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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-04
Commission Abandons All Rates and
Orders Temporarily.
VIII Have to Apply to Judge Mccormick
for Authority.
PROTESTS ARE POURING in FROM SHIPPERS
Complaints Made Regarding tho sud-
den Advance of Rates Caused by
Judge Mccormick.

Austin. Texas. December 3.--The follow
.nr general order was ISSUED by the rail-
road commission this evening:
whereas Tho fudge OF the circuit court
OF tho United States for the State OF
Texas has issued decree enjoining the
rsilrond commission OF Texas from enforce
ing all its rates. tariffs, echedules. circu-
hrs and orders promulgated and cstap-
fshed by said railroad commission OF Tex
MS since the 10th day of August 1894, Tx
ing and regulating the rates OF freight on
rhine OF the principal railroads Of this
State and
Whereas These nine railroads can not
rurticlpate in joint rates with the railroads
Of this state not so enjolned without vio-
lating that Injunction: and
Whereas The ralll oads of this State not
so enjodned can, on THAT account do NO
business except that which is purely local
TO the several roads and Interstate busi-
ness. because of their inability to make
itpt rates with the railroads so enioined;
and
whereas, II the railroads not so enjoined
slould be allowed TO charge their local
connecting lines. this would so increase
the freight rates us to become an cXces-
sive burden on tho owners and shippers
OF stich freights,
Therefore. this commission hereby or
ders aud directs that the railroads not
so enjoined are hereby released from II
compliance with Its eaad rates. tariffs.
schedules circulars aud orders until 9TH
erwGse ordered by this commission Com
missioner Mayfled dlssenblng)
Effective at once.
John II. Reagan, Chairman,
l.. ]. Storey. Commissioners.
In addition to the above the commission
inathries rs to whether tho enJolned roads
have authority 10 make rates under exist
ting conditions without first submitting
said rntes TO the commission. In the event
u such submission. however. the commits
sion viii in ell likelihood refuse to approve
any rata different from Those endoined
wt,ich will compel the en1oined roads to &c
to fudge Mccormick for authority for
what they do IN this line as long as his
decras governs,
The Houston and Texas Central at th,.
potnt put In rate of az cents to Houston
and 70 cents to Galveston, which is re-
turn TO the rate in existence i'm the eanl,
mart of 1894 as we'll u return to the old
scent Galveston Houston differSntlal.
In anticipation of the above there was
a large amount OF cotton billed cut yes
terduy to avoid the raise, much OF II being
started towards Galveston on n chance OF
selling 1t in transit, the owners thereof
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-04

Denison. Texas, December "A terrific
storm OF SNOW sleet and hail reached hore
Inst night. with the wiud blowing u gale,
weather down to the freezing point.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-04

Rock island. Texas. December "a cold
norther sprung up here this morning about q
O'Clock. which drove all clouds and damp
ness away, Everybody takes II rs u forerun-
iIer OF fair weather for tho Houston Festival
next week,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-04

Reeville. Texas. December 3.--After several
days of very mild weather hard norther
struck this place early this morning and has
been raging all day. The recent rpins have
enabled the farmers OF this county 10 do
good deal Of blowing this week.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-04

Tyler. Texas December 3.---Light rain to-
day. followed by the coolest weather of the
season tonight.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-04

Sherman Texas December ga severe bllz-
card Is raging. At an early hour this morn
ing this section WIS visited by q brisk norther.
preceded by n thunder storm and accompanied
by aleet, snow and rain and quickly dovel
oped into a blizzard The past twenty-four
hours has been accompanied by all kinds OF
weather, last evening being bright ana warm.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-04
Sterling Silver.

Forks. $3.50 to 1000 pe, w
OF 6.
Tea Spoons. $3.50 to 81. d -.
set OF O. ' ~
Z Table Spoons. 1000 10 \, :.
per set of q. - eA@v
per set OF 0. N'w
Pearl Handle Knives, Il
per set Of q. 49,
Bcrry and Serving s,on..
$500 to $3.50 each. v0n
each. " ss'W
Al other fancy pieces In -.
portion tn prices quoted,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-04

Copperas Cove, Texas December S.---A &C.
we're northwest wind came up this morning nj
E o'clock. It promises to be the worst spell
OF the season.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-04
Opera Glasses,

we are showing the newest styles In Pearl
Aluminium and Dresden. They are beanties-
$500 to 5000 per pair. --.----4
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-04

