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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-04
SPECIAL AUTHORITY GRANTED.
International May Adjust Charges
for Concentration of Cotton.

International May Adjust Charges
for Concentration of Cotton.
Austin, Texas, November S.---The rail-
road commission have issued the following
special authority which becomes effec-
tive today:
I'm approval OF application submitted
by the International and Great Northern
Railroad company 1t is hereby ordered that
commodity tariff No. LIB. issued By this
commission July %, 1897, to apply on
shipments OF cotton in bales transported
by railroads between points in Texas.
and effective August 10. 1897. be amended
by adding the following item to the ''spe-
cial authorities contained In section OF
the tariff:
1T. The International and Great North
ern Railroad company is authorized to ad-
just the charges for concentrating at
Hearne cotton originating at Englewood,
Oakwoods and intermediate stations on Its
line, which is subsequently shipped from
Hearne to destination through those sta
tons. by refunding the charges made for
concentrating less the difference between
the reltes applying from Hearne and those
applying from original shipping points t,
final destination, irrespective of the pro-
visions set forth In paragraph 3 OF fourth
rule. section 3 of the tariff"
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Notes ana Per.omnI..

NJ. Il. Glass, travelling freight and pas
scnger agent Of the Texas Midland, went
to san Antonio last night,
G. r. Leake OF Fort Worth, chief clerk
to Superintendent Teachout OF the rail-
waS mail service. was in Houston yester-
dav.
George A. Atkinson. Houston aud
Texas Central conductor, 10 said 10 have
caught the largest trout ever found at
Seabrook. He brought in two weighing
eight pounds each yesterday.
John Waddy Tate, general agent OF tho
Chicago Great Western. was here last night
for the social session OF the Elks and leaves
this morning for Galveston to look for
business for the Grows Foot
G. A. Talbot, representing the Travel
ers'Insurance company on the lnternationa!
and Great Northern, aud Jack Farley, COW
ering the Missouri. Kansas and Texas for
the same company, were guests at the
Lawlor yesterday.
w. W. Miller general live stock agent,
and j. w. Allen, general freight agent
OF the Missouri. Kansas and Texas; Major
Lewis, travelling passenger agent OF the
Iron Mountains w. A.. Tuley, travelling
passenger agent Of the 'Frisco; II. NJ.
Fickinger, travelling passenger agent OF the
Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis,
Captain James Beaumont, general live
stock agent for the Southern Pa,ihc, and
&c. w. Fish, commercial agent OF the Mex
lean National and general frcigh, and
passenger agent OF the Texas Mexican
were among the visiting railroad men In
Houston yesterday.
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Cook Inlet Gold Mines.

Seattle. wash. November 2.-Several re-
turning miners from Cooks Inlet, Alaska.
arriving at Port Townsend on the suhocn-
err Norman sunde have reached this city.
Their story does not agree with tho ones
emouut OF gold brought down on the
Sunde. Instead OF the amount being &c.
coo. they Say 1t VIII not EXCEED Si00UJ.
They discredpt the statement heretofore
made that this years output OF the Cook
Inieg would reach xl.0oo,000. One quarter
OF that sum would be nearer tho amount
The country IS not developed. While there
Is no tig BONANZA ON the Cook Inlet, there
are plenty OF paying mines. The Polly
Mining crsrpniTy averaged during the sea-
son with tweIt.y man working. $1,000 n day
or $50 to the man. Claims run all the
way from SIS To so a day. IT ~ a slgnn-
fever u raging With vir,,Ience and a ma
jcrty Of those coming out Intend to go
10 the Yukon. On her downward trip the
Surdc encountered a severe STORM on
DixCn's entrance.
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Court Notes.
The mandate certifying to tho reversal Of
the ease OF Louis Williams charged with
the murder Of Captain Ike Baker. was re-
ccived yesterday.
In the probate court Mrs. Leila Baldwin
has illed a contest of the Will OF her late
husband, e.. w. Baldwin, and the contest
of the will was Yesterday set by Judge
Shaw for November 80
In the liftysf NTH civil district court all
cases that were set on the call OF the
docket last Monday aud Tuesday and set
for December "a aud 2s arc changed and
are set for December 20 and 81.
Harry Smith, the negro man charged
with the recent highway robbcrcs near
drummer. was yesterday identified by Au-
gust Hunt OF Cypress Top, as the man
who robbed him, and on this charge Judge
Fitge bound him over In the sum OF $1,000.
In the habeas corpus proceedings yes
ierday morning in the case OF Charles
Griffin, charged with rape, the evidence
produced ut tho fiwt hearing OF the ca G
was agreed TO by counsel and Judge Gavin
admitted the defendant TO bail In the sum
OF $500.
The hearing OF the Frank Colin habeas
corpus cnse did not tako place vest rday
morning, owing TO absence OF several wit
| ncsses. Judge Gavin will get a new day
for the hearing as soon as he examines
the docket In Galveston and finds out
what day he can got off.
a chnttel mortgage was yesterday filed
In the office OF tho county clerk from Mary
S. Gueringer to j. G. Baldwin. securing
an $4,000 dabt on certain personal property,
including horses, mulet, Wagons. harness..
Office furniture, blacksmith shop, tools.
etc, purchased from the latter.
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DOING NO MEMrHIs BUSINESS.

