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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-02
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BOOKS.
Disadvantage IN Their Issuance Claimed
by the Roads.

Disadvantages IN Their Issuance Claimed
by the Roads.
Commercial travellers are WILING that
all roa sonable restrictions be thrown
round mileage books to prevent scalpers
handling them. Every year the general
messenger agents become more ana more
on,osed to the use of mileage BOOKS anu
,hr nroposition to abolish interehahSeapl,u
mileage in certain territory shVWs M. No.
No tTanspoitatlOn companies ieel on .Iiio
w 49,, M one denies that tnefe are
5a,,, ohiectlon to the i00o-m pooN' NC
Ticket 10 be of use to traNehnI men IL, ii" a
No. rood over some of the snort iihos - a.
vol az over certain systems OF ioaus. nm,
rtnis of the larger systems say va. q"
v,t there has been no pan pIe',, ,,,hnae
would insure each 81 me ROM" ',oo6 a strict
lines the ticket might be sooo a,,nnns
Nv N,viaane roupons are small tnihBs, nna
w oasilv lost by conductors ah. o'.iu, ~,
i,andliue them. This would give !hs , ,o"n
sali,nr the ticket or book srea. AZ ~.
tnre over the other ilhes Va an,n,o n
,;',l,ot would be good. FOR eNainpi,. 81
s,rM1I rad might sell great numper, ~ -,
s,ii.. I'M. ,on,ss for which II would be phin III
.tu''' Iu ,,s,np nm the book 'rhy''.'
w. 90 ever NIL the roads named on OH, ~.
nno rnod might receive an thc L;int an
,.i,en M and be paid for 'pel,, VIM ~ no
other road might never ,ed ~, rs lines.
coupo,i,'s. ,',,s IA" seen that the road seiliis
h unkets would be the only linr roads
Nv. ne "nay and Of the money OF ,ir , rv
Va would not receive all OF tnelr , ns,o"ic
rhe travelling men say that az az that il
4. exaggerated by the r ,i 10 s,.tisfartor.
is mere detail ina, co poi,ro % willing TO
ilv arranged were w"
- Az fteketE.
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THE ST. JOSEPH SUIT.
An Old Case Decided In Favor OF til
Iron Mountain.

An Old Case Decided In Favor OF the
Iron Mountain.
st. Louis, Mo-, April lin the supreme
court at Jefferson City the suit of the
81. Joseph and st. Louis railway, appel
iahts' VS.. the St. Louis. Iron Mountain
and Southwestern railroad, Involving a
lease worth Il half-million dollars, has
peeh decided In favor of the latter road
me decision of the st. Louis circuit court
being affirmed.
The case has been In court nearly ten
Years and was brought by the St, Joseph
and st. Louis road against the Iron
Mountain for failure TO pay rent and keen
the road of the ST. Joseph company in
repair, as agreed in lease made in lSi.
ny the ST. Joseph company to the old
wabash road. The lease to me Wahas h
was Tor ninety-nine years, and afterward
IN isSs the old Wabash company executed
= io lease ,, OF all roads, including the ST.
Joseph line to the Iron Mountain. The
principal contention was that the instru-
ment executed 10y the Wabash 10 the Iron
Mountain operated as an assignment 10
the iron Mountain of all the interests 10
the wabash IN the st. Joseph line, and
rendered the Iron Mountain on the coven-
rents. ~ roy
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EVENTS Ar LITTLE ROCK.

