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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04
MIR DnowN's OPINION
Ns =" the Outlook for Hou.,or
Souih TcNus WI"

houston Texas, March 2s-I am in No
''lp' 81 your postal of the gath inston, M,
IN reply would say remember we'll ba,,na
promised Your committee to prenaro /,
orlei article on Houston and so,,h
Texas . and ask you to pardon my ras,,1
genee. Nothing delights me more than =,
speak OF the bright prospect and tbe nrosY
emf prosperity OF Houston and South Texos
In my humble opinion there ia mot q oI,,,
in Texas as prosperous and as proml,inc
as Houston. the railroads. factories oll
mills. lumber mills, etc, distributing over
half million monthly to laborers who re
disburse same amongst the different hug,
ness firms, contributes largely TO Houstnn :
welfare These ailroads. factories ali
mills, lumber mills, etc. have their month
~ or weekly pay rolls regardless OF r,In
or SHINE hence Houston. NOT like bor riv,,
cities. depends not altogether on agricnI.
tnTe, though largely boneAied by II
Houston's shipping facilsirs aro o,..
more feature In her favor; the extremely
low freight rates are great ADVANTAGE ~
manufacturers, Wholesale and retailers. T.,
fact every individual, consumer or pro : :.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04
Al the onern Hnn.e.

A we'll attended matinee by the ladies
yesterday afternoon and an excellent and
we'll pleased house again last evening,
contributed the closing DAYS record d
Miss Anna Eva Fay's weeks engagement
here. The clever little lady has done Soma
very remarkable things in very rys-
terious manner and although number o.
people have number Of theories TO ad-
vance the fact remains that the pubic
Is as much In the dark as ever. Miss Fay
viii be in San Antonio this week and Will
then go TO St. Louis to fill q return en-
gagement OF two weeks duration.
The Florence Hamilton repertoire COM
pany at popular prices viii tomorrow, Mon.
day night open at the opera house for
full weeks stay, with ma,lnees Wednesday
and Saturday.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04

washed iuio .ne hayou Nearly the cn'lre
drainage Of the city, as Well as OF the set
ticmcnis above and hi.w the city have
been turned into The bayou. AMI it would
they now are. The wonder should be that
tho bayou Is not in worse condition ,haa
II U.s."
"Do you think the widening and deepen
ing Of II is now practicable, and IL so. would
the results Justify the necessary outlay by
tho government"
"undoub,odly II is as practicable as the
Widening and deepening Of the Clyde, Ak
the digging OF the Manchester ship canal,
or ~ the Erie canal. certainly as feasible
az The construction Of the Suez rNnal In
fact. almost any Kind OF engineering work
seems practicable now. provided the neces-
ssry funds are forthcoming. 1t IL only q
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04
UNCLAIMED PACKAGES.
Pncihc Expres..

List OF goods on hand at Texas Express
company and Pacific Express company's
offce week ending April
W. T. Bowles. NJ c. Dill. j. Il Green.
b.u Houston Drug Co, Z. H. Margard,
Mrs l. j. O'Brien. R S. Price James
Rassell Vim. r Rock. J. J. Ryan (2l, S.
Schlarger, ". Spregue. J A. T Thomp.
Eon c. Z. Van Hauter r. W. Woodllei,
c. w Williams. Mary Curtis G. G. Drier,
A. Gallaip. J. P. Hoffman, Hammond
Art Co. : T Jones c. A. Ketteli. c.
J. Kit. s Maskon, c. Mcclure, Charles
Popular q 4, Reinhardt, John Well, R.
Z. Wi!sey. G. A. Riley, agent
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04

great mldconlincnt behnd the gull ports
must ire uiese Dor,a both fOr export aud
import and by united action on the part
OF all Interested tbe trend OF trade viii
DO diverted IRON New YORK aud other At.
isn,lc ports through fla proper channel,
mo Gun OF Mexico, aud in this way only
can tho Yves, yet rid Of the long rail- haul
10 ana from the Atlantic which today re.
nnires Western buslntrs men ana all the
people Of the West 10 contribute 10 the
ports on The Atlantic
one Of The mpal Impressive articles which
has appeared Ia print for son,e time N ia,
following editorial under hasi VI Rivalry
IN Drain Exports" from tho philadelphia
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04
NEW SHIRT WAISTS.