II. NJ. Fickinger, travelling passenger
agent of the Kansas City, Fort Scott and
Memphis, arrived in Houston last night
from San Antonio en- route to Galveston to
spend q day. He said to reporter for The
Pest that the fever situation at Memphis
had crippled his line to ih, extent that
passenger traffic had been abandoned eas.
of Jcnesboro. Ark. station, eixty-fve
miles west of the Mississippi river. He
anticipates that the froet will have killed
the fever there in another week and the
various roads be permitted to resume pas
senger traffic The "Memphis" ia handling
freight ard empty cars In and out of thai.
city Inder, conditions similar to these
adopted by, the Southern Pacific In Texas
ard Sou bern Louis,ana
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EQUIPMENT TO nHrTER USE.
Mr.. Allen of the Katy Makes mn Ex-
plnnntiOn.

Mr.. Allen of the Katy Makes mn Ex-
PLANTATION.
Galveston. Texas, November 3,--Mr. j.
W. Allen. general freight agent OF the
Missouri Kansas and Texas, was here to-
day He is Just looking over the situation
80 as to keep In touch with it and left THE
afternoon for Houston.
Asked about business MIR. Allen said that
his line was doing "A large volume OF 1t ard
that they had every reason to be satisf d
with what they We're accomplishing.
Merchandise Is moving literally In add
ton TO the expected movement Of cotton
and cotton seed products.
Questionsd as TO why the grain receipts
via the Ksty were no heavier. Mr. Allen
replied that the rates necessary to move
grain were so thin that tbs business is un-
attractive at season of the year when
the company can employ Its equipment In
The movement OF commodities which may
be moved quicker. on shorter hauls end
which furnish better revenue. Especially
is this true where but small encourage
ment was met with by the Katy in its eff
forts to divert grain in this direction.
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TIL A TEXAS FEEDER.

The Union Pacific Denver and Gulf is a
valuable Texas feeder, having for it's con-
nection the Fort Worth and Denver City at
Texline, which has agreeable relations with
the Houston and Texas Central and the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas at Fort Worth.
1t penetrates the center of Colorado, Den
yer ard Leadvllle being the important
roints on the road. Further than this. the
line runs to Cheyenne ana the northern
portion OF Wyoming. Last year Frank
Trumbull, receiver and general manager Of
the property, in company with a party OF
railroad officials. business men OF Denver
and vicinity. and newspaper men, made a
trip through Texas. visiting Houston and
Galveston and investigating the deep water
facilities. They returned favorahly i'm
pressed and said that Texas would hear
from them later.
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THE QUARANTINE SITUATION.
Cotton Belt Has Resumed Service
Making Connections for Memphis.

