N. pater-
IN, lellsNillc, ~; u. W. Wolf ami wife.
faIlsdelpha i. u Sampson NJ ~. Gal.
pnS2n II. Is. walker Denver. Gordon
H. Il MSodson LNuchhuil, Va. Ballard
y, sclvar', Galveston; f. Farnsworth.
nero i. Wilson, DallnH; NJ. Mccarthy.
vvu.uque Iowa, Joseuh q. Osgppd. New
,,@s' \ j. PMlrs, Now York. Gcotg7 q
s s%S Mestlahot Ia G r. Hooper nfd
Tfy ya sSn ,A.n',qniy,. J, w, Boyd, A. * aud
Swsan; New Orleans. T. NJ Carte Fort
Mslln, h Rrtnrion, Now York. L. \.
aamoack Chicago. @. W. O'Bricu. Bcau-
m rn " Nicss, beaumont: l. II RaciSot.
NY r. T. Wyatt, u, Il. lIirschfield Fort
worth Lewis n Wortham. Austin; H.
a hunsaker, san Antonio. IL. NJ. MrFail
~ ~ Wllo, Melton, III: 9. II. Townscn
S'a Antonio Mrs II. Mosser Motion, III.
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ON NEUTRAL TERRITORY.
An I'll Paso Mans Tip on the Loca'
tion OF the Arena.
NO Law TO PREVENT PRIZE FIGHTS
In New Mexico. According 60 tho Gov
r-Abhctt-rcarcc Fifteen Round
90 y Draw.

Auetto r.... t..,..,.... ~. ., a..
H"sN"' 'eN"s' reor"a's w. H. hur-
| gcss, cN-elty attorney OF lei raso Is In tho
city today and exn,,sSes ,h,, cr,nt,,. III, >
| thc r,a,.,,,.~ :, A., ,,.,,., ,',..,
w "'''eVs cs Wv" tNNW S"'hiNN no.
vcrtiscd TO come Off nj Ei raSc In a few
DAVIS intcnd. 4, ru, th,, ,,.N az ,,,,u,,u a..
.ts,. 80 A., ,,.'.'., ,' '''.'"e w
"'''" OH IN lsNas' relying upon the icn'-
to cscnpo tho law n, ancsr., t,,nh ,n.,
a.. .,,,,s., ~ - wv" .'' ..
w" ""'"ur"'es OF ~ i"s' county VIII
make any serious effort 90 stop the schod-
ulod fights n they nrc ,ul,c, arr a, .u,,
,1.,, -. '' " W. s"N-
nV"u" "'''oty whioh con DO
found near lei raso. said territory hcint,
In Texas, Mexico ~ New Mexico aa tho
sNigcnoles Of the occasion may demand
Ito reaches tho above conclusions bc,'ause
VI the almost undcubiahle determination
pt tho Mexican nti1 hnf4tipa To pt,hNeut any
tisiic tournament on thol. lerritory,
III Iaso Texas. tSchi.,,s IA large
PARTY from i,enycr rhirht,' y,rb
~, ~. va"
wv" otne' Hes'crn ci'ieA VIII y-sSd :, MOT
row 10 attend tho carnival. NNo WM
Wnlcott nna I,ix,,, ,,.,it srri,.e ,.>A I'm
m. ,,,,Sa,,,.'., W." "',No v"'A
~ "As'e'~ 'ihon OF TINS NltN Ny
to the governor W New Mexico request. IN
him to prevent tho glovn parniva, froh
occurrln, -, ~. ~, ''N"
~ havc N',,h NJ h ",,nw', g, an ioilows 49,
receipt ot your favSr nj IN, sist II, ~, s ~,
enoe 10 the report that Dan stuart was
ssrianEing TO bring Off the prize fight IN
WV MeNico. nave locked into this mat
,o,r w v,nfVtu,iy, anu whlle have spm.
ster,si 1,tr,N ~ ~ HHl.tI wv .eN hiN
to New Mexico only IN Tho cytnt ,hc, M
to make arrangements nj Juares. / have
alrcadN written the lceal authorities In
a'u"i Nv" COUNTY ava toqu"stni thcm 70
a., ,, ~ W. NV ~ iulN nhntced anu
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THE SUNDAY rosr..

A Demand for Copies for pistrihution at
Austin.
The sunday Pest Ia IN great demand ut
Austin, and its influence II appreciated.
tcriaNs
Messrs, Norman q. K,ttrell and Spencer
iutchins,
Austin. Texas, February Airing or
send Nifty copies % las, Sundays Post for
distribution among committeeman An
swer. Motcney,
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A pEcIll.IAR CAsE.

Memphis. Tom, February TN ihe cure
~ t,hatlcs II Johnson against tho iron
Mountain Railroad COMPANY now on trinl
here uuite an unlocked for point was maj
bv tho Iallraad company today. Johnsoh I
sult IL brought under CONTRACT mNue
ly tho railroad with the enginerls on
ployod on It's lines, bu, II Is hnaefA,oo,l
that contract waF effected rahY WIN
the Brotherhood of Locomotive hhs'"Vs's'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-05
Monr or Mns. WILLARD.

