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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-09
nEY LACK AWANNA AND WESTERN n. II.
sfationa in New-YOrk. foot of Barclay
and ChristOpher streets.
XEsT1BULER TRArNNSS;s RRt LiGaT bCFFET

and Ghri;sSphes r strsets p,rrrr
"EsT1BuLEcRR Rs. HPiNTsCH L tMHfH BUFFET
Sep>et route 10 NEWARK. BLOOMFIELD. MoNTC1-AIR.
THE ORANGES summit Bsrnsrdspills Baking
f sonnixr p0 HfeonPATCo%G Hacketstovn scHooLrY'S
1dot'NT Ain Washington. PHIILIPSBURG EAsTON
WATER GAP. sTRoUDsBJRG: Pocono Mountains.
COKE 1IHGAHIAMroN OXFORD Norwich w M9er.
vie. TIICA RlSHFIELP sPR R c, Cortland r
coRNfHd. BATH. DANsvILLE, BCFFALo and all
sso pIaln'M ~BiScnAMToN MAIL Stops at principal
,ooS s'oMHf -,cafe Car. BrFFAIo. SCRANTON BING-
HAMToN. owEGo; ITHACA EIM1RA. LTICA,
EXPREss. Pullman Perior Cars Connecting a,
sNo p M-sCRANToN. WILKESBARRE and ELMIRA
H EXPRESS Pullman Buffet Parlor Cars
Am p M~eCRANTON. WIIKESBARRE AND PLYM-
ouTH EMPRESS Pullman an. BUFF, ParI9r Cars
SW r. sep Aston RINGHAMTON. EIMIRA BtyF.
FALO. pullman Buffet Sleeping Car. New-York 70
Chicago. Dining Car west Of Buffalo
sCRANTON. BINGHAMTON ELMIRA. BATH. MT.
NoRFIS and BUFFAIO. arriving in Buffalo A. NJ
An p Al Daiiy)-BUFFALO SCRANTON. BINGHAM.
TON OwEGO. ITHACA EI.MlRA. SYRACUSE.
UTICA and oswEGo EMPRESS Pullman Buffet
rISSTPPTs AND PULLMAN ACCOMMODATIONS at
ssenrv Gaze & sons Limited. l13 Broadway "a Park
pace 400 Brosdway and 942 Broadway Tickets ferry
stations. iii ithays cor 1:.h-s, 81 West 25h-s. 2s
i0S broadway Brooklyn. Timetables giving fun nfor-
1WEsTcoTT EXPRESS COMPANY will call for and
check baggage from hotel or residence 10 destination
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-09

CARPETS CLEANED BY STEAM, BY
HAND on on the floor. CAREFUL CAR
PET CLEANING CO.. ISIS Broadway, 42t
20 423 East 4Sth-st. COE & BRANDT.
Proprie,ors. Telephone I32-3sth.
FREDERICK AcKEkMANS Steam Car.
bet Cleaning Works. ;S3 West S2d-st
Established 1882. Telephone call. In
Brooklyu.
BRUSH CARPET CLEANING. 3s8-Sel
Lexington-ave.-IEgr Brussels, I eta
yard. Carriage free. Tel. se6 Bed. Bkiyn.
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LOST.

N~~~~O>~~~~O~~~~~~~> ~~~~~~-~Dc>>>e~>.~~-
LOST. --Barkbook No 60 90. Bank for
Savings. $50 4th-ave.. New-York Paw
ment stopped. Please return book 70 lNnk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-09
ERIE RAILROAD,

