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The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
The Los Angeles Journal gives this i'm portant


A full corps of engineers and surveyors has been
put into the field at Ell Paso, beyond the frontier
and they are now heading toward the Pacific
Coast. This means that the Sierra Madre Trunk
line, known the Gulf, Rio Grande and Pacific
Railway. intends to build transcontinental line
through Northern and Central Mexico. The Ell Paso
Telegram, and Me1icdn Herald have given consider
able space to the project holding that 1t is destined
to be an important factor In the development Of
rich mineral and timber regions in Mexico. The
new railway also has a direct significance for the
whole Pacific Coast. It will open wonderfully
rich and fertile country now awaiting settlement
and development, and at the same time bring that
region into comm unication with San Diego. Much
OF the business in freghting down there now
passes down the eastern declivity Of the Sierra
Madres and Is absorbed by st. Louis and Western
and Eastern cities, the Mexican Central and Mexi-
International lines diverting the traffic from
California. With the new road In operation the
remunerative business of the mines already In
operation and industries yet to be started will be
done with the Pacific Coast, to the exclusion OF
Eastern competitors,
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20

al gave her tea-store vase just like the one
she gave me."-Chicago Record.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.

MONDAY. Y.................. APRIL 20, 1873,
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20

That Nevada is awake to the new order of
things is evidenced by this announcement in
the Virginia Chronicle:
Lima is the name of the new town which has just
been organized on the Nevada side of the State
Line district 1t lie but few hundred feet on the
Nevada side, but affords the best location for
townste to be found thereabouts, as all the min
ing claims nearly can be made tributary to 1t.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-03

and hands being chopped almost to bits
by broken glass. HIS injuries are very
painful but not necessarily dangerous.
His ncphew's injuries consist of a cut
lace and hands and a scalp wound John
boys employed In the samc building, we're
All these were sent home after being
w. x. Brandeweidc. eompos,,or in
head and badly bruised about tho body.
T.. g. Whltlock foreman OF gang OF
nren In the Excelsior Wire company. was
ON the third floor OF the building, ut tho
rear. when the smoke crossed the alley,
and realizing the danger. called to his
men. and they all ATTEMPTED to ESCAPE by
r reach renr ,se EXPLOSION e came %noes
was buried under a mass Of debris and did
not regain consciousness until draGg 81
out by a fireman. He sustained u frec-
tnrcd rib and was sont to the city hos
pitnl.
Albert schnitx, a. fellow employe OF
Whitock. presented most siekcninB
blackcned. and roasted almost TO q crisp;
His injuries were seen to be fatai ana
he. was also sent ~ the hospital.
Michael Slack, n tesmstcr. employed ny
the Lammert Furniture company, was
across the alley from the burning building
at the time OF the explosion and was
nSscd h srsss hHsyz St timer ss aea
inluring him internally.
The building at No. 800 North Second
street. In which the explosion occurred.
IL complete wreck. The rear half was
blown to atoms and the whole front or
the four-story building was blown out.
Tho rear OF the Excelsior Wire ana Iron
works and the rear OF tho bcvison a
Blythe Manufacturing company were en-
tirely demolished
Fire completed the work of destruction
by licking up Nil the light woodwork.
Across the alley the rear windows were
blown out. and bricks. mortar and flying
timbers were hurled into the building,
creating havoc and injuring many OF the
A loss Of at least 100000 resulted. to the
buildings and their contents, which were
damaged by the explosion or water. The
loss Is fclly covered by insurance.
The Byron q Clark Printing company.
on Olive street between Second and Third 7;
Woodward & Herman, printers; Little n
Becker. printers. 3l4 North Third street
the Frye Stationery company. 2os North
Third street; the Western Engraving
company, c0T Olive street and the Darling
Printing company. 2l0 Olive street, and
many others are losers In damage caused
by tho shock of the explosion and shower
OF debris. Nearly every window III tne
old postoffice at Third and Olive streets
and tho largo building back OF 1t We're
I'm
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! the head OF his cot, and on tho ton of n
was water pail with a piece or ice il NJ
| 4 rubber tuba over the side ofthe pail.
rested on the patients brenst. Another
tube was arranged 80 as 10 carry On the
water from the bag into u waste null
at me bedside. Robinson was Interested.
10 asked the doctors about II, and they
told him that the contrivanrc was often
u inliure and LETT great room for Inn
provement. II the patient suddenly
OF water down on himself. Then, loo.
the water In the pail was likely TO run
out before the nurse could be aware that
Of tho patient would be 50" seriously isopsrs
application. w n.
me inventor went esck 70 his littIe Tia
md built a contriyancc that should fur
niah a steady flow OF cold water. 10
minimize the labor and prevent the sud-
den checking OF The stream no used the
same wafer over again.
He built frame Of brass rods nboMt six
feet high, Two copper cylinders, capahlN
OF holding ten gallons each, were placed
by an arrangement Of chains. weights
md pulleys the cylinders were mada 10
balance one another. While one dlled
with water. Is At the top. Just above thu
below. The top one II filled with Ire water
md raised BY tho turning OF a crank at
the side. Rubber tubing paraes from u
down into "a WORM" which IL a ErnNt
doctors, MI
After the water has circuIatcd through:
the coils of the worm" that lies on tho
cylinder cylinder. As soon as TINT cylinder gets
fun II IL rniscd 10 tho top, and emptieS
itself IN turn into the other .one which
has been lowered.
This invention has been uaed for q
month nj the New York Hospitai and II
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-03
SHORT NEWS STORIES.


