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Fuel AGENT Dorraace OF tho Houston aud
rtxas Central left yestei day to visit diner
ent points on the line.
Andral Van. personal claim agent of the
Southern Pacific. with headquarters in san
Antonio. was In the city yesterday
]. j. Ryan. superintendent of motive
power and machinery OF the southern Pa
clfc left last night for Now Orleans
A. G. Mcguire travelling freight agent o,
the Missouri. Kansas and Texas, returned
home last night from trip up the central
w. +. Conner, travelling passenger agent
NJ tho Wabash. was IN the city yesterday;
He had nothing new to tell CT his old irlehd
Whitehead Of the Big Four
j. p. Douglas, general agent OF the for'
Worth and Denver City. with Headquarters
in New orleans. was in the city yesterday
He was accompanied by his wlie'
c. b. seger, auditor Of the sonlherh "a "a
cific and George W Kidd. auditor OF lhe
Hnnstop and Texas Central. arrived N me
city yesterday from visit 10 New orieahs'
]. b. Corner, who has been passenger ana
ticket agent of the Missouri, Kansas ana
Texas al Denison and Fort Worth LOT
number of years. has resigned 10 20 ih'o
business for himself.
Milton Everett, assistant general passsn-
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with foreign countries. by which ho VIII
losBen the duties ON certain goods IN re
turn for reciprocity or equivalent ooncet'
sions TO products OF manufacturers Of tn,
United Stntos. IL further provides INIT
with view to secure reciprocal trade
with foreign governments, the president
when ho ia satisfied that any government
~ a country or colony or such government
exporting 20 the United States. coffee. tw
or hides Imposes duties or other oXaci'on'
on the agricultural, manufactured or Other
products OF the United States. which, b'
may deem to be unequal and unreasonable
shall have The power to suspend by proc
Iamaton the free introduction OF Sucl
coffee. tea and hides. raw or incurred
whether dry. salted or picked, angora goat
skins. raw, without the wool, or unmanu
featured asses skins. raw or unmnnufac-
turod and all skins except shacp skins with
the wool on. the producte Of sucn country
or colony. for such time as lac shall deem
lust, "
The discriminating aud rotalint0ry fcu
lures OF the bill are very sweeping. a
discriminating duty Of ! per cent Is levied
ON all foroign vessels not entitled by treaty
OF acts OF congress 10 enter tn ports OF
tho United Strtcs. and no goods are Ia
be imported except In VESSELS of the United
states or Of the country OF which the goods
are the product or in which they are
manufactured or from which such can hc
or usually nre shipped AMI for violation oI
this provision the ship and cargo are ia
be forfeited. but this section Is not TO b.
enforced against nations which Ito not
maintain q similar regulation against the
United states.
The importation OF meat cattle and their
hides IL prohibited. except when the secre-
tary Of the treasury shall Rive notice that
: n \ Y
will not tend TO spread infection or con
tesious diseases among the cattle Of tho
United States and any one convicted OF n
violation Of this section Ii to be fined not
exceeding $500 or imprisonment not ex-
ceeding one year. or both
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Three Negroes LyncI,cd.

Tallahassee, Fla, March lj.--Three nc
groes-Jim Gilmore. Jlm Miley and Otis
Niller-wero takon from the sheriff TODAY
by flfty armed men. strung up TO trees and
their bodies riddlcd with bullets.
The crime for which they were lyncbed
vas the murder Of John Barenold. portmas-
Ter at Blue Springs, and his assistant John
"' turner. on March 3. The murder was
committee for the purpose OF robbery and
was not discovered until the next morning
since mat time n posse has been on tho
track OF the negroes and yoste day th,y
were captured by the sheriff Of Orange
county me negroes had been fishing on
Lake Locke when tho sheriff como ncross
mem 1hey showed fight al first, but were
quickly overpowered and taken to Orlando
Tor safe keeping. The negroes were identi.
nou ak the murderers. taken to the scene of
their crime and lynched They lmplicatei
James Richardson. colorcd in the murder
ana ne Will probably be lynchcd tonight
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That short Line Road.