Cotton BeIt Has Resumed Service
Making Connections for Memphis.
NJ l.. Robbins. general passenger and
ticket agent OF the Houston and Texas
Central yesterday issued circular an
nouncing that the Cotton Belt had resumed
their passenger train No. 4, leaving Waco
at 1850 a. m. daily, which makes connec-
lions with the Iron Mountain at Fair Oaks;
Ark, for Memphis. The circular also Gays
that this is the only train for which tickets
to Memphis should be sold, as trains Nos.
and 2 Of the Cotton Belt have been dis
continued north OF Pine Bluff, Ark. The
iron Mountain trains Nos. 1853 and 154
have also been abandoned and Nos. 65 and
66 abandoned south Of Wynne. The docu-
menJ further reads:
Clarendon, Ark, Is quarantlned against
all points, and no passengers are allowed
10 dlsembark." Hot Springs has quaran-
tined against all territory south OF the
Ohio river, which Is construed to include
Texas; but tho mayor of Hot Springs says
But II persons submit proof OF no in
fiction and that they are residents OF nom
infected places, our board may admit
them"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-04
WANT PROMISES KEPT.
sherman Tammany Braves After the
City Administration.

Sherman. Texas. November 2.--"Tam-
many" like Hamlets ghost, viii not
down" The local organization bearing
that name Ia not satisfied with having
elected fun ticket last spring on plat
form of retrenchment, but now insists
that the candidates excited fulhil the die
tations OF that platform 20 the letter. These
"Tanmanyites met In executive session
last evening and pissed resolutions where
By they excused the mayor and I'VE alder
ma elected on this platform on the ground
that the opportunity had not yet presented
itself fer the fulhning OF said platform,
bu, they further resolved that when the
time comes to reset salaries the council
be requested to fulhil the platform pledges
to the people. and which they. as eandl-
dates, Endorsed pending tho election and
further resolved that the executive commit
tee a Tammany, by authority OF regular
action by the organization. reiiftrm the
platform OF 1897. and declare II the plat
form of 1884,
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WILL WORK FOR ITSELF.
The Gulf Road Inteads to ,MsIntaia
Its Iddepssdcace.s
TO BRING TRAFFIC THROUGH TEXAS.
Line VIII Never Go Into the Union
Pacific Again and Everything
Points to Reorga nisatton.

& Denver, Colo. November 3.--The Union
Pacific, Denver and Gulf, in addition to
paying for fifty miles Of, road out OF the
earnings, has 100000 in cash. Everything
is pointing to the reorganization OF the
road. The receivers office today received
news from Boston and New York. where
the majority Of the members OF the reor-
ganization committee reside. which was
made public without comment. M it speaks
for Itself. 1t can be stated that the Union
Pacific, Denver and Gulf will never go
back into the Union Pacific system. The
interest of east and west lines and north
and south lines are usually In conflict. and
the present reorganization and managers Of
the Gulf road intend to maintain ITS indie
pendence and work for traffic toward the
gulf Orders will soon be placed for extra
equipment.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-04

The AL Field Minstrel company came
up from Victoria yesterday morning by
special truhn over the Southern Pacific. ar
irving in Houston about 1890 a IN. The
performance at Victoria closed too hate
for the aggregation to get accommodation
on the regular train, and to wait for the
regular service the following day would
put them in Houston behind the time for
tho parade and performance yesterday. The
company goes to Beaumont this morning
and tonight returns TO Houston and then
gocs to Galveston for a performance. MIR.
Field and his black faced artists travel In
2 specsal car.
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Paid the August rolls.

The Southern Pacific pay car recently
made trip east from Houston to liqudate
the August salaries OF the roal. aud with
out molestation was permitted to visit the
line as far as Lafayette. The August pay
rolls were up to the usual amount, but for
the month Of September will be great
deal smaller. and for the month just closed
will be the lowest In the roads history.
1t is said that the money to be paid out
fer labor on the line from the Sabine river
to Lafayette for October viii be about
what two ordinary sections in the State
OF Texas would require, while, in fact. dur
ing flush times that portion of the com
pany's property gets thousands of dollars
every thirty days
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safety AnnIInnces.