Hearne, Texas, December S.--A cold northeI
struck iicarnc early this morning.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-04

Washington. December 3,--For> Eastern
much colder; north gales.
Western Texas--Fair: north winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-17

very nervous and excited. and ex
planned that she was an E,na,ish
woman, in very bad health. TRAVELLING
from the Virginia Springs to Arkansas
III search of relief. She was a stran-
ger She sad, and hearing that two lad
,e7 ha" just peen arrested as spies she
h"'tehe" 10 ask for protection from
Such d possible misfortune to herself
ana also for a pass to proceed on her
way. she had hoped to find a few
days rest here. but this continued ex-
citement was worse than the fatigue of
lfaVei. few moments silence fol-
lowed this explanation, then the officer
turned to the visitor and said:
You nave forgotten me, but | still
remember With pleasure the hours I
used to spend with you in Oxford
me remembrance CT his devotion to
the pelie OF oxford years before. while
d student at Miami university, had en-
apied the officer to penetrate the dis
guIse Of his fair visitor. This raised a
storm of protest, but all to no avail.
The officer was firm, and when at last
1t became question of being taken by
force or going quietly with the guard
come and her career as a Confederate
spy was ended. She was taken to the
spencer house and later allowed to go
10 the Burnet, where her mother and
sister Were still confined. They were
Kept under strict guard for four or five
months when the whole matter was
finally allowed to drop. Mrs. Clarke
was not tried by court martial, and
Stanton's reward was never claimed.
During her Imprisonment at the
Burnet house Gen. Burnside was there,
and to him--her old sweetheart in OK
tord-she confided the story of her eX-
periences as Il spy. The matter was
allowed to die out. and she was permit
ted to live at home under strict sur
Vigilance. After Judge Clarke died.
Mrs. Clarke went to England as cor
respondent for one of the New York
dailies. There she became identified
With literary people. Bulwer Lytton
the novelist, she knew we'll. and it was,
perhaps, owing 10 his influence that
she published a few years later several
novels under the nom de plume of
Charles NJ. Clay. The scene of one OF
these books, "A Modern Hagar' is
laid in Cincinnati just before the war.
1t gives a vivid description of the
Burnet house in those stirring days and
describes many of Cincinnatfs distin
guished men. Mr.. Charles Anderson,
ex-governor of Kentucky. who always
admired Mrs. Clarke's great ability, is
the hero of this book, under the name
of Grandson. Mr.. William Gerry. for
whom Corryville is named. under the
name of Mr.. Horny figures conspicu-
ously in the story. Gen. Hancock, an
other old friend, is made the hero of
Baby Rue an army story, and "A
Daughterof the Gods" deals with Lord
Lytton his views. and his household
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-17
Italian Titles.
Speakuh,

Throughout Europe Italian titles of no.
bility do not enjoy very high reputa-
ton: so much SO. that as a general rule
mere Austrian baron is more highly
considered than an Italian marquis. one
explanation of this fact is that many of
these Italian mobiles with Understanding
handles to their names are not in very
enviable financial situation: many as
founding instances may be cited of 1tal-
ian dukes and counts who occupy the
Strangest positions abroad; some are
coachmen: others hotel porters: one is an
interpreter in a railway station: another
is butler in the family of an American
millionaire. in New York there is q we'll
known Italian count who has run an Gle
vator for several years past. In southern
italy where poverty is greater than III
other portions of the peninsula. the great
noble families are compelled to resort to
the most extraordinary StratagemS to
save appearances. In Naples poor noble
families have adopted a system OF NUT
ual carriages and horses which is some
what curious: five or six families agree to
nav the expenses of Il luxurious eStab-
lishment generally a four-in-hand. with
coachman and footmen; the carriage
door, with the various coats-of-arms OF
the different families. is alone changed,
according to the family which uses the
carriage. On great occasions these FAINT
lies draw lots to see which shall use the
carriage and horses
Bat a strange fact is that now, when so
poverished. the Italian government is
about to increase the price of titles. IN
future the man who wishes to bear
princes crown must pay $1,000 to The gov
eminent: to become a duke $ttoo is Sulll-
cieut: for $1,000 one may be a marquis. ana
for $4,000 count: $2400 is sufficient to be
come a baron, and $1,000 for the simple
prefix ode" These figures apply only to
the titles conferred by the King. But be
sides these royal titles are the dlgnltles
conferred by the Pope, with which sever
al American merchants and business men
have been honored. These Papal titles
are somewhat cheaper than those con-
ferreG by the King. AT the Vatican a
brand new count may be created LOT
s24oO and Il marquis for S3ooy. American
amateurs should take note OF TINS fact
1t is hardly necessary to add tnat the
proud old Italian aristocrats look down
with the greatest contempt on these par
venu nOblemen, whether created by the
King or the Pope. These proud Italian
aristocratS of ancient lineage, such as
the Colonna, the Borghese, the Orslnl or
Rome, the Strozz of Florence and the
Visconte of Milan, consider themselves
vastly superior to the most ancient nobies
of France ami Great Britain. ana the
equals of most royal families. Some OF
the old Roman mobiles even claim direct
descent from the days of ancient Rome.
mixed and went to bed, In the night he
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-17
NAME OF DENMARk'S KING.
A Curious Law Which Makes 1t Frederick and
Christian Alternately.