Little Rock. Ark, April 1.-Wenther
clear and cool: track heavy. -Four favor
ties and one second choice won the five
races on the card. Following ARE the
summaries:
no Dunn, 3 to ), won IN drive by half
length. Albion, io5 uerkins),, coupled
with Dunmorc 2 to J, second; Jollyson. lib
Crabor), y to ], second Time :1lA.
Seven furlongs- Ioc-o-sot, ~ CThorpe)
TO 8, won easily by two lengths; upman,
lo7 dsunw. 70 /, second; XIX L, s., 81 9el1, Q
one mile-Sidkel. N (W. Belp. to J, won
in a hard drive by n neck; Crevasse, ~
tSchorr), TO A. second by a nose Fnyette
Belle, sS or. Murphy, third. Time l;isa.
Four fouriongs, for 2-ycar- olds- -Chappic,
lOs qerklns), to Z won IN drive Sas Goose saa
Robber, l0l tSchorr) TO ]. third. Time
.5lM. Golden Tide, Congo and Foreigner
also ran,
Five furlongs- Nat p, ss ct. Murphy, 3
to |, won by half q length In drive; Mag
gle GRAY. IOi tSchor). 10 TO l.. second;
Hano Belle % dnylcssl, to ], third; Time
0ii. Tasig. Arion. Strabertha, Remus
and Lee Stanley also ran.
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HEADLIGHT FLASHES.

The Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf
has filed statement with the secretary
OF state of Missouri increasing it's capital
stock from Sln,000,0o0 10 $2O.0000oo.
The Southwestern passenger committee
viii meet In st. Louis next Tuesday. April
I. There are several important matters
booked for consideration and an interest
ing session is expected.
Temple. Texas, April 1.-Cattle ship
ments over the Santa Fe from San Angelo
and tributary points are getting brisk.
~ "raeing six or seven trains daily. 1t Is
estimated that 2ooe cars will be used In the
shipping.
Gross earnings for seventy-eight roads
for the second week Of March are COM
puted at $G.37i692. increase s2is,isl. or 4 S5
per cent; fitty-siN roads Tor the third
week of March report s5,503 451, increase
s2Si.030. or 5,3s per cent
The third annual convention of the AS
ISOLATION of Railroad Air Brakemen viii
meet in Boston on April II. The nssocia-
ton now has about 200 members. It's object
being to Increase the efficiency OF the
air brake service on the railroads."
Colonel A. j. Whitehead. the veteran
and popular travelling passenger agent of
the Big Four, Headquarters In Dallas. has
written a novel entitled Life in n Large
City, or the Mysteries of the Little Red
Box" which is having quite circulation
in Texas and the Southwest.
The net earnings of the Atchison system
for the month of February were s6l6,6S2.
an l1ltTtuSt Ol $500 over WV sh'iit 'hOiii
of last year For the last eight months of
the fiscal year the net earnings have been
81 ,g25 SSS. an increase Of slbl,Sli over the
same months of the previous fiscal year.
There are now In the United States 35i
mail cars equipped with the Plntsch light.
running on ninety of the principal roads,
the New York Central, Michigan Central
and Lake Shore together having 10 cars
SO equipped, The Union Pacific has thirty,
Southern Pacific twenty Erie nineteen:
I'exns and Pacific fourteen. Boston and
Albany thirteen, Delaware, Lackhwanna
and Western ten.
Georgetown, Texas, April 1.-second
hand steel rails, but in good condition
have been distributed along the lntcrna-
tIonal branch road to the main line ana
as soon rs laid the schedule of one hour
for ten miles' run will be reduced one-half.
For the BAPTIST missionary mass meet.
ln,, 10 be he'd in Waco the Houston ara
Texas Central authorizes FOUND trip
rate of double the child's rate from hons-
ION. Fort Wort, Denison and Lancaster. IN
elusive: tickets on sale April and Z, ana
limited to ADril O.
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SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