me ladies OF Houston who wish to en-
Joy the warm weather. should pay visit
10 w l.. Foley's silk department and leave.
an order for tho New Fancy Silk Imported
Shirt Waist, without lining, with the new
stylish shirred yoke; will be made to meas
ure Tor The same price as an ordinary SIX
sh'rt waist, This is a waist that you can ga,
wear to the theater or for dinner and sun
be cool. You can order any color or styie
ana 1t VIII be made the same day. Pleass
ask to see our fancy Irish linen shit
waists made on the premises.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04
IL CRY OF HOUSTON FROM
A COMMERCIAL STANDPOINT.
ecount of the Vast Territory Tributary to This City
illustrated by Convenient Maps
Object Lesson Subject laue the Great Northwest Of
the Deepening of Buffalo Bayou.

- map Of the United States which IL
Fed Oh this page Of The Post would
i,sbIy be looked upon by The reader IN
,ssgo or New York ss giving honston
iaiely TOO much prominence. but there
Ii great many interesting facts brought
i mos. clearly IN this iiiusTstien 4"
i,ston's position With regard 20 ~
Re country and especially the snrplos
'ucing section, which is west Of the
ljssIppi river
,ithout going into detail az % the
:asng Of the yar1oaf lines and tracings
!, this map. II rhowr forcibiy Hcua-
d position as Q railroad center
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04
Alex Terrell Hurled,

The funeral of Alexander Terrell. VINO
was executed Friday. took place yester-
day morning at 1880 o'clock from Har-
rlson's hall, No. 10 Robins street, tho
interment being in the city cemetery. Rev.
Kelley Hayes, who was his spiritual i'd
wiser ofhciatoi at the funeral. About 500
colored people attended the funeral.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04

Tho above is a cut OF
Houston's leading low
priced printer. pub
Usher and engraver.
MIR. Arch L. Marshall,
Fox building, Main
street He commenced
business two years ago
and today he enjoys
the rewards OF his la
bors. His success is
phenomenal and his
lAltuus are numbered
among the leading
tie city, The most
pleased by the styles
work. Give him a call
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04

mich aeas no. produce direct results ~
100. - hat such so undertaking 's al
-. ,nes, eYpensive enc. but there is ms
- 49,, shsnt North Texas. the necessary
,.yn.nses n living are so much less man
IN fhs new countries o. the West ana
No-fh that 6 settler rally ge,s a s,aI
nurh Quicker here han IN any other couh-
- - I INN. ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04
FINE SHIRTS.

Persons desiring to provide suitaois
gents furnishings for the warm weather
should visit w. L. Foleys and inspect NJ,
immense assortments OF fine shirts. coo'
underwear Itch and stylish neosweaI'
collars and cuffs and the correct things n
summer half hose. All his goods arc
guaranteed and are manufactured by tne
best ard most artistic houses In boln
homispheres; besides his prices are the
lowest
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04

