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also also closed u contract with Receivers
i LOUIS ana Jones FOR the extension OF the
,s' 10 connection with the Texas Trans
rvTtatlon road across the bayou,
Inc new contract calls for the building
81 Two miles OF track, and the construc-
ssn OF heavy steel bridge across Buff
,a'o bayou. The main line of the Termi-
M toad Will be tapped at a point about
,nrse miles south OF the city, and the
oriuSe spanning the bayou will be erected
AZ this point. From the north end OF
me bridge track Will he laid to a con-
hectlou with the Texas TRANSPORTATION
racks, over which road connections will
ne made with all lines on the north or
ruin ward side of the bayou. The con-
tract has been sublct TO z. Storrie and
Mork, WIN be inaugurated tomorrow morn
ing, Nearly all the material for the new
urfdse mas arrived and Is being trans
lerred to the site selected.
,Ihe receivers of the new terminal are
elAted over the Tine progress being made
with the building and balasting OF the
road and feel proud of the property
which they claim will, when finished
State
rnirtv additional Hat cars have been
ushered into service and there are now
two construction trains employed In tho
work. Three gangs Of workmen, number
ing nifty men each, are engaged in ballast
ing the line and raising the tracks. Shell
from the company's own banks at the foot
Of Clear creek is being distributed for bal
last at the rate of $50 cars a day.
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AMONG RAILWAY MEN.


Travelling Auditor l. Llsk OF the Katy
was in the city yesterday on department
business
Oscar G. Murray, the rewly appointed
first vice president of the Baltimore and
Ohio. entered upon the duties of his new
Office yesterday.
Aubrey Maguire, travelling freight agent
Tor the katy, returned TO headquarter
last night from tour of his territory In
quest of freight movements.
l.. J. farks, assistant general passenger
agent of the sunset who has spent sev.
eral days In or near III raso on urgent
business. is expected home tonight.
Vice President q. A. Qulnan OF the
Houston and Texas Central left last night
In his private chr for New Orleans on
business and to participate IN the Mardi
Gras celebration.
W. Il. Groscclosc, assistant general
freight agent Of the Katy, returned home
last night from Galveston, where he has
arbitration freight rate case.
Yank Sullivan, the popular conductor on
the Houston and Texas Central, left yes
claim 1t is pure and simple IA Journey to
FL PaSo 10 witness the proposed carnival
thcreabouts.
W. .. Lawson. travelling passenger
agent of the Katy, returned home ypster-
day morning from an extended trip over
tho state stirring up enthusiasm and in
!drueing travel toward the Crescent city
This traffic. he says, VIII be larger THIS
ear than eyer before.
r. W. Bandy. train passenger agent OF
the Southern Pacific. who has been doing
service out of New orleans, arrived here
yesterday TO act In similar capacity on
rush OF travel attending the Ntari Gras
festivities in New Orleans this week..
Travelling Passenger Agent Il. Eugene
George Of The Houston and Texas Central
FTa. la ata.tt frafN.
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IN THE RAILWAY WORLD.
Intervention Suit in the Terminal
Road Reeeivership Case.
WORK ON THE PlTTSBURG AND GULF,
IA'ehsion OF the Galveston, La Porte aud
houston Increased Earnings.
Excursions.

