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Grand Army business.

There is trouble over the Grand Army
rates from the territory OF the Western
Passenger association to Buffalo. The MIL
waukee and St. Paul road has declared
that It has received information that some
of its competitors are contracting for busi-
ness to be carried in tourist cars and ut
tourist rates The Arrangement means that
the rate is being cut by about 50. The
Milwaukee and St Paul has declared that
unless some methods are adopted TO stop
the cutting OF the rates 1t will meet the
reduction. The association has agreed to
Investigate the matter.
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international Officials Coming.

party OF international and Great
Northern directors and officials. among
whom is Frank Gould. son Of the late Jay
Could will arrive In Houston to-day on a
tour of inspection Of the road. They were
expected last night, but a delay on the
Huntsville branch caused them to remain
until this morning General Superintendent
Trice and Division Superintendent Readey
arc accompanying the party. They are ex-
pected to spend some time in Houston and
then 20 to Galveston.
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President Attended Stag Parry.

Plattsburg. N. ", August 6.--Presldent
Mckinley and party left Bluff Point at 10
a. IN. today to attend tho midsummer
meeting of the Vermont Fish and Game
League at Isle lie Motto. ten miles north
CT here. The president was accompanied
by Secretary OF War Alger. Secretary Por-
ter Senator Proctor and Governor Grout
OF Vermont. There were no women in the
party.
The president denied the report that he
was 70 go TO the Pacific coast after his OUT
Ing here.
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Notes and Personals.

Major Peck OF tine Texas Car Service
association spent yesterday In Galveston,
Assistant General Freight Agent Crosse
close of the Katy win 60 to Galveston
today.
Charles Golding, commercial agent OF th-
Rock Island. arrived from San Antonio last
night.
The international and Great Northern's
Il rate to ve.asco toraorrow Will be fea-
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Bonham Wants the santa Fe.

Bonham, Texas. August 6.--bonham be-
lieves that she is soon to have another
railroad. The surveyors of the Santa Fe
are here today making u preliminary sur
yey from this place TO Wolfe Guy. The
Santa Fe people nave nsde PROPOSE
tion "a come hare and as soon as the sur.
yey from here to Wolfe City is completed
the people will either accept or reject the
offer made. The probabilities are stat the
proposition will be accepted and IN sixty
days the Santa Re will be In Bonham.
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TIE LAwLOR-RATES $3.50 AND s3M
PER DAY. JAMES LAWLOR. PRO.

]. w. Allison. w. d. Herring. G. II.
Brown. r. l. Allen. city: Mrs NJ w. Nor
Weimar: C. w. Rhodes. T.. d. Gavin, j.
W. Keenan,. >. +. O'Connor Galveston;
l.. J. Mclnnes and wife. Bryan; r. c..
K. innis. New Orleans: George Harry,
Center. MINI; 7 c. Lanier New York.
II C. Hensel Dallas; Geo Howard. Vic
toria: r. F'arnswcrth. Cuero; Jack O'B!ten,
Shreycnort. Sam Haas. Kentucky; G. p.
Goodyear. brunswick G. CAIN. c. T..
Peck. .Ir.. city. Gordon Il: Woodson,
Lynchlprg. q. Il. Page. Ennis; Mrs. w.
], Jones NE,nor. w. y. Opeen, New 1be-
ria. BAY James r. Flrll,r sam Antcnios
Mrs G.. w Pu,d. Lafayette. La; J. Ct~f-
fan, ST. Louis: Mrs. Rroussard, Galveston;
4. +. Nash. Sherman; James Hays
Qua rlps. Boston.
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SOUTHWESTERN ASSOCIATION.

The Tinsc spent In Pcrfccting the
tla tt Agrcemeut.
St Louis. Mo-, August 6.-The meeting
Of Southwestern passenger men in session
here for the purpose of etiecting the reor-
ganization Of their committee continued to-
day. No conclusion was reached, the time
being spent in perfecting the agreement
drawn up yesterday. After lengthy and
harmonious session Adjournment was taken
until tomorrow when IL IS expected the
agreement viii be adopted. All the roads
interested are represented.
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WRIT SERVED YESTERDAY.
ANXIETY OF GOULD LINES TO ENJoM
The Southern Pacific nnd Houston
and Texas Central Are Preparing
Their Cotton Tarim.