Captain J.. j. Smith, a prominent rail-
road contractor, is in the city. He has just
returned from Lake Charles, La. where
he has been experimenting some work he
is doing on the Kansas City, pittsburg and
Gulf. He reports that track laying is being
pushed forward very rapidly. Thirty five
miles have been laid north of Lake
Charles, and the rails are being laid at
the rate of two miles per day toward the
present terminus. south of Shreveport, In
two weeks works will begin on the laying
of track from Lake Charles to Beaumont
He saws at the farthest time the entire
line viii be completed by May 1, 1887.
Already there is great talk OF reduced
rates aud Captaut Smith says to hear peo
pie talk one mieht think that freight and
Passengers would be taken for little or
nothing In this connection the following
from Chicago is quoted;
New complications are likely to arise
out of the opening Of the Kansas city,
pittsburg and Gulf road TO Shreveport. II
claims to hc the short line from the gulf
to Kansas City as already announced, and
it wants to become leading channel for
through traffic to Texas points from points
north and East Of Kansas City Western
roads have decided that short line rates
must moi be made from Texas points TO
the East via Kansas city and that decree
would shut the Kansas city, Pittsburg and
Gulf road out Of participation in through
business That road dois not propose TO
submit to any such decree. 1t demands
to be put upon an equality with all its
connections. and will insist on the APP
plication of short line rates over its line
To mako good it's position it is prepared.
n mood hn 10 absorb the difference between
through and local rates when II uoes So
nj course the other roads can not help
themselves. but the whole question threat
ems TO be the cause OF much unpleasant
ness. The reason the Western roads object
10 tho application of short line rates by
this route Is that it affords big scalp In
ra
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|
ger agent of the Houston East and West
| Texas, was busy yesterday sending 20
AGENTS along the line new local tarin No =,
| which has Just been gotten out
| There was a meeting yesterday afternoon
| Of the order Of Hallway Conductors at their
| hall in the Burns bniiing, There was Il
! large number present and great deal OF
| important business was attended TO-
| J. n. Wisncr, travelling passenger agent
| of the Soaboard Air Line. has returned TO
| Houston from an extended trip to North
| Texas He says there is but little travel
at present. but it is safe to say that when
people are moving Captain Nisuer gets MS
share.
SedaIt, Mo has oFfcrcI n casa bonuH of
stOoO0o and tho necessary land 10 secure
the shops of IN. Missouri Kansas and
Texas. and the proposition has been ac-
ceptad The shot.s VIII cost 5000 0n0. and
It is announced that work win begin within
a month.
r. d. Yoakum Yesterday assumed his din.
ties Az gcpcral freirht and passenger agent
81 the Houston rosf and West Texas At
The ss,,c ti,no Million Eysritt entered uuon
his duties Ms assistant general passenger
arent Roth gentlemen were busy IN their
denart,nrnts
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West Yesterday morning on the ear Texas.
Thev viii 90 AZ far as nel Rio. whore they
vim moot General Manager Kruttschnitt.
Who Is on ON, of his regular inspecting
tours ia tho Atlanti, system.
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for he has host OF friends in Houston
who can never forget him.
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''t.,., co,,,h'r, pacifi, Yesterday
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THE ROADS GET TRACKACE,
Decision of Commission on Wharf
Railroad Rates.
TARIFFS APPLY TO END OF Hail
A P"stponcment Was Asked by the
Comnny's Representatives, but
II Was Refused.
TARIFFS APPLY TO END OF Hail

Austin, Texas, March l5.--The railroad
commission today took up the question OF
regulating rates to apply upon the Gal
weston Wharf company's railroad, and to
the representatives Of several trunk lines
and of the Wharf company, who were
here to discuss the matter. submitted an
order 10 the effect that it's tariffs shall
apply to all shipments to Galveston.
whether the haul terminates at the end
of the road handling them or at the end
Of the Wharf compauy's tracks In other
words, the order means that the railroads
shall absorb the trackagc on every car
they move over the Wharf railroad, said
order to go into effect on April s.
Mcssrs. Terry Of the Santa Fe and Bal
linger of the Wharf company asked that
action be postponed until April Is, or after
the commission disposes Of the proposition
to reduce the general tariff on cotton.
The commission took the matter under
advisoment and this evening decided to let
the order go into effect on April as
originally proposed
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VISIT TO rnAIRIn VIEW.
LcgisIntivc Committee Pleased with
the Normal.