General Passenger Agent NJ. l.. Robbins
OF the Houston and Texas Central has
received an interesting acquisition to his
large collection of relies and curiositics
OF early railroading in Texas. In the shape
OF hye old fashioned tickets used on the
Central thirty-six years ago. These rare
specimens of pasteboard were presented
to Mr.. Robbins yesterday by Mr.. l.. L.
Noyes of this city, who came across them
while ransacking an old letter file.
Inc tickets We're shown TO n Post re-
porter yesterday, and are certainly curios.
tues compared with the railroad tickets
now IN use. They are plain red card
board. without number. and bearing the
cate only OF the year-lsG0. The inscrip-
ton as their face in plain type shows mat
tney We're half-fare tickets. evidently
IIIerSymen form all reading good from
hockey to Hampstead
ms recalls an interesting relic In the
possession of Vice President G. A. Quinlun
OF the Central. and prided very high.y by
mat ofiicial as precious souvenior OF
MS earlier railroad experiences when
houston was village. 1t is time card
or the Houston and Texas Central. issued
IN 1867 which shows that Abraham Grocs-
peck was president and II. q. Allen was
superintendent of the road at that time
ana that the limo then extended from
Houston to Navasota--seventy-on mites
The regular passenger train, according to
~ SSiiehul,i lli ltfe NJ I Il. IN. ana
arrived at Hampstead fifty-one miles, Mt
YOU a. m. Two hours and thirty minutes
Tor fifty-one miles, with few stops, vas
men considered rapid travel, while now
me run is made in one hour and twenty
nNe minutes. including eight stOns of from
one to five minutes
a foot note on the time card referred
TO above shows the following connections
az NaVasota with daily stage to Hunts
Vi.le via Anderson. From Huntsville tri-
weekly stage to Crockett, Nacogdoches
NIaVasota to Clarksvlle via Bonneville.
,Wheelock, Owensville. Alta Springs. Mar
IN, Waco, Hillsboro. Milford. Waxa-
hachic, Lancaster, Dallas. Mckinney.
Bonham, Paris Madlsonville. Fairfield
Corsicana and Bardstown
IN connection with this little piece OF
history mention OF a few OF the OLD
timers In the service of the Houston
ana Texas Central may be of interest:
captain q. a. Quinlan's connection with
the road dates from 1866
j. ID. Peterson. passenger conductor
running between Houston and Austin. mas
1869. '''"' S'''e
Captain H. c. Curric, presen, depot mas
in 1865.
T. p. Hicks was running an engine on
me road In 1852 and Is still in the ser
Conductor 4. j. Marshall. stll in the
~ lN19. ana was an engineer from 1850 10
1S9. and conductor from 1863 to the pres
ent time. From 1850 to this date over
thirty-seven years. he has lost only abou.
three months time Few railroad men
cen hoast of such n record
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To NEW ORLEANS.
The Railroads Taxed Handling the Crowds
TO Mardi Gras.

The Railroads Taxed Handling the Crowds
10 Mardi Gras.
II was quite q treat to witness the onl-
mated scenes presented at the Grand Cen
trail depot last night rs the different trains
a. rived laden with jolly. goodnaturei eX-
cursionsts bound for New orleans TO PAL
{ ripa.e i'm the festivities and eutcrtan-
iGcnts attending Mardi Gras. The croWGa
ca me from all directions. north. wesl end
sc nth. ana the aggregation was swcllod
ly at least 200 ioustonians, all anxious to
reach the Crescent city early aud tuloy
the fun benefit of the celebration which
commences tomorrow
1'ho International and Great Northern
the Houston ana Texas Central, the Mis-
scuri. Kansas and Texas the Gull, Colo
RADIO and Santa Fe and the Houston East
and West Texas all brought I'm large trains
filled with excursionists and the Southern
Pacific was taxed with the responsibility
OF transporting tho whole army from this
city to New orleans.
In order to accommodate the immense
rush IL was necessary for the sunset 10
put N twenty-four cars, eleven OF which
were Pullman slcepers, These trains were
run In three sections of nine. eight and
seven cars respectively.
At tho city ticket office OF the Southern
Pacific isl tickets to New Orleans were
sold Yesterday. Some of these, however,
will be used on today'o trains.
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THE DENVER SPECIAL.
Jolly Party of Westerners Pass Through
Here En- Route to New York.