Times i tell rcost plainly a truthful tale:
The more the question Of diHcreatiai
freight rates is gone INTO the clearer II
appears that the diversion OF Il part OF the
/ grain trade. which formerly went through
/ New YORK, 10 Southern ports is perman-
el; one and that Il can not BE- restored 10
1 the Oh channel hy any reimbursement Of
! railway freight rates The reason why gulf
! porG never Inquired III the grain exporting
! business until recently is that e Is only
wltalu short time that taey have sought
I ,hib business or furnished facilities FOR
Doing H. There was very little grain ex-
ported from ehis country until after ihe
war Of The rebellion. when the Southern
se2pcris were without railway connections
/ with The great West, without elevators and
suitable wharyes and without capital 10
handle the grain
+ Nov ali this is changed All these ports
( have the necessary facilities fUF handling
this traffic. includi9s railway and river
communication with the grain producing
States. modern eicva,ous and wharves
VIII waterways TO The ucsou and gbuud-
ant capital to handle the business The
railway. elevators. docks and narbor IN
proreurnl. have como 10 rtay and thuse
through whose influence ,ney have oeen
furnished will b. ccr-ain 20 make every
poat bie use Of their advantage % near
( hesF to The sources o. pruduc' lnu TO main
tan auc increase this e&yo-, trade New
sra former supremacy II -hs export
Rfgiu -rade was largely due 20 ne absence
81 rivalry uu the part q other ports This
rivalry eSi&ts now, WIFI taaus points ~
advantage Il favor % the rival ports
which can not be overcome ~ any p0ssi-
bic read.ls,faent Of railway charges.
These conditions are 80 patent tina. he
business interests o. New Y0ri, suouid give
CHIEF attention 20 the renlnvsi cf tha pro-
hlpiiory por' charges a. home. make the
most possible Out Of their Ere canal and
Try to retain -ne bulk Of H. grain trade
that cGu te handled through j, from III.
great lakes ana assume that the wheat
corn and provisions from other SECTIONS
will ssek the nearest point o. shipment r.
IL useless 90 hGlt against me geographical
fact hat certain great grain producing
sections are several hundred miles uearer
10 other ports possessing grain shipping
facilities ttsu 20 New lork Now that the
element Of actual cost Of carriage has be
come Z controlling factor in the manage
neu' u railway liBss distance counts and
ell the traffic agreements shat CAD ps made
Wi not render Il otherwise"
IN me year 1896 the agricultural de.
uartruett gave the following as me number
o, cattle ir the States ana Territories
uEned below:
Texas &c.. 90. ... ... 80. o.. %. q soe $50
Missouri ... ..- -iln .2ss
! Kansas o.. 80 -. - e.. 90 1'af+tt
Nebraska 90. 90. 600. lu't $50
l,e" Mexico 80 ...- si' 'a+
Colorado .-- ... go ... 90. ..... plt .a5
indian Territory tesiirnate1l .... 81 900
Arizona ... -.. go e.. -..--... 65- l@4
an -.. 20, 49, -. 80. .-.--. ~. os'
Total ... ... &C.. 81. ... ....1e.ea5.ss5
The number ~ cattle In the entire ruifsi
States IN t9e wau as 222 gg5 and Of ;bis
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04

me great Trangmiasinsippi country
"hieh hhds deep walor no much nearer on
me oulf OF Meslc0 than the Atlantic
ocean, according 10 the census Of 1890 had
Ehiaogs9 acres 10 farm lands. this being
WI Increase Of ~ per cent over 1850. Of
THESE farm lands ibs .idG.bsi acres were
uhaef improvements, an increase OF dh per
cent over 1850 The yaiuo OF farm lands.
ioneeH and buildings was sio6i, 7GI ,0sg. an
Increase Of lls per cent. This value Of
I'VE stock on farms 81 .ooo. 2D7.2i7. an Ia.
crease OF u per cent IN ten years, These
Vsans'nitsissippi States had s.ssb.<si head
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04

Cakes for weddings and parties made y
mo order by pawson's, Capitol and Fanals
streets.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04
Wells. Fargo & Co... Express.

List Of packages remaining at Wells.
Fargo & Cos Office for the week ending
April 3;
c. NJ. Abercromble, f. A. King, ]. A.
2. Whitney, A. r. Anderson. a. kaufman,
T. Williams. r. y. Alexander. Il. W.
Love, J W. Watson. Oscar Ackerman,
ANA McGra.l. Walter Young. L. NJ. Beach.
ley. N Moulrey. A. Cumming, J. v.
Meek. L. Coltur c. e O'Connor. G NJ.
Downey. y. \. Pommer. W. r Dear.
mont, MIS-. /. Richter. J W. Edwards,
Mrs ] NJ Reagan. r. Ellsworth. c. F.
Redwood. Julia Fisher. W. T Rock, J. A.
Griffin, ". e. Reynolds. r. 6. Guyer, J.
N Sparks E. Gripson J. T. Shannon, n.
Gedse L. G salter. John Hansinses, F.
L. Trout. Cora IIimstreet. Rosa watson.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04

4 study o; any railrrAa mpp which H.
ciudel the STATE Of Texas tars reliable
niaps arc printed in the iorn Of tDlders
by mort o; The railroad comperiesj car
nvt bat convince eyeu he mosi casHsi oh-
server EDv y'tglly imporsa. 20 he entire
eoaniTy IS deep wateT a.
Houstoa Il n 10 aignt u the imagination
10 say thai soutavest ~ her@as cir
Houston siauds precautionary the niosi In
portaut railroad center 30 The great mid
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04
Paekages for TIE following Dnnea NJ.