In reference 10 the condition Of Mrs.
Willard aud six children tctrrroi To IN
several Issues or The Post the ladies Of
the nrrrlehin Fifth Home deHire ,n say
that thrro Of tho children were taken 80
the homo ana there warmly clad ana pro-
vilcd for Ths mother took them out
of tho refuge provided Tor them, Tho
ladies do not wish TO be utkpd by referring
to mn unpleasant suhioct but make this
explanation I'm Justice to tho friends VINO
have So generously aided tho home,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-05

beaumont, Texas, February i-~rho pah
weather Is scrlousy intenellpS WIN thn-
road construction IN this, the on ro,t'3n
Of ToNaa where actual rpiroao ,"'iu ,,e.,
10 IN rropress Contractors on the PORT
hrthu. roads have been unable TO puA'
grading satisfactorily IT has been limos
sih.e 10 begin uacklayine on tho spu,
from Taylor's bayou 10 Fort Arthur, anu
tho Gulf Ani Interstate people nave NOV
been able TO get material to the front 10
tie and track the eight miles neoessR,
10 complete the road from ms WY '"
Ifoltktur Paint
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-05
AMONG RAILROAD MEN.

Charles Hubencr, private secretary 10
Manager Van Week NJ the Southern Pa
o'io, left last nisht for New orleans.
steve Fitsgerald, war correspondent and
travelling freight agent for the Cotton
Belt headquarters IN Houston departed
yesterday for interior points,
Major r. n Baer, superintendent Of
the Galveston, Harrisburg and Houston,
spent yesterday in Galveston ON business
for the company and other interests
Traffic Manager Rein OF the Sunset
and Central, accompanied by Private See
Rotary Atkinson, left yesterday morning
on business trip TO points west on tho
Sunset
j. NJ. Abbott n prominent citizen Of
Soguin ana agent for the Southern Pacific
at that place, was In tho city yesterday
discussing traffic matters with officials
at company headquarters.
j. n Wisner, travelling passenger agent
for tho Scahosrd Air line Headquarters
IN this city returned Yesterday from an
extended rustliug tour through the East
aud n few days lineor In South Carolina
j T. ucnnessy. travelling car agent OF
the Iron Mountain route, headquarters
In Dallas, came up from Galveston YES
terday and viii spend a day or two In
this city IN tho interest Of hts oompany's
rolling stock aud In quest OF any cars
that may have wandered from iia own
iron sides.
chief Long of the detective force Of
the Southern Pacific and w s. liostins
of Manager Van Weeks office have gone
! to st Louis, where. with Manager Van
| Week and Assistant General Passenger
Agent Parks, they will spend several
| DAYS StudYing TIE gate system OF ticket
collecting as practccd on tho Chicago
& Alton.
II. Eugene George, the genial travelling
passenger representative OF the Central.
smiled swoctly over the counter OF tho
city ticket office OF the company yoster.
day, greeting friends and patrons Since
his elevation to tho position of mission
nry he wears n hat one sisc larger, hu,
he's tho same Gene" of ycre and n
favorite in tho row.
A. l. Wheeler. nght yard master OF
the Houston and Texas Central at Hemp
stead. who suffered the loss OF his rlaht
hand IN an accident several days ago,
was In the city Yesterday greeting
| friends and acquaintance. while de-
| ploring his misfortune he accepts his loss
! philosophically and says he is very thank
/ ful that he escaped without tho oss of
his whole arm
| u. C. Woathorhy soliciting freight rep
resontatiVe of the American Refrigerator
| Transit company. spent Yesterday NJ his
headquarters and departed last night FOR
| Dallas. whore he will Join Colonel W.
-. Northrunp president Of tho company.
who Is on route from St Louis on tour
of Texas Mir Weathcrhv win choperonc
his chief around the State and will visit
houston early next week.
y W Boyd. lost car agent OF the Mia
eour. Kansas and Texas. Headquarters at
parsons Kan. was IN the civ ,es,ardnV
holding after rolling stoclt borrnv,d
straVrd or stolen from the KATY. Ito
found tho rcprcscntntivos Of the various
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SOUTHWESTERN TRAFFIC.


