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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-24

Il. u. Webb, travelling freight agent OF
the Iron Mountain, was IN the city yes
terday,
The pay car OF the International and
Great Northern railway went down the
Columbia Tap yesterday.
w. Il. Groseclose. assistant general
freight agent OF the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railway, went to Galveston via the
La Porte yesterday.
w. l.. Mcbride. extra conductor on the
Southern Pacific. who nm the limited last
winter. la slated for the run formerly held
by the late Thomas o. Davidson.
Claim Agent james Evans OF the Santa
Fc is in the city, IA guest of the Lawlor,
Superintendent Lott. who has charge OF
the fencing of the right OF way OF various
roads. is in the city.
Il. H. Vaughn, who recently resigned as
commercial agent at St. Louis OF the Katy,
has been appointed contracting agent i'll
New York of the Lone Star line of steam
ers. He is a railroad man OF long years Of
experience.
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JUDGE DUNCAN RESIGNED,
'"aae N A. Stcdman Appointed At
torney for the international.
NIX. lRlCE'S REASONS FOR CHANGING
Judge stedmnn's Ofhccs WIN ~. -,
Palcsttne-Chanac Wa. Fore
cnstcd In the Post,

| DALLAS, Texas, June 2S.--Noarly a month
ago The Posts Dallas correspondent, stated
That John NJ. Duncan, general attorney OF
The International and Great Northern rail-
way, had been slated for retirement and
'nat the headsmsn's AK was already In
waiting for his neck Certain railroad
| men and the newspapers attempted to deny
the truth of the assertion and pooh poohed
ohe Idea All this did not keep the suillo-
'ine blade from falling. 1t did It's work
today. and the brilliant attorney OF the In
'ernat'onal and Great Norhern Will leave
the legal affairs Of the road to other minds
after July l.
General Superintendent LEROY G. Tricc
OF the International who succeeded Gem
eral Manager Thomas NJ, Campbell, spent
today in Dallas. He said 10 The Pest cor
respondent tonight; Judge N. A. Stedman
of Fort Worth is appointed general attor-
ney of the International and Great North.
ern Railroad company, effective July /,
1887, succeeding John NJ Duncan OF Tyler
The change in the general attorneyehip is
not on account of any differences or dis.
satisfaction with Judge duncan, present
general attorney. or with Mr.. T. N Jones
assistant general attorney, but find that
1t is absolutely necessary for the general
attorney Of the road to have hls office in
the general office of the company at Palee4
tine. where 1t Will be convenient for the
heads of all departments to confer with
him at all times. and as Judge Duncan and
Mr.. 7. n. Jones have decided. after full
consideration of the matter, that they could
not afford 10 give up the large general
practice they have at Tyler and move to
Palestine aud confinc themselves solely TO
tho legal business of The Tnterna ional and
Great Northern Railroad company, 1t was
mutually agreed that Judge Duncan would
resign as general attorney and MIR T. N.
Jones as assistant general attorney, and
take the local attorneyship for the Inter-
national and Great Northern at Tyler, hav-
ing charge OF the International and Great
Northern line north OF Palestine as local
attorneys"
1t is also given out by Mr.. Freeman gem
eral attorney of the Texas and Pacific Rail
way company. that Judge Duncan and MIR.
T. n. Jones viii have charge of legal mat
tiers for the Texas and Pacific Railway
company in the Federal court at Tyler.
Judge Duncan was also In Dallas today.
He did not care to discuss his resignation.
Judge Stedman, who succeeds Mr.. Dun
can. is an ex-member OF the State railroad
commission and a very widely known law
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ZIG COIORED EXCURSION.
NJ, IL. mud r. Expects to Make II ~
Record breaker.