King Christian TX of Denmark. the
Oldest secular sovereign of any indie
pendent state in the world, Will be so
years of age on April s, and Will COM
plete this year his 35th year of royal
service He is connected through the
marriage Of his children with the rulers
of other European governments, his
eldest daughter being the Princess Of
Wales, his second son being the King OF
Greece. his second daughter being the
widow of the Car Alexander Of Russia
and his youngest son having married a
princess of the orleans family Of
France.
The title which this venerable king
bears has one peculiar feature which
may be truly said to distinguish the
royal family of Denmark from any
other, it being the law of Denmark that
Christian must be succeeded by Fred
erick and Frederick by Christian. To
attain this end without changing of
names every Danish prince, no matter
what other names he may receive, al
ways includes Christian and Frederick
among them. and therefore, every
king of Denmark has as his offlclai ute
either Christian or Frederick. and II
has been thus for 3s5 years. The house
of Oldenburg, the royal house OF Den
mark, was founded in 144S, nearly ha1
a century before the discovery ~
| America, by Count Christian of olden-
J burg whose regal title was CHRISTIAN
I, His son John succeeded him ana
| then came Johns son, Christian H.
| known as Christian the Cruel, though
wherein his cruelty consisted IS a polht
| about which all historians are not
! agreed. To Christian the Cruel sue
| ceeded Frederick the Peaceful. ana
| then began the line of Danish mon
arches alternating in title between
| Christian and Frederick and having no
| other kinaIv names. Christian Ill.
succeeded Frederick L. FREDERICK IL
succeeded Christian III. Christian ~
succeeded Frederick II. and was IN TURF!
succeeded by Frederick Ill. 50 TINS al
formation of names and titles mas peeh
going on uninterruptedly for more Una"
| 900 years The predecessor OF thS
present monarch, Christian IN, was
Frederick VII. who ascended INV
throne of Denmark III the exciting yeai
for European kings, 1S4S.
Whv this provision as to the names
| of Danish kings was adopted no '"o
historians are exactly agreed pu' II -
generally supposed to nave oee"
adopted in the interest of uniformity
and continuity for no other Europeti'
country has found it necessary
have such a rule. Most kings take lhe
title they choose and it is not oeeiiieu
essential that the scepter shali We III
trusted to the hands of one limited ho'
to a choice between two names qua ~
q single name, for there cannot pe'un"e'
the Danish law, two CHRISTIANS VI |"
Fredericks, in sequence Ihe e.o" u
prince of Denmark, born IN 1912 =
named Frederick. AL hls
death or retirement he will be ffeo
erick VIII. and his son, the aged ki''s
grandson. is prince Christian, DO, ~ :.
1870, and destined some day to De ,i' 10
tan Knew York sun.
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Mr.. Reed in a Shsyinu Shop.