Jolly Party of Westerners Pass Through
Here En- Route to New York.
After several days arranging and re-
arranging of the programme for the
Denver Mining Exchange excursion 10
New York, the matter as to whether the
TRIP would lie made by special train or
ON the regular trains of the lines compcs-
ing the route selected. 1t was finally
decided that the distinguished Colorado
ans would journey across the country in
special train.
The special. composed of four handsome
sieepers and one baggage car reached here
at midnight last night over the Houston
hricf. owing TO tho late hour and the
train pulled out over tho southern Pa
enc for New Orleans at l2;l5 a. N.
The party Is composed of sixty mcm-
htrs Of the fenvcr Mining exchange and
various other exchanges OF Colorado.
portion of the baggage car is devoted
TO collection of choice specimens of
colorado gold and considerable data per-
tanning to mines and mining, which will
pc placed on exhibition In the New York
Mining exchange. The object Of The move
ment is also understood to be the placing
OF the great Western gold mining inter
ests more thoroughly In touch with tho
offote East
The route from here is over the South.
crn Pacific to New Orleans. louisville aud
Nashville 10 Montgomery; Atlanta and
West Point to Atlantic aud Searhoard
Air Line to New York.
J. n. Wisncr, travelling passenger agent
or the Seaboard Air Line. is in charge
OF the Ncsterner1 and viii accompany
the special through to Atlanta.
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TEXAS VETERANS REUNION.
The Central VIII Issue Passes to the Old
Soldiers Attending,


The Central VIII Issue Passes to the Old
Soldiers Attending,
The following letter from General Pas
senger Agent Robbins Of the Houston
and Texas Central is self-eXplanatory:
Mr. Steven II, Darden, Secretary Texas
Veteran Association, Austin, Texas.
Dear Sir: Replying TO yours of the 18TH
inst. relative 10 transportation for Texas
Veterans 10 attend reunion in Galveston
April 20 and 81, as in former years this
company VIII Issue passes to veterans
who were in the Army of Texas prior 10
January !. 1887 also to the wives OF such
veterans or widows who never remarked,
OF such veterans. Passes VIII be issued
on personal application OF veterans men
toned above. II viii not be necessary TO
send certificate of membership or stamp
for reply but in writing for passes party
should give name In full, date OF services
and from what point on the Houston ana
Texas Central they will start. Passes
will he issued only over the Houston ana
Texas Central as far as Houston and then
only when the Houston and Texas Central
forms a direct route. Texas Veteran as
sociatlon certificates OF membership Will
not be honored by conductors for pas
sage. neither viii passes he issued on ac-
count of military services after January
T. 1897. Passes issued for veterans IN ser,
vice prior TO January l. 1884, VIII he good
from April II to % lncluslye' yours truly
General passenger and Ticket Agent
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PINTSCII GAS.
An Interesting Exhibit Showing Its Won

An Interesting Exhibit Showing Its Won
derful Powers as an llumnator.
Houston prides herself In the possession
of one OF the finest gas plants of it's size
in the country for the manufacture of
Pntsch gas. which has earned prominence
as the safest and most brilliant illuminat-
ing power Tor the lighting OF railway and
street cars. All the lines entering llous-
ton, with one exception. are using this
gas Tor train lights and are supplied from
tho Houston punt
As an illustration OF the power OF this
gas an Interesting exhibition is now being
given at the compauy's offices In New
YORK. The Mall and Express commenting
on the exhibit says:
There Is an arrangement which Illus
trotes the difference In illuminating
power of the following gases: Ordinary
city gas, uncompressed. the Same COM
pressed, and also the pintsch gas COM
pressed. In a lamp such as Is seen in
cars the Pintsch gas shows a flame Of az
least six times the illuminating power
of tho ordinary commercial compressed
gas. In an inverted Argand lamp. where
more gas can be consumed than by the
burners above referred to- 1t was noces-
sary to use eleven to thirteen feet per
hour Of commercial gas compressed in
order to approximate in brilliancy ono
fourth of the amount in Pntsch gas.
The exhibition is naturally attracting
much attention from persons interested
in railway and street lighting.
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toria freight yard. is on the sick list. and
Engineer VIM. Whalen is holding down
his post.
Yardmaster VIM. Voigt has gone to
Houston on business. and Conductor
Draper is directing the movements In the
freight yard during his absence.
Foreman OF Bridges and buildings Harry
Glithero was In the city yesterday for
warding materials to the bridge gang.
which Is ut work near Thomaston.
Conductor McCabe and Engineer Sander
have been doing the extra running on
the Victoria division for the last two days.
They We're in charge OF the funeral train
bearing the remains OF Hon. w. II. Grain
and also. of the excursion train TO Cuero
and back.
Auditor J.. l.. Boyle and wife, accom-
panied by Miss Katie Driscoll left yestcr-
day for New Orleans TO enjoy Mardi
Gras.
Live Stock Agent James Beaumont went
to Alpine yesterday by way OF Cuero (and
III Paso 90 to appear as witness In a
case there for the company
Conductor Godfrey of the Houston
Cuero freight run is In San Antonio as a
witness for the railroad in a case pending
there.
Travelling Passenger Agent w. A. Rein
hardt passed through here with the con-
gressional party accompanying the re-
mains or Hon. w. H. Grain and accom-
panied them west
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THE FIRE RECORD.
MACHINE snnrs nrsrnnvr.