Galveston Texas. June 2S.-Mr. C. q,
Barker OF st, Louis. general passenger
agent of the Missouri. Kansas and Texas
system. and w. g. Crush general passen-
ger agent OF the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas, are at the Beach hotel With them
is Mir j. b. Ware Of st. Louis, their guest.
On the 18th the Missouri. Kansas and
Texas will run the biggest colorcd excur-
sion to Galveston from points south OF
Denison ever undertaken In the South.
Speaking of ek-eSd excursions, Mr.,
Crush says that II Ia hts experience that
the people who travel on these particular
trains are mostly clerks. laborers, farmers
and people Of the middle class generally.
Mr.. Crush says That thu Missouri. Kansas
and Texas this year will be divided into
sections for the excursion business. a
special rate viii be- made for one section
for n certain excursion. otter thnt excur-
sion is out OF the way another section will
be similarly handled.
Speaking of the crops, MIR. Crush states
that never before have the farmers had
such acknowledgements as this season.
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.bout T.,us railroads.

The Railroad Gazette publishes the fol
lowing news items regarding the progress
of Texas railroads:
Jasper Southcrn.--The organization OF
this company in Texas has been completed
bv the election OF the following officers:
President. w. j. II Adams. Jasper; vice
president. t. A. Fletcher. Beaumont; Sec
rotary. l.. p. Scarborough: treasurer, u. A.
Scale. Jasper The company proposes
building line from Jasper south to con-
nection with the Gulf, Beaumont and KAN
sas CITY, which now extends from Beau
mont north fifty one miles to Kirbyyillc.
Preliminary surveys of the line have been
made. and location has already been be-
gun, w. w. Blake is chief engineer and
". l. Kellie Is superintendent.
Kansas city. Pittsburg and Gulf,--Thc
first passenger train was run over the
line from Kansas city TO Hornbeck La,
G53 miles, on June S, and II is now ex-
pectod that the road will be completed TO
Port Arthur by July /. All grading On
the line has been done, and track laying Is
being pushed rapidly. having been car
ried TO point forty miles south Of Horn
beck on June 3. The road has been COM
pleted from Port Arthur north 10 Beau
mont Texas. twenty miles. and regular
Alhlh r'l'itN b"' bNNh prbuii ps"i
portion OF the line A large fierce of men
is now at work at Port Arthur laying ter
minai tracks. The company is building a
shin canal from Port Arthur Ia Sabine
Pass. along the west bank of Sabine Lake.
which will give connection with deep
water in the Gulf OF Mexico. Until TINS
canal IL made. steam lighter, with ca
pacity for fourteen freight cars, will be
used to carry freight TO deep water.
Galveston. Brnzos and Southwestern
The preliminary surveys for this road in
Texas have been completed from rnIrwooi,
Texas twelve miles from Galveston. west
via Angleton. Columbia and Hardeman TO
Hay city. Texas, sixtysfivc miles The sur
vevors are now at work between Bay City
and n point OH the Texas Mexican road in
Jackson county. which II said TO he the
objective point Of the road. =
Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe.--The con-
tract for reducing the grades on the main
line between Cleburne and Fort Worth
Texas twenty miles has been award
ed to Kicker 4 Lee Of Galveston, Texas,
who will begin work at once The work
will include the excavation OF 30 ,000 cubic
yards OF earth. 10000 OF loose rock and
So 900 Of solid rock. and there will be 220.-
900 cubic yards OF earth embankment. The
amount Of the contract Is said 10 he about
SIPS 600. II IL expected that on the COM
pIetion OF this work certain other portions
of the main line Will be improved In the
sap
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At Nnvnsotn.