Ron L. Feed, speaker, reclned in ho-
tel barber shop chair the other afternoon,
says the Washington Post, looking like
an aproned Buddha far plunged in con-
temptation of the limitations of the in
mite The disinclinaton of Hon. T.
heeu TO be dlscurslVe was not according
to the BARRIERS idea of things. He at
tempted to draw the great man out. The
great man only grunted monosyllabic re-
plies and resumed his reverie Then the
oarber decided to switch the conversation
TO the subject of Mr.. Reeds hirsute pecu-
liarities.
"Yo' haiuhs' sutnly thinnin' out a
heap, sub said he.
''Um-m,' said Mr. Reed
''reenchy bit o tonic do it whole lot o
good. sub
"Cm-m: no.
subj"
Mr.. Reed did not remove his gaze from
the door knob as he drawled:
Il came INTO the world that way. Then
| had an interval of compare tive hirsute
luXuriance, but it was not enduring.
have long since emerged from the grief
of the deprivation. 1t no longer afiiicts
me. Do not permit it to weigh upon
you"
The black barber studied over this for
awhile. apparently without fully appre-
hendng its meaning, however.
"4o' haiuh' look some bettuh sub ef
yo' KEEP it long in de back loke.' he
said, after few moments of silence.
Hon. L. Reed removed his gaze from
The door knob, fastened 1t upon the cell
ing, cleared his throat. and spoke again.
Let me assure you, my tonsorial
friend" said he that the appearance
of my hair, as | have been accustomed
to wearing it. is eminently satisfactory
to myself. and. perhaps | might also say,
to my constituents. What little hair
stll adorns my head l have possessed
for a long time. ] know it well. l have
been on familiar terms with it for many
years. / have inadvertently mingled
spruce gum and chewing tar with ii in
my years of extreme youth. l have often
sun-dried it in order to present a proper
not-guilty appearance at home after sur
reptitiouS swimming expeditions. | have
had it pulled the wrong way by boys
whom ] only learned TO thrash after
ward. AT the same period of my life |
even endured the isnominy of having ii
| cut-in ascending tiers-by experimental
| maiden aunts. The consequence of all
| this is that that bit of remaining hair and
| | are old and. | trust, inseparahle friends.
/ indulge the hair and, the hair INDUCES
| me- The hair INDUCES me by permitting
me to wear it after my own conception of
| the way it ought to be worn. and | in
dulge the hair by firmly declining to
| have it trifled with by gentlemen of the
bizarre than my own. | fear I'll have to
| ask YOU 10 indulge us bOth-the hair and
me- Cut it the way ] ordered you to cut
| it,"
| The black barber looked dazed. When
| the great man had numbered out of the
| shop, rolling like man-o'-war bo'sun $
| mate on a three-day liberty ashore the
| barber mumbled:
"Speakuh. All Should say he all is a
| Sna1 EUbf -
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raw material. Therein are iotted dowr
all suggestions. ideas and events which
may be elaborated into jokes. / rarely
nave an inspiration. pure ana simple My
tances. and the people and sights / en-
counter supply the unrefined joke Right
mere want to acknowledge the debt that
! owe 20 my hard- working and conscien-
child Is one of the largest daily contri-
butors of raw material for my Joke fac
tory Before his arrival | had to get my
infant humor at second hand, from other
peoples nurseries. 1t really pays manu-
facturer to be his own producer
MY jokes, roughly jotted down, are on
each Monday morning, carefully sorted.
The Thanksgiving output is thus ready
by July and the Christmas supplies can
be placed on the market by Michaelmas
with regard to the new perforated
joke broadsheet-my own invention--I
should like to say word I have had
made to order a huge sheet Of writing
paper. perforated after the manner OF
postage stamps into rectangular subdivis-
ions of equal size. Each subdivision
is Just large enough for a joke. and
has my name and address printed for
editorial use. in the corner. write my
jokes, one joke to rectangular slip; and
then fold up the entire broadshcet and
mail it to the best-paying and most desir-
able comic paper on my list
The editor looks over the jokes and
picks out the ones he wants. These h.
detaches. by tearing along the perforated
lines; and sends back the remainder.
Again | mail the broadsheet to comic
paper No. =, and the same process of Sc
lection is gone through. When all the
humorous journals have been given a
chance. my mutilated broadsheet is sent
the rounds of the trade papers; and, these
publications having detached the best
jokes remaining. | forward what is left
To England where ] find a ready market
for the remnant.
"The system is an excellent one. obviat
ing the use of scissors. Latterly l have
been covering the backs of my joke
broadsheet with mucilage, agreeaDly
favored. so that the busy comic editor
does not have to bother about his paste
pot. either. ] do not see why great wit
and hunlor paragraph trust should not be
one of the events of the future
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Three New Fish.