Austin, Texas, August 6.--The railroad
commissioners and the attorney general
were this evening served with the tenn
porary injunction granted by Judge McCor-
mick preventing tho enforcement of the
new express tariff until its reasonabieaess
can be shown in the Federal courts.
In this connection it rs learned here this
evening that the Gould lines in Texas are
anxious TO restrain the commission from
enforcing its new cotton tariff. which goes
Into effect on August 10. and are ready to
apply for an injunction on that score. but
that their efforts to induce certain other
lines to join them in the application have
SO far proven unsuccessful.
II there is any one who is able to tell
what the Texas roads will do with refer
ence to the railroad commissions cotton
tariH, effective August 13, he is nothing
short Of prophet. AZ present the whole
transaction is at a standstill. out of which
nothing may develop until the middle OF
next week. Representatives in Houston
are waiting for advices from headquarters
and there is hardly one of them who is Of
fcially cognizant Of the tariffs existence.
There is no application for rates applying
after August 10. 1t is rarely the case that
these rates are quoted for longer time
than twenty-four hours, Their susceptible
ity to change renders 1t necessary for ad-
vices to be sent over the lines daily.
A fact was learned yesterday that may
give the idea that the Texas roads intended
to accept the tariff without delay. The
Houston and Texas Central and Southern
Pacific are looked upon In traffic circles as
the ones to take the initiative. Those
roadsyare now placing the tariff in condi-
ton to go to the printer, and General
Freight Agent jones in speaking Of IL said
that as far as he knew the same would be
accepted at the date mentioned.
General Freight Agents GOODWIN of the
Santa Fe and Downey of the Galveston,
Houston and Henderson, were in the city
yesterday. The former said he did not
know what would be the result or what
steps were to be taken, while the latter
frankly admitted that he was not In po-
sition to talk about the tariff.
| The Galveston, La Porte and Houston
are doing no worrying. The Houston diff
/ ferential is preserved under the commission
tariff, which precludes their business being
| interfered with In any event.
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Drnnlx C.nrhoIIc Acid.

st. Louis. August 6.--Mrs. Lena iovis
of Hammond. Ind. who has oeen ssit'Lg
her sister Mrs. james Higgiia Q. this
city. FOR the past few weeks. csnniistcd
suicide in a horrible manner oday. she
took three ounces Of IS per cert solution
c>rbolic acid aud suffered axcrnc.ating
ssA Spptfl death ersusd.
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smnIlpox at Montgomery.

Montgomery Ala. August 6.-Fonr more
smallpox cases. all negroes. were taken to
the pest house today. There are nov about
500 cases there and about 5os persons at
the house OF dstentlon. About l..)ep per-
sons have been vacclnated here within
week and almost every enc carries sore
left arm -..--- ~.
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special Authorities Granted.

The railroad commission OF Texas has
granted special authority to she
Sabine and East Texas and Texas
and New orleans roSds to adopt
the rate of 25 cents per 100 pounds
for the transportation of less than carload
shipments of green pears and grapes from
Olive, Plank and koun.ze to Houston.
The commission also approved the appli-
caticn of the Austin and Northwestern.
Houston and Texas Central and Texas and
New Orleans Railroad companies for the
adoptson Of the rate of s1.72 i'er ton OF 1000
pSbnds for the transportation Of granite In
carloads from Granite Mountain to Beau
mtnt to be used in the construction OF the
government istties at Sabine Pass
The Galveston. La Porte md Houston
was granted authority TO adopt the rate OF
5 cents per 100 pounds for the transporta-
ticn OF vegetables and melons in carloads
fro in Deep Water, Deer Park. La Porte,
Wssr Ia Porte and Seabropk TO Houston and
Galveston to meet the water rate.
All of the above authorities are effective
August 10.
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1t was learned yesterday that the sue
ccszor OF John Waddy Tate as commercial
agent CT the Cotton Belt, with headquar-
tiers in Houston, was to be ]. l.. Bone,
lately commercial agent for the company at
Creenyille. Mr.. Bone was rel1efed OF his
position there day or so ago and Is ex-
pccteJ in Houston within the next few
days
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]. K Anderson, Texas; d. S. Hoffman,
Dallas: c.. b. Griffin, Corrlgan, Texas;
H. Speyer, Chicago. r. w. Num-. Crock
IN j. Towel, New York; ii. II. Osborn.
Chicago; S. n. Wherritt. ST. Louis Ed
mond Bourke. Galveston; r. S. Yoacum,
Dallas; Il. II. Young. Galveston; w. IT,.
Week. Chicago; Fred Ohlendorf Calves
ton; r. Tyre. New York: Frank II. Bush
lex, San Antonio; A. Boum, New Or
leans; A. l.. Newburgh, Chicago; Hugh
Masterson Austin Robert NJ. Hart. Gin
cinnatl; w. r. Musick, Palestine; w. H.
Abrams. Chicago.
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st. Louis nj "A Low Figurc.