ENNIS a. Dardcn, farmer livint
near Bristol. died with hlccoughs.
MARsHALI-rhe ire. delivery system
has been inauguiatod In this city.
LEXINGTON Mr. and Mrs. b.
Irlctch arc tho happy parents of II ten
pound hoy. born the Sl9t Instant.
ENNIS. The h-y.Ar-od child of Tom
Gibbons, at Bafdwell died from the ef.
focts OF burns received two months ago
NEWTON The aurctl2s on Billie VII
liams bond gave him NJ to sheriff downs
nfter he had been out of Jail some eiEh
hours.
GREEN E-Consrossman Yoakumi
has offered the West Point caletship 10
Joe Jones OF this city. who will probably
accept
GEORGETOWN r. Bnrcns OF the
Alamo society win represent the South
Ncstern university at tho oratorlcai con-
test to be held at sherman next month.
MCKINNEY Scott Richardson, the
yoLng man who killed his brother-in-l law
on the 10Th instant. ten miles east OF Mn-
Kinney, has heen released on II $500 bond.
TEMPLE-I'ree mail delivery has been
inauguratcd In Temple. Three carriers
are now engaged in the work and Temple
rs assuming metropolitan appearsnce.
JEFFERSON-Th National tube works
ut Mckeesport, Pa, has bough. 100 tons
OF pig iron. the output OF the furnace
here. ana IL Ia now being loaded mere Tor
that place
NEWTON Billy Williams. charged un-
der Indictment with the murder of William
Fountain on the night of the 18th instant,
near Laurel. In this county, was Released
OH $500 bond.
CTERO--rhe cont ract for the repairing
of the high school building was let by
the city council to stadtler a. Lucas Of
Houston; Architect Heines Of Houston liz
to supervise the work.
WACO Waco has raised its quota OF
the money toward the purchase of the
souvenir for the battIeship Tcxas., and
Colonel $. II. Pope. secretary OF the Waco
Commercial club, has forwarded it TO the
committee
CONGRATULATIONS was placed
under the. city crcmaior,y ana The prop,
crty was badly damaged. Ed Norris and
jim O'Neal were arrested charged with
tho decd, and after an examination by
the county attorney were lodged In jail.
BRENHAM-In the district court the
damage suit of Robert sloan vs.. Houston
damages for the killing OF his SON. re-
suited in II judgment of $lioo for plaintiff.
RICHMOND-A. G Penn. colored. is on
trial In the district court for the murder
OF Jim Rayborn near Stafford Point last
May. Penn was tried last Term of court.
resulting In a mistrIal The case has
evoked considerable interest
FORT WORTHY LILY, daughter
of Mr.. Sim i. kinlry, wos attending 10
her duties AT home her clothing caught
fire from the stove. She ran out In the
yard, screaming. An old negro man chop
ping wood near by heard her screams
and ran to her assistance and put the fire
out. She Is burned very badly but physi-
clans think she may recover.
ANGLETON-Gr Ground has been broken
for "a brick ynrd just south OF town.
Goodfeilow ~ Marshall, who re-
Gently came here from California. have
been 40 well impressed with the future OF
Angleton that they have determined to
erect II handsome two-stoiy brick block
and preliminary thereto VIII put IN
first class brick yard. which ID to be u
feature.
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AMONG RAILROAD MEN.

Travelling Freight Agent Steve Fitzger-
aid of the Cotton Belt left yesterday on
trip to West Texas.
Division Superintendent Il. s. McDowell
of the Katy was in the city yesterday on
company business and returned nor,hpver
the line last night
4 Egglcston Johnson. relief agent for
the Houston and Texas central ~ III 'he
city from n several weeks absence AT
stations on the line.
Selson =. Wimherly third trick dis
,rai IL confined to his home. suffering
from an attack of malaria
C. ID. Golding. travelling freight repre-,
sentative Of the Rock Island, Is cnt on
tho road drumming up trade anu SCOUT
ing for freight shipments.
I, A. Miller commercial agent for the
southern Pacific and Central at Fort
Worth, was in the city yesterday confer
ring with traffic officials a. COMPANY MP ny
headquarters and greeting friends ana ac-
uuaintances in ranway circles
W u. Groseclosc. assistant general
freight agent of the Katy. returned 10
head1uartcrs yesterday from TRIP TO
North Teas po'qb's ,n Stesgs are very
favorable, he thinks, for an early revival
of business. and crops along the haty are
In good condition.
Arthur DeArmas, travelling passenger
ro,,egontaiiye OF the Baltimore ana ONO
so,ithwestcrn headquarters in ms city,
vas mere yesterday from tiip through
The interior of the State. He spent me
Az mingling with the agents In ticket row
and left In the evening for points norm
on the International.
Two representative of railways IN
Janan. Count Sorakitchc ana COUNT
Owe.aya are In this country iookins ~ ~
~ Oh, sysiem Of railways, During Tue
e',,r~.'t week they have spent sons 'nns
NJ he naidwln Locomotive works ~
Philadelphia. examining its locenio''''"
nia.t,s "a sthods Of tntS company,
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CLASSIFICATION RULINGS