Navasota. Texas. juno ga special
train, composed of coach. Mr.. Bcin's pri-
engine No. 5S left Houston yesterday morn
ing. aud went MS fer as Llanc aud back to
Hampstead last aight. II arrived In Nava-
sofa this morning, and the officials took
breakfast In the city. After looking over
the compang's property here they left
about for the more northern divisions Of
tho line. In the party We're: C. w. Miller.
traffic manager; Joi N. Miller, chief c,erl,
in the Office OF Vice President Qulnlan
ii. A. Jones. general freight agent !. NJ
Lee superintendent Lewis Palfroy. com
mcrcial agent; Mir Baird chief clo-A III
office of general passenger agent, MIR.
Reed, Mr. Bein's right hand man.
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- - ----- to notify him that the train
Is approaching n meeting point; and also
that where the train having the right 10
mold the main track reaches meeting
point nrst- the conductor aud ensiuemsu
must at once set the switch FOR the side
track, so that the other train can clear
,he main track with the least possible de-
lay
Irainmen look upon this MS a good order
II 1t is made imperative that the conductor
shall watch out for meeting points the re.
spohsihiitty rests upon two men. and there
would be no danger OF a train running
over switch where II Is expected to
watch the arrival OF another.
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San Antonio. Texas. June 23.--The fol-
lowing proceedings were had today In the
court of civil appeals of the Fourth su-
preme judicial district
Motions submitted Texas City Improve
mcnt company VS.. j. NJ. Griswold ct al,
from Galveston, for rebearing. Beaumont
Pasture company W. Sabine and East
Texas Hallway company, from Jefferson,
for rehearing; C.. q. Coffin. executor vs..
A. NJ LOOMS ct nj. from El Paso for re-
hearing: e. g. Ramirez VIZ. II. s. Barton
from Duval for rohearing, aud for add
tional finding of facts. l.. A. Ellis vs.. Il.
H. Cunningham, from Fort Bend, for re-
hearing: j. T.. Lanier. administrator. VS..
Miles Taylor from Hardin, for rchearIng.
Susan stanton Thompson Va, s. S. Thomp-
son, writ of error from Bexar for rehear-
ing of motion TO affirm on certificate;
Phoenix Insurance company W.. j. Swami.
from Smith. for rehearing, l.. Miller a.
Co. vs.. j. -. Goodman. assignee, from
Orange. for rehearing
Refused Tyler Southeastern Railway
company VS. Kaufman a. Runge ct al,
from Galveston. for rebearing, Joseph Cuba
VS.. Island city Savings bank ct al from
Victoria. for rcboaring; A. A. Moore ct
al Va. Frank Dunn, from Harris, for re-
hearing: international and Great Northern
Railway company vs. j. NJ. Cook. from
Anderson county. for additional findings of
facts; johanna Chapman ct al VS.. Emma
Chapman. from Victoria. for rebearug; A.
J. Forsythe ys. C. w, Bocock. from Har-
rs. for rchoaring; A. Boehm ct al ys.
Henry Benier from Harris for rehearing,
Georgia Home Insurance company VS. r.
j. Brady. from Bexar. for rehoaring: In
ternatlonal and Great Northern Railway
company VS., J NJ. Cook, from Anderson.
for rehearlng; John Ioyejoy VS.. Kaufman
& Rnnge az al, from Galveston. tn modify
and enlarge the opinion and judgment OF
this court; j. A. and H. =. Maurice ys.
Roscoe r. Upton, executor, from Val
Verde county. for rehearing.
Granted-D. Sullivan Va. Il. II. lander
son. from Bexar, for leave 10 file trans
crip'; Texas and New Orleans Railway
company ys. II. A. Orr, from Orange. for
rebearing.
Anirmed-Texss and New Orleans rail-
way vs.. II. A. Carr. from Orange.
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CAR SERVICE RULES.
The GeorGiu Railroad Commission
Nccosnixrd the Organization.
Tho rat,rnad rOrnmsfsson of CeuryiA


The railroad commission of Georgia
nearly two years ago took official notice
Of the car service association, and issued
a set of rules governing the demurragc
claims of the various lines. The roads
objected for while, but the commission
rules were finally adopted and after year
and half experience the result was said
to be satisfactory,
Tho car service rules of the Georgia
railroad commission are different from
other rules in seven particulars;
l. Notice Is always required, The notice
must state the initial. number OF car, COIL
tents. weight. and amount of charges.
Notice may be either actual or construct
i've When actual notice ia given the free
time is forty eight hours from 10 a. m. Of
the day following the day of notice. when
notice is sent by mail twenly-four hours
additional free time la allowed, aud In that
ease should consignce mako affidavit that
neither he nor any of his employees re-
ceivcd such notice, no car service can be
assessed until the fact OF notice is estab-
lshtL
.. Cars must be held accessible for un-
loading during the entire free period.
QtnrrNlst no tilsilEt 'hh W fii'N' ~ ''N''
detention. After the FREQ period has ex-
PRED. they may be removed by the rail
roads and put upon the 'hod tracks until
ordered placed by cOnslgnee.
q Thirty hours additional free time Is
allowed on all cars In excess OF three t3)
received by one consigpce on any given
date regardless Of whether ears are de
llyoroa at enc point or at various point"
nj the same terminal station
4. Railroads must pay consignees ~ per
day for failure to place cars within forty-
eight hours after ARRIVAL,
4. Railroads must pay shippers 81 per
day when they fail to forward cars wlthin
,weuty-four hours after same have been
loaded and shipping directions furnished
q. Non compliance with these rul -, re-
CARELESS Of the circumstances. Is held 10
he discrimination, Railroads must charge
nh persons liable under the rules under
All circumstances, or not charge at all
7 No charge can be assessed for time
lost in unloading ears on account ni hau
weather While I, is not stated VINO ~ 10
be the Judge as r. the matter OF fact' the
consiepeo generally decides this point for
himself and II the railroad should feel
argrieved an appeal would have to be
made to the commission,
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MAY MY SUSIE ENGINES.
Mexican Northern officials Inspect
INK the Rolling stock.

Galveston. Texas, June 23.--Mr Robert s
Towne. president and general manager, and
j. j. Tomlineon, master mechanic OF the
Mexican Northern railway, are in the city.
They arrived here yesterday and are stop
ping at the Beach. They came here for
the purpose of looking at some OF the old
rolling stock OF the Little Susie, which has
passed into the possession of the La Porte
aud Is unfit for service on that road. This
morning they inspected the property in
company with Superintendent Simmons of
the La Porte and 1t is likely that trade
will result.
The Mexican Northern Is a connection OF
the Mexican Central. and runs from Esca-
lon TO sierra Mo1ada, distance OF seventy
eight miles. 1t is operated In the interest
Of the Kansas City tmelting and Refining
company.
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TRAM ORDERS.
Receiver FELTON, Puts III" Hesp"ns-
biIi,y on the Conductor ms We'll