Yesterday the Missouri Kansas and
Texas and the international and Great
Northern announced reduced rates 20 St.
Louis. The Katy will sell tickes on Au-
gust I, s aud . to ST. Louis with liralt
TO August IG, at $50 SO fer the round trip.
on August Z, s, O. 10 and II the rate to the
same point Will be $3.50 for the round
trip. with limit Of fifteen days from date
OF gale. They will also place on saie iiek-
cts at a reduced rate TO Springfield. Mo-.
r. adirg via the Fort Scott and Memphis,
at Fort Scot Kan.
The International has added Memphis.
Kansas City and Cincinnati 10 the list and
win sell round trip tickets ON August IA
and l6, September 4 and to all Of tie
above points al one and third fares, with
a fifteen day limit from date of sale
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rhe ncean Rn1c Ma-,

No new developments IN the ocean rate
war were made known yesterday. There
continue to be an inclination AMONG
the ST. Louis to lines stand nrm-" 4 -
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EXPRESS EMPLOYEES UNEASY.
They Don't Know .Just which Way
Things VIII Turn.


Things WIN Turn.
Galveston, Texas. August 6.--Managers
OF local express companies are at sea re-
garding the status of the fight the express
companies are making against the reduc-
tons in tariffs ordered by the Texas rail-
wav commission. The old rates are still
being applied and no orders have been re-
ceived to put the new rates promulgated by
the commission in operation.
The president Of the Pacific Express epm-
pany is quoted as having said TIN. II the
commission tariff obtains, that the cnm-
pany viii go out Of business In Texas. The
commission is quoted with the aSsertion
that il the express companies do not sub
NIT thew will causesthem to lose their
charters. So between the two. the om-
ployes OF the express companies ERE de-
cidedly uneasy.
The express companies have submitted
statements to the Texas commission pur-
PORTING 10 show a net loss in Texas Lusi-
ness which is only partially compensated
for by the interstate business moving over
Texas lines. If they are compelled to IN
crease their loss. those who have g,ven'tne
matter thought are said to beia7e mat
they will have to ask their employees TO
share at least part of It, 1t is this which
causes the boys to lie awake at night ana
wonder who will win the battle now IN
the courts. Express employees are wn'l paid.
il Is true but they earn al they ger, anu
could manage better to live on 2 iGtie
more than little less. The business Is
handled today on the most economical basis
possible and II further retrenchment be-
comes necessary. the salaries II employees
will more than likely pc the basis o! the
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.. A. Bowers, Spokane, Wash; z. W
Robinson, Cold Springs: ". J. Lyle \.
a Warden. San Antonio; G. l.. Ward, -,
Pabst. + Reynolds. j. Gettman, ID. Good
eli, c. Unlikely. f. Hodge, w. Hin, J. Ben,
nett, Pequinny, Isaaes. Badger, Fort
Worth; II. A. Fisher. Evansville: s; b.
Smith. Pine Valley, Texas; 3. w. Log
wood. Connecticut; r. L. Smith, Calves
ion; Il. r. Keylick, Galveston; J. $. Gal
ieriy ard wife, Smithville: Charles D.
Goldberg, city; w. L. Mcbride, san An
Corrutf: c. W. Floyd, Texas: A. II; Carl
ton, palestine; c. f. Linn. Fart Worth;
A. RI. Van Durgen, Kansas city; G. NJ
Gowdy, Corinth: G.. NJ. walker Crockeit'
Texas: + G. Fleming, St. Louis; j, ID.
McGregor, Houston; Sam Fry. New Or
leans, La; w. B. Smith. san Antonio.
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EDGcArsoNAL AND SUMMER RESORTS.
Why Send Your Daughters Out Of Texas?
BURDETTE COLLEGE