Through trains New-York foot OF Chambers-st,
foilow. minutes earlier from West sd
300 A. M.-vestibuled Express daily for BnghAmton.
WAye-ly. Elmira. Buffalo, Bradford Arrive Buslo 500
J.. 81. Parlvr Buffalo.
BOO T.. M.-Vestibued Limited fast mail Daily solid
train Tor Chcsso va Chauauqna Lake arrives .1eye-
lard TAO A. n. Chicago =. N. Slcepcrs chicago.
Cleveland and Cincinnati. Dining Car.
ShiO y. M.-Bunao and Cleveland Eestibuled Express
Daily arrives Buffalo .OS A. M Bradford i:l7 A. n.
Jamestown 100 A. 81. Cleveland 1890 p. N sleeperi
Buffalo and Cleveland making direct connections
Detroit. chicago and the West. Cafe Library Car
s,45 y. M.-Nia chautaugua Lake and Niagara Fails
Daily. solid train 10 Chicago. SeeprO 10 Hornellesvile.
chicago and Cincinnati Dining Car.
TINICKETS LOCAL TIME CARDS AND PULLMAN
sceomwodations At III ~ FOL tol and ss7 Bread
st. CHAMBER, and West I'D ferries New1Y9Ik: as
ct. Hoboken. and Jersey City Station Westcott Ex-
press cat for and checks baggage from hotels and
dences TO destination
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Railroads..
Railroads.
CENTRAL RAILROAD Of new JERSEY.
Anthracite coal used exclusively.
-Four Tracks Automatic Block slgnAS
On and after october >. 1877.
Stations In New York. foot OF Liberty Dr.

roa; 81: $ $s;s
Train s.d '. Ss: e! d +, $?.j St,
80 @ sd n IN a:soh o 80
.s slG ::,e NJ Us 70 aS5
+. g. ''' 600 to I'''0"' A. A '''o .''' '.
For o s F ssss.; md 81. ss.nGS '' NJ
For Rcaeng and HARRISBURG 30 500 ,o So 900
ego y h:s s H ss
SS9s Goo NJ ss M nsA LOO GEO. 900 to Hs-o"s '
S' ss"sr' iH c 49, ' so Ts"'sS ssa. 80
FOR lqs,; All BhA NeIt 1 %9SIE;e RoyE a
HsS' asi i2saS' ls4 s. Ein' s:'sH o
s ' go a os Red flank soT eu A''I so
4sse A. NJ FOB f!s Il. hA x ~ sona.y. 1918 A. NJ
r?s $50 oT H. Fi s Ha;rit' r
For Atlantic City. vn.land. and Bridse'on 40 A. NJ.
For MOnmsp's Beach se,N5h and ssssSdis 8
Wee. Boats LEAyE s s a TE ss s 1928
8 s ss go c - tss r. ~ ~ s:s 81
s$s So ss 's T. SO 200 s IS rs "a: SsS
$50 1913 1888 p. n. 1910 night.
SANDY HOOK ROUTE.
From r,,I r. foot q E Mcumo ST; Beach
and Long Branch lois A. NJ SAB 7. NJ. Sundays. $50
A NJ.
d For Elb-ron Asbury Park ocean Grove. and point:
south Point Pleasant. 3:4S T. NJ Sundays Istops a.
Interaken for Asbury PARK and OCEAN Crove $50 A. NJ
ROYAL BLUE LINE.
FOR PHILADELPHIA. BALTIMORE AND WASH
1NGTOS.
weekdaya 1:55. 953. II % Dining Car A. 81. S.
3:c5. 4:% G)n,ng Can as j. NJ. 1910 rndt. Sun
days 9:s5 1926 Dn.ng Ca) \. NJ. 100. ass Dining
carr Obs p u. IL 10 mit. Additional trains FOR Phila
deiphia from Whitehall S.. week DAYS s35 A. NJ. J o.
3:35. As. 0:55 s.25 y. 81 Sundays. SIS A. M 1858
i. " From Liberty 40 A. NJ. daily and f:30 and
600 i. VI. week DAVIS.
From FOOT LIBERTY STREET 3 minutes later
and he Al
Liberty ST. whitehall 1i3. I52. col 49, 844 LAO
323 broadway 49, 9th Az. 81 East 18th ST. 1850 East
i33th ST. 2Ts West 18th ST.. Isl Columbus Az. New
York. ST. $50 Fulton St. Brooklyn; 8s Broad
Nay. Williamsburg The New York Transfer Company
VII call FOR and check baggage from hotels residences
20 destination.
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Railroads..
PENNSYLVANIA


STATIONS foot OF WEST TwENTY-THlRIn Sin, srKiT
g. The leaving time from pes6roses and cG1,Ia11d 6f
Streets minutes later than that given oeo" III
!.S5 4. u. FAST 1AiL-pulman Buffet ParoT Gar Car
New-Y9rk to PIT, P.sburg Sleeping Car r"s0ufs u
SIS FiI h3a 6,Ef:ns
ton Cars. For Chicago, Cleveland foiedo' C'n''i'''"
d ffSi;St & sSb bs s LOUIS
fashy' WE s 1sHns H&p fhssso
ssffgf Pitts
.ss r. H. "h PHcF nISlan9S1sE pbus ard
Shicaso Connects for Cleveland and 1o'eoo' eN'@'>
80. WASHINGTON AND THE SOUTH IS,
Sis ions % al paror and
a ss sans, Car Ss D7 10 Can m, SO
siona LIN. all Psror and Dining carp , t3S Dining
so Sap IS Cpnpg Cap sss q i2io ns p night
ATLANTIC, COAST LINE.-Express. o2S a. m. and 800
F5h 5b HStxs e eg2J sSi x m S:y
AffS s-i. sFf 'sl 3 % a "a Weekdays
LS1s nFanah s.sa Fak wtfsis
street. s s.a Pcp s. f asa G5om S
S aadai STR Streets. 's M dTSm So Sc iSS
M ''''.i FoR :. r. s. ,,m,,.s. as
Dining ! Car. i' sss %nins :s, Dsi b
ss sS g S s s g. lG5S as1 es, Ic:s
Car 5.SS Dining CAB. 7.4c. 7.S5. $50 p M 1910
7iss AS x Isl House. 49, 'ss a:a IS
.nd Ss. stations SS Of % Fulton sna IS
rssdSay h5ookgS Annss station s[o0 kim
pany wiz call for check baggage from hotels and
J. ' b III r' ihS9gsh to destination WOOD
General Mana-r General Pass'r Agent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-09
LEHIGH VALLEY SYSTEM.

stations foot OF We, .sd st. Penn n r.. cOrtlsndt
or pssbrosses st.
-: 6.iS G:iS = 81 daily Sunday .e:4s. A. NJ for
5GS~$S HS4ra sssa. 52S
and The West and principal local points: dining and
'IO,2S. IO::iO 4. NJ Sundays only for Bound Brook
cI;;iSiSs: Io:So 4: daily except Sunday for MAucH
;li,5.. 1900 noon daily creep, Sunday.
"BLACK DIAMOND EXPRESS"
& Sis fs%'s ys:'; p.
care connects at Bunslo with through sleepers to
.iSs25. II 40 r. NJ daily except Sunday. for MAucH
MACH cHUNR ana ihe Coat branches:
Barre dsy san ma pr fSe wLR E,:
MEDIATE stations Connects for all points in coal regions
a:SRs 4 p141s16S daily SUNDAY for WILKES
mediate stations Connects Tor Al points IN region,
F% ss f s P.rsi Ca ass tSr rSsFcs md
:s:ss. GIG ?. NJ daily. .,e.e. SUNDAY. Express. for
10 Ssv RFr%L sa S.SinA
s5 cSssso Sleeper. Burso sSa y ToroS'S
'7.55. s;a0 P n daily except SUNDAY; .toPping only
Eva .RocHEsTER: BArxviA and bGrFA1oGt Pull Puli:
.eng.r. carried. 10 hsssas. carried. pas
po ;s;ss 900 ~ P n oaly t9F lTHAcA GENEVA
Additional local trains daily excep, sunday FOR BOUND
sao0k M sno Tao .s' .2d 'a sna : s
So So IL boxs12 fusn S. Court II St. .-' os
;.s H5 co s Tor nISit s. from
hotel or residence through to Destination.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-09
MACHINERY.

AT REDUCED PRICES.-coo secondhand
wood and iron working machines: fully
guaranteed; machinery bought and e.
changed. GEORGE B. EDDY. sos xadi-
son-et.
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sTEREOPTICoXs AND SLIDES.

RILEY BROS. is Beekman-st-, make1 OF
stereopticons and slides: see their new
Kineoptoscops: best on the riarAe,; send
Tor circular. mailed free.
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sands in use: send Tor home indOse-
men's BI.lCkENSDEKFER MFG. Co.
-" Erc nipsv. Room Z.
HELP WANTED.
,~NNrNNNN~NNoNN- ON~~N~/eoo0<SN|Nov|~
Male
AGENTS 10 canvass your town inneci-
ately: SIS week sure. wonderful improve
ment. needed daily In every family; write
Qu!ci.: sample In velvet lined case. l0c.
MUTUAL MFG. CO. I2G chambers-st.,
New-York.
WANTED --Asenu,. e.. - So week
sure TO workers. 10 capital needed, new
goOos: new pan. se.ls at sight: every
family needs II. HOUSEHOLD SPEC.
co. Box 424 Cincinnati. Oh!"
WANTED. \ god salesman 20 sell nur-
sery stock. salary $40 a month and eX-
penses paid. Address -. II. FATTY. Nur-
seryman. Geneva. y. J.
WANTED. --Sa.esmen with an establishes
trade To represent us In tGe States ~
OFio. Tennessee. Arkansag. Iowa. Texas
and california. only EalesIncn with an -
'sblshed trade need apply. HENRY w.
KING & CO, Market and Adams SIS.
Chicago
WANTED. Waichrsso sngravers. Call be
tween . and .. JOSEPH FAHYS CO.
- Maiden Lane.
WANTED WaichcasN en2rayers. Apply
Room -. III Nssssu St. y. 7.
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TYpENvItITERS

VVVVVVNNN/N|~NNNN/N N0NNc0||VV|VN"1~
BLIcK ENSDLRf ER TlPEWKITERS are
guaranteed III. best. price. $35. ihou-
sands IN use: send Tor home indOse-
men's. BLlck ENSDEKFLR MFG. CO.
~ III niNaV. Room =
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BOARD AND ROOMS.

.-~~~>~~~~~~~-~>-> ~-Nr-><>0~~SH-o~'~'~>s
AN ELEGANTLY furnished back pAtN''
also square and hall rooms. front. sun
nv exposure: private table references eA-
changed. - West sO,h-s'.
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vyRsisiIED ROOMS WANTED.

AMERICAN gentleman wants rco" csS
winter; 81 month; above ooth-sSw f:R~
Side: state particulars. Address a
ICAN $50 Sd-aye. x
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-09

i.-HANDSOME ROOMS. bath. 'oNc,:
steam heat: firs:-class board. American
family: references. ii5 PARK -ave.' heH
6Ith-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-09

CHAMBERMAID or WAITRESS B, col
ored woman. lately arrived here An
swer by postal. Mrs 4. ROBINSON. 49S
Clermont ave. Brooklyn.
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WORK WANTED.

Female.
A YOUNG; WOMAN, able to work all kinds
Of embroidery. would like TO have work
homo. either for families or business
house. Mrs ANDERSON. o24 Garden-st..
Hoboken.
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HOCSEWORK. -By middle aged Swiss
woman: houscwork wash. iron and cook !.
good worker. honest. Address ELIZA
BETH. Tribune Ofrice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-09

DAYS WORK. A young woman wishes
work b. the day. - East S0th-st.. base
ment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-09

DAYS WORK Young woman wants to
go out by the day. TO do washing. iron
Ing or cleaning: good reference. 42i West
0ihst.
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WORK WANTED.

WANTED. Watchcase en2rayers App.
Room - III Nassau st. y. Z.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-09

CHAMBERMAID or NURSERY girl;
good plain sewer: good reference. Call
or address 1875 West 10Th ~.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-11
SUMNER RESORTS.

Many delightful summer resorts are SIT.
uated on and reached via the Soutber,
railway. Whether one desires the sgaslta
or the mountains, the fashionable hof.ls
or quiet country homes, they can be-
reached via this magnificent highway O,
travel.
AshovIllc y. G, Roam Mountain. Tenn
and the mountain resorts OF East Tonnes,
see and Western North Carolina nh
Land Of the Sky" Tate Springs. Tenn.
oliver Springs, Tenn. Lookout Mountain
Tenn, Lithla Springs, Ca. the various
Virginia springs, also the seashore resor,s
are reached ny the Southern railwaj on
convenient schedules, and at very low
rates.
The Southern railway has Issued hand.
some folder entitled Summer Homes ana
Resorts descriptive OF nearly 1000 sum
mcr resort hotels and boarding houses. In.
Guiding information regarding rates for
board at the different places and railroad
rates to reach them,
Write to c. \. Benscotcr. assistant ren-
eral passenger agent Southern railway.
Chattanooga, Tenn for a copy o! this
folder
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-11
The situation at galveston.

Galveston. Texas. July lo.-The las, cut
BY the Mallo-y line. while not entirely IN
expected, has rather upset the states as 10
what is going 20 happen next. For o7ce
II their lives Texas traffic men are with
on, all opinion as to the future. II they
have al opinion ncue 0. them las the te-
ueriiy % express i. But they are all
agreed that the present situation presents
tie toughest problem the Texas cont nGent
has rad 20 tackle il yeas
Such opinions as coult be s7tten today
Were divided as TO the eitect o. the last
drop n rates. Some are % the opinion
taa; rates have now gone SO low tina. Tor
the =. Louis and o,her Western !oAoins
liues 70 undertake 70 meet them would in
volve such heavy loss upon them that they
wall Withstand even more pressure than IS
nov being brought 20 bar upon them be-
fo7r he, viii agree % come down. These
for;i.y their position with the declaration
that the fiercc7 the fight the sooner u will
he over. and they rather welcome the last
move Of the Mallory line for that reason.
The opinion is gaining ground that Il
the railways can keep out Of the fight .o7
thirty lays there VIII be TO occasion for
such decentralization IL would follow
break in he rates az this ime.
Ia this connection It l. taken into con
si1eratlon that the Cu'S hs~e been made
a; he very outset % The heavy rail lus!-
ness. Had l. been in March, with the
dl.l season ahead instead o. 4 July vi'a
the busy season AZ hand, the chances Of the
fSht stretching itself out through sew
eral months would ~ much greater ihan
these chances are now.
That rates would go % smash rs = result
q The ADVENT Of the Lone star line has
fcen well understood all along That IS
che 4 the fsYorite processes of new enter
rr-ists % tina; kind 20 attract attention and
gain a footing In this Ease . - happened
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-11
Tcxns Hallway Earnings.

Austin. Texas, July lo.-Monthly reports
Of railroad earnings filed with the railroad
commission for the year ending June 50,
1897. show an average increase Of abou;
j. per cent as compared with The year
previous Taking the commissions Nalna-
ton az Texas railroad property as basis
Of calculation the Texas lines have earned
a fair return during the past twelve
months. but figuring from the valuation
put upon their property by the railroads
themselves the earnings are not so salts
factory What the lines now In operation
In this state COS, 10 build, added TO what
they have cost 70 maintain. IS quite a dif
fcr..ut proposition from wha; II would cost
10 replace, them today when tabor and ma
tcrial have struck hard pan in the matter
OF cost and whenever another North and
South trunk lire is built under prevailing
prices and managed Independently freight
rates Viii have 10 tumble. as such Il line
VIII require much lower tariffs than now
prevail TO enable il to earn = far profit
on the Investment involved. But II such
iRe is built it will have 10 be with local
capital or with money obtained from
sources not controlled by the Eastern
money markets, because IL stands TO reason
that those who own and control the rail
road properties now operated in III State
viii not II they can help il, permit the
construction Of opposition roads that would
fix tho present cost Of building TRANSPORT
tation lines as the standard by which fair
returns in the shape OF earnings would be
measured
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-11
EMPRESS RArE HEARING.


A. the Afternoon session the e1p-ess COM
pa2ies were heard o. the!- motion ,or a
re1es.iag il the matter CT express rates.
which have besa IN come particulars re-
dgced hy the c:mmlssioa recently, the re-
tucuoas 70 so into e!,ec; July !. The eS-
pToss people submitted tast their rates
were based upon competitive conditicrs
wbi-a were VERY sharp. AID called Rtten-
Ton 20 Tho fsc, thac no Complaint had lven
.-zde a-atust them except from = fruit pro-
ducirE locality 10 the STATE. and that only
hy individual coraplai141is. They also
SID t1ey have nut &c low Interstate rates
- give Texas truit growers al opportunity
20 dispose 81 THAR Eroiltt abroad. They
showed that the character ct The service
they render Is high CHASED in that u Is
rapid ami includes the colaction and ie-
livery o. he fre!g1t a. both en Is az well
as the assumption O. responsibility ,or is
sac carriage The -eiuC;!oas proposed b.
the commission .c- tha Transportation o.
fruit, f4sA. poultry. eggs butter etc. are
uuresso2 4hle, ;eey arSae3. because 10 sonlv
instances he r4tzs proposed s-e mostly no
hl.se-. while IN zone instances lower than
The rsiAoai tT'ich, rates for the same DIS
iances. although tda railroad service -
slower ana inferior. 1>urthe.-l1 ore. they
said tAs proposed rates arc much lower
han express raies prevailing in any ether
STATE. Since the comm iSSi0l had JToInu.-
gated .hn tar.:. complained ~. the express
companies had souch; 20 seclr. = I4odifca-
ton q their contracts Wsh tho railroads
VruvoTt.1ratle with the r-oc,sed reiitC-
tons, bg; he latter had refused to inake
any concession Oh the -r1lld that any ma
terizl reduction ii express rates would
load down passenger ,rails WIKI est-ass
matter AMI impede their ranid movement,
Furthermore The express companies meet
With Formidable competition from tie rail-
as Ia mn
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-11

oe<z pat On 70 ,ncc. Ire indian Territory
rate % New Orleans. hn; TIA. vc<y E'le
gran bad been move. under Il IS 1: lad
ces1 taken cut as scoa IS il WAS learned
TIA; /. pcuid Lead 20 disturbance q, local
rates The rase s-o-n points on their Anss
20 Ner Orleans vas COW Is cents
NJ pe2tsoa said ne bad oeca Informed
tA&t the liz cent rates to New orleans
charged by tie Texas and Pacific included
the elevator charre
Nj. SERVANT q the Texas ard Pa ifc
said he vSx resty 10 make 81 4c!GAvi;
TIA. Il dso ao;, vAeTeupoz Mr.. !,caisoa
called uooa him 20 90 80 and - said he
would tasse 1t and promised .1r.ler that
II would not IL lie future include sh.3
eAA-ce Il a diNe-ent.ai net exceeding >.
ccais is agreed upo1.
The mater was taken under Amusement
AID cNGn pl2ints from hay shippers at Ger
tain points with grievances we're taken VI.
during the ventilation o. which 4 deyel-
cped that as hay is sol1 by the bale instead
q by weight ana ~ hay shippers had fallen
tnio The practice OF packing hay loosely.
hence The trouble over minimum car load
weights, L w&S suggested that the mini
l1um weigh. be Hxed &, 1900 pounds for
cars under thirty-tou- Zee: !, length and
et 1000 pounds to- cars over thi-iy-fou
Zee; In leusth. The complain; o. the Ray
rae from B-coks;ea 20 Galveston was also
looked into and re commission notified
the roads hat unless they corrected u TIE
commission would DO so itSel. and tie
meeting adjourned until 2 p. n.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-11
TENNs ROADS ARE FIRM.
some Of Them Refuse TO Ask an In
crease In Common Point Rates.

Austin. Texas. July 10.-It developed
here today that certain railway lines are
preparing to pet.aon the commission to
raise the common point rate from Calves
ton and Houston IN the same proportion
thar the ocean rate from New York 10 those
points has bean cut
The Santa Fo and International and
Great northern reads refuse to join in this
petition. 1t is understood, and tclegraph'0
authority only has been received from some
Of the other lines to add their names there
to. so that It was not presented today
The object OF the originatons OF this APP
plicaiion IS 10 prevent the rate war ut
pr, sent raging between the Mallory and
the Morgan and Lone star steamship lines
from having any effect ON railroad rates In
the State thus virtually giving the COM
mission control OF Interstate rates and pre-
venting a disturbance In tho rates from
St. Louis defined territory TO Texas which
would nec@sitate readiusiment of Texas
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-11
Parties for Toronto.

Monday night three Pullmans containing
young people going 10 the Epworlh league
meeting at Toronto Canada, viii pass
through Houston, arriving on the Houston
ana Texas Central. They will be in charge
OF Rev. u. i. Newsome OF Brenham The
party will leave Houston over the South
erH Pacific for New Cr,cans, thence over
the Illinois Central for Cincinnati. Big
Four to Cleveland. Lake Shore 20 buffalo.
New York Central 10 Lewinslcn, \. y.
and the Niagara Navigation company to
Toronto The round trip rate Is $685..
About 100 will compose the party.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-11

7e1ilers and conductors O. blind tige-e;
IL fact all classes Of legitimate detective
voTk which Nj. Vote might, n his .-ay-
els. encounter.
In addition 20 his many Accomplishments
he realizes ihe fact that officers o. the law
ara eo-5etirlsr unable 10 &c: what is de-
sired n which case stranger tsuch Is
himself could come n and accomplish the
wcrk. After the evidence is secured be
could pu- the local oticsrs next" o. Land
the blood stained criminal. unzss.sicd. In
convenient bastiie.
After hoping he may be @. some Use TO
Mr. Wolfe -he writer strikes his long
suit" sad ASKS for az annual pass over
TIE Queen and Crescent Route. The let
ter has been referred TO Emile Hartman Q.
he SoG:he.a Psc!.ie Tor disposition.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-11

Fred Barker Southern organizer OF the
brotherhood OF Railway Trackmen OF
America, will organize lodge in Houston
this afternoon at o'clock, at No. 1900 Buff
falo street, He arrived here yesterday from
San Antonio and when through Will visit
Beaumont aud other points on the Southern
Pacific for similar purposes.
Some years ago an organization OF a
like character was effected in Houston, but
later Was allowed TO go to pieces. All track
workers OF good character are eligible 10
membership. The purposes are almost
Identical With that OF other railway or
dars. excepting the insurance feature.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-11
Ed Wolfe ana the Detective.

When E, d. Wolfe represented the Queen
and Crescent Route IN Texas his acQuaint-
ance extended from one end of the State
to the other. and while he has since been
located at New Orleans rs commercial
agent he certainly has not been forgotten.
His child like innocence aud rural simple
ity In some localities stamped him as being
quite easy" and not moro than week
ago he was the proud recipient o. Letter
from born" detective residing in an
Obscure town In West Texas. who In
bust easlikc way Informed the railroader
that he could give shylock Holmes cards
and spades, make Billy Desmond OF st.
Louis Quit the business. or even show our
own Ciin Ellison athing OF two
The writer. so he says. not long ago
went against $50 agency In Indiana. aud
after a successful eSaminati.<S MAS given
badge, certificate of proficiency, allowed
to purchase DISCUSSES and six-shooter
and turn himself loose on an unsuspecting
public to ferret out murderers OF the mys-
terbous order, burglaries, horse and cat
tie thefts. entertainments. run down coun-
terfeiteis. trace UP Lost heirs and estates,
md furnish sytdenos against whisky