FAcKages 1oF The following named PEI.
sons are remaining uncalled for in the
Office o. the American Express company
for the week ending Saturday, April 3:
J. ". Andy, D Arnold. c. L and
Theodore Bering, j. r Bell. Mrs 3.
Brooks, R A. Chadwick. Rud Eberhard.
H H. Croft, F. Howard, Mrs Dsrths
Holmes. ], r. Johnson, Lindau Bros, II.
5. Maynard, 2. y. Mathews. Lizzie New
ton. F. Pierce, W G. Robinson. john r.
Shannon, G. Z Sharp, ". c. Stafford. Joe
Tiras, Taylor &; Goodner. l.. A. William
son. NJ. Z. Teetshorn.
Age1. American Express Company.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04

The sboTs showing for HoaEioD IL Ger
tsinIy very impressive and n Is an Item o.
reliable Information which should BE- pre-
served for fu.nre reference
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04

!" secure liberal appropriation for deep
water TO this city.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04

p-Al ..+- y ts-.t, $3.50
The number q cattle In the entire ruiisi
States IN $40 wau 4s.222 gs5 and Of this
nunbsr % per cent were 10 states and
Territories which ind their nearest and
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04

IN me year 1896. the agricultural de-
usrtuent gave the following as me uurnbcr
J % cattle ir the States ana Territories
/ FAMED below.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-22

racing line Is q. Beverly Towles. who dis
ungulshed himself Wednesday In the High
School races. His victory in the mile race
was very gratifying. when one considers
the great number Of entries, and the keen
competition for a place on the representa-
tive racing team. for which purpose the
races were held Mr.. Towles was also third
In the two-mile handicap. and the club
may well feel proud of his showing, and
can now hope to see the brown and green
worn with the High School colors at races
with the various college teams.
The usual Sunday run of the club was
well attended. and extended beyond Bla-
densburg.
There will be regular meeting at the
club rooms next Wednesday evening.
Chain and Sprocket Club.
At meeting Tuesday evening the Chain
end Sprocket Bicycle Club disbanded, and
reorganized under the same name, with
limited membership Of twenty-five and with
the following officers: President, Charles
Jerman; vice president and press agent,
F. A. Steele: captain, Vim. Bergman; first
lieutenant. VIM. Eynon: second lieutenant
b: Hinnant; secretary, Joseph Milans
treasurer. c. E. Wakefield. A club run was
called for Sunday, 2:30 pm, for Chevy
Chase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-22
FOREIGN CYCLE NOTES

Partisan girls go riding in silk brocades
and hats of the horticultural hall kind.
and when they are caught in rain they
suffer a damp collapse. But they pedal
home, brush their knickerbockers, dry their
hats and soon come out as fine as ever
when the sun shines again.
English professionals in bicycling are
having a hard time this season in securing
contracts to ride for wheel manufacturers,
and those who get contracts seem to be
getting very little money. An English
cycling paper says: IA well-known rider
who has recently jumped suddenly into fame
was offered twenty pounds week for six
months in Paris. This OFFER however. he
refused. On his return to England, the
best offer he could get was one pound per
week. The racing men are finding 1t much
more difficult to tx up this year, and sew
eral well-known worlds record holders are
still open to any make of tire or machine.
Some of the lesser lights have had to pur-
chase their machines.
The Englishman awheel is usually &C
ceptable to French eyes, and there is no
doubt that he knows as much about rigging
himself for the bicycle as the male repre-
little better dressed than the average
American cyclist, not affecting very much
the style of the unquenchable dusty speci-
men so well known in America.
At Sydenham. near London. Walters, the
bicyclist, recently rode an hundred kilo-
meters in 2:O9:13 40. beating the record for
the distance. He also broke the record for
AL distances from fifty-four miles. One
hundred kilOmeters are equal to sixty-tWo
miles, 246 2-3 yards.
Interest in cycle racing in Paris is slow
ly decreasing. and unless some great altera-
ton takes place the large gates" of which
the Parisians boast. will be greatly re-
dpced. That racing in Paris, as well as In
London. has been overdone of late there is
no doubt. In almost every country now cy-
Gle racing forms one Of the chief sports.
and thus a larger field is open for the pros.
who are distributed in almost every part
of the world.
A bicycle highway woman Is new idea.
yet recently two French ladies of rank.
while walking along the Corniche road.
were stopped by a cyclist In boomers, who
dismounted suddenly, produced a revolver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-22
7 HE RACING WORLD