4 NEW YORK-Owing to the absence OF
= quoium the annual meeting of the Jockey
Hclub was adjourned until January 9.
a PEORIA, Ill.-Petcr Schultz, banker and
Number and grain dealer at Matamoras,
pnade an assignment. Liabilities, 100000;
assets. S51,oO0.
MEMPfIS-Dan Cantrell, noted Ar
Hkansas desperate, wanted for murder
scommitted at Marked Tree, Ark, was ar
crested at Moscow, Tenn.
ii LOUISVILLE, Ky.-The Louisville Turf
Nexchange opened a future book on the
X0e-by to be run at Chruchhill Downs next
MMay. Ben Brush Is made favorite at 4
ITO 1 while 10 to 200 can be obtained against
{the other entries
81 NEW YORk-The schedules in the os-
3fienment of Howard X Burras. stock
8broker. show liabilities sl55 80: nominal
u ssots, S2s6 0S1: actual assets, sl22 7S5. The
0Etaniey- Bradley Publishing company has
Sblso assigned to c. w. knight.
u PARMYRE. ohlo-Whlle Mrs. Thomas
Dsebb was making a call yesterday her
Mouse was burned and her two baby boys
ttremated in the ruins. She almost lost
her life in an attempt TO rescue them.
9 md has become insane as result of the
8hnck.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Governor Clarke
liked January "a as the day OF execution
pr George Ward and ,Pruit Turner at
Nan Buren,. Ward was sentenced to hang
n December 81 for the murder OF Henry
D'acon, and was respited. Turner's crime
MAS the murder of man named Haw-
kins
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-03
HEADLIGHT FLASHES.

