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BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.

Schedule in effect June 5, 1897.
Leave washington from station cor1er OF New
For Chicago and Northwest. vestibuled Limited
For Cincinnati, st: Louis and Indianapolis, E1-
press. n;4S ~ am. vestibuled Limited. $40 pm.
For Pittsburs and Cleveland. Express daily,
1000 a m. and $50 pm.
For Winchester and way stations. ts:OO. fIl:4s
For New Orleans. Memphis. Brminsham. Chat;
p-T% pm. daily: Sleeping Cars through.
For For ia1ny; sat;.,Si Sto P%i Meat daily ally .o e
x7:1O: 1880. $500. s:3O 1880 1000 xi2oo M
15os ,s:Io $50 1s9o s'Ss $50 800 fs sis ,s sS
11l5 XII so and 112:ol night. sundays x7 :O5
20 $50 s .soa 800 " 1sid T5ses $50 1stS
e. pS Ssnssy: s S1s ss es 1910 and
sor HaseissosS sssay' 1909 ss ana aS
80. $40. 1905 pm. sundays 800 am. i:i5,
sS Ser sGS ns sna scs way 4 points: Tsss
For washington Junction and way points. 500
For Bay Ridge. week days. 9:l5 am. 4:so m.
ROYAL s09a SInR Line Foh f8a NE& YORK AND
PHILADELPHIA.
All trains illuminated with Pintsch light.
For Philadelphia. New York. Boston and the
East week days, 7:06, 500, 1000 am, 1900
q2:lo all Dining Cars.l 800. @:O5 Dining Carl
I20i might; It. Sleeping Car open at 1900 o'clock,;
800. (5:0o Dining Carr. 1901 night. sleeping car
open 1000 O'Clock. Additional trains for Phila
Buffet Parlor Cans on all day trains.
For Atlantic City. 1890 am. 1900 noon, and
124O pm. week days l2:40 pm. SUNDAYS.
For Cape May, II pOon
Except Sunday 'Daily. sSunday only.
Express trains.
Baggage called for and checked from hotels and
residen, es by Union Transfer Co. orders left hi
ticket Offices, 619 Pennsylvania avenue n.w New
York avenue and 18th street, and at Depot.
VIM. NJ. GREENE, D. b. MARTIN
Gen. Manager. Mgr. Pass. Trahnc.
JET
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M@Ll AMnl-AMERlGA llME

From New York to Rotterdam and Amsterdam via
BoulOSne Sur-Mer: 81 hours from Paris or London
SIS. vEENDAM. .......... June II, 10 am
SIS. SPAARNDAM.. June 10, 10 am
First cabin $72. so and up; second cabin $3o For
Information apply to General Passenger Agency 80
Broadway, New York, to G. W. Moss, 92i Pa
ave.; E., +. Droop. 025 Pa. ave-, and Crane Paris
& Co.. Ebbitt House Washington DC. mh2- t. th&sGm
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CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAMWAY.
THROUGH THE GRANDEST SCENERY OF
AMERICA. ALL TRAINS vESTIBULED.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM HEATED. ALI
MEALS SERVED IN DINING CARS STA
TION SIXTH AND STREETS
Schedule In effect May 16 1897.
30 Pm. DAMY-Ctncinnau and st. Louis spe-
cial-Solid train for Cincinnati, Pullman sleepers
to Cincinnati, Lexington, Loai.ytile. Indianapolis
and st. Louis without charge. Parlor cars Cincin-
natl to Chicago. Connects at Covington Va. for
Virginia Hot SPRINGS.
If:1O Pm. DAMY-F +. v. Llmjted-Solid train
for Cincinnati Pullman sleepers to Cincinnati,
Lexington and Louisvtlle without change. Pull.
man Compartment car to Virginia Hot sprines.
days. Daily connection foe the Springs. Observe.
tion Parior Car. Sleepers Cincinnati to Chicago and
st. LOulA
2:2O Pm. DAHY-For GordonsviIle, Chariottes-
Vile, Stauntoo and for Richmond daily, except
sIRcs io:A AN. EXCEPT suxpAY-p.r,or .,, WAN.
tn@ton to Richmond and Richmond to Old Point
enly ren line. via Penna., r.. p. and p. and O. and
o. railways.
Reservations and tickets at Chesapeake and Ohio
odhces. bl3 and 1421 Pennsylvania avenue. ITO p
street northwest. and at the station.
H. w. FULLER
ap11-36d General Passenger Agent
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ACCOUNTANT.