Austin Texas, April The railroad is
SUED the following order yesterday:
In approval OF joint application, sub
mitted under No. lcs of the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas Railway company OF Texas,
II is hereby ordered that the following
classification rulings, supplementary to
Western Classification No. %, shall gov
ern in the transportation of the articles
named. by railroads between points in
Texas, subject 10 the rules embraced IN
Exceptions 10 Western Classification:
!. Estimated weights for petroleum oil
in barrels tsee commission circular No. lso,
adopted September H. 1880.
2 Liquid bread. car load. fifth class.
3. Ship lumber, sawed or bent to shape,
as ship-knees tsee page so. classification
No. 22); boat building material sawed to
,ongth. not further manufactured, Is rata
bic lumber.
1. Steel knees for bob-sleds. same as
iron forg!ngs (sec page AZ, classification
No. 22).
i. Weiss beer is ratahle as malt beer tscc
provision for hccr on page AZ. classification
No. 22)
This order shall take effect April g. 1886.
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THE NEW GRAIN TARIFF.

,r,o Commission Pursuing, us ihVesus''
A"' lions on the Subject.
Austin. Texas. April mo de''h''e
cis,on has yet been arrived AT ny .ne
railroad commission with regard to the
nroposed reduced grain. grain proddmie c,
and hay tariff which was recin'S Sfti u,s
IN This city and 1t is probable tnat no
mmia,s action S vi WITH ls taken asfarca n
MAJ, MAJ r,tes so AS TO enable the quantities
Of prSdns, " Thf hs are pred ssa a s5
, ~ ", rartjons Of the state to move toward
the seaboard Before ns ths nu aom aHsnn
;on W yin await the report of It's expert.
been sent to . sssm ans ths a noSks
~ IL, iust what their earnings are from
the, the hasndlns Of dieren, ciassss Of freiS Is
SO as to lind out exactly where sau,,andie
and and" what coinmodities the redueti Ions
should apply to. 1t Is amusing 20 con myus
uaiiy Insisting. unadvisedly It's true
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season yesterday This Is an important
fact They had for their antagonists the
one time famous St Louis Browns. the
llronchos rushed nj 'em like a municipal
cmploye when a pay day Is announced
The Eronchos were defeated. This was AZ
pertain AZ The inaccuiacy of 4 Weather
burean forecast They were ns bndly out
clursed us the lily whites are when they
hump up against N. Wright Cuney's black
aud ians. However, they made II better
showing than the lily whites aforesaid
usually do. In fact. they made a very
favorable impression on those who kept In
mind the conditions under which thay
played. This applies to all the PLAYERS
with The probable exception Of Gun. Gull
yViE slow
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Are You a
Thinking Man?

II you are. this il addressed ~ TOY.
made during the last few yeasy tn ElSce
H ''rss'y and scienees. Hsv. ysa ri s,sss
any SERIOUS thought to the easeSs, -
Mediciho? Do ySu YOU. KNOW 49, s GhicS
were eupposed to be imposing Sen yeste
ago? Do you know that who'll lQoks ~
written on single disease 4n u. - ie.e
years ago. and that there Araik ysissshs
who now devote their lives U1e saoay
s 81 one 6 5asss % w assane
all? II you are thinking -. 49,
facts Impress ss,ay, Sa. ana rev sysIoisn
diseases--knows more about IT, than tne
good old Family Doctor; ~ y 0n ~
Disease Dis '' in Them affects h. tre bsins5
any weakness ;a ess on MAKE sslf IN 's AK a.
expect tho confidence OF 49, men. 81
the love Of woman CSromn r III 9ynsS
men. Make me y9 'iy. - = wo S
bandS" Make today evs II fh rs
Science and Skill can hsn ~s,, J. r.
one on can point the iingsE & sesfai ne nnd ~
v yms IS not ne s ssaa ssx shs.
CLEMENS treatment q leaasS - As ~
ahead Of the old NEIL NJ " e. co.c ,Sio ~
, tiye rs mo- ah terriSis no lssss
down your datiss e ks s;y s expSns
il can Saa, a ya,r y SS., l: sSIs So
5. trouble snd 4, re ~ I'll II s ssst III y
i ssss 's s!!sssiI.y Srls.ss y
Disease. write or ~ ~ !. n cLrxnNa 4 n!
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OHIO RINnR CnMM1TTEE.