The meeting of the Southwestern Pas.
senger committee, announced TO he held
at headquarters In st. Louis on TUESDAY.
January 7, has been postponed until
Thursday, January ..
The regular quarterly meeting OF tho
Southwestern Traffic association Will be
held at New Orleans January l. Chalr-
man l.. f. Day says there will be large
docket for consideration.
The Mexican Central railroad company
has charge of the improvements winch
have Just been commenced at Tampico,
the estimated cost of which Is s2,ooD,ovl
They will consist OF a new government
wharf, which Will he nearly one-half
mile long. and large bonded warehouse.
The Palestine Calendar club. composed
of twelve prominent citizens of Palestine,
Texas, among them Mcssrs. Hufsmith.
Price, Hanson, Taylor and Howard OF the
International and Great Northern, have
issued a handsome souvenir calendar for
49, The new year card Is artistically fin
ishcd with photos of each of its twelve
members placed one over each CT every
months calendar.
Tho Baldwin Locomotive works has
shipped twenty oil burning locomotives Tor
the Russian government. The engines
built with special fire boxes for burning
petroleum instead of coal. The oil Is sup
Piled from tenders. which carry n large
oil tank with place i9r Wa'S soi nru c end
passenger service
A company of capitalists OF Spartan
burg, s. c., has been formed to build
branch railroad to the Seaboard Air Line,
twenty-four miles long. This will give
the Seaboard Air Line a connection with
Spartanburg. In case the Port Royal and
tho Soul hern system the road would con
meet with it, giving a new independent
route by the way Of the Seaboard to
Augusta, Ga, and Port Royal.
senrer REPRESENTATIVES of the Seaboard
Air Line will be held at the Kimball
House in Atlanta. January s. on that
day all representatives OF the pas s,d ttr
family circles and discuss plans for the
campaign of '96. Miss SAL will be nomi-
mated and heavily backed for election az
line
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FOREIGN BRIEFS.

| Ottawa. Ont, January 2.-The Canadian
parliament opened today. The session Is
Regarded as the most important since 1867,
IS the school question Is to be dealt with.
| Rome.-The Duke and Duchess of MARI
borough, who have been spending a few
avs here, have gone TO Naples, from
here they will sail for Egrpt on Satur
Jay next.
Brussels.-M. Hubert Joseph Walther
rere-Orban. the distinguished itelglan
iatesman, who, with short Intervals has
Reen a cabinet minister for nearly half A.
century and who has twice been president
the council of ministers, IL dead, aged
\ years.
Berlin.--The United States ambassador,
II. Runyon. gave n dinner to the imperial
lancsllor, Prince Hohenloehe. The min
ter Tor foreign affairs, Baron Won Bieber-
EN-. and the ambassadors OF Great Bril-
m Austria and Rouman!a. Prlnce Ho-
ehioehe toasted the continued friendly
iatlons between the United States and
ernsany and Mr. Runyon returned the
pmphinent by toasting Germany.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-03
AMONG RAILROAD MEN

J. NJ. Hutchinson. travelling engineer or
the Mexican National has resigned to
accept a position as locomotive engineer
on the same road.
A. n. Leitnaker, vice-president OF tho
Austin and Northwestern. came down
frcm Austin yesterday and spent the day
cunferring with officials at the Houston
and Texas Central headquarters.
Conductor j. j. Donovan on the Hous-
ton and Texas Central. who has been In
charge of Conductor Darrow's crew on
the main line for several months during
the latter's absence, returned Yesterday
Austin branch.
Wick barrow. a veteran and esteemed
conductor on the Houston and Texas Cen
trail, resumed his run yesterday morning
after nearly years lay off. Failing
health caused his retirement from active
service last winter and he departed for
Denver and the West to recuperate. He
has fully recovered his health and was
welcomed back to his old position by his
superior and army of friends In Houston
and along the hne.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-03
AGREED TO ARpIrRATE.

New York, January IA dispatch from
Washington quotes a letter written by
Lord Granville, the foreign minister, To
Venezuela, acquiescing to the dencand for
arbitration of any and all differences be-
tween the two governments. This letter
Chronicle today, which has already been
cabled to the Associated Press to the
effect that Lord Granville had gradually
concluded IL treaty with Venezuela in 1855
containing an arbitration clause that COW
cred the Venezuelan boundary dispute.
This letter. wl ich is In the possession OF
Guzman Blanco. under date of March -,
1855
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-03

for nil the lines but us to the Southern
Pacific, we IRE not figuring on any ex-
tensivc improvements or extension Of
w. II. Groseclose, assistant general
freight agent of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas: Well. freight traffic is and
has been for some time rather quiet, and
anything but fiatterins. The farmers are are
well or. having got rid of their cotton
at profitable figures and less labor and
the results Of this seasons crops depend
the amount of business for the railroads.
This, however. will not AFFECT the first
six months business, and while the lat
and busy -one, the Indications at present
are that the first half OF this year Will
be very quiet in freight traffic.
agent aa for tSe southern i Paciac can only
sneak. for the live stock movement. and
In doing so | am pleased TO state That
every indication points to lively trade in
shipments Of beef have been somewhat
light the past few weeks, but reaction
OF prices Is expected. In fact almost. GER
and East in large shipments. The cattle
are here In Texas, my amount Of fine,
choice beef. end the movement is con-
trolled by the market price. This. week
Chicago. ' Next IT, week we win have a
good run. There are ZOO head Of cattle
feeding near Beeyil,s and over 10000 at
Waco. all OF which will move North next
that the late market-March and APRIL
will be. very good, prices fne, ana N
consequence. shipments very large. M
things considered. II Is my opinion that
cattle shipments. this year Will FAR sur
pass those OF the past twelve months.
and everything points. to n. very success
full year In the cattle raising indus.ty
In the Union
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-03
CONDITIONS DEpLoRABLE.
Frightful Accounts OF Treatment
Young Students

| Erightful Accounts OF Treatment by
Young Students.
| New York January i.--Dr. Juan Arti-
gas. professor of Internal pathology OF
the University OF Havana and chief ply
sician OF the Leprosy Hospital in that
city. who has just arrived In this city from
Cuba. gives frightful account OF the
state CT affairs on the island. as far as tho
Spanish troops are concerned. He said he
had visited many OF the Spanish military
hospitals IN Cuba and they are In n de
ploraDle state.
Spain, he said Is unable to get compe-
tent surgeons AMI physicians to go TO
Cuba. ana she had 10 send young stu
dents from universities to take charge Of
the hospitals and treat the wounded,
These students, no says, are not only
incompetent but corrupt, Instead OF quin-
Inc, for instance. IN cases OF fever they
use some cheap nostruIns and pocket tho
appropriation for medicines. The wounded
in tho hospitals arc completely at the
mercy OF these students and are, conse-
qucntly, In "a dep,orable state, Few OF
them ever come out alive. A.mputations
almost Invariably terminate fatally, be-
cause improperly made and treated.
Senior Artigas gays q warm wave swept
which resulted In an epidemic of yellow
fever among the Spanish troops OF an
aggravated character. followed by an
The prevalent affection which II deci-
mating the Spanish army TO great ex-
tent liz called the digger" which II tho
American name for a parasite which bur
rows through the skin and causes a swell
ing that results In fostering sore This
polntcs the atmosphere In the hospitals
where disinfectants are ms unknown az
artiseptics. So the patients simply lay
there and rot away for want OF proner
treatment by competent physicians. Tho
prevailing principle IN the hospitals. DR.
Art'RRs saya r. tho sooner the disabled
soldier dies the better. The Incomnetpncv
and criminal and Intentional NEGLECT Of
these embryonic EsculapIars IN the hos-
ntalS. the doctor ssys In fast depicting
the ranks OF the Spanish army,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-03

the 18th ult. between the insurgents and
Snaniards Mt that place. The insurgents,
300 strong, attacked the fort st Las Puri-
ales. which was defended by about 200
Spanlards. After three hours OF fighting
the Snaninrds surrendered.
The Spanish loss wna iorty-two Killed
and twenty-threo wounded. while the In
surscnts losa was twcnty-nine killed mud
twontyfour wounded.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-03
SHORTER ROUTE PROPOSED.