WAS BUILT. EQUlpPED AND DO
MATED FOR THU HIGHER EprCA-
TON OF SOUTHERN GIRLS Fire
proof building. Rot water heat. electric
lights. hot and cold baths, elegantly fur.
rished homo, thoroughly equipped depart
ments well selected library. Colts hes.
stereopticen with 200 historical and so,en-
titic views. 10 kinds OF gvmnastio appar-
atus Furnished by NarWsyansett Machine
company under the direction OF DR.. Sar-
gent Of Harvard: French articuiated skoi-
eton, olmstci's best models of the trunk.
Dram. eye and ear mars, globe. poweytui
MICROSCOPE, disseotinE sets. NGee Coliec-
ton OF geological geological and con-
specimens. arithmetrich and
geomotricsd forms and solids, Toiluriun.
LunarsNn, OmerN. Iipo pianos, Lyon y
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whoesoine cooked
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THE HOTELS.
CAPITOL

ARRIVALS.
Rates. $3.50 TO
A.W e.r day.
Six ty elegant
/ o o IN s Win
bath. l. q r 8 .
sampls rooms.
Centrally locat-
cd. Best accom-
modations tor
commercial men
IN city.
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THE NEW
HUTCHINS Z: /: {:
HOCSG,

W. T. and ]. T.
Boyle. proprietors.
Rates. $500 and
$3.50 per day.
T. P. a head
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THOUSANDS FAMISHING
HEARTRENDING SCENES REPORTED
FROM INTERIOR OF INDIA.
Men and Women, Reduced TO SkeIe-
tons. Strewn Along the R~Oadsides-
Burial Grounds O~vercrOwded.

LONDON, Jan. 13.-The Daily Mails
Bombay correspondent reports that in all
quarters the famine is daily becoming more
severe and widespread. Heartrending
scenes are reported from the interior. At
Jubbulpore men and women. reduced to
living skeletons. are lying at the roadsides.
1t is believed that relief will cost the gov
eminent s., 600, 600. There are terrible scenes
at the burial grounds of the Mohammedans,
which are much overcrowded, and where
the bodies of plague-stricken victims re-
Gently inferred are dug up to make room
for fresh arrivals.
Lord George Hamilton. secretary of state
for the Indi III department., has sent to the
lord mayor the statement upon which the
appeal for subscriptions for the relief of
the famine sufferers in India was based.
He says that districts with a population
of 81, 000.0 600 will be sufferers from famine
until the end of March, and that it may
continue in some parts until the end of
June. In other districts having 1900, 900 of
population the distress may deepen with
famine for a shorter or longer period, while
5000, coo people in the native states may be
victims of famine. The density of the
famished population varies from 92 per
square mile in Mozafferpore and Bengal to
122 per square mile in Bhalagat and the
central provinces. There were 1.200. 900 peo-
pie on the relief work at the beginning of
January and this number will certainly
reach 100000 and may exceed 1000 900. 1t
is estimated that the famine viii cost the
Indian treasury at least e. 10000 O to
Sc. 600. 900.
To-day's cablegram from Calcutta states
that the distress is rapidly deepening, espe-
cially i'm the BundelDund districts. where
half the population needs relief. The Man
sion-house relief fund amounted to nearly
e30.0 900 tonight. including a donation of
e250 by the Prince of Wales and the do
patton by the Queen of $500, which has al
ready been chronicled.
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DENIED BY DE LONE.
spain Is Not Willing to Accept Peace
Onosn from Uncle Snm.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Senor Dupuy de
Lome's attention was directed to-day to
published statements purporting to come
from Madrid to the effect that the Spanish
government had instructed him to notify
the American secretary of state that Spain
would accept the terms of "A peace settle
mcnt with Cuba submitted to the Ameri-
can government and that he had cabled The
authorities at Madrid the acceptance TO Mr..
Olney. The minister observed his usual
course i'm declining to discuss the details of
diplomatic subjects. but he was emphatic in
denying the publication as a whole. stat
ing il had no basis of fact and in his judg-
ment was "a fabrication which could not
nave originated at Madrid. Further than
this general denial the minister would not
would necessarily lead to a discussion OF
the real status of negotiations.
From other sources. however. it is
learned that the situation has undergone
no recent change and that the status to-
day is exactly what ii has been for some
time. namely. "A purpose on the part of
Spain TO apply extended reforms of auton-
omy TO Cuba rs soon as the paciticafion
of the island is assured. The advices from
Cuba satisfy officials of the Spanish lega-
ton here that this pacification Is progress
ing rapidly. 4 cable dispatch Just received
from General Weyler says that the province
cf Pinar del Rio, which has been the storm
center OF recent conflict. Is pacified. This
is regarded as not only important in Itself.
but as completely contradicting a published
statement made by Mr. Money that Pinar
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SEELEY'S STAG DINNER
ENTERTAINMENT THAT CAUSED A
SENSATION IN NEW YORK.
Testimony Of Little Egypt" One of
the Naughty Dancers-A Rival
of the Feast of Pearls"