J. 2. BATEs PuBIdC ACCOUNTANT AND AUDI
tor. Room 81, Wash. Loan Trust bldg.-Specinl
attention given to examination OF corporatinu
books accounts OF business houses and indfvidualn.
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POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.

THE WEEMS STEAMBOAT CO.
Summer schedule In effect June l.
STEAMERS POTOMAC AND SUE
Steamer Potomac will leave 7th st. wharf every
Sunday at pm. Tor Baltimore and river landings.
Steamer Sue will leave every Friday at PIN.
for river Landings far Milier's Wharf
(Smith's creek), and every Monday at 4 pm. for
Baltimore and river landings.
Passenger accommodations strictly hrst-class.
All river freight must be prepaid.
STEPHENSON & BRO. Agents
Once, 910 Pa. ave. Telephone 745. je1-tf
E. 8. RANDALL,s POTOMAC RIVER LINE.
Steamer HARRY RANDALL will leave River
View wharf Sundays Tuesdays and Thursdays at
Am, landing at all wharves AZ far down a.
nesdays at pm. and on Fridays about $50 pm.
received until the hour OF sailing.
z 8. RANDALL
Proprietor and Manager,
GEO. O. CARPENTER, General Agent Washin9tou
fe6-14.H WM. n. REARDON. Agent, Alexandria
STEAMER Wakefield,
FOR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS,
Leaves Washington, d. c., foot Of 7th st.. Mon
days, an, for intermediate laninsx to Colonial
Beach. Bushwood, Rock Point. Nomini Greek, s..
Clement and Breton Bay landin9s
Colonial Beach, Bushwood. Rock Point Coltoo's.
LeonardtowD. Abell's, Eomini Creek, Piney Point,
st. George's Island, Smiths Greek. CoAn and Yeo-
comico rivers.
Saturdays, an, for intermediate landings to
Colonial Beach, Bushwood. Rock Point, Ncmfni
Greek. Coltons. (See schedules.)
fe26 O. ". RIDLEY. General Manager.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

Schedule in effect May 2. 1897
All trains arrive and leave at Pennsylvania pas
500 SO A.M.MDauy.-Local AMD for panville. Charlotte
burg. Aarrsonburs and staunton % daily y0' eseept
Sunday. and at Lynchburg with the Norfolk and
H. FIfgf saa 5laf9a
and washington to Jacksonvilie uniins % at Sails H
bury with Pullman Sleeper for Ashevilie and Ho,
vile, Tenn and at Charlotte with Pullman Sleeper
for Augusta. Pullman Buffet Sleeper New York to
and Memphis Solid train Washington ton to- to Ne@ or
leans without change; Sunset Personally Conducted
4:6l P.M.-LocaI for Front Royal. Strasburs and
1913 PM,1paIIy;1 ;;11iWAsHiSSTSS AND SOUTH:
Coaches Pullman sleeps New 9afk 70 Sas%vilis. l
YORK TsmR ia SasFes5s
ga Atlanta and Montgomery. ves;ibuled Day
Coach WASHINGTON to Atlanta; Southern Railway
ef 9 q FfSsi2 SSp OHIO p1s
Leave dsy OndaT sna a a1d 20 and
Gay. only fGr Round HII; 4s2 pm; daily. except
ssd Sd.Snsoay asy so e.
das snd $40 ,m pm Rdan daily a aTS sSS pm daily except
SUNDAY from Herndou. s. an daily except s1sseH se
day, from Ieesburg.
1nrOuBn IrdlnB from tne eOutn arrive at wash
ington, 6:42 am, 2:20 pm. and 9:25 pm. daily
Harrisonburg, l2:4O and 1925 pm. daily. except
Sunday, and $3.50 m, daily from Charlottesville
tioa furnished at ofces, Oil and 1900 Pennsyyania
avenue and a. Pennsylvania railroad passenger sta
tio0. w. h. GREEN. General Supt.
]. NJ. GULF Trahic Manager.
w. A. TURK, Gen. Pass. Agent.
my8 L. g. BROWN Gen. Agent Pass. Dept.
WASHINGTON, ALEXANDRIA, AND MT. VERNON
FROM STATION. 1sA STREET AND PA. AVE
Iu eject May 8, 1897.
For Alexandria (week days, $50. 7:o5. 1885 ex.,
500. $50 ex., 900. $50. 1906 cx., IL: co. II As
am, 1905 eI., 1920. lis. las. 205 ex., 2:4O,
800 ex.. 3:30 400 eI., 4:l5 AS. sos, 500
ex., $40 sos e1.. 6:25. 700. 500. 9:oc 1000.
For Ae1andria Sunday only: 500, 600, 10 90.
1890 II 100. II 80 1900 noon, 1880. 100.
I:30. 300. 2:30 500. $3.50. 400 $3.50. 500. $50,
600, $50 TOO, 500, 600, 1900 IL 20 pm
For Mount verLon and Way Stations (week days):
$50. 1905. Hoo am. 12-05. l:l5. 2:05. 800.
For Mount Vernon and Way Stations Sunday
only): 900, II 90 am, 200. 400 pm.
For Arlington and Agueduct Bridge (week days.:
500. $50. 300. 1O:05. II :O0 11:45 am, 1905.
1920. LIS. POS $40, $780, 3:3O. 400. 4:I5 5:20
For Arlington and AQuedoet Bridge Sunday
1900 noon. $780, 100. 1:3O. 200, 2:3O, 800
$3.50. 400 4:3O $500. $50, 600. $50. 700. 500
pm.
Baggage checked free for passengers holding frst-
class tickets at station Bicycles. Is cents each.
myl0
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OCEAN TRAVEL.