the Normal.
prairie View, Texas, March l5.-The vis-
itlng committee OF the house OF repre-
sentatiyes arrived at the Prairie View state
Normal on Saturday morning. The com
mlttee included Chairman Brigance ant
Representatives Dean. Pfeufier and Smith
Of Colorado.
Major W. II. Cayitt, the senior member
OF the board OF directors, and their Eecrc-
tary accompanied the committee from the
college to Prairie View
At dawn the Prairie View band gave a
concert to the visitors. After breakfast
the principal Of the institution, Professor
Edward L. Blaekshear. took the committee
IN charge ana showed them over the insti-
tuition and through its various departments.
In each department the professor In charge
took the Initiative In explaining the needs
OF his department and the methods OF ear
rying IL on.
After visiting the laundry. where some
improvements have been made but which
Is In much need OF q proper laundry outfit.
the committee looked through the me
ohanical department. Of which Professor
Elijah II. Holmes II the efficient superin-
tendcrf
Professor W. u. Woodruff, IN charge OF
the agricultural department. next took the
committee over the garden and the stock
yards and imp essed on them the need Of
q barn and dairy equipment.
The committee were especially pleased
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Washington, March l5.--Fastern TeNas-
Local rains east Winds slightly warmer.
Tennessee-rhr~ttenIng weather and
ram: northwest Winds sllgRly warmer,
Georgia-cloud,.I y,th showers; north
westerly winds; sn*fiA' warmer sn north
of-n portion.
Alabama, Mississippi and Loulslana--
Cloudy, with shaver; east winds: warm.r
IN northcin portion
Oklahoma ANA Indian Tcrrtory-Tar'lv
clearing, wiki showers. warmer; southeast
W iuds.
Arkansas ltain. warmer east winds.
NtHtuciN-increased cloudnns5, prob.
ably showers Tuesday night. east winds.
warmer.
North DGko'a-Fair, followed by local
showers, warmer south winds
South Dakota -tair. warmer; south
winds.
Kansas, Nebraska ANA Colorado-Talr,
warmer; south winds.
wyoming Fair, south winds: warmer I'm
cas crh portion
una--LoChl showers and parttv
.'uu'y Wrathcs; warmer IN eastern por-
ton; west winds
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with the excellent condition Of the girls
Industrial department, under Miss Harriet
Il klmbro, and declared IL was all the
state could desire
Visit was made to the chemical laborn.
tory, whore Professor Quinn made 4 very
commondable showing, His outfit repre-
scented the work aud money OF the students.
| The committee seemed 10 be unanimous iu
the sentiment that his department should
be encouraged by Il reasonable approprii-
lion,
Tho grounds were In perfect order and
the order OF tho pupils was marked.
After dinner the students assembled In
tho chapel aud listened To speeches from
tho visitors.
The committee were strong In their com
incubation of the work done at Prairie Wow
aud we're emphatic in their approval OF the
splendid coalition OF the school.
Principal liMckahoar, In introducing Ma
jor Cavit. referred to his long aud active
service aK member of the hoard OF di-
rcctorl aud to the marked, unsoitiuh iutor-
est he had taken In Prairie View and IN
the education of the colored race. He said
tlat Major cavitt had frs, called attention
To the need 81 agricultural and mechanical
training for the colored race. and after
these departments had been added 10 prni-
iie View Normal Major Cavitt now urges
that university advantages be afforded the
colorcd youth Of Texna nt this institution.
Major cl,itt'a remarks were loudly APP
plnudcd by Tho students and faculty. who
have unbounded confidence In the sincerity
and disintcreBlcdnoss OF his devotion TO
Prairie View,
representative Smith was entirely at
home with his audience. many Of whom had
been his pupils at Oakland. He gave them
HIS experience at Tuskegce, Ala. AMI urged
the students TO 80 out and help the lowly.
Mr.. Smiths work Ms an educator Is very
highly regarded here, and many of TIE best
pupils Of Prairie View have been former
students Of his.
The singing OF the Prairie View choir,
Under Miss Arey, especially delighted AIR.
Irigance and other visitors
As the vehicles containing the committee
rolled out OF the campus. the musir OF tho
Pfaivio View band followed them, together
with the good wishes OF those they left be-
bind.
Judge Hannhy. Judge Of Waller county;
Mr. Arthur Tompklns n leading attorney
Of Hampstead; Or. Montgomery, formerly
connected with st. Johns hospital, London,
England. bu, for twenty-five years a resi-
dent OF Waller county; Or. Van b. Thorn
ton, health officer OF Prairie View, were
on hand during the day to show by their
presence the interest and sympathy OF tho
white people OF Waller county in the prog
ress of Prairie View and In the educational
welfare OF the eolored people.
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A New custom. necord.

