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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-12

handsome plato glass window has been
placed in the new office OF the Interna-
tional and Great Northern railway
L. j. Parks, assistant general passenger
and ticket agent OF tho Southern Pacific,
has returned 10 Houston from visit to
Austin.
Governor Stevens has signed the fellow
servant bill making railroads responsible
for injuries resulting from the carelessness
OF employees.
w. T. Wilson. chief clerk In the general
freight office of the Galveston. Houston
and Henderson at Galveston, was In the
city yesterday.
Chauneey NJ. Depew has been appointed
chairman OF the board of control OF the
Joint Traffic association, to succeed the
late George b. Broberg.
1t is unofficially declared that the Nichsl
Plate will pay no dividend this month. a
d,yjdsnd Of s per cent was declared IN
March 1896 but the time for declaring !.
in 1897 has gone by, and no announcement
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JAS. Butte.
HOUSTON.

st. Paul, sG73,733 not moro than 800, 900
of the sum to be used to prevent the Mis-
sissippi breaking into Cache river. near
Reach Ridge, at Cairo. Ill: from mouth OF
Missouri to st. Paul. SS2G6G6 including
600 for sand bar at Dubuque and $780,
600 Tor sand bar At Muscatinc, Iowa; Mis-
sissippi from head of pasBes 10 mouth OF
Ohio. Se.5S9 1913. Missouri. from mouth to
Sioux City, 100000. $4,000 for lightship
for San Francisco harbor Also 100000
for completing two revenue cutters now
building on great lakes and 5000. 900 for
government exhibit at Omaha Exposition
are included In the bill.
For the Chickamauga and Chattanooga
National parks $4,000 liz appropriated: for
Shiloh 100000. for Gettysburg $4,000 and
for Yellowstone S35. 900.
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COLORADO COMING

Secretary McMasior OF the chamber of
commerce received telegram today from
General Manager Winchcll Of the Union
Pscific, Denver and Gulf railway. fayIng
So for the round trip from Denver to Gal
weston for such Colorado people as may
desire to come TO Galveston 10 see the bat
tleship Texas. The ticketp are TO BIZ put
on sale on Monday aud Tuesday good TO
return until March 3. This IL considered
an exceedingly low rate which Is oalcu
lated to greatly increase the number Of
Colorado visitors to Galveston nest Wc"K.
rhe exoursionists from Denver are looked
Tor on the l7th and 18th Rooms AT the
Beach hotel which viii be opened Monday
have already been engaged by several Col
urado people.
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CLOSER TRADE RELATIONS.
Col oradoans Desire to DO Business
with the Texans.
ARE TIRED OF EASTERN RAPAClTY
Northern Editors 90 BE Fcnstcd on
straw berries nnd Crcam--BattAe-
ship Texas to Arrive soon.

Galveston, Texas. February 1.-THE fol- |
received today by Mayor Fly from the AS
pen, Colo, chamber OF commerce. signed by
T, II, Stockman, secretary;
Dear Sir.--The Aspen chamber of COM
morce believes this is most auspiclous
time for building up closer trade relations
between the South and West, and with that
In view wishes to urge upon your whole
sale merchants the ACCESSIBILITY Of send
ing their travelling statesmen throughout
the West, and It takes the liberty of re-
questing YOU 10 bring this matter to their
attention. and have, therefore, instructed
its secretary 10 write this letter.
A few years ago these new Western
States were strongly republican, hu, such
is no longer the case, aud tho reason Is
that tho Western people who have been
studying the so-caled silver question for
nearly twelve years are firmly convlncyd
that the policy CT the republican party
which advocates the contraction and d.
intuition OF primary money. which is the
measure of values. is ruinous to trade and
general prosperity.
u may ne inul WV arr UllNNtu 10y HTtJu-
dices. but that even Coloradoaus are sill
yer barons" and actuatcd by selfish inter-
est, and not by sincere belief in economic
principles can not he successfully contend
ed, When 1t is considered that the value OF
our product of raw materials alone for 1896
was about STi 1000 600. while our silver pro-
duct at DC ceuts. which is several cents too
high, was about $l2 400 0C0 or a little over
IL per cent, and yet 50 per cent of the vote
] illNuu s.u1 NrNn1i oil
! The last election was held upon sharply
defined differences OF principles. and dem d
onstratod the fact that thc economic views
OF the Northern States east of the Missouri
river are radically different from the views
of the South and West
The trade Of the West has heretofore all
been with the East. and all our financial
obligations have been duo there. but since
the crash in the summer OF 1899 and dur
ing all the ensuing and st.ll continuing d.
preston. which, by the East on the one
hand, and the South and West on the other
is attributed TO totally different causes, oh
legations have been reduced and credits re-
fused. so that there has mover heretofore
been n time when the West was less in
dcbtcd to the East or was IN 80 0dvan-
tageous position to cultivate trade rola-
tions elsewhere. And why as business men
should We not deal with the South with
those who are helping VIZ, rather than with
those Of the East. with those who are IN
jurng all productive parts of tho country
by diminishing The values of properties and
securities, while enhancing the values Of
debts?
We are well aware that at the present
timc the South is unable 10 furnish all the
; supplies which we require but If he NOR
chants of your seaport city find that they
, can control the trade Of the West. we soc
no reason why they can not very soon NEE
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Heavy Cattle Shipments.

The Post stated yesterday that there
were about 5000 head Of cattle being fat
tened at the mills adjacent TO Houston,
which would be shipped to Northern mar
kets at an early date II has since been
learned that the number Is In the neigh
borhood of 5000 and that a portion OF the
cattle will commence moving this week.
While a number Of stock agents have been
in Houston to secure the shipment OF these
cattle over their respective lines. II has
been settled that the first shipment TO be
made will be over the Houston and Texas
Central and Missouri. Kansas and Texas 10
ST. Louis. There Is big lot soon to move
not only from the vicinity OF Houston but
points In Southwest Texas. and there VIII
be hard pull made TO secure these ship
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suNpny OWL APPROPRIATIONS.
The NH Completed ny the House
Committee.

The NH Completed ny the House
Committee.
Washington. February II Tho house
committee on appropriations today finished
the sundry civil appropriation bill for the
next fiscal year. The bin carries total
Of $50 G6i.7i This Is SslI .0Go less than the
estimates and sis.4ill9O more than the
approximations for the current year; Si7-
529. 05S OF the appropriations are for the
carrying ont OF the river and habor con
tracts and si,0i2 ,b75 for public buildings.
The largest sums for tho harbors con-
tracted for bv the secretary of war, In
cludod Philadelphia harb0r. for the removal
of Smiths Windmill and petty islands and
shoals. SGiD 600: Galveston. s500.000; the
Hudson river. s500.0 600; Improvement Of
channel connecting the great lakes hetw.o1
Chicago, Duluth and Buffalo. sl.09D0Oo;
humboldt bay. California $500 900. Sa7an-
nah. Ga. $500 900, Cumberland sound, Geor-
gla and Florida, 500. 900 Boston, 800. 600,
Buffalo, S59. 600. Duukirl. N. y. $685.. 600.
Delaware bay. Delaware. sl50,OO0, Winiwa
bay South Carolina $500 600; Sabine Pass
Texas. 100000; Cleveland. 100000; MIL
waukco, $685. Duluth and superior
$500 900; Grays harbor Washington,
SiG00 900.
The river appropriations include; Allie
gheny river Pennsylvania, locks and dams
at Herr island. above Six Mile island aud
Sprlngdalo $500 900. upper hpnonSab Ask
locks and dams. $500 ,000 faSoo and Nicks-
burg harbor. $500 900; bayou PIaquomino
Louisiana. $500. 600: Cumberland, above
Nashville. three locks, $500 900; falls of the
Ohio at Louisville, 100000. Ohio river, for
dam 10. 6 al mouth OF Beaver river. $780,
800. Ci icago river. Sll300O, Mississippi and
Illinois canal, si,oOo,Ooo waterway from
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THE hotels.
,w1oR-RATEs $3.50 AND $500
L n"y JAMES LAWLOR, Pro

,,wroR-RATES $3.50 AND $500
4 nhY. JAMES LAWLoR. Pko-
/ Y, 4 Oar GARRISON. Carson. Geo, +; Pitch
h New York: 4. y, Mckinney
~ r. d. Cavt, Galveston; Otto
M ss.J san AntonA. w. w. Ham
Mas: +. Farnswoth, Cuero; j. a.
rv.a ,i,sS Kansas CITY j. Il. Boyntoa.
y Aus. BECKER. A. y. Brown, st.
(. II. willamGs,G9nIS, !l.as- NJ NJ Web ;,
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N. NJ q H mgni r. NJ, lNiamin. At
H. I,,n, Talbot, Palelne: c. d,
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NJ: I: ME- NE ss spi ard Praite;, West Vor-
hss s nnrp 'eFadien. II c. Lang
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sroRMING TIE ALAMO.