Chicago April 1.-The Chicago and Ohio
River Traffic association goes out of eN-
istence today and hereafter will form
component part of the Central Freight
association. This Is in accordance with
the agreement reached at the recent Chi
cago conference of interested lines, which
provides that business going directly to
be controlled by II committee to be known
as the OHIO river committee of the Cen
trail Freight association. This provision
was made to meet the objection of the
Monon. Chicago and Eastern Illinois and
Illinois Central to having their interests
united with those connecting directly with
the Eastern trunk lines
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-02

There are not two happier boys In Texas
today than Masters Courtney Hutchison
and John Cuatrough, the winners in
The Houston Posts bicycle contest, which
closed promptly ut noon yesterday.
From the outset the rivalry was spirited
between the young people, and all seemed
to take an interest. Each aspirant for
the hoispr of securing The Posts prizes
had a good following. Old and young
alike entered enthusiastically into the
spirit of the occasion, and when The
Post was opened each morning the first
article read by most readers was the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-02

, w. Dexter, w. -. Slosson, three attaches
OF The Post. and In the presence of n
number of friends of the different candi-
dates.
The coupons were in envelopes. accom-
panied by letters. and In fruit sacks.
mostly done up in nent packages. which
facilitated the counting considerably
As the coupons were counted the total
the name o. the candidate and the number
Of coupons represented when the count
had been thus completed the Coupon Eii-
tor called of the number on each notation
each candidate. recorded the figures, winch
were afierward added up and the result
announced Masters Hutchison and tluai-
trough were present and their friends cx-
tended them war; congratulations on tneir
success.
The letters which were received along
with the coupons were carefully laid inside
and have been mailed to the candidates tor
whom they expressed good wishes that
they may know who their friends were.
The Post extends congratulations TO all
tho oandilatcs--the losers as well as the
winnors--for they all mcrited the support
accorded them by their friends and deserve
praise for their enterprise and pluck.
Following are letters from Courtney
friends;
To the Contest Editor:
Now that the contest for The Post
bicycle Is ever with. want to write you n
letter TO tel you now iIlaHhiul AIN 10
YOU for beginning this bicycle contest.
Some days things seemed 10 he going
against mo. and then again things would
change and | would get up my courage
and go on, until towards the last thought
l had AS good chance as any ] am
glad / thought no and didn't give up.
/ ike the Stearns wheel very much and
would say that The Houston Post and its
management will be remembered by me
for a long, long time for their kindness In
contributing In this way to sny comfort
About The candidates who have tried
along with me ! want to say that have
a very friendly feeling for them. and am
only sorry that The Post could not offer
a dozen wheels instead or two, so they
could have gotten one also. for ] know
biz myself that they worked hard enough
to deserve Il, and l believe that II ! had
been beaten they would have felt the
Again thanking The Post and its man
agcinent for this great honor nm, very
truly yours, Courtney liutchIson.
To MY Many Friends:
want to take this opportunity 70 tnank
ali my kind friends. both IN Houston and
a great many out Of 1t. for the very great
help they have given me during my con-
test for The Post bicycle. " could 10
80 1 wouil c very nueh pleased 20 write
a letter 10 each unA Of YOU thanking yop
for ms great help you have been 70 nae.
Many OF YOU ] know personally ana 'heh
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THE HOTELS.
THE LAwLoR-RATEs. $3.50 AND 50
PER DAY. JAMES LAWLOR. PRo-
pRIETOR,