New York, March l5.--When on Saturday
last the duties on Withdrawals OF imports
from bonded warehouses reached the re-
mariabic total OF $l.iSs.O0O 1t was believed
That the panic begun on Wednesday had
reached it's elimination. Today's aggregate
showed. however, that the panic only real
ly began Saturday When the doors of tho
custom house closed at ! p. IA, Cashier
Northrup had collected exactly 81 COZ 80 81
This aggregate Is the largest In the history
OF the New York custom house for one
day. tho previous record being 81. 3Os, 900
made August !, 1879. Most Of the goods In
volved in tho panic ere raw sugar, wooens
dress goods and tobacco. The customs re.
ceipts since last Wednesday have been
SO 1gg GAO
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SHOkT NEWS STOKES.

BAHIA.-The British steamer Rendi. for
New Orleans has arrived here with steam
pipes burste1.
NEW YORK-One thousand men OF all
building trades are on a strike IN sym
nTthy with The Union steam Filters. who
are g.. war with the union plumbers,
NEW YoRK.-Ella Russell, the Ameri-
can priua donna arrived by the steamer
Etrura She will sing Saturday at the
New York symphony society concert, aud
on the 9th OF this month in the oratorio
"Elliah" with the Oratorio society
LONDON--On Mr. Bayard's last Sunday
In London he attended services at st,
paul cathedral Arch Deacon Sinclair In
the course OF his sermon made euloglstic
reference TO the American ambassador.
pERLIN-The National Zeltung states
that Admiral won HOLMAN resigned the
portfolio at the navy at the close OF sat
urday's session OF the budget committee.
KALAMAZOO. Mioh-The Kalamazoo
river Is at the highest point for years.
Hundreds of houses In the city are sur
rounded by water and around some 1t Is
ten feet deep.
CHICAGO. Ill-An increase of % cents
a day over tho present rate OF pay VIII
he demanded by the Journoyman Plumb
ers' union after May |. The organization
will also serve notice IN the master
plumbers that. beginning with the date
On which the new scale goes into erect.
ths. ssystcm OF employing as many helr-
ers as there are journeyinen VIII be aboi-
shed md then Inen VIII INSIST that there
shan not be more thar one apprentice In
a shop.
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Denver. Col. March 15.--Some National
and State leaders Of the free coinage move
ment viii meet In conference at the Brown
Palace hotel this evening for the purpose
OF discussing measures to coalesce and
strengthen the silver forces for the cam
paign of 1900. Among those expected 10
attend is Senator James r. Jones Of Ar
kansas. chairman OF the National demo-
cratic committee
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\ cS,,' ai services at the Common
agh. ~, chapel viii be continued
"a. s,,. sls week. The interest is
,na,l s'uay night many went away,
Terrell M INTO the house. Rev.
&c his omD Is conducting the serv-
~ The k,nrv SPECIAL way of pre-
i. ptaotirst VI salvation. His topics
\. Day Rslislon,, ~; last night being
~ pclct az ~, This chapel Is a
and q dosthe Central Christian
ssrd. N''ns good work in the
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Two Indictments returned.

corsicana. Texas, March i5.-The grand
jury, which is in session, returned two
bills against Mrs. L, NJ Love and one bill
against Mrs. Sallie Root, charging In each
indictment assault with intent to murder
Frank Root husband OF Mrs. Sallie Root.
few weeks ago. Their bonds were siNcd
at $1,000 in each indictment. which they
promptly made.
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WILL HOLD THEIR PLACES.