The following military companies have
signified their purpose to participate in the
Storm of the Alamo, which begins Oh
Wednesday evening of next week, and there
may be others: The Light Guard, Emmett
Rifles, Battery d and Rutherford Rangers
of Houston; Lamar Guards Of Richmond :
Robert rifles OF Bremond; Tom Campbell
Rifles OF Milano: Shaw Rifles OF Nayaso'a
Guard Zouaves Of Dallas. and the Washing
ton Guards and University Cadets OF Gal
weston. There will be four field pieces la
the sham battle and two cavalry compa-
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pcn,h Sentence su.pendcd.

Arcmare. /. r.. February il.-Judge XII
gore today suspended 1he death sentence
OF Charles Johrs the negro rapist. who
was 10 be hanged here on the 10Th instant.
The object In STAYING the execution ~ 10
allow the suprem. court 10 pass on me
which court his case had been carried or
a writ of habeas corpus.
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4 Niles, Lulhne; C. q. WINS md
IN vUe'ison; 5, C.. Lusk. Ncw Oreans'.
lller end wife, St. Louis; Tylei, I Has
and wife, s, Y. wilson. A NJ WI
B1nn; ". V. Haraovy and VIZ
g; Mr.. v. D. Cox. Tempie, \ n a.
nen. :. R. Humrichon1. Bal,fmo.e.
aannsney. John I. Pueh. H.
new fork: Z. j, DOYLE. Bostom. v
1vSsenoe-s Atlanta: Geo. &. Caiiatf
'aassco' $. j. Johnson. Cinc.nnoff.
Mnaler ]. p Moulton. Ch.napo.
y senef Cincinnati: A N COIN
Ea MY Louis Sutcllre ". p
MI LIN 7 Nangle, New York
non. Louis Baumau, 81. Louis; w.
New jersey. Frank j. Mathews,
~ Waiter s. Baldwin. Baldwin
20: Geo. Sturgis, Dallas: j. S.
Zero Gordo. H.; II. y. Sherer.
.tdk; ". T. Rogers. Evansville:
Atkins, Nashville; II. NJ. Finch,
hwe,k c. 4. Rozeer. St. Louis;
= Underwood, Columbus: II. W.
~; New 'tri; W. \. smith. Eel
~. kanlen, Cincnnaff: q. Ritter.
eaMh. T, A. Konrns. Texas; r..
81 Chicago; Frank Def. Ramsey,
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San Antonio. Texas February 1f.--A cit
liens meeting was held today TO make
preparat.ols for the annual meeting OF
tho Texas Live stock association and the
Texas Cattle Ra.s ers' association. VIII oh
meat I'm this CITY bcs/nnsng March o. Nu-
nserous comrhttces on recepIon and en-
tartaini-t-7it were appointed. II iiS estl-
mated thai 5000 s,cckmc1 win attend tho
two conventions.
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nies viii participate In the charge Mrs.
Mary McGill nrewry win act as sponsor tos
the companies. and she viii select her
maids of honor later Letters have been
received from other military companies IN
the State offering theii services IN swelling
the number OF the assaulting forces. aud
the matter III being determined hy corle-
snnndence.
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~ !, the he International and Great
~ The galveston, Houston aud
~, ~ aI arrive at and depart from we
an0aa, ~ ansas and Texas trains
" ,'i Saty DEPOT M at the 100; of Mont.
nt ,vspye' north side OF the bayou;
e,os' "a Porte and Houston ana 81!
ssds ercep, those mentioned. use
Nd Central depot
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The Missouri. Kansas and Texas has
made the following rates:
Account Mardi Gras at New orleans,
tickets on sale February 26 81 IS and
March 1, good to return March u, at ono
fare for the round trip. Limits on these
tickets may be extended to March 20 by de-
posting tickets with Charles a. Fricke.
secretary New Orleans Passenger assocla-
ton, on or before March C, and accompanied
by certificate Of Rev. +. V. Nugent, TINS
10 allow attendance at Catholic winter
school of America. held in New Orleans
March 4 TO 20
Inaugural ceremonies at Washington. u.
C.-Tickets on sale February Is and March
l. good to return until March IL. Rate one
fare for the round trip. All slespers VIII
run through from ell Texas points TO wash
IL eton.
From Smithville and points south 10
Galveston during the battleship Texas ceie-
bration. From other stations the rate VIII
be as follows: Sherman s9.i5, Denlson
s945. Pottsboro ss45, sadler ss.i5. Whites
boro s9.45. Collinsville $685., Tioga ss'2o'
Eliot Point $40, Aubrey $685. Denton
$s.75. Argyle ss75. Roanoke ss.75. Keller
IS. 10, Watauga sS.65. Fort Worth ss,io,
Burleson s7.S5. Alvarado $3.50, GrahaIieN
ST.45. Itaska sS,25, Hlllsboro SIo5. Anpo.'
Sc 80 West sG75. Elm Mott $3.50, Waoo
| Sc 49, Lorena 500. Brucevilie $3.50 Enu,
sc. 20. Troy Sc 10, Temple $3.50, Bolton So
Little River $500. Holland $780, bartie''
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wcs,eru r reoTuary li.-For Eastern
No. -, . N In!un TERRITORY,
Tvs w,n Mn new Mexico-Fa.r Friday;
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srRAWpERRIEs ToR EpIToRs.

1t is in contemplation to give the visiting
editors a view Of the Texas coast country
one day next week II It shall be found prac-
ticable to do so. The idea i6 10 take them
to Hitchcock or Alvin and treat them to
feast OF strawberries and cream. The only
question about tho latter is whether the
strawberries viii DO in evftience at that
time In sufficient quantity 10 meet all the
demands Mos, OF these visiting editors viii
be from the far North, where strawberries
In the winter months arc unknown and II
will he In the nature of an object lesson as
To the Texas coast country to see straw
berries growing in the open air in the mid
die of February. County Commissioner
johnson OF Arcadia says the plants In his
section were not seriously injured by the
recent cold weather where they were prop
erIy cared for and he thinks the berries
will soon be ready for market again ~
the strawberries are plentiful they Will
either be brought TO the editors or the ed
ltors Will be taken to the berries
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After spending much time In digging for
a so-oalled parate's treasure on his farm.
Valsni me Kelly OF clarksville. Ind, FOUND
$50.
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Commission Rates.

ne lDllCNli4E ldAto nave utth dNNhpii"N'
by the railroad commission, sitting at Aus
tin:
In approval of joint applications sub
mitted under Nos 202 and 205 of the Mis-
souri,. Kansas and Texas Railway company
OF Texas. 1t is hereby ordered that the fol-
lowing classification rulings, supplementary
to Western classification No. "a, to govern
in the transportation of the articles named
by railroads between points in Texas, sub-
ieot to the rules embraced in Exceptions"
to Western Classification:
]. Cotton seed meal sacks returned;
same as cotton seed sacks. returned. (See
page 16. classification No. 2f)
.. Steel singletrees and doublctrees, same
as iron whiffletrees. (See page 1903, Clas-
sfcation No. 2i)
3. Fresh fruit In baskets with tight COW
ers. less than car load one aud cne-balf
class. Car loads: Same as shipments in
crates. (See page SO, Classification No,
24l
!. Steel shavings: same as steel waste.
(see page 49, classssltlcaiioiPb p. No : iHtures
IN connection with cmigrant movables will
only apply on second hand fixtures,
6. Cork pipe covering. less than car lead
first class.
I. Chloride of potash. an pals with light
covers. less than car load. third class; car
load. fifth class.
s. Caustic potash In tin cans, ioXed: less
than car load, fourth class. car load, fifth
class.
9. silk noiles are rateabe as dry goods
n. o. S. (See page 81, Classification No.
2i.l
10. CHARACTERIZATION for car load rating
on bedsteads and tables. bottom of second
column, page 80. Classification No. "a,
should read Glass A.
Effective February 10, 1897.
In approval Of application No. CO Of the
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass Railway
company, authority Is hereby granted said
company to adopt for the transportation Of
returned shipments of all kinds o. freight
ether than live stock. transported locally
between all points on its line. and have
been carried AT the current tariff rate, when
returned to shipper at original point of
shipment. one-hal Of the current tariff rt to
on the weight returned. observing one half
of the curren, class u rate as a minimum
on car load shipments.
Effective at once.
In approval OF Joint application Of tn.
Houston East and West Texas Ralwa!, In
torrational and Great Northern Railroad
and San Antonio and Gulf Shore Rail way
companies. submitted under No. is OF tho
Houston East and West Texas Railway
companies authority is hcrejv granted for
the adoption of the rate of 22h cents per
100 pounds for the Transports ion OF lum-
her. in car loads. from all mills on the
Houston. East and West rcXas railway to
stations on the San Antonio AID Gulf
Shore railway.
Effective at once.
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CAPGhI.
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Rate. go to
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sampls rons.
Centrally lcat-
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mo lations for
Commercial nen
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TIE FESTIVE WEEK.

Preparations for the reception and enter
tainnent Of the numerous visitors who are
expected to be in the city next week arc
progressing favorably and very little of a
preliminary character now remains to be
done. The finance committee has been
quite successful in accommodating the need
iul and the other committees have done
their work wen, 1t is not definitely known
just when the big bat,loship will reach
here. She is scheduled to arrive on tho
10Th, next Tuesday. but as she sailed from
New York Monday evening and Is expected
TO come through without stopping she may
reasonably be looked for as early as Mon
day morning. She viii probably come d.
roctly into the harbor as soon as local
pilot boards her and assures the captain
that it Is perfectly safe 10 enter. 1t has
been decided TO have the presentation of
the silver service and other presentations
take place at O'Clock on Friday afternoon.
but whether on board the vessel or at
some place on shore where a large crowd
can be accommodated viii probably not be
settled until after the arrival of the ship.
The National Editorial association Will
assemble at Harmony hall about noon on
Tuesday and vii he IN session about three
days II is expected there viii be about
500 Of the editors. representing every sec
tion OF the Union. but coming mainly
from the West and Northwest. They will
be escorted to the city by committee OF
the Texas Press association.
The suconlent biyalvc will be in great
demand during the week and AZ oyster
roast has been arranged for nearly every
day Of the week. ono day being set apart
for the state officers and members of the
legislature and another for the sailors and
marines OF the battloshlp, which VIII be
entirely distinct from the roast which the
officers Of the vessel will have. IT prom
ises to be a great week for Galveston.
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FINE POSTAL CAR SERVICE
To BE Put On Between Houston
and New Orleans.
SANTA FE CONDUCTORS CONFERRlNG
with Officials In Reference TO Mat.
tiers Concerning One of Their
Number-PersOna1 Notes.

Mr.. o. L. Teaohout, superintendent OF
the railway mail service. was in tho city
yesterday. all smiles and good humor, and
on being approached he informed Post
reporter that he had just closed big deal
with Mr.. w. G. Van Week, general man
ager of the Southern Pacific. for additional
postal car service between New" Orleans,
La. and Houston, Texas.
The present service is one line of fifty
foot postal cars and one of thirty foot mail
cars, the latter will be supplanted by Ave
of the finest postal cars that can be made
they will be fifty feet inside measurement,
vestibuled. will contain all the latest inn
provements Harrison bag racks, reversible
cases, Baker heaters and last, but not
least will be equipped with Pintsch gas.
The new cars will be manufactured by the
Pullman company
Mr.. Van Week has promised to do all
in his power to get the new service In ef-
feet as soon as possible. He will while
the new cars are being built, take into the
Southern Pacific shops one after another
the present postal cars and have them re-
modelled and fitted exactly like the new
ones
1t Is a known fact that vestibuled cars
and Pintsch gas have mnimzed the dan =
ger of collisions greatly. When the new
service Is established all the cars will be
labeled alike and crew can step from ono
into another and go to work without loss
of time. In fact. when cars are SO labeled
clerks can do almost twice the amount of
work.
The thirty foot mail cars will be placed
on the road between Houston and San An
tonic and Mr.. Teachout says he hopes al
an early date to have what is known as
Full postal car service extended TO the
latter city. He has Just returned from
Washington and advises that the depart
ment has authorized the establishment OF
through register pouch service from st
| Louis. Mo-. and San Antonio, Texas 10 the
City of Mexico His men are now working
Mexican mail down fine,
The people Of the South and the post
office department are to be congratulated
on having Mr.. Teachout in the place no Sc
ably fills. He is the right man, in the righ
| place.
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Why
is
Cheap.

The present low prices for Wall Paper
ere due 10 the struggle for existence te-
twoan the wall Paper trust ana the irde-
would destroy Ia their effort to control
prlcor.
The outside makers. though, are making
such u stronE flglt that the trust IL
threatened with dissolution and viii event.
ualiy go to pieces Il the trade continues
to give tha Independent makers The sup
an open market and free competition. We
are not nllioI with the trust or National
Wall Paper company, and handle none Of
their product,
Write FOR samples and see how pretty
and cheap Gho now goods are.
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n, hn 'aksn by the J-ntri state,
'Saa at Sp. m. 18th meridian