The prospects of cycle racing this season
are bright-much better than those of last
year, which witnessed great revival of
the sport In fact, it may be stated that
cycle racing in this city did not commence
until last year. the birth being marked by
the construction of the International Ath-
letic Park. Prior to that time the cyc!ers
were greatly handicapped by the lack OF a
suitable track, and as a result this branch
Of sport was not appreciated as it should
DE. Last year witnessed nearly twenty race
meets. nearly six times the number ever
held In any previous year. This year Will
witness a still better showing in this line
Of sport. and the public will be more fully
educated in this respect
There is no doubt that cycle racing "a a
popular sport. Everybody likes to see a
struggle at the finish of a race. The in
crease in the cycling fraternity gives an
increase not only in the grand stand. but
also on the track. More or less of the new
converts have ambition for honors on the
cycle path.
The city will this year enjoy a higher
grade OF cycle racing. The local men will
not have the entire field to themselves. but
there will be plenty of outside riders who
will compete for honors. sort of eastern
circuit Of races has been arranged, in which
the most prominent of the local riders have
entered, and while they will be away from
the city half the time. they will on their
return bring good racing men with them.
This is one thing that is bound to in
crease the interest in the sport. There Is
nothing that the spectators like to see more
than the defeat OF some outside man by a
local rider, and from indications the local
men will have an abundance Of opportuni-
ties.
One thing particularly noticeable will be
the professional races in this city this year.
Last year there was a scarcity Of profess
sional racing men. there being in all but
four or hve members in that class in the
town. One of the number, George e. STRAIT
ton, has since died. This year the tables
appear to be reversed and there viii be an
abundance Of good PRO. men, while there
VIII be scarcity Of simon pure amateurs.
All OF the track racing men have turned
professional. and only few of the men Of
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w H EEL T L X.

The bearings sometimes get clogged up
with Oil and dust and II the machine Is
only occasionally used. they may get alb
solutely stuck. This state of things can
be remedied, according to an English rider
by injecting a little paraffin, which liquiiies
the thickened oil and causes 1t to run out
If the wheels are vigorously rotated for
short time. When, after repeated doses,
the bearings appear 10 be clean they should
be carefully reoiled with some suitable oil.
and will. of course, be found much better
for the operation
The wheels of a bicycle If the bearings
are properly adjusted should spin freely
and stop gradually with rocking move
ment. yet have no side play. To test a
wheel after adjusting spin Smartly let
ting it run itself out when the weight of
the valve should stop the last almost COM
pete revolution and cause the heel to
swing backward and forward until 1t stops
with the valve at the bottom. Should it
stop in any other position. then there Is q
tight place in the bearing which should be
ioosened slightly to allow the balls to pass,
otherwise one may jam and break.
Manufacturers have found that any alter
alton In the mechanism of the wheel Is
deterioration rather than an advance. and
consequently, this year the trend is toward
multiplicity of characterization. For in
stance this season black frames are the
exception rather than the rule and not
only the frames but the bells. tires and
nanole bars are shown In almost every
color OF the rainbow. The handle grips,
instead OF being Tipped with hard rubber,
nave their endsea mounted In silver fret
work. and the lamps Are repousse in varied
patterns. while the bells are enameled in
req. Diue and green! Bells that will be
sure TO find favor with Miss Laziness, ring
continuously by the revolution Of the front
wheel by simply holding the thumbs against
One Of the most common mistakes made
oy the new rider. and. indeed. 1t is very
otten made by the old rider, is that of
getting too high gear. Almost ever new
rider Is imbued with the idea that 1t is alb
soiuteiy necessary that the wheel should
cover the greatest distance with the least
NUMBER or revolutions of the pedals for
getting In his ignorance that In doing this
ne Is pound to increase the Dropulsive
power IN proportion. The old rider seems
10 think that each new mount necessarily
means an increase In the gear with the
result mat IN many cases they have as
sumeo ridiculous dimensions, and then the
proud owner OF the latest model wonders
why It pushes so much harder than the
wheel ne has just discarded. The manu-
Lacturers unite in saying that the demand
lot exceedingly high gears has been more
pronounced than ever before. and while
knowing full well the evils Of the increas-
ing gears, they readily accede to the wishes
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and required them to give UP their purses,
jewelry and other valuables This they
did, and the robber natron. or maid, plac-
ing the plumber in a handbag, mounted her
wheel and swiftly rode on before the alarm
culd be given.
Lesne. the noted French rider. who Is
now in Australia, has succeeded in estab-
fishing a new set of records for that coun-
try from the half mile to the hour figures.
Martin, the Amsrican rider. held most of
the records which were wiped out The fol-
lowing table shows Lesne's figures as well
as those they supplant: