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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-05
The Tvvo-Ccnt Fare Dill.

Post Dispatch.
There may be some reason to doubt the
statement that there are $4,000 railway en-
ployes in Missouri. There is always a
tendency to exaggeration of figures by those
there is no longer reasonable room to doubt
that the great army of railway employees
in this State are, as a unit, opposed to the
2-cent- "a mile bill. Be they 10000 or only
al. 900 that is the position they have united
ly taken
1t may be demonstrated, and tho Post
Dispatch believes it could be demonstrate
ed that such of the railroad companies as
are not oyerstocked and bonded could stand
the reduction without defaulting on inter-
est payments. passing their dividends or re-
ducing their salary lig,s. They might re-
fund their bonds and reduce their divid-
ends. The first they would doubtless do,
but the second they would not consider.
Stockholders would refuse to yield one dol
lar to the public interest, and the employe
would fall victim to the policy of re-
trenchment. The money would be taken
out of his pocket as wages and handed over
to the capitalist as dividends.
The power of the State over corporations
is not yet extended to the point of deter
mining such cases. Arbitration WILL in the
course OF a few years. force the State into
the position of a court for their settlement
but now the State is powerless TO prevent
any corporation from robbins its employees
for the benefit of It's stockholders.
The discharge of thousands OF railway
employees would further crowd the labor
market Organized labor In all lines is al
ready taking alarm AT the prospect 1t Is
a complicated question with which the
legislation of this day is called upon tc
deal We are In an era Of reconstruction
The power of the State over corporate
wealth must be more clearly defined as well
as moro strongly asserted. But we must
not begin at the wrong end. Changes, when
| they come. must be comprehensive enough
to leave no power Of reprisal. Above al
must we avoid leaving labor as hostage
| in the hands of wealth.
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woodmen of the world.

Austin, Texas. February 4.-Thc head
conventional camp. Woodmen OF the World.
Jurisdiction &C." covering the Territory
OF Arizona. New Mexico and Texas. closed
today after a three days session. This II
the first meeting OF the head camp. which
was organized here by II. Il. Fuller OF
houston. representing the sovereign camp.
The business OF today was the election OF
Officers as follows: DR., o. p. Brown, Fort
Worth, past head consul: w, G. Eyres.
Austin. head consul; II. A. Halbertson. ad-
wiser lieutenant; Albert Wensch. San An
tonic, head banker; W. A. Frazier, Dallas.
head clerk; W. j. Bowen, Cotulla, head
escort; W. d. Mann. Decatur. head watch
man; C. II. Willingham. Ballinger, head
sentry; John knight. Tempe. Ariz., Terry
Pearce. Ell Paso, Texas, NJ. g. Hustled,
Denisop. Texas, ]. w. Alexander. Temple.
Texas. John Orchard, Luling. Texas, head
managers DR.. l.. d. Cameron, Phoenix,
Ariz.. w. G. Eyres, Austin, Texas. Morris
Sheppard, Pittsburg, Texas. delegates "a
the sovereign camp meeting In st. Louis
March next; C. B. Cox. San Antonio. j. X.
Cole. Sherman. W. T. Tiffany, Phoenix
Ariz.. alternates.
There were 800 delegates present
For the next place OF meeting Houston
Galveston, San Antonio and Dallas wcrt
placed IN nomination and on the fourth
ballot Dallas was selected fee the meeting
TWO years hence.
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rraxeIinr Auditors.

person visiting the Grand Centrai depot
yesterday would, at a glance. have I'M
agined that Ticket Agent Simmons was
holding levee. judging from the numoer
OF gentlemen seen in his office But such
was not the case, those present peihs
certain class OF gentlemen who call on
ticket agents without being asked, walk IN
and take charge of the office and demand
what cash is on hand. all the same as II
1t belonged to them. and they are not pahk
robbers either. This class of gentlemen are
called travelling auditors. who never sehu
card in advance announcing their com
ing, but just naturally walk in when least
expected and some times not wanted.
Old time agents get accustomed to them
and their ways and are never surprised az
their coming. Some times an auditor VIII
show up when he may only be on pleasure
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NOTES AND PERSONALS.

Colonel l.. j. Polk. general manager Of
the Santa Fe railway, was visitor In the
house this morning.
Hon. Norman j. Kttrell OF Houston is In
the city in the interest OF certain legiala-
ton regarding surety companies
Miss Daisy Merriwethcr Of Goliad is a
guest of her sister. NJ y. S. Merriwothcr
Franklin, postmaster OF the house.
Mayor Cliff Adams OF Bryan, accompanied
by MIR. Mark Wilcox of BraZos county, Is
In the city on business connected with the
executive department.
Hon. Il. l.. Henry and o. l.. stribling of
Waco are here In the interest of those
citlzons OF Waco who oppose the proposed
amendments to the charter Of that city.
Major Dan McGary OF Houston arrived
this morning He Is In a delegation OF MS
own and will appear before the committee
OF the whole OF the third house and advise
ms to certain measures pending. particular
ly that regarding irrigation.
W. J. Townsend. committee clerk In the
house. received telegram this morning
announcing the sudden death OF his mother
at Lufkin, his home. He left today to al
tend the funeral. His many friends ut the
house sympathize with him In his bereave-
mcnt. lie IL very popular young man
and has made host OF friends since here.
Houston is well represented here. When
the train arrived this morning there were
enough Of the Bayou City people to form
procession up the avenue In the party are
Mayor II. Baldwin Rice. District Clerk
John Williams, Percy Allen City Assessor
Justin C. White, George Arnold District
Clerk George Ellis. Street Commissioner
Jack Kennedy City Attorney John ..
Stewart. Attorney ]. NJ. Gibson. Aldermen
] NJ. Heiser. d. X. Latham. 6. G. Street
T. w. Cronan. ], McAughan, a. Sonnon.
city Physician MoElroy, Recorder a. a.
pnilcy J. Waddy Tate and w. d. Cleve-
land. Some Of the visitors are In the city
in the interest OF the new charter, Others
on other business, and some on sight see
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The Limit Renched.

The new York Sun says, in a lengthy aru-
Gle on THE Plight of the Railways the
latest general balance sheet OF the rail-
ways OF the United States gives lis total
valuation of railroad property close to Sl2,-
900 600 900 and over 100000 miles Of road
Next to our farms, whose value aggregates
s13 600 900 900, these great properties will
form at the close of the century the ihost
valuable assets of the Republic.
The capital invested in manufactures IS
less than half that invested in railroads
The article then goes en- TO show the pad
plight the American railroads are Ill., Inc
SIS 900 employees of few years ago have
been reduced fully 100 900. and Thousands ci
mon indirectly employed In locomotive
works car shops, etc. owing to the exist
ing depression have been thrown out oil
employment. am,
The reduction In rates between lSoc ana
1895 represents loss OF revenue oil Over
500 OOo, 900. of which $4,000 900 was in pas
senger traffic and ss70Uo,OOO in freight trat
fc During the year 1895 10 por cent, OF
81. 500 900, 900 of all the outstanding stncR
of the railroads paid nothing, as did II per
cent of the bonds These facts and iisures
are produced in the Suns article 20 sho"
that the railroads can not stand any iur
Their reductions in rates, for while ratc'
have steadily declined the cost oil operating
has not correspondingly declined, ana iur
Their reductions irf rates means either gen
eral bankruptcy or poorer service ah'
smaller pay TO employees.
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"Trip twho ever heard Of travelling aud
itor on pleasure trip. or in other words,
making move and let the agent be as old
as the hills OF Zion, some how he will have
KIND OF hankering wish that the auditor
would get out OF sight. When he is OF
then the agent brea,hes free, knowing that
ne is not to be troubled with a check
that trip. not that he fears any trouble.
put Just because the auditor carries with
him look OF suspicion. Some travelling
auditors are courteous and obliging. while
others are gruff and demanding land thcy
DO carry lot OF authority with them)
the latter kind being greatly In the ma.
1ority, at least so considered In the eyes
OF most agents.
Hut as to Mr.. Simmons callers. there
being seven in this bunch. AS the Grand
Central is depot where several lines CEN
ter, an auditor for each road was repre-
sented comprising the Houston and Texas
central. Texas and New Orleans, Calves
ton, Harrisburg and San Antonio, San An
ionic and Arkansas Pass, Gulf. Colorado and
santa Fe, Houston East and West Texas.
galveston, La Porte and Houston and the
Pullman Car company.
Or course he was not informed when they
would call again, Just the same way do
all auditors act when taking their leave,
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IN The RAILWAY WORLD.
LARGE Number Of Immigrants Com
ing to Texas from Northwest.
CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE SANTA FE
Charged and Milling Clerk. ex-
Agent and n Texas Grain Dealer
ArraiSned at Purccll-Notcx.