penlNE SHOPS DESTROYED.
n Pass. Texas, February 15.-The
machine shops of the Mexican
h, national railroad at Cuidad Cornrlo.
u, 'ieS'"lth their costly modern oouip-
60 This morning mass of smoul-
~ runs At half past one this morn
H.. was discovered issuing from the
Aoo. 'oom connected with the machine
III, aaa within two hours the shops.
IL, yum power house, electric Light
s,l, TWO locomotives were com
! ~ ~ Ssroyed, entailng an aggregate
rbs u' S-Vo,ooO, with no insurance.
a r "Hef IN which the fire started
M ssniy' as no one was working
NJ ugine room, the shops having
he ' sgr,Il for two weeks on accou,,
n the aree' II was impossible TO con-
IN the MS US me water did not come
| {. any s,.su WIN sufficient force to
buckets IN Ey the energetic use
Laer yaln,. we rcundhouse office and
hEtd. Tihuanle aaiaccut h,ildirns were
and hsva mons werr the finest i'm Mex
pli 40 nnepl IN constant e.nploylnept
N,No "eh with moathly payroll
,ailgy T S,, light plant had boer only
only 10 ~ oberation 1T a great cost
iesdenc,s ish lights to the shops
Pee NH. Tor tho pumn On ~ 20 Sup-
Tie sshlies distant @''P oH l"tte river
ssaiins r" ~ be rebuilt. but in the
e. will snfearn 9tslness interests OF both
..e.s;nl o. MT from the loss of the large
l"palel br i, 'hat has been monthly
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DerbYS aud Alpines,
Are You q
Thinking Man?

II you are. this IL addressed TO YOU.
You know of the great improvements
made during the last few years In Eluc-
tricity. Machinery, Printing and all the
Arts and Sciences. Have you ever given
any serious thought to the Scicnc" of
Medicine DO You know that skilled
Spccialiats accomplish daily cures which
were supposed to be impossible ten years
ago? DO you know that whole books are
written on a single disease which would
not have required but fcw pages ten
years ago ana that there ARE Physicians
who now devote their lives. TO the study
OF one class Of diseases, while n few years
ago a Doctor was supposed to know them
nll2 If YOU are thinking man. these
facts Impress you, ana you are satisfied
that the Specnlist--that In, the physlclnn
who dcvotcs ali his study 10 ono class of
disensos-knows more about them thnn the
good old Family Doctor Now you also
know that the Sexual organs constitute
the distinctive features Of n MAN. Any
Disease IN them Affects his entire being.
amy weakness makes h!m leas a
expect tho confidence OF fellow men, or
the love OF II woman Can you say 10
men Mako me y9nr ieaaer your ya ymnso
Choose me before all men as your nus
band2" Make today resolve TINT u
Science and Skill can make IA MAN OF
you. you Will h--onc and when you ask
for honors of men. or love OF woman. no
one can point the finger OF scorn and say.
vances in Science do you anew that Or.
Clemens treatment OF Structure is us far
ahead OF the old methods as the incomo-
tive is ahead of the old stage eoach2 No
pain, no terrible hemorrhages, no laying
down your duties to go TO city ana stay
weeks with a Doctor at heavy eHpeus"
He can cure you at your home; you can
go about your business without the slight.
est trouble. and the cost is not half what
II IL under the old methods, II you suffer
from this. or from Spermatorrhoen, lmpo-
tcnce, Sterilily, Gonorrhooa, syphilis, DIS
eases of Women. or any Private or Skin
Disease, write or visit
DIR. J. T.. CLEMENS.
l29 w. Commerce Street. San Antonio.
Texas.
question List-A for Men. u for Women
4, f,v
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r1rrsBrRG ANp GuLF.
Main Line Construction Being Pushed TO
an EARLY Completion.

Main Line CONSTRUCTION Being Pushed TO
an Early Completion.
The building OF the Kansas City, Fits
l,urr and Cuff through the State. or
rather the extension of that roads line
10 the gulf, is being watched with much
interest by all South ard Feast Texas,
especially here in Houston, az It is I'M
drstood that the Pittsburg and Gulf in
lends running line from Sabine rass
- this city. or, perhaps, entering the
nett opols over another lins 1lTe,dy built;
reo,Imont and Port Arthur is Fast near
Ing Completion and track laying VIII be
XIX i,,is SSre4k rwo thousand pounds of heavy
steel rails are now en- Tou Tel, from !he
ia"i,cd for In a day or two. A large
force Of graders are IN the field and the
III Is being pushed at the rate OF nearly
w" Contractor Smith has completed ar
> a. a,''ss,,Inment OF steel Is due TO arrive at
Reaumont on Wednesday next.
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GETS TWENTY YEARS.

DIR. Jones Again Found Guilty Of the
Murder OF j. II. Veal,
Dallas. Texas, February l5-Dr' Jones
was found guilty in the criminal district
court late this afternoon Of the murder
Of ]. d. Veal and sentenced to twenty
years penal sorvitude
The case has been on trial several days
and was very strongly fought on both
sides. 1t was given TO the jury about 3
o'clock and shortly after verdict was re-
turned.
inc murder was committed about four
years ago during the Confederate reunion
I'm this city.
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GOULD ON GULF PORTS.

President George Gould Of the Missouri
Pacific. Iron Mountain and International
and Great Northern, says:
We are doing all we can to divert busi-
ness TO gulf ports. The movement of corn
Is netvy, not only to New orleans. but to
GaiVeston' II Is fact that the jetties at
trhiNeston nave commenced to work In
me direction OF deepening the harbor and
mus making Galveston deep water port.
This diversion OF business to gulf ports is
great factor in the movement OF trade
ana or great value to us. IL gives us n
long maui instead Of our being compelled
10 take short haul to St. Louis and then
turn the business over to other roads at
that point"
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HEADLIGHT FLASHES.

A train of live stock consisting of
thirteen cars came in last night over tho
Southern Pacific from the West aud was
sent forward over the Houston and
Texas Central destined to the Chicago
markets.
The Illinois club special excursion train
of seven cars came in yesterday morning
over the Southern Pacific from the west
aud left last night over the same route
for New orleans. after enjoying several
hours pleasure and sightseeing around
the city as the guests of the business
league
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rur pROrrgsoR LAID OUT.

waxahachie. Texas, February l5.-F Frank
punlap. a lG-ycar-ol1 pupil of PARK school
was called into the office oil supeflh,e"-
dent Ryan al noon today TO receive ~
tiire about bad behavior and while IN the
office the professor told the boy that ne
needed a whipping and started toward
him. when the student seized heaHy
stick and feled the professor to the
floor. An ugly cash was cut across the
professors head and neccssitated the call
ing in OF a physician. The wound is about
two inches long.
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rOPs ON THE WATCH.

San Marcos. Texas. February lj.-March
q has been set as the date for holding the
meeting OF the populistlc executive com
mlttee. The intention on the part OF the
leaders IA to put a full ticket IN the ned
for all county offices. Independent can
now an average OF three candidates for
each county office. The populists believe
that with this state Of affairs, local nom.
nations by their party viii lana them
vii
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pOpULIsT COUNTY TIckET,

Groesbeck, Texas, February 1.-The
Limestone county populists held their
convention today and NJ minated the fol-
lowing ticket; NJ 4. Drinkard represent
alive: H. G. Chambers. county Judge W
H. Terrell, county clerk: Il. u. Hudson.
sheriff: $. X. Loftin. district clerk, ltamp.
ton steele, treasurer; Isaac Raborn. tax
collector: A. i. Smithc. tax assessor: W
L. Darwin county attorney. The pro-
ceedlng passed on very harmonIonsly.
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FREIGHT RATES FROM CHINA CUT

INU'TNrII NM Els fItVM CHINA CUT
There has been n heavy reduction In
freight rates from China to New York
amounting TO cut from Sls to Sc per
ton. United States Consul Seymour, at
Sahton. says American sailing ships Will
low steam rates, and he says American
commerce would be grentiy benefited il
similar rates of freight could be obtained
from me United states Atlantic ports TO
'hlha, as at present all American goods
Snlpped to China must he transferred I'm
European ports ana pay TWO freight rates
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THE HOTELS,


:
Smith Turner, Fast MALL" II. II. Hen
EtrOn and wife, -. Louis; W. Il. Booth,
En Antonio. A. =. Pho. Lake Charles,
r. A. Prideie Beaumont: NJ. S. Duftic.
latssy1lle; |, Gelbtrunk, st. Louis; +. W.
fndy, G. y. Mhnnger. New Orleans:
PENSION Arnold Palestine; l. I.isk, Dallas
l l. Russ. l. icstine; r. w. Buchanan,
n =. campp i, j. L. Chandler, c. S.
fogers and wife, j. L. Parsons. Mount
Peasant; w u. TusteA, Nelusco: Mac
|tyy, A. II. Sneed, Memphis; j. II. Also
lrccs franklin; Tom Hamilton, Texas:
\ Y. McLoa, Trinity; Il. l.. Aldrich,
Pickett; Galen Grow, Jr., Chicago. Geo
sysr, s.. Louis, c. q. Eakin, Bryan;
y. Echols. Bryan c. T.. Quisnor. st.
|egis J. G; Johns, Kansas City; Sam Il.
c<ary, We!mar; l. j. Cox. Henry Ben
Es Ell Paso; G. ID. Rosenkrans, New
Fsans y. Bourkc, J. +. Marker, John
@gg. Galveston; W. j. Fallon. Texas;
wv, Green. Beaumont, j. X. unsworth.
snesnell, j. y. Mooney. Woodvills; i.
cahili; city; i. II. Roberts ami brother.
J. Reynolds Hockey; II. II. Bates,
Louis; Louis Y. Mitchell. Washing
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CHANGE or AGENTS.

Navasota. Texas. February l5.-w. W.
Cammack. station agent of the Gulf. Colo
RADIO and Santa l'o railway nj this point
has accepted Il similar appointment at
Clehurne. The many friends of Mr.. Cam
mack here rejoice in his deserved promo
citizen. 1t is not yet announced who is TO
talk,a his piarp v - 49, ~
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MRS. ELIZA ]. NICHOLSON.

New Orleans. La, February l5,-Mrs.
Eliza j. Nicholson. proprietress OF the
Picayune. died this morning. She was SUI.
fcring from la grippe when her husband
died n week ago. and the sad event 20
shattered her systeSn that congesiion of
the lungs set In and she rapidly sank ana
quietly passed away.