NEW YORK. Jan. 12.-The trial of Police
Captain Chapman by the police board was
continued to-day, and Little Egypt. an
Algerian muscle dancer. was the star wit
ness. Captain Chapman is charged with
exceeding his authority by making a mid
night raid. Dec. 10. on Sherry's ballroom,
where Herbert B. Seeley, a grandson of p.
T. Barnum. was entertaining a score of
friends at a stag dinner, with a vaudeville
accompaniment, which Chapman claimed
was indecent. While Chapman is techni-
cally on trial, Seeley is an unwilling prose-
cutor. The captain subpoenaed all the
women who danced at the dinner and all
OF the diners. He began his defense,
last Friday by calling Anna Belle Whitford,
who testified that she had been asked TO
dance naked at the dinner; that she had
refused and told her father, who notified
Chapman. whence the raid. On the wit
ness stand Lottie Mortimer. a vaudeville
performer. repeated an indecent toast she
offered. to which the Seeley party frank.
She also told of the liberties the diners took
with her, and of the suggestive. Christmas
presents that Minnie Renwood, another
dancer. distributed TO the guests.
To-day Captain Chapman went on the
stand n toid his story OF the raid, mar
rating how he found eight women and
four men in the dressing room, the women
very much undressed.
Little Egypt of Shea Waba, told in
broken language how she was engaged to
do a little dance and pose on a pedestal
i'm the nude. She said she would do so for
the sake of art" She posed "a little at
the dinner, she said. but the raid inter-
fered will her giving the full performance
insisted on limiting her testimony to es-
tablishing the point that she contracted TO
dance in the nude. The trial is not yet
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made to devise and formulate a plan by
which State banks having ample capital. IL
efficiently supervised. depositing securities.
may be safely exempted from the tax upon
the circulation of that class of ank Mr..
Pringle said: 1T seems to me that any
plan that may be adopted with national
bank notes Will need all the financial aid
the country will be able to supply. a very
large share. of banking capital is invested
in State banks. We ought to have all the
help We can get. In the town in which |
live. of $1,000 people. there are about five
banks, four of whicr are under the state
laws. and two or three of which are fully
equal to the national banks i'm point of
strength and capacity. | think the State
government can judge when and where Il
bank IS necessary.
T.. V. Smalley. of Observation-Disclosures,
That this convention heartily indorse the
movement for the formation of q nonpar-
tisan national sound-mOney league. already
begun in the principal cities of the coun-
try. for the further enlightenment of pub
lie opinion on the currency problem and in
support of such legislation as will insure to
the country permanent exemption from
business disturbance and depression by the
establishment of a sound-money monetary
system.
On motion of H.. l.. A. Danser. of Sioux
City. the convention adjourned until
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.
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LAME
Captain of the DauntIess Fails to
Make a Clear Record for His Tug.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE secretary
of the treasury has received from Collector
Bisbee, at Jacksonville, a report of
the recent movements of the sus-
pected flibuster Dauntless, in which he in
corporates an affidavit made by Captain
Meyers. the master. The affidavit states
in effect that on Dec. IS, he (the MASTERY
subscribed to an oath that the Dauntless
was about starting on a wrecking tour and
that he would not violate the neutrality or
navigation laws of the United States. On
that day he steamed down the river. but
the weather was too thick for his vessel
to go to sea, and SO he returned TO Jack
sonville. On the 18th he again started on
his wrecking trip, but the weather was
still heavy and he concluded to go inside,
through Hawks channel. While in the
channel he discovered signals of distress
flying from a point on No Name key. Hc
put into the island and found about thirty
five men in great distress, suffering from
exposure to the weather and want OF food.
There was also a quantity of freightage in
Unbroken boxes nd packages. What they
contained he did not know. He took the
men and freight or board New Years day
and, as nearly as he could recollect, on
the Sd of January he delivered them at sea.
To whom they were delivered ne. does not
say and the collector. in commenting on
the affidavit. says that to his mind it is
very defective in that it does not state to
whom the men and goods were delivered
and also in several other important facts.