f. NJ. Yost. immigration agent OF the
Missouri Kansas and Texas arrived in
Houston yesterday from a successful trip
to Missouri and Kansas. During the past
four weeks he has brought to this section
eighty homeseekers, having located thirty
near Brookshre. or the line OF the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas He gays great
many people have come and a greater num-
Der are making preparations to move from
Missouri and Kansas TO Texas. the greater
majority being located on lands contigu-
Gus to the line he represents. More adj
vertisins matter has been distributed in
different sections he has visited than ever
was in former years. The Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas has been working hard for
this business, knowing that such work will
eventually pay them a heavy income by
having the lands opened up along its line.
There is plenty of fine land in Texas which
the homeseeker can do well to locate on.
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Saved by One Chance I'm Millions.

chicago 1rlDuhe'
The accidents that astonlsh railroad men
are those which happen without hurting
anybody. Such mishap occurred TO the
Lake Shore flyer, from Cleveland, coming
into Chicago last Saturday morning n
steel tire slipped from one OF the driving
wheels OF the engine with the train gong
at full speed. This was extraordinary But
that II should slip of the wheel, over ,he
connecting rod, and fall clear OF the tfach,
instead of wreckng the train, was Simply
miraculous. .u
The driving wheel revolves' say iou'
times every second. covering that same sec
ond eighty feet of the rail. Fracture 'iie
tire, with it's deep inner hange, maze ~
keep 1t on the rail- and try. with that p's
connecting rod rising and falling two zee.
every quarter of a second, and the proAeli
tire rolling eighty feet every seeonu, W
make the tire fall of the wheel ana Owe
the connecting rod. so 1t shall drop cleaf
of the wheel, the rod, the rail ana the t,aii.,
This could not happen once IN ten iiili'io ~
times. Yet. on last Saturday mornihs, On
the Lake Shore flyer coming into ohlcaso'
1t did that very thing, and the passensea,s'
instead of being smashed up IN wreoA
maryeled over the remarkable occurrence
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Hi MENEA

CAMP WoOD-Tcmple. Texas. February
4.-Mr. Steve Camp a popular conductor on
the Santa I'e. and Miss Cricket Wood Of
this city were married last night at tho
residence Of the Baptist minister. Rev w.
X. Maxwell
SISlDEL- HATCH -Goliad. Texas, Fcbru-
airy i-Mr. Wm. Sclde aud Mas Ida May
Hatch were married at the Methodist
church last night, Rev. u. X. Denton per-
forming tho ceremony. Tho church had
been decorated and fine music was rendered
during the service. a crowded house Wit
messed the marriage.
HOWARD COLLINS--Goliad.T Texas. Feb.
ruary 4.--Professor w II. Howard and Miss
Roberta Collins were married at the rcsi-
dcncc OF Mrs Collins Saturday night. Rev.
A. w. S. Garden officiating. Professor
Howard In superintendent Of schools at Co
lad and Miss Roberta belongs to one OF
the oldest families OF Southwest Texas.
McLAUGHLIN-C RAss--Templc. Texas.
February i,-Mr. Fred Mclaughlin and
Miss Belle Grass. both of Bland. this
county. while out taking n buggy ride yes
torday decided 1t was a good chance TO get
married, 30 they drove to Bolton, secured
the license, then drove to Temple. and At
the home Of Mr.. Wilson. a brother-in-law
OF the groom. they were made man and
wife.
MYERS BUDD-Brenham, Texas. Febru-
airy 4.-Wednesday evening at the home OF
the brides mother. Mrs Emma Budd, Dr.
8. NJ. Myers and Miss Fannie Budd were
united In marriage Rev. q. s Tumlin, pas
tor of the First Baptist church. officiating.
The matrimonial event was very quiet
and unostentatious one and was witnessed
by only a few OF the immediate friends OF
the contracting parties.
HERRING CLAPP - Wharton. Texas.
February Married. at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs G. Clapp, the brides parents. at
& p, m. February g. Miss Mary Ciapp to
Mr. James Herring. Rev. r. p. DaVant off,
ciating. Mr.. Herring is a prominent young
merchant and the bride Is a great fayorite
In Wharton society. noble Christian girl.
whom all who know her love- Only a few
intimate friends were present
COOK Campbell - Palestine. Texas.
February MIR. J. II. Cook and Miss Pearl
Campbell, both OF this city. were married
tonight at the home Of the bride, Rev. DR..
II. ii. Crozier officiating. The groom Is
enc OF Anderson county's best gentlemen.
Is a large planter and quite wealthy. Tho
bride Is a most estimable. amiable and
worthy young lady, and the hest wishes OF
host OF friends go out to the happy
couple for success and happiness In their
life's co-partnership.
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General Passenger Agent Nelson OF the
Galveston, La Porte and Houston railway
saws while there was an agreement made
by the officials of the three roads between
Houston and Galveston. as to the rate
IN he in effect during the visit Of the bat
tleship Texas to Galveston and the time
tickets would he on sale, there seems to be
a change made already. Yesterday he was
informed by General Passenger Agent kee-
nan of the Santa Fe that the dates when
The presentation of the silver service would
be made had been changed by the commit
tee at Galveston from February TO- IL ana
IL 70 February 10, 20 and 81 There may
he otber changes and If so the public will
he notified in full time. The rate OF Woo
for the round trip remains the same,
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A Line from vcInsco and Houston.