Notice is hereby given that the Houston
and Texas Central Railroad company has
applied to the Interstate commerce com
mission for an extension OF time beyond
January !, 1898. within which they are re.
CURED 10 equip their freight cars with au-
tonatic couplers and power or train brakes
under sections and Of an act approved
March 2. 1893, relating 10 the equipment o.
cars used in Interstate commerce with such
safety appliances, and that hearing upon
said application will be had at the office OF
the commission In Washington. d, c.. on
December /. 1897. at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon
At that hearing all persons interested for
or agaireT the granting Of the relief prayed
fer will be heard either in person or by at
torney and they maK file with the commits
sion atfidayitE. statements or arguments for
or in opposition TO said petition on or be,
fore such date. xl
By order Of tho commission.
Edward A. Moseiey. Secretary.
81 Frisco Branch for sale.
+ Fort Smith. Ark. November 3.--Judge
Thomas has issued an order ct yinifa. !.
T., appointing Robert L Mcclure q this
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-04
Third Distric,.

Austin, Texas, November 3.--Proceedings
OF the court OF civil appeals for the Third
district today; -,
Affirmed john Il. Slaughter w. S. w.
Moore ct all from Mills.
Reversed and cmanded-Aissouri, Kan
sas and Texas Railway Company vs.. u. II.
Willis: frcm Grayson. H. q. Carter, IL,
VS.. Robert VI. Cole, ST.. from Falls.
Reversed and rendered for tho State-.The
State OF Texas VS.. a. ]. Patterson; from
Llano
Rehearings refused-Grecn b. Stone e.
al VS.. James j. Ellis ct al. from MeLcn-
nan. Houston and Texas Central RAILWAY
Company VS., State Of exss; from Travis.
Other motions oyerraied--Creen Il. Stone
et al VS.. james p. Ellis ct al; from McLen-
nan; fer conclusions OF law and facts. b.
II, Golson ct al vs.. T. NJ. Harweod; from
Liano; TO file transcript
Moicns submittedL +. Tahender ct al
Va, w. ". Merreli ell al; from Hamilton
10 file transcript. 7. J. Willis * Bro. ~.
Virgins II. Smith ct al; from Coryell TO
strike out statement OF flcts Jones Bios.
vs.. ID. C. Parker: from Roekwall, for re-
hearing. Missouri. Kanaas and Texas Rail
way Company VS.. Joseph Myers, from
Rocl.wall; to issue manclmus.
Cause submitted--Ida r. FitzwillIams w.
Margaret b. Dayie ct al; from Travis.
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For the Northern Markets.

The Houston and Texas Central yesteray
had about 200 cars OF stock north which
it received from the Southern Pacific for
transportation 10 northern markets. Some
cattle is going 10 the Missouri corn belt
for feeding. while considerable OF this class
OF freight Is being shipped direct TO the
marketing places and disposed OF without
delay W. W. Miller, general live stock
agent for the Knty. who spent yesterday
In Houston. said that TIE movement OF
stock from North Texas and the Oklahoma
country WAS quite heavy.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-04
SHORT TEXAs SPECIALS.

HAMILTON Abe MILKY Us holding q
series OF meetings In the court house,
NOW BRAuNFEI.S.-- - Fire damaged
twenty three bales OF cotton about 30 per
mystery.
DALLAS. Three hundred thousand
pounds of flour were shipped from here to
Liverpool via Galveston II was Texas
grain and manufactured In Texas.
TEXARKANA-Secti Foreman John
Nally was struok and instantly killed by
President stillweiis special train on the
Kansas City. pittsburg and Gulf.
BRYAN. Willis Glover and ELI Mooro,
colorod. had difficulty here last night
and Glover fred one shot ut Moore. but
missed him. Glover was arrested and
jailed.
SuNNYsIDE, Complaint is made here
today that three horses were stolen from
parts unknown, who has been here some
days gambling, is missing and suspicion
| points to him AS the party.
WACO.---M More than 500 delegates viii at
tend the Baptist convention at San Antonio
| from Central Texas alone. The question
| most Of than are especially interested In Is
whether Rufus @. Bnrles0n shall be rein
Stated as active president OF Baylor uni
| versity.
RICHMOND.--Kye Aughtry's little boy
years old, shot little girl OF Isaac Good
6 years old, accidentally with n double
bsrreled shotgun loaded with buckshot neal
Booth station. on Ernest Jones place
Monday evening. Both negroes. Girl may
| recover.
| ROUND ROCK. Public school opened
| with good attendance. Professor Hale ha,
| Ave young ladies to assist him, Mis-
| Stubbs. Miss Goldstein, Miss Hudson, Mis-
| Angston. Miss Holloway. The school hs'
been successful and popular in the pas
| and likely TO be this year also.
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hing kOam Re-onencd Monday,
November l..
III. Nathan. Beaumont: Claude j.
Is, Galveston: s. b. Mnxey. Angle
IN " Deadrick, A. +. Brigance.
kota: Nj. Richardson, Cincinnati: I.
1ock1ev. Vaada; ID. V. Martin. CHI
S. j. Winston, Richmond; J. NJ.
III. Marlin: Richard j. kearns. Dali
3 ~. Jeakips. Elg.e Pass; w. H..
Ipr, England; r. d. Yoakun, C. II.
niger. Abbott Coclorell, Texas; John
wis, Austin; r. j. Fry, Marshall;
JcGrOueyh. r.. J. Andrews, Boston,
Shaw, Columbus, j. j. Carncs, Dab
~ w. Kcmpror, st. Louis; w. NJ.
u =. l.. Morogan, Dallas Chas. f'ren
Galveston; G. T.. Burton, C.F. Drake,
n Gates, Fort Scott, kan: j. =.
q. New York; Walter OMiield, Bos-
4 LAwLOR-RATEs $3.50 AND s,.A
DAY. JAMES LAWI.Ok, Pho.
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90 and ora MsIn Street, yellow Froat stors.

II. Mastcrson 70 James NJ. Bur-
roughe. blocks 80. AZ and 81.
Chapman's Third addition: also lot
Ia block NJ. south side Buffalo
bayou; lot 5. Rit. Morris league;
also II 1-6 ncree In Harris Wilson
league less s acres .........,..s.
Francis /. Weston TO Louis q.
Crouch, block 8. 40 acres suhdivi-
sion dairy property. part n. X.
Lewis 1907 acre survey: also lot
2, block 80. town OF Dairy. ......
August Ludtke and wife tRosina)
: TO y. +. Ludtke and w. +. Ludt-
Ike. all that part lot i5 Harris
A Wilson grant not Included
within Enclosure. ..... -. ......
Clara Oates TO Joe NJ. Sam. lots
4. 3. " OF $, block 1, Hardcastlc
addition. south side Buffalo
bayou ...... ........ ......,...
A. NJ. Darling and II. u. Bsssctt.
by sheriff. to Tom Paul, lots 8
and Q. block "a; lots Z. 8, .. book
l2a. and lot 2, block 20. all In
brunner Additon... -. ........
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Crcdltors' Committee Meeting.

A committee composed OF Walter Gresh-
am and Mr.. Wallis OF Galveston and Major
Q, C. Drew. Judge T. w. Ford and Andrew
Dow OF this city, being the accredited rep
resentatiyes OF the creditors OF the Cal
weston, La Porte and Iiouston. expect to
have a meeting not Inter than Saturday 10
decide upon day for the meeting of the
creditors OF the property. AT the credit
ors' meeting the proposition OF Mr., Hunt
ingion with reference TO the purchase OF
the road will be formally laid before them
for acceptaneo or Rejection.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-04
COMMODITY TARIFF AMESDMENr
Proposed To Fix Rates on Transpprt-
atinm of Snlt In Car Innda.