Decided tn Keep Postmnsters In Of
flee for Full Term.
Washington, March l5.--Postmaster Gen
eral Gary made definite announcement to
the Associated Press today that the admin
istrntIon, after dcliberation, had decided 10
adhere TO the four years tenure OF office
policy for al, postmasters.
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Guatemala City. March 1.-THE exposi-
tion was officially opened today by the gov
eminent, 1t VIII be opened to the general
public on April 10.
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SYNOPSIS OF TARIFF BILL.
Chairman Dinaley Tells Some of the
Principal Features.
THE EXPECTED INCREASE IN REVENUE
ApgrcgRtc of sevcnty-nve Millios~
Estimated for the First Year,
with an Increase Aftcrward.

|
ws.,mr,>, N,.., a. r. ,,
| '"''N" 49, Nn"''''"" ''"s-
icy OF the ways and means committee In
response to request that he furnish a
syno,sts ., ,,, ,,,,. ,,r,,, ,,,,, ..,..,., -,
~ W
M" '"ua'' NAMES inc iei'owihS stHtement'
Tho bill has two purposes. namely. to
raise additional revenue and to encourage
,h, ,,t,.,r, :, A. ,,,.,
VI Wv '"'''u S'"'cs'
| YIN 'he OASIS OF lmportauons Tor the
last fiscal year. the bill would increase the
revenue ahout si9o ma 0oo ,i,.ia., ,,,o,s
u,..
"e So'ei"' S'n'"u'Vs roughly as 'oi'ows'
N~-'homicals. SS50O,o00; B--Crockcry
and Glassware. a. 900 900, C-M,,alx
| "a Gao mn. n wa, 9, san am. L,
| "D'' 'i''VVVV' sugar.
S-'o'V'uo"' f-lohacco St,uooioo; c.
| Agricultural 81 500 600. H--Liquurs s. 500. =
600; I-Cottons 81 700 600, lutte nn,,
-. .-oo.noo a.
81" "''"p' F'Voo''oV' Nou'' Si''poo'-
oVV. Manufacturers OF woods. s2I,
900 010. L. Silks 81 500 900, M-pulp and
pnnor <rs nan. n e,,a.,, se ,oo o,o
| a, w N'''V''N''
| i"is es'uihte Is on IN" superstition that
the imports Of wool wrr, thre, times ms
front md ,h,s, ., u,,t,,, ,.,,, ,,.,,.., ,.,,,..
| - 49, - i'NNH"N "' ~ '".'"'
tho committee assume TINT the excrsslve
IMPORTATION would be largely reduced by
the proposed bill although the fact that
| our domestic production of wool has dimin-
| ished 5000 O0U pounds since 1893 viii ne
| cessltRtc the importation OF much more
! wool NOW than In the Inter year Assum-
| ing that the inpcrtaiiuns Of wool will
| fall on at least one third from those of
| 1856 on account OF antlclpatory Imports to
avoid duty We place the Increased reyenu,
from this source at Sil 900 900.
"Anticipating also that the imports of
woolcns will fall off nearly % nor cont
from the enormous imports of lSug wc
estimate tho increased re,cnu, iran, this
source under the uroposod rnt,s ni about
| 81 d0N 600 From sugar we rs,ln,ntn so
| coo 900 additional rrvonuc.
| "Auticipating n eonsi lnrnhlc falling or
| Of impo,ts of Havana toboccn hrr,,s,, -,
/ the evolution ,n Cuhn xe reduce the,' ,,.tt
matcs of additional rcvcn,G 70 ha a.
rived from tho tobacco schedule -, a. ooo
600 The remnlnin, schodnlrs vo,,,i ~;
| ford A revenun Of .hnu, ,htrt,.'r,,,, ,
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WEATHER INFORMATION.


An nrra Of h&h pressure which pre-
dominates the weather generally through.
ou' tho country tonight, is central over
the Upper Mississippi valley. The lowest
pressure cont nues over West Texas.
lhc weather Is senurnlly purity cloudy
10 'iouty. except over the northern por-
~ "i me country Nhors n ls clear.
Precipitation amountins 10 10 of an inch
OF more Is reported from Nicksburg. lli-
es'iho Mempnls and Nashville.
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.

,.Le Iaxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money Il It falls
TO cure. &C.
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Am and the Galveston, Houston and
anon arrive at and depart from .ne
ss,iona depot, foot of Congress ave
Il~o,iri Kansas and Texas trains
~ Katy depot, at the foot OF Mont
Nv ayentle. north side of the bayou;
Wan Ia Porte and Houston and all
NH except those mentioned. use
r,sni Central depot