A plan Is to build line from FL Paso,
Texas, northwestward through the Texas
Panhandle, with the primary aim OF. de-
veioring the coal fields in that region,
the Rock Island and Southern Pacific
lires to and from Eel Paso. Such a road
would shorten the Southern Pacific route
to the Pacific coast by about $40 miles.
The cral fields would also render 1t in
dependent Of the Atchison. from which u
now buys fuel ut an annual cost OF about
81 COO. 900. The Rock Islands Western ter
minus is now at Liberal, Il town on the
boundary between Kansas and the IN
diem Territory. but it's engineers are roy
at work in line toward Los Vegas n.
NJ, on tho Atchison main line: Inc
protected road would carry the Rock Is
land direct to Ell Paso.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-03
CHESS TouRNAMENr.

St. Petersburg. January 2-The third
sitting OF the third round in the interna-
tiona, chess tournament tonight resulted
as follows: Pillsbury sblaclo beat Tschi-
gorin In Petroff after 80 moves. Lasker
(white) and Steinitz drew Ruy Lopez
after 80 moves
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-03
TOO HEAVY FOR HIS AGE.

Ccssids NJ Clay of Kentucky is ready
to head a movement TO drive the British
entirely off the Western hemisphere
Mr.. Clay is a brave man and a good
fighter, but the job he has outlined Is
heavier one than he ought to undertake
at his age.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-03
THE WEATHER IN VERMONT.

The South must surrender its claims
as a winter resort. Farmers are blowing
and seeding In far Northern Vermont at
the flag end OF December.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-03
THE HOTELS.
Few nutchins House.

Il. Mrs. G. L. Bruner, Miss Nice andy. Hub
Sbard. Texas III. T. Gordon, Martin, Tex
sAs. 7. i. Ross, Waco: Miss Dollie Paejet,
'irMiss Sipix Ross. Waco: I. O. Chance,
i}13ryan; Charles Ashton, Philadelphia: Jno.
#Iiood. San Antonlo; Charles Caldwell.
Il Galveston Herbert Gardner, Cincinnati;
p. Walliscn, city; Henry SAVIOR, .Abilance;
n. Y. Sunberry. San Antonio Ed Eichlitz,
Cincinnati; JEFF Il. Graham, Galveston;
Gordon h. Woodson, Lynchburg. Va; l..
&c. Stephens, Covington, Texas; Allen u.
4 Cameron, Galveston: William Schmidt,
city; James b. Stubbs. Galveston: II. Il.
Fairchid, New York S. w. Smith. Fort
Worth; r. K. Bedell Philadelphia; Mar
cal sorrel,. Wharton: NJ. B.. Duniavy.
3 X. Baker. Austin; ]. T. Bradley and wife.
4 Mrs. T. G. Burlington, Anderson: ]. A.
4 Norris, j. ii. Williams and wife, San
Antonio; John Il. Maher, Omaha. Neb. !;
+. Farnsworth, Cuero: W. l.. Martin
Baltimore; Oscar NJ. Springer. Joseph
Hutchmann, Detroit, Mich; II. j Nichols
and wife. Galveston; Miss Mathews. Bal
timore Il. Moskowitz. Galveston; James
us Hunford Dallas: w. p Phipps, Dali
2las: C. V. Milligan. San Antonio: w. II.
4Abel II. c. McGuin, Dallas: S. G. Num-
&Galveston W. y. Fink. and wife, Wash
4ington, ID. c.; George Lock- West Lake.
Via; j. w. Council. r. C. Briggs. Taylor
fTexas j. NJ. McCue. Dallas; Edward L.
ACarlton, Edward Warren, San Antonio.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-03
ADVICE FOR A YOUNG DOCTOR,

We suggest that young Mr.. Dingley
summon to consultation DIR. Carlisle.
He could tell him just what his patient
needs He knows the case thoroughly.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-03
sPANIARDs DEFEATED.