a.
bIitx on the Conductor ms N"i''
nDo Won know that conductors are az
fault in one thing which is OF VIAL I'M
portnnceg" said fellow-seryant on rail-
road n few days ago. II do not say tha'
,,i conductors do 1t. but know that some
os them give little attention TO orders
Every order from the telegraph onioe IN
written in duplicate on nimsy paper ana
eopy is handed both 10 the conductor ana
engineer. There are conductors VINO get
the fimsy orders, some times they rean
them and some times they do not, Ihey
n,,t them In their pocket, 20 In me ualn
ana sill down 10 read, thinking that ths
engineer has the order on the front eno
and he will watch out for meeting points.
This is wrong. The engineer might forget
and II they would both be on the LOOKOUT
accidents would be prevented
This conversation recalls the faci tnas
recently Receiver FELTON, OF the Cincinnati
New orleans and Texas Pacific Issued or
ders that conductors Of passenger trains.
whsa gppyoaching meeting points must
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society and the run club tournament at
Bolton July. Il TO i6, rate OF one fare
for the round trip Selling dates will be
July 10 and IA, tickets limited 10 July IL
For tho meeting Of the knights and
Daughters OF Tabor, Marshall Texas, June
rs 10 July 2. agents may sell excursion
tickets to Marshall and return Mt rate OF
one fare Tor the round trip. selling tickets
via routes over which one way rates are
ordinarily applied. Tho dates Of sale will
be July % and Is, 1887, tickets limited TO
July 4, 1897, for return
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When a mans stomach 10 out Of order,
and his digestion don't work; when his liver
gets TO be sluggish and won't clear the bila
out of his blood. il is tirnc for him to look
out for himself He gets no nourishment
out of his food, His blood gets thicker aud
thicker with impurities. His nerves get iti-
,atcd He loses energy and fighting force.
He may say, II can stand IT, will feel
better tomorrow" but the chances are ho
will feel worse tomorrow and worse still
next day. He ought to put himself right ut
once. He needs DR., pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. Itis made for Just this condition.
II rouses up the digestive and uutritive
organs, and gives them power to extract
from the food all the nutritious elements
aud transform them into rich noutishing
blood, II enables the liver TO cleanse out all
bilious impurities and pour into the circula-
ton an abundance of highly vitalixcd blood,
full of the life giving red corpusclcs which
build mp healthy fesh, muscular strength.
and ncrvc-cncrgy. II does not make Aabby
flesh II Is the only suitable tonic aud
strength builder for eorpuleut people.
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The Gulf. Colorado and Santa Pc railroad
has issued circulars announcing the fol-
lowing reduced rates;
For the State convention OF elocutionists
at Dallas. June "a to 20, a rate Of fare
and one third ON the certificate plan.
For the meeting OF the Texas Rangers
association. Austin. Texas. July ~. rates
on the distance plan. The selling date
VIII be July IL. tickets limited TO July ls
for return.
For the meeting Of The stas Hortiouitural
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smniI BOY nun over.

Dallas. Texas. Juno ga float wagon
owned by Scruggs a Co. tonight at Cam
togral and Bryan streets WAS driven over
an syear- old boy named Mike Dresser.
His head aud spine are seriously injured.
lie Ia In n critical condition. The lloat
driver Was arrested.
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Longview, Texas. June 2a--Colonci Leon
NJ. Hart. prominent railroad man ana
former receiver Of the Texas Sabine Valley
mud Northwestern railroad, died this morn
Ing. iio has long been suffering with
Brtghls disease.
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concerning MIR BRYAN, The lattcr's vote
Tor free wool would not Justify the asscr-
'ion that the Massachusetts senator would
veto tariff bill, Ms he might approve II
az revenue measure,
Az for himself said MIR. Teller, he
wanted the hill tssscd. He was here ia see
that decent bs was enacted. He was
not here to delay. for II there was any re.
liet II should come quickly
After amendments by MIR. Quay and MIR.
Mantle had been rejected. tho paragraph
was agreed to as reported. namely. per
cent on third class wool
Paragraph 3GS was also agreed Ms RI,
ported, fixing the rate on third class wool
valued above 10 cents per pound at cents
per pound
new paragraph, $50. wax substituted,
ON motion of MIR, Allison, giviug uniform
DUTY of 80 cents per pound ON top waste.
siutbtng waste, rowing waste ring waste
and rarnettcd waste.
new paragraph wss substituted for
1852, making the duty on WOODS on the akin
i cent less per pound than on other wools
OF tn" same class and condition.
Another new paragraph, $50 2. provides
a duty on shoddv of u cents per pound, ON
noils and other waste not provided for, 20
cents per pound.
MIR. Vest here interposed a motion to
strike ont the entire wool schedule M TO
the mint reached. covering the paragraph
on raw wool. The senator reviewed the
fluctuations of wool prices for a long pc-
riod of years to show that the dutioa did
not sery" TO put up the prices. The sem
ator predicted that he enactment VI tho
wool schedule would bring disaster to the
republican party and that they would re-
turn 10 the capitol shattered and broken,
Mr., White declared that the wool sched
ule was dcluson from either standpoint.
protection or free wool.
MIR. Vests motion striking ont the sched-
ulo M to 3Gi was then disagreedto-l9 to
80.
MIR. McEnory Teller and Mantle voted
with the republicans against the motion
Mr. Mantle moved substitute for all
the paragraphs relating to raw wool. 1t
embodied the proposition OF the Wool
Growers association. This was rejected
without division
Paragraphs 36l and 962, wool and hair.
were agreed to as reported,
Mir Jones npved an amendment to para
graph 1854 limiting It's provisions TO cloths.
etc, OF which wool is the chief component
material. in place of wholly or In part of
wool
The paragraph finally went over With
out vote. and al 20 o'clock the senate
held an executive seBsion aud adjourned
soon after
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y ., mesl. San Antonio: w. II. owen,
4 " ps,,' X. H. ID, Sorrell, Wharton;
EssDge ny WaNahacbie; w. c. Grsggs,
EmSI e q. A. Scott. Navasotn: A. j.
b, IA, sno1augo; Joseph II. MastrSon
u mt marion; John W. Callahan, Reau-
kanh ~. hehn"dy, Sugarland, L.. g.
|slas. Jp,'nmTb1s, Texas; u. Gidcmh,
Asyes VI y; l.. smith, LnmnH sas: A. ~.
Il RAJ svdseoi John II Irutt. CHICAGO
[ssr;is Ha ~ Houston. Texas; w $. Hunt.
Fy Nsn ~ ge +. Flint, Louisville: sam
[icar,os T IN oIl.ars. la; NJ II. Newton.
4, r; NJ Loving. San Nntonto, a. r.
n. h rSf Worth; n. NJ. White, ious-
Frt H. Var, Greene, Millican; e. II. LINN.
gsbt.r' r. Wheat, Sherman; W.
|Fssss : George W Beii san Amionio:
gson nn.onnhihs. Matagorda, Texas; j. j.,
i r MI naiiar Paul iIenrich, New York.
lsaurno.sS Houston; q n, ENaos,
''"send, CncnnatA.
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THE MILITARY.
Captain LAWYER nidn't like the tie