TICKETS TO AND FROM EUROPE BY ALL
lines at lowest rates. BROSNAN'S OLD EURO
TEAM PASSENGER AGENCY. e12 9th st. NV.
my2StOje21s
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French Line.

lQSnlSAA AANHSs
COMPAGNlE GENERALE TRANSFORMATIONS
DIRECT LINE TO PARIS, FRANCE,
VIA HAVRE.
La Champagne. Poirot. ..... =. Sat June TO- 10 a m
La Gascogne, Baudelon. Sat, June 26 10 a I'M
La Tonraine. Sautelli Sat, July 8, 10 m
RATES OF PASSAGE-First-class New York to
Paris, $1Oo and upward by all steamers except La
Touraine. including railway fare to Paris and land
Ing charges Parior car seat is extra during summer
General Agent. General Oface No. 3 Bowling Green.
NY: G. W. MOSS. e21 Penn ave., Washington D. c.
ja19-1y
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sTEAMER wAKR.IEID.
MEDICAL
DIR. CZARRA.

NO CURE NO PAY.
6PECIAI.ST In diseases Of man; any complication,
weakness and special diseases cured and guaran.
teed; references given; hours, o to "A 3 to Q;
closed on Sunday 6l4-62l Pa aye.ln.W ie6- lms
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DIR. Leatherrnan.

Expert specialist In the cure Of oil special
diseases OF men and women. Consultation free
Hours: Q to u. to 8: Tues. Thur. and Sat.
eveningn. to 8 0o2 NV. Closed on Sunday.
myAs-Am -
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Anchor Lime

NmCmOf Limo
Steamships from New York Weekly
G A Cow VIA LOND DON ID e r Y.
Rates for Saloon Passage
CITY OF ROME, $40. Other steamers, $50.
Second Cabin
Rome $42 80: Furnessia, $37 50 other steamers $35
Steerage Passage
Rome, $25 so: Furnessia $2i5O; other stmrs $23 So
For new illustrated Book OF Tours and further in
formation apply to HENDERSON BROTHERS, Gen
eral Agents, Bowling Green, NY. or Nv. MOSS,
921 Penna. ave. NV, EDW. E. DROOP & SONS,
925 Penna. ave. Washington. apS-3 -3m-15
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NORTH GERMAN LLOYD
EASN EvDD ECC CEDurCN

NORTH GERMAN LLOYD
FAST EXPRESS SERVICE
PLYMOUTH, LONDON, BREMEN,
saale.. June Is 10 am Havel Tu. July 9. 10 am
Trave June 22. 10 am Saale Tu. July 13. 10 am
CHERBOURG. PARIS BREMEN.
Aller Sat June ~ 10 am Spree Sat June %. 10
SOUTHAMPTON. LONDON. BREMEN.
Koengin Luise. Thursday, June IL noon
Prinz Regent Luitpold Thursday, July /, noon
II. II. Meier: THURSDAY. July s, noon
GIBRALTAR. NAPLES. GENOA
Kaiser June IL, 10 am Vera. -. July s. 10 am
Ems :. June 49, 10 am Fulda. 80. July TO- 10 am
OELRlCBS & CO., BOWLING GREEN
Apply to E r. DROOP. 925 Pa. ave-,
ta20-1yr Agent for Washington
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Lum,,cr OFFICER. Elected.