New York. January IA special to the
World from Kingston says: Adyices Just
received here by carrier pigeons from the
camp Of American allies OF the Cuban In
Rurgenis under General Wilson. located
near Lss Purlales. province Of Manzaii-
lilo. Cuba, give an account OF a fight on
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-03
The Lawior-Rntes s2.5O and S3 per
dnY. Jnmcn LnMlOr. PrnnrlctOr.

Louis Duffy. St. Louis; j. A. Mcmillan,
NChicago; Harry Morris, Ed Inverzygemba
fssan Antonio; l.. j. Smith, Kansas City;
&Iohn *. Wiley, Galveston; II. A. Benton
&St Louis; j. II. Ranger New York; j.
Boylen. city; II. B. Cohen, Chicago;
MR.. w. Moore, Galveston: l.. l.. Jenkins
&Galveston: +. ]. Mcnamara, Fort Smith |:
John II. Patrick, Ed Newbouer, city; John
EFoster, Kansas City; George II. williams,
EDan Borchard, city; j. o. Stranged. Dali
Pas; Guy NJ. Bryan, Jr, Bryan: r. H.
ERobertson. Shreveport: II. Tankersley
&Brazoria; /. Fisk, Dallas; F. NJ. gWarnken
~. j; Cox, San Marcos; VIII A: Hassell
w. A. Hassell, Jr.. Corpus Christi; Alex
81Iilsboro; J. A. Martin, Fort Worth.
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81 propose to move Immediately upol
your works"
Grants message to Buckper at For
Donelson, OH the Tennessee river. Febru
AIRY 6, 1869.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-03

II propose to fight II out on these line
II It takes all summer
Grant before Richmond, May II, 1854.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-03

Government OF the people. by the peo.
pic. for the people, shall not parish from
the earth"
Lincoln at Gettysburg. November 10. 1869
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"If any one attempts TO haul down tn,
American Nag. shoot him on the spot"
New Orleans. January 20. 1906 from Wash
irGton.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-03

I'VE Join ourselves 10 no party that doe
not carry tho flag and keep step to III
music of the Union
Rufus Choate IN Boston In 1856.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-03

"a little more grape. Captain Bragg"
General Taylor ut the battle of Buena
Vista, Mexico, February %. 1871
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-27
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

Pennsylvania opening game of foot
ball will be played September 80, with
Franklin and Marshall
Bug Holiday, if he can get the
hang of the throw to first will make
a good shOrt-stOp. Captain Ewing likes
his work in that position.
Newspaper men, who made the pres
ent chairman of the racing board what
he is, get very scant courtesy at Mr..
GideOn's Office these days.
If Jem Mace comes to this country it
is likely that match will be arranged
to take place in New York between the
ex-champion of the world and Prof.
Mike Donovan.
Charley Irwin has by his Individual
errors lost two out of the three games
on Cincinnatis last trip and helped lose
the other one. This is an awful record
for the greatest third baseman in the
league.
Next year it is likely that the Pope
Manufacturing company will be repre-
team. 1t is reported that the firms
agents are already after two or three
of the best known racers.
Take Frank Dwyer and pitch him in
his town, once every three days, and be
careful not to work him against the
same team twice in one series, and he
will win every game he pitches, or at
least pitch good enough ball 10 make
it a winner if he gets proper support.
At a casual glance Red Ehret, the
auburn haired pitcher for the Cincin-
natl team, might easily be mistaken
for Bob FitzsimmOns. Indeed, it has
happened a number of times that the
pitcher has been accosted by friends of
the lanlzy AntipOdean, who did not dis
cover they were mistaken until they
had opened a conversation.
In more ways than one the baseball
park in Boston is the most noteworthy
in the league. Boston is the only city
in America that has had major league
ball continuously for the past twenty
five years. Ever since 1871 the City of
Beans and Culture has been represent
ed in the premier baseball organization
of the country.