Colonel Elijah Smith, a gentleman well
known in Texas, especially in railroad cir
Giles, delayed his visit to California so as
to meet the congressional committee which
visited Houston last week, as he is in
terested in the matter of deep water both
at Houston and Velasco. In speaking on
this subject yesterday he said;
"lf the government should make an ap-
preparation for the deepening and widening
OF Buffalo bayou and should pay for the
work done at Nclasco. of which there seems
no doubt. then you will see the Texas
Western take on new life, and II will con-
meet with "A main line running from Nelasco
up the Brazos river as far as Waco, II not
further. Such a line. in my opinion, VIII
be one of the best payinG roads in the state,
for 1t will pass through tho richest lands
in Texas, which are now in high state OF
cultivation. do not speak from hearsay,
but from what have seen, as ! have trav-
e.ed in a private conveyance over greater
portion OF the route. l have been assured
that liberal contributions will be made by
those living along tho route where the line
of this road would run. Then. again, II
can be built at less expense than any
road | know OF in the State trust iVwlll
not be long before my predictions Will prove
. f.arto int "
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neaumOnt nudgct.

Texas, February 4.-Stock-
us Jefferson County Land and
S@lahy held their annual meet.
na me session is reported as
R'h't stormy, an effort to dis.
aarany being made by two or
NocRholders. Temporary har-
s'ufeo, however. and the fol-
''0rs were elected to serve the
a; Thomas H. IAngham, Geo.
. II, Van Wormer, C. Blan-
n, Eaehiord, R. NJ. Mothuer. d.
|. 's e. purell and James H, Kach
s.s,,e's elected are. S. II. Van
rsS'Seat, George W. Carroll. vice
,. - ~ Mothner, treasurer; d. A.
En-. a James II. Rachford, at
y, ~, s,ompany was chartered in
II, ~, s an authorized capital OF
\ u1S been inactive for the past
[,si,' Wheeler, the Iowa farm king,
n si'asalng a big dairy farm in thls
n nl a departed for his hon.
(, \, IVA va lie bad been in Beau,
nv uays Negotiating for ,u,,har
NJ vr1 his Jefferson county
l u ~ Wheeler now owns about
, Il .ald d, in this county. ''
the Ior,. "osl VIII meet the cred
IN hOnst /, manufacturing company
! N mouse sus tomorrow morning, and
[us = agreement has been reached
\ ,sIn .., o. the company's affairs
'''ea This section this af-
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No Rate Yet Made.

As yet no rate has been made by 'ne
rax.. lines for those who may desire 10
visit Galveston when the warsnip IeNas ar
riyes. While great deal has been said
IN this subject, still The Post has been
informed by the officials of the several ran
roods In Houston that a regular rate mas
not been decided on. ,,, =.
II Is supposed that this matter WIN re-
oeivo attention at the meeting which Is 10
he held In New Orleans, as ail tne iena a
lines WI 10 ~ had and rate decided on.
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II. and II. c. Cotton Receipts.

The following is a comparative showing
n, thu cotton receipts at Houston for the
month of January, 1896 and 1897, over the
Houston and Texas Central;
During January, 1887, there were re-
lived ot Houston 80, 400 bales, which were
distributed as follows: Houston proper d.
900 bales; Texas and New Orleans 6li7;
Direct Navigation $685. Gulf, Colorado and
santa Fe s1s, and Galveston, La Porte and
Houston 6244. 90
In January, 1886. the receipts were g.
OsS bales showing that 5Sl2 more bales
were received in 1897 than 1896.
This is attributed to tsa large amount
of cotton which has been seld at the uiner-
am stations. From reports received heavy
receIpts may be expected for the next
,breo months,
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Notes ana Personals.