beaumont. Texas. January 25.--stock'
holders of the Beaumont Lumber company
held their annual meeting In the general
offices OF the company today and elected
directors as follows: + i. Carroll. G., w.
Carroll. John n. Gilbert G.. l.. Wallace.
L. II. Pipkin The officers elected are
+. l.. Carroll. Waco president Georse
w Carroll, vice president; John N. Gil
bert. secretary and treasurer.
Stockholders OF the Mona Mills company
also held their annual meeting and elected
the following directory; +. V. Carroll, G.,
w. Carroll, John NJ Gilbert. G.. l.. Wall
lace. G. r. Ferguson. Officers elected are
f. l.. Carroll. president; q. r. Ferguson,
vice president; John n. Gilbert, secretary
and treasurer.
EEK Senator II. A. Greer and X u. KEEL
lev. editor Of the Beaumont Journal left
tonight to NEE, the river and haibor com
mittee and accompany IL on the trip 10
Sabine Pass
William Wallace. white man, employ
ed in the construction of thu TeNarhana
and Fort Smith bridge across the Neches
river. fell from derrick this morning at
10 o'clock and struck On some uinbers
twenty-five feet below. His left leg was
badly cut at the hip and his face and head
were considerably bruised. but no bones
were broken aud the injuries are not con-
sidered dangerous. Wallace came from
Houston
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Manager Van Week Of the Southern Pa
cifc made trip to Victoria yesterday
Advicos from Captain Howe IN Mexico
Assistant General Passenger Agent frice
of the International is seriously Ill AT his
home In Palestine.
Eugene George and William Rclnhart OF
the Houston and Texas Central and South
ern Pacific are In from trips over their
roads.
The Southern Pacific has made rate OF
a II, re and third on the certificate plar
sor the annual convention Of Baptis's tcoi'
orod). held at Cucro January IS to 81.
The Southern States Passenger associa'
ton have made n rate OF one fare ana
third for the National Congress OF Mothers
to be held at Washington, - c., Febr'iar,
II TO %.
Assistant General Passenger Agent Parks
of the Southern Pacific LEFT Sunday nigh'
for st. Louis to attend the meeting OF the
Southwestern passenger committee, Gen
cral Passenger Agents Robbins OF th'
Houston and Texas Central and Downey ol
the Houston Fest anl West Texas, viii not
attend
The legislative board Of the Brotherhood
NJ Iocomotivo Engineers OF Arkansas are
AT the capital OF that State to memorabilia
Tho legislature to prohibit the present iron
clad enforcement of a role TO discharge EN-
Moves who are twice gnrnishecd. II is al
legged that under the practice innocent men
are made to suffer and even lose their sit
nations or garnishmrnts before judgments
ara even rendered
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burial of MIR. IInrbce.

Waco Texas. January % The remains
o. j. w. Barbee, late general live stock
esent of the Cotton Belt railroad. who died
IN st. Louis Saturday. arrived this morn
Ing In President Fordyces private car,
"Arkansaw Traveller" accompanied by the
following officers; !. A Edison, general
superintendent: b. l.. Liggett, surerintenh-
cnt; J. II. White. superintendent; q. w.
Parnhart, general freight agent X. ..
Cobb, auditor: ]. !. Kress. superintendent
of car service; j. NJ. Scroggins master me
chanic: w H. Quigg. division freight
agent, Little Rock. Ark. G. NJ. Swan. gen
oral agen, freight department Tyler Tex
as; ]. W. Tate. commercial agent, Houston ;
T. y. Wadleigh. commercial agent. Dallas :
\. A. Gibson. travelling passenger agent
Fort Worth: y. NJ. Morgan. ticket agent
Fort Worth A large number OF ladies also
accompanied Mrs. Barbee. The party ieft
Waco on special train for walnut
Springs. Texas, Mr.. Barbee's former home,
where the interment took place today lie
was general favorlte In Waco and ca
pecially popular with the stock men OF the
State
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The Compound locomotive.