The members Of the United States fish
commission think they have struck some
thing rich in the shape of several new
fish which they have just discovered. 1t
is not often that any one discovers a fish
which is not known. but at the same
time it Is known that the sea is filled with
all kinds of tinny things which none Of
the scientists of the present day have
ever seen.
Down in the historic Rappahannock riv-
or in Virginia the members of the com
mission caught one of these new fish.
which has been styled the ''lyosphoera
globosa," quite a funny appearing fish
which. while new, does not look az all
unlike one Of the species of balloon fish
which are found SO plentifully all along
the Atlantic coast. Two specimens Of
this odd fish were taken. both in that
part of the river near Windmill Creek
They were about one and one-quarter
inches long and one inch wide and deep
Their color was yellowish white, broken
into hexagonal spots by network of
dark brown. The entire body was COW
cred with minute hairlike appendages.
A beautiful big fish was caught by a
Key West fisherman in about thirty feet
of water with hook baited with a sar-
dine Only one man who saw it could re-
call ever having seen another like it. He
was not sure about il. either, but thought
that he once had seen Il similar fish in the
Canary Islands, where 1t was known as
"cabosa."
The queerest of them all was found near
Crawtish Bar, Key West. Fla. by Bar
ton w. Evermann and William c. Ken
dali. They named him corythroichthys
cayorum. and the kindest thing that can
be said is that he deserved it. Cory, etc,
is full of hard. hony ridges except where
he has rings or armor. He has two keels.
For the comfort of residents of Key
West it must be explained that he is
only three and a quarter inches long
Philadelphia Inquirer.
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0. R. WELLMAN,
NOTICE..
SOLE PROPRIETOR.

To Henry T. Morse, one of the Con-
stables of the City of Augusta:
In the name of the State of Maine,
you are hereby directed to proceed
forthwith either to kill or cause ito be
killed. all dogs within the city of Au-
gusta in the County of Kennebec and
State aforesaid, not licensed and col
Jared according to the provisions of an
act entitled, IAN act for the better
protection of sheep" being chapter 2S7
of the Public Laws of 1898, as amended
by Chapters 222 and 297 of the Public
Laws of 1897, and to enter complaint
against the owners or keepers thereof
as provided by law. Hereof make re-
turn to me, the mayor of said City of
Augusta, on or before the LIST day of
July, A. d. 1898, stating in such re-
turn the number of dogs killed, the
names of the owners or keepers there
of and whether all unlicensed dogs
within said city have been killed and
the names of persons against whom
complaint has been made under the
provisions of this act Hereof fail not
under the penalties by law provided IN
that behalf. And this shall be your
warrant.
In witness whereof I have signed
these presents and caused the corpo-
rate seal of the City of Augusta to be
affixed this 10th day of May in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and ninety eight.
]. MANCHESTER HAYNES,
Mayor of Augusta.
rnoy1i1ot
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er msnomer than the name "iay'' ap-
piieu 10 foolish. awkward person. The
laH Is no guy among birds. He is one of
.ne most beautiful as well as one of the
i Iiosl intelligent of all our native birds
ne possesses all the wit and love of mis-
eniel Whlcn characterize the common
crow. to whom he is so nearly related.
Thoreau quotes "a letter to Wilson. the
or or hithoiogist, to show that the jay. like
the Squirret and some other birds and an
lihais, iays up a winter store of nuts
coi anu hafd seeds in post holes and
similar places. His thievish habit and
TASTE ior the eggs and young of smaller
piius heep the jay in continual discord
WIN ms nelghbors. No sooner are his
nestllngs fairly fledged than they are at
tackled by the robins orioles and other
plios III the vicinity, who will blind them
WIN tnelf sharp beaks, or overturn Their
hests' IL the parent birds leave them for
an instant The young jays in such an
eniei Seifty VIII sometimes seek human
piutsealpn' Last summer four young
Jays VINO mad been driven from their
nest, ehsconced themselves in one of the
lool,is ana on the upper piazza of wood
idHu tottaSe, showing less fear of the
inmates IMAM of their bird enemies, who
watched them from a distance. Here
me mother bird fed the little ones, while
the magniticently plumaged male bird
Kept guard and drove away all the ag-
sressors. The jay makes a most inter
esiihS pet lie has a crows love of jew
cry ana gliTtering objects, which he will
steal and secrete with his store of treas
ures. Like the magpie, he belongs to
that suhfamlly of the crow family known
~ Tue safrullnae. These are all noisy
plFdS, possessed of somewhat remarkable
powers of imitation. In captivity it is
sad, the jay has been taught to utter
words. New York Tribune