Basis of Divisions
Chairman w. w. Kent OF tho South
western passenger committee has Issued
tho following circular of Instructions to
all lines members OF that association:
You Will please be governed by the fol-
lowing resolutions adopted by tho OK
ocutivo OFFICERS of the lines members Of
this committee at their meeting In st
Louis January Is.
Resolved. That the passenger traffic
between Texas junction points and tho
Mississippi and Missouri river crossings
OF lines party TO this committee. incmd.
ing business passing through such cross
inGs, TO, from or through Texas June
tons shall he divided The initial lines
at such crossings and functions to agree
among themselves as to the division of
such business, reporting per cents and de-
tails to tho committee
ho failure to Xix per cents nj ono or
moro points shall not prevent tho carry
ing out of agreed divisions agreed to at
others. Failure TO agree must he re.
ported TO the committee, and IL thnt body
can not settle the dispute, 1t shah 20 to
the executive officers, and thence 10 ar.
bitration. in the event II can not other
wise he settled. Percentages once fixed
and reported to tho committee shall he
for one year and thirty days written no
tico must he given of intention 10 with
draw. And " any line should withdraw
within the year that this traffic division
is In force, tho said Withdrawal does not
release them from carrying ont the terms
OF this resolution at such points ms they
may be party TO an agreement
Resolved That the chairman of the
Southwestern Passenger committee call
~ meeting OF the general passenger agents
at ST, Louis, February IL, to carry out
tho terms of the above resolution. Tho
commission circular agreed upon at the
November meeting shalt hc put into Of
feet February I. aud the division of traf-
iic shall date from that time.
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SIR KNIGHTS 1NsrncrpDl

Houston division, No 4 Uniformed
Iinnk. knights Of rythias. met last night
and was Inspected hy rrigadier General
& H. Hopkins The brigade commander
was accompanied by Colonel Harry
IIitobor of Pnlcstine nnd COLONEL IIarlock
OF NavaRotn After the official business
was disposed of tho visitors were enter
tained refreshments being served.
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IN THE RAILWAY WORLD.
The Strike on the Mexican Inter-
national is Spreading,
ENGINEERS FIGHTING THE RAILROADS
Meeting or Sou hwrs,crn Lipcs--RaIiroad
selling Passes Headlight Flashes.
Personal Mention.

Easlc Pass. Texas. February 4-rne
strike In the Mexican International shors
mes eecn extended all along the line. rue
carpenters and moulders went out today
and the shops are closed In all depart.
mcnts' No terms OF settlement were
reached at the conference hold last night
NO effort has been made TO get other en-
pioyes and employees IN other departments
are not being intcrfered with by the
strikers
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RAILROAD THAT SELLS PASSES.


New York sun,
The New York Row Haven and Hart
ford railroad has n communication system
that IL unique Instead of selling trip
tickets or cards emitting the buyer To so
many rides within the month between
points Named. II sells n pass. Tho buyer
can ride up aud down lust as many times
aa he wants to within tho month for
which the ticket ia issued The CON
ductnr doesn't have 10 punch II, ana 1t
saves time and trouble all around II
also onahles man whose business Is IN
Now York to go home TO dinner after
business hours aud then return TO New
York and spend the evening NJ tho the
alter or about town without extra rare,
The syston Ia said 20 have Increased
tho population Of tho nearby towns on
the rond People TO whom railroad care
Is n considerable item mud who want TO
spend most Of their time In New YORK
have moved MP there and gained the an
vantage of cheap homes without largely
Increased Tairund expenses
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NJ. Z Minor. Corslcaua. \. Young, War
NM Nm W. u. liosNps. Phalr. t.. ". wyatt.
33nsu'on' j \. Heath, Victoria, s. e.
Wi,,nIn.' hchmond. g. w. T.. Baker. \. y.
ts,ssssonI sesuln t. w. Mol<night u M
EsNs1' y 4. Heath Geo. w kudcc. Dal-
insss. " Moore Nclascn. VIM. Eutk, 81.
s,yrs,L L. t'"stvr. Nolasco. W. Mnnituh.
ransoo's John A. McMnhan. colWuhia
Assn, NJ Collins, CorsicHna: George y.
Alhr,",' HERMANN Luschow, Austin, 4. NJ.
icn, y Ss.gliu Wm Eothman, calves
Ns,,mMc, Sanders. Miss May Sanders,
bsss uit Jos, Cohen. New Orleans \.
sss5: \ e'Yka ", ~ pickorson, Hemp
Gssy,,ih H. J.. Jenkins. Galveston; Chas. {.
nor, T. hhoNvlllc W. IT. l<enugh, Der.
rfsyaans.. = Matthew'S, columbus. n. A.
pamsr James u Quarles, wills. q, j,
Rcrbe,. NV :. NJ. Coul on. Dallas. q. l..
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III ccTand Wife, Richmond. j. h. lIes-
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-05
ClTY nREVltligs

y, Raphael, manager Of the llourion
Clearing House. ropor,a tho following
hnnlt movement for Houston February
T. Sa6 $96asS,.
Tho annual prize shoe, and masquerade
lal OF the White oak schcutzen Noroln
VIII hc given next Sunday at the club
grounds On white oak bayou A large
attendance ie expected from Houston.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-05
QUEEN cry line SOLD.

Dallas. Texas. February - rho Queen
city railway was sold today at auction
TO John Davenport of BOSTON. represcnt-
ing Northern capital, Cor tiN,oop. Tho sale
has been postponed twice. Tho road has
been IN the hands OF a receiver since Ap,it
Ihc sale includes an equipped electric
street car line and rirht.of-wRy,