The compound locomotive is now almost
universally admitted to possess economical
advantages over simple engines in the mat
ter of fuel consumption and water cvapo-
ration. but there is still considerable
amount of prejudice against it and some
objections still continue 10 he put forward
One of these objections. SAYS Engineering
News" is in regard to the Increased cost
of repairs of the compound engine. by rea-
son of its greater number Of working parts.
although this has been many times shown
to be much less important than is usually
claimed By the objectors. The only really
practical comparison rs TO the comparative
efficiency and economy of the simple and
compound engines is that based upon the
service performance OF engines alike in all
respects except the compromising, running
In the same service in the same divisions.
and for sufficient length OF time to show
reasonable average. thus eliminating the
actual records OF specially good or bad per-
formanccs. OF course. with three or more
cylinders. and n corresponding increase In
number of working parts greater in
crease in repairs may be expected. How
ever this may be- the concise official state
menis above referred 10 go to show very
oonclusively that the two cylinder com
pound locomotive possessed decided advan-
tsges over simple engines OF similar con-
struction. both in freight and passenger
service
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-26
GnY Hunting Pnrty.

Sinner. Texas, January 20. What locked
like Cuban expedition. but was rea''y
hunting party. left here at liz for San
Patrlcio county for ten days hunt The
party consists of the following well known
citizens: Captain Charles Welhauscn, man +.
ager: Colonel Ma, Williams. master OF
transportation; Jack Youngs' aruliery'ntn
Blohm. war correspondent: c. Is. Holchak.
commissary Julius Wolters, scout and bear
fighter. and Private Pat Muckelroy.
The party is well equipped with tents.
guns. ammunition. etc. The commisshry
and apothecary departments received spec
ial attention
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-26

Dallas. Texas. January 25.--This after.
liceman to come TO the intersection Of Akin
street and the Central railroad. officer
Magce found Fritts and others, who called
his attention TO the rnangled and scattered
remains Of n newly born babe. The body.
wrapped In piece OF brown paper. had
evidently been thrown in Mil Creek last
night and pulled out today by some hogs.
which were eating II when discovered by
a negro who reported the find 10 Mr.. Fritts,
The baby. to all appearances. was born
last night and Immediately thereafter
tossed into the creek. No arrests and no
clew to parents or criminals.
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Robbcr-Proof Express Cars.

The handling of money is getting to be
more and more traffic which calls Tor
the greatest rrecantion. Nobody realizes
his fact go wildly as the express compsn-
lss. There are so many robbers ana they
take such great chances in the plying o.
their vocation, that no express car, even In
The most crowded city. is safe from their
hands.
As result, all express companies nave
,ur,ny the last few years been forced 70
take extra measures against tram roo
hers some time ago the American TX
nress company, says the New Orleans fic'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-26

Salem, Texas. January 2S.--The recent
rains have raised the creeks tributary 10
the Sabine river. consequently the 1obbers
that have been hauling pine logs to them
have them all floated out to the river and
are ON their way to market at Orange,
Texas. Mr. Ed Ellingstan has let about
four million feet out Of the mouth OF Trout
creek. and Tom Hughes about the same
amount out OF Caney creek.
Rumor states that Mr., Giles sing.etary
will soon start mammoth lumber camp on
Caney creek. where he has procured an ex-
tensive tract OF Pine timber, Mr.. SANCTUARY
il a successful timber man ana no aoups
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-26
New Car for The International.

II is said upon good authority that tn.
long expected time card OF the Intcrna-
tional and Great Northern will 20 into ef-
feet January 81. replacing the fast service
from Houston to ST. Louis which was
taken OIL some months ago. The new train
will leave here about rs r. m and arrive
at st. Louis p. m. the following day.
which is several hours shorter than the
former time card In addition 10 this the
service TO San Antonio and the City OF
Mexico will be greatly "acoclcrated' also
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-26

Chicago. January 25.--Edward Rose
water. editor of the Omaha Zee, In an In
terview today. said that he believed the
affairs OF the Union Pacific system will
all be Strengthened out and q settlement
reached within a month
In my opinion" he said "you will ree
an agreement between the government and
the Vanderbilt interests all closed up. a
foreclosure sale held and the property
turned over to tho Vanderbilts before the
present government goes out OF office"
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1 age Local Ton,cx