Captain LAWYER Didn't Like the Nc-
ply of one of HIS Members.
Recently Captain James I,awlor prepared
the following circular letter which he
mailed to certain members OF the Emmct
Rifles;
Headquarters Emmett Rifles, Houston,
Texas, June l2.--Mr, --~-, city Si--it be-
comes my painful duty as captain com
manding Company +, First regiment Texas
Volunteer Guard. TO notify You hereby
that YOU have been dishonorably discharg
ed from said company. Cause; Total dis
regard of the company's interests and con-
tinual disobedlencc to the orders OF your
superior officers.
AS you are. no doubt, aware. all dis
honorable discharges are report at the
adiutant generals office al Austin. u be
published in general orders,
This is step which / very reluctantly
take but my duty to the State as well as
to the company, under my cath of office.
forces me to II.
Any accoutrements. uniforms or ,Ipur-
tenances belonging to The company and
now in your possession you will please sur
render to the duartermaster James How
ard, at once. Respectfully,
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Captain Commanding Emmett Rifles
One member of the company to whom 1t
was addressed returned II to the captain.


was addressed returned II to the captain.
after having written across the front Of II
in large, bold hand Let her 20, Raj
lagher, Gallagher Is dead. Bini" At the
bottom Of It the word Thanks was writ
ten twelve or fourteen times. and after
this was the expression: THANK you
sir"
Captain Lawlor did not like this very
much. He showed 1t TO members OF tho
company and to various military oniccrs,
and it was mentioned with regret thEt they
could not take some measure to resent
what they consider an insult to an organl-
2atiun of gentlemen. Captain Lawlur has
prepared letter 10 the captain OF each
local military organization, which con-
tains n copy of the letter of discharge and
the answer Of the discharged. He requests
that the captains read the letter 10 the com
pancs while In ranks call the attention Of
members TO 1t. and then put them IN pos
session OF all facts.