Proposed To Fix Rates on Transpprt-
atinn eff Salt in Car Loads.
Austin, Texas, November 3.--Thc rail-
read commission today issued circular
setting November is as the day for the
consideration of certain amendments to
commodity tariff No. 20, TO apply on ship
meats Of salt in car loads.
The proposed amendments are as fol-
lows:
/. Rates on salt in car loads to sta
lions on the Houston East and West Texas
railway, from Grand Saline Is cents and
from Colorado 20 cents per leo pounds
.. Rats, In cents per 100 psunos. o.,
salt In car loads from G.ald Saline aud
Colorado to stations on the Gulf Colorado
and Santa Fe railway.
Rates fran
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San Antonio. Texas. November 3--The
following proceedings were held yesterday,
In the Fourth court of civil appeals:
Affirmed--Anderson Furniture company
vs., II, Stratton ct AL from Kinney John
T. La ham ct al VS.. Florentne Griffin ct
al. from Mason.
Reversed and Observation-Disclosures Hars
rsburg and San Antonio Railway company
VS.. Valentine Paas. from Medina; Edwin
Mccoy We, l.. c.. Pease, from LaSal'e D..
Sullivan VS.. T, II. Henderson e. al. from
Bexar; John Griffin & Co. va w. G..
Kroeger, from Bexar: Pink Cater Wright
VS.. United States Mortgage company OF
Scotland. from Bexar.
Dismi SIS d--Westcrn Union Telegraph
company VS.. A. j. Durham, from Uvalde.
Grandchildren Union telegraph COM
pany VS.. A. j. Durham, from Uvalde TO
dismiss appeal,
Submitted and taken under consideration
Ernest Dale Owen, trustee VS.. Ciboio
Creek Mill and Milling company OF al, from
I'll Paso to strike out statement OF facts.
Overruled--Henry O'Noil ct al VS.. James
Hoekins ct al, from Bezar, for n rehearins
OF motion for leave to file transcript, Gal
weston, Harrisburg and San An ONO Rail-
way company VS.. Little Gromley ct al for
rohearing granted and new bond al
lowed to be filed J. II. Jones VS.. A. G..
wilcox, from Ell Paso. to dismiss appeal.
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city special master to sell the Sapulpa
branch Of the 81. Louis and San Francisco
railroad. The date OF tho sale -sxas not
fixed. The property involved Is branch
operated but not owned by the Frisco road
and the proceeding Is said to he move
to clear thc title with a view to extending
the line into Oklahoma. The New York
Trust company holds s3,50o.ooO Of the com
pany'a bonds
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THE HIGHER COURTS.


Tyler. Texas. November S.-The cases IN
the court Of criminal appeals today We're
disposed OF as follows:
Affirmed from San Augustine;
eX parte Schullng, from Coleman, Epps.
from Cook; ex parte Cannon. from Blanco
Reversed and remanded-Lem Tate. from
Clay Wyatt, from Dallas Strong. from
Shelby; Shuma,ae. from Grayson; Marines
McCracken, from Childress.
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First District.

Galveston, Texas, November 3.-In the
court of civil appeals for the First district:
Motions granted-To file transcript,
George w. Harris ct al VS.. o. G. Drew
ct al, from Harris; to cite additional au-
thoritiee. r. w. House vs.. Kountze Bros,
from Smith.
Motions submitted for rehearingJ. I.
Case Plow Works VS.. Hannah G. Morris
from Harris Louise FRANKIE ct al vs.. Lone
Star Brewing company. from Washington.
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Fort Worth, Texas. November 3.-Mr.
w. e. Mcbride. who is charged with at
tempting TO wreck and hold up Rock
Island passenger train near Boyd last
"Wednesday. has been held In $1,000 bouds
to answer to the grand Jury. Mcbride Is
a prosperous farmer In Wise cou1ey, Cross
TICS we're pied on the track In the attempt
10 wreck the train and quantity CT dyna-
mite ard other explosives were also fou"d
near the ecere.