W. l.. Mcbride. San Antonio Mrs; N.
Wallace. Chicago, j.. \. RAIN, Middle-
|town. Ohio George W. Wolf. Chicago; 7.
q: Thompson ci9y; r. 5 iia a,,st NIw
|I.aney. Lockhart: 10 W Allison. Houston:
y. ", Snow, chicago; $ L., McAdoo, san 1,
|Farnswor.h Cuero; W j. Hoover. City;
John P. Stow. North Carolina j; w:
In. H. Fraytor and wife, Bay City; Chas.
X. McCrary Calvert; =. l.. Hubert, Vic
|toria; j, Adow, Calvert 5. II. Brown, st
Louis; S. p. Henry, Cameron, La. j. o.
Morris, San Antonio; q. *; Baker, Aus
Tin; j. 7. Stoval, Mineral; II. l.. At.trey.
houston: l.. a. Ellsworth. Missouri; II.
la. Bertram New orleans; +. Baur, st.
Louis, Thomas Carr, Chicago: j. X. Sto-
|ver San Antonio. l.. n. Jones. Fhiladel
phia: J., j., Adams, New York; Charles
4 Caldwell! Cincinnati; Joe l.. Keith,
beaumont Peter Il. Nelson. Racine,
Wis; Charles speed. New York; r. NJ.
heanny, Racine Wis: Or. a. c. More
land, Georgia Guy McCirear. Chicago;
James a. Hood, New Orleans: j H.
Bates. Brazoria j. y. Caldwell, Phila-
[delphla. En
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LIrrLE ROCK ENTRIES,

Five-cighths of n mile--Alcibidies. Lady
Portia. Zephyr 100. Nat r.. Towerst lo5.
Three. fo,Irthe of IL mile sclling--Mop
lo5. DEFY iOs. Tacoma lO6. Little Fish 1903.
iipman l06. Text ioa King Elm LOG. Mickle
i03. Maggie Gray loi.
Inez l0C Garland Bar t5. Reydel Mar ll2.
Three fourths OF mIe-Ben Naiad 100.
Ar,stander 10i. Sidkel. Rondo liz, Hex lo7,
'one-haIf mile, 2-year-oIds-Mostyn los,
Moucrciih 16a Three Times 100. Man
zrnita, Laughing Water 105, Lincoln 1903.
C;aiiilce 100. Truxiilo Jos.
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that the commission hasn't done a single
thing OF benefit to the shipper, another
1t has almost DESTROYED the reyen,ios''
OF the Texas roads and that its recent
assault upon existing grain tariffs Will
force the shorter roads out of the grain
carrying business. This latter proposition
Us based upon the assumption that COM
mission tariffs IRE iniiexlble. whereas the
contrary Is the rule. Whichever proof is
produced that the proposed grain tarff
II II is put in, works a hardship upon
tho short lines, exceptions Will be made
IN ther behalf as is always done under
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RIrLEs ARE pnILLINa. 3

Jasper, Texas March 3l.--Thc Rifles are
drilling regularly and making prepara-
ton TO 10 to Richmond as escort Of Tho.
Texas Division United Confederate ret-'
craua. In June next, to which position
tney We're appointed by Major General IL
II. Boone. They are having a nice. plain
citizens OF the whole county feel proud
of the appointment and win help tho
boys ON their trip. The Elliot Scott 1iter-
AIRY society VIII give an ENTERTAINMENT
about the first Of May for their benefit.
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STATE Y. N. C. A.

Palestine, Texas, March 3l.-The Stats
convention of the Young Mems Christian
association VIII convene In this city April
=. for II session Of four days Probably
as many as 400 delegates and vlsltors will
be present. Palestines hospitality. how
ever. will he found commensurate With
tine attendance. Not only will the best
people IN point of Young Mems Christian
association work be- here. but number
of workers of National renown fruns
other States will he here aletN
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-02
SPORTING TIPS.

MANAGER Peacock OF Denison has signed
Mulkcy. pitcher, and Roach catcher. who
We're taken on trlai.
The Austin base ball team has, signed
Pitcher Scchrfst OF last seasons New Or
leans team He will report Immediately.
Fabian. the heavy hitting Outftcider OF
DALLAS. has been signed by Fort Worth and
will play there Saturday for the nr'st fims,
team.
The san Antonio Express says o. the
game with the ST. l>onis club. The Bron-
chos played their FIRST real game OF the