49, january 2o.-Mr. Christian
|,uOs.'nlial farmer, living a few
:" mere. has bought the in
'"H Kuhn Of the firm of Chns.
No. and in the future the firm
be Kuhn G liant.
|nl,h." inferred the shed Friday or
|, ,a. where DR.. Banks keens his
'slly dlmaged his vehicle hv
op, cushion and dashbo,,j
~ IN M not he too strongly con .
Bin ~, r guilty ones. II caught bc
|b,.V ~ , and Texas Central Railway
|ni ,s aIyed section house No. II
Ens Of 1t ' maue a suhstan .
Be- ro,s AGENT, Mr.. J. McKeowu
ro, ,oauy to move into hls Hand
which he is now having
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-26

permitted to introduce more EXPERTS. with
the understanding that defendant might in
troduce others to rcbut their testimony.
Mr. Fowler, assistant In the olfince OF the
commission, expert engineer was put on
the stand. Testified that he was a gradu
ate OF the Agricultural and Mechanical
college. Had assisted In the inspection Tor
the commission Of 700 miles OF Texas track.
and had been for three years following his
profession. Rejected by the commission.
Charles Scrivener, graduate of Kings col
lege and Woolwioh academy, England. and
claiming to be an engineer OF twenty years
experience. was next placed on the stand.
After he had been examined as to his quail
ifcations, Judge Reagan remarked that o
majority OF the commission would take him
Tor an expert.
Mir, Lovejoy then asked that in Justice to
MIR. Fowler he be called back and I've Sc,
right before the world as he did not want a
competent Texas boy to be quasi officially
handicapped by having 1t go out that the
commission had rejected him.
Judge Reagan replied that he knew US
much about MIR. Fowler as il he were his
own son, and that the fact that the COM
mission had rejected him as an expert
would not work to his prejudice.
II think we have shown our confidence ~
Mr. Fowler by keeping him in our employ
remarked Commissioner Maytield.
| Mr.. Scrveuer testified that he considered
the Wharf railroad terminal. from look
| Ing at Its map. but had never heard of il
| before today and he was excused.
| T. L. Taylor. professor OF civil engineer
ing at the State university. was next called
TO the stand aud qualified. He testitieS
flat there was no clear definition OF bel
| line. The term was always used in con
nection with terminal lines except wher
| applied to street car lines.
| At the conclusion of Prof. Taylor's OK
animation. Governor Hogg insisted AGAR
that Mr. Fowler be allowed TO testify, ani
he was finally permitted TO do 81 by Thu
commission. Being recalled, he said la
| did not know of any such thing as bel
| line service, except as performed III con
! noction with terminal service, only In case
of street car service, He considered tn
| Wharf railway n terminal line.
| This closed the taking OF testimony OF
the question of jurisdiction and the com
mission adjourned until Wednesday morn
ing, when argument will be heard.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-26
, Win Case Continued

I VIII contest case, set for hear
.vun'y court yesterday, was con-
'ne March term. owing to the
saplaih James a. Baker. lead
N me case, to attend the trial,
w OF the illness Of his father
attention. ''S " "'S
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-26

mile. OF the gross earnings $s2s, 4es, sol
was by the passenger departments, $172,-
01.s3 by freight; s2S0.i2a by other opera
ticns and the balance unclassificd earn
ings. Dividends paid were s5i.9s3. 732.
against s5i.S32. $50 the preceding year.
Election OF Officers aud Directors.
The annual meetings OF the New York,
Texas and Mexican, and tho Gulf Western
Texas and Pacific railroads were held at
Victoria yesterday, the results OF which
was the election Of officers and directors.
The directors elected are; c. p. Hunt
ington. New York; u. c. Proctor. Vie
toria; ID. T. Forbes. Victoria; +. c. Proc
tor. Victoria, A. DaCosta. Cuero; w. u.
Van Week, Houston. The officers elected
are: w. G. Van Week. president; II. r.
Forbes. vice president: w !. Craig, treas
uror. and b. NJ, Smith. secretary.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-26

no will soon be ready to commence the
hauling of tho long leaf yellow pine tins
Der that this county ia so noted for.
The Cow Creek Tram companys big mill
is turning out vast quantity OF first class
lumber for the export trade and long trains
are leaving their yards daily.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-26
ON sHIpBoARD NOT CLEARED.


The total re ,oipts OF cotton at this port
today were 6824 hnes. rs followe: BY Grlf.
Colorado aud Santa Fe Gid' by Intcrna
,ional and Great Northern, ESQ; Wy Cal
weston Houston and Henderson, l52; BY
Missouri Kansas and Texas. 1876. by Gal
weston Ia Porte and Houston. litl Nv
hsrges. 1910; by barge Willie. from Texas
city. 100.
Shipped to Liverpool per 50 Victoria.
7si5. 10 Hamburg, per ~ Endesvorer. 700.
20 New York, per rs Conal. iips.