II Af.,t,. Ia lam n N II
,,oh; d. n".re,' ~ mointanance ~
.,a'. - ~ so',,har, parioc returped
80, Ia, ~. ntn,, sro',, o,,yc,to where ,hev
, ho,e ,"a. T., ,.onaanca man cou,t
'a,e Dee" :"
ELI a: Hirshheld, traVcilng PASSENGER
agent OF the fort worth hliu DenVe,, was
IN the city yesterday On route rom ilsten-
49, ,nS ~ orc ons, 10 h,,,v nraire. of North
nm" u "'''"s INV A'''
ieNas'
NJ. l.. Robbins, general passenger asen.
Of the Houston and Texas central, returned
home yesterday from VISIT 10 Austih,
leaving Assistant General passenger
Agent Parks OF the Southern racine 10
look after the Legislators.
The Berlin committee on Oregon Railway
and Navigation company per cent bond.
holders declared the sales OF oregon NaVi-
cation company stock perfected. large
Majority OF the Oregon Railway and NaVi-
gation holders having accepted
CAPTAIN James Beaumont, live stock
agent of the Southern Pacific, arrived In
Houston last night from Southwest Texas
Io reports but few cattle being moved
North AT present. There will be large
shinment made to Chicago today from
Hous,on.
A. I,t.,,,,-
>, cul'n, supeIln 1, ,en,ie", - ~ ~, DE-
anu masnv.iie' WIN he" NV, vas,.rd.v x
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Austin, Texas. February i.--Speakcr l..
T. Dashcll returned tonight from GAL
expedition with Mr. Bryan. lilo says he
was able. by association. 20 study the No
braskan and hls opinion Ia that he III the
greatest man in America.
The speaker VIII tomorrow announce the
house members of the Joint committee to
rodistrict the judicial districts They are
Holland of Harris, Logan. seabury. Good.
Thompson, pcery aud Staples
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Court Decisions.

IN TeXas, where n contractor engaged in
Dulidlng railroad pulled down fences and
allowed them to remain down, without con-
structing proper cattle guards, the railroad
company was held liable for the damages
caused thereby.
In West Virginia 1t is held that the mere
fact that cattle were found lying beside tho
track, with injuries from which they died,
did not show negligence on the part OF the
railroad company rendering 1t liable for the
killing Of the cattle.
In Utah 1t is held that one accompanying
sheep in transit on railroad as an attend
ant. under contract between the shipper
and the company is entitled to protection
as a passenger on the train, regardless OF
any clause in the contract cXempting the
company from liability to him as such
In Texas it is decided by the supreme
court that where a railroad sold a return
ticket to point on connecting line, I'M
der conditions printed thereon, providing
that the company acted only as agent of the
connecting carrier and was not Liable be-
yond its own line, that no agent of any line
could modify its conditions that the ticket
was good for return only after the holder
had been identified by the agent OF the con-
Meeting line at the destination point and
the ticket officially executed by such agent
In the manner provided therein, the com
pany issuing the ticket was liable for the
expulsion Of the purchaser from one OF its
trains on the return trip because the ticket
had not been duly executed by the connect
ing line at the destination point where the
passenger presented the ticket to such
agent and he returned it without stamping
it, telling the purchaser that it was all
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The HOTELS.

|rroR-RATEs $3.50 AM, $9;oo
~ JAMES LAWLOR, fho-
I'm, Samuel Kerr. Galveston yea,nni
/. Nm Behr.ng, $, a. Betilon'
Ii R. Bridges, Beaumont "
~, 81. Louis. b. l.. Vineyard
"a. /. Wells, city; Edw. Con;
h. Fisher. New OrleiTis; TAU
RsIas, Jas. Beaumont. Nictoiaa,'
! u. Bobb.ngen, Atchison; j.
sprng Hll; w. l.. Black. %.
b. Dawson, San Antonio; ID. H.
Marin; a. S. Rutherford. Aus
jnSason. ST. Paul; James w.
NM; NJ. NJ. Mcfarland, Dallas;
m Chicago; II. Simon. J, r..
isiysston; Miss Edith Lewis. Gal
]. ii. Meyer and wife. Vie
llsn, Texas; +. l.. Chapman.
i. Johnson, New Orleans; Mrs.
. louisiana.
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MILITARY MATTERS,

Adjutant General Mabry today issued an
order granting all military companies In
tho Texas Volunteer Guard permission TO
attend tho ceremonies of the battleship
Texas at Galveston, armed and equipped.
The order was issued upon application of
the Galveston military companies.
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TIE wnARr COMPANY cAsE.

A decision is expected from the railroad
commission tomorrow In tho wharf com
pany case. II is understood tina. all three
of the commissioners hold a different opin-
ion on the subject and will each write
thereon according TO his individual views.
The general guess Is however, that ma
jorty will hold that the commission has
Jurisdiction of the subject.
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n,r a., February i.-News ha,
"a, q. rom Taylorsville, in this
! SO, p,'p. TOW y, a, a dance j. 4.
y heck. H. hl ',a, IN the front
'rs'oa gave egh,a INNS out at the back