The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-10

Of this road, passed through Houston yes
terday en- route to Galveston.
II. q. Askew, expert accountant of the
Texas railroad commission. who has been
In the city for several days, will return
to Austin today He has been on one OF
his regular trips. making an examination
OF all railroad offices In this section.
There is a small war on over the ques-
ton Of business to New York. II Seems
that the steamship people have n run on
the business, and the rail lines are seek-
ing to get that advantage. The odds seem
to be In favor Of the steamship agents.
Receiver s. II. II. Clark OF the Union Pa
cific. accompanied by General Manager
Doddridge OF the Missouri, Pacific. has left
ST. Louis for the South over the Iron Noun
tain line MIR. Clark has been in poor
health and will take little needed rest In
Texas.
Mr. Edwin Adams, who, until recently.
was general freight and tickot agent In
Kansas and Indian Territory for the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas with headquur-
tiers at Parsons, Kan. has been appointed
travelling passenger and freight agent OF
the Choctaw Oklahoma and Gulf.
The Wisconsin senate has killed the bill
to make bicycles rank MS free baggage;
vote II to 10. In the Illinois house last
week the committee reported unfavoiably
upon tho bicycle baggage bill but the
tho bill was advanced to first reading
Colonel John Il. searles. president of the
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic rail-
way. and vice president OF the minneapolis
ard st. Louis, passed through the city
last night en- route TO New Orleans in spe-
cial car wildwood" Colonel Scarles IL
also president OF tho American Sugar Re-
finery company Of New York.
A. y. Henderson. statloner of the South
q u,tf n.f.
In Houston this morning to spend Sunday
with his friends. He is better known in
Houston as BLUFF" Henderson, name
given him by his particular friend. Justin
White, who viii meet him and treat him
to breakfast OF white stuff"
The Texas and Pacific has just completed
and turned out of the shops the fifth chair
car. which Is sixty feet long, has smoking
room. is vestibuled. and Pin,sch gas light
Cd The workmanship of the car is fine.
These cars are now running on the can
non BALI between ST. Louis and Fort
Worth over the Iron Mountain route.
Representatives of the passenger depart
ments of two Western roads have return
ed from extended tours OF the West. Roth
report that business seems to he picking
up, that trains are carrying far more pas-
sengers than at any other time for more
than year, and that prospects for con-
tinued increase seem to be very bright.
At the annual meeting OF the Burlington
rond in tho early part OF May a PROPOSE
tion will be submitted TO the stockholders
providing that the fiscal year of the COM
pany shall be changed to end on June 20
and begin on July | At present the iistal
year ends and closes with the caleu lar
year. 1t is also proposed to make q change
in the date of holding the annual meeting.
General o. T. LYONS of Sherman is in
the city He is a director of the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas and holds other railroad
positions Of honor. He is looked upon az
the great lumberman md capitalist of
North Texas He has been suffering for
some time with paralysis and is at the
Capitol hotel. where he was visited yoster-
day by a host of friends. He is accom-
panied by his two sons, c. A. and u. II,
Lyons, and will remain In Houston for
few days.
The appalling news is telcgraphed from
Recalling, Pa, that Superintendent Pass
more OF the Reading and Southwestern
Street railway has issued orders to al
employees that on and after April they
must dispense with their mustaches and
boards. 1t may be remembered that year
or two ago the superintendent OF the Phil
ndephia and Reading WAS reported to have
issued similar order to the trainmcn of
that road and much Indignation ensuoi
until either the order was Withdrawn or Il
was found not TO have been issued Per-
haps this will prove to be an Anrll joke.
The extraordinary floods along the
Western and Southern rivers continue and
there has been great destruction of prop
erty, especially In the valleys of the Ohio !
and Mississippi The latter river ia now
at a higher stage than probably has ever |
before been known. and still the snow |
lies deep In parts Of the Northwest, and |
its melting will add TO tho volume q
water from the persistent rains lower |
down. To the railways this all means loss |
in the form of increa-e~ of expense In re-
storing bridges, roadway, trucks and build |
ings as well ms from the loss of revenue
in both freight and passenger departments.