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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-31
THE TAX MIL.
HALLWAY Attorneys VIII Discuss /
Soon,

Soon.
San Antonio, Texas, December 30.-Mr.
e. s. Perkins, general attorney for the
Cotton Belt road was in the city from
Dallas yesterday on business. He says
there will be a meeting of railroad attor-
neys and others held some time soon at
which the proposed tax bill will be dis
cussed This meeting, he said. would de-
termine whether or not the railroads would
tight the bill. They might decide 10 with
hold all opposition and in advance of de-
cision OF all the roads Mr.. Perkins did not
care TO give his own views of the bill or
to those sections of it which pertain to
the taxation Of railroad property. He ex-
pressed tho opinion. however that the
legislature would not be able to DISPOSE
of the measure in a thirty days session
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KATY CHANGES.
Tra importation Department OfMcial.
VIII Move About

INSTRUMENTATION UtVUrtmeut OIHcIAln
VIII Nave About.
Denssen, Texas, December So.--It has
been a rumor in railway circles the past
week and partially confirmed today that
the following changes. win take place in
Missouri. Kansas and Texas service: The
office OF X. II, weddle. car accountant
OF the system. viii be moved from st.
Louis TO Dallas. where all matters per-
tanning TO that department on the entrs
hissouri. Kansas aud Texas system wiz
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Contract for Exten.ion Let.

Jefferson. Texas. December 2s.-The
contract to extend the Sherman. shreve-
port and Southern road from Jefferson to
Waskom was let yesterday evening to
Grlgsby Brothers. and work will com
menoe at once. to be completed the last
of May.
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NEW YEARS GREETING.
Some Of The Customs and Amusements OF
The Day Recounted.
THE QUEEN OF ALL The HOLIDAYS
oof All sounds, of All Bells, the Most
Solemn Is the Peal that Rings
Out the Old Year"

There ie a new foot on the floor,
AMI a new guest at the door
Tho New Year, blithe and gay,
Cones UP to claim his own.
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THE WAGNER COMPANY
Hns been Formally Merged with tn,
pmlImnm.


New York. Decembor 30.--The Wagner
Palace Car company today ceased to exist
as an individual organization. The formal
aud official transfer OF the Wagner com
pany under tho terms Of it's merger agree
ment with the Pullman company was
effected this afternoon at the offices OF
the Wagner company in this city. SEQ ,000
600 OF stock OF the Wagner company being
transferred TO tho Pullman company and
an equal amount of pullman stock being
transferred TO the Wagner people on even
terms. The offices Of the combined in
terests In New York city will be those
heretofore occupied by the Wagner COM
pany and officers OF the Wagner company
for the present maintain their respective
positions DR.. Webb becomes a member
Of directors OF the consolidated COM
pany.
Chicago. December 80. Judge Tuthin
today refused 10 grant an Injunction
against the absorption of the Wagner
Palace Car company by the Pullman Pal.
ace Car company. The Injunction was
asked by Stakeholder Taylor Of Alton,
III. holder OF 100 shares in the Pullman
company.
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New Years dishes and decorations diff
fer little from those of Christmas. What
Us seasonable and appropriate for one is
quite as much so for the Other. Replace
the roast beef with a crown of lamn
however. and dispense with the plum mud
o'ng having lighter, more delicate. des-
serts' The same decorations may be use
excep' m'stletoe, which is only appro,
pirate for Christmas.
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RAILROAD SCHEDULE

~. Z r. c. n, n.
Grand Central Depot
Leaves Arrives.
& !, 1888 S5S ! c H. III. .s1so !.
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Nos and are fast mail and cxpIess betwesn ths
vo cities only and viii carry through cars for Dalai
and penson going from Houston VIA the Central.
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EOTE-Ttalns Ie.vlhs Houston al SEQ a.
n, ard ass ?. m. ana arriving 4. Houston
sssa. m and 8s5 10 also run into Grand
Central depot departing ten minutes earlier
and arriving zen minutes later than Tina
given above,
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Galveston Special leaves Houston r;so p. m.
Sundays only All these trains leave the
Santa Fe Congress Avenue Depot L. minutes
iatef than the ahoye
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esS-hs trains arrive ana depart from the Grand
Genital depot except the Missouri Kansas and Texas
uains which have depot in the Fifth ward. the In
iefratlona1 and Great Northern ana Columbia Tap,
which use ;he International and Great Northern DEPOT
or Congress avenue The Missouri. Kansas and
Texas and Galveston. Houston and Henderson trains
rass the International and Great Northern depot
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c.. II. & N. II. II.
Grand Central Depot
For Galveston and La Porte.
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Fl. Il, & w. II. II. H..
Grand Central Depot
Leave 9. so p m. Express Train Arrive GAO a. m,
Shreveport. Kansas City and C,nelnnitD
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I. e G, N. n. IT..
Depot foot OF Congress Avenue
Fast Mall 10 81. Louis and Chicago.
Leave $50 p. Arrlvs 4. 80 a. m.
Leave his p. m.............. ArriYo ASS p. m.
Columbia aud SeiaEco Trains.
Dsliy Exeept Sunday
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81, x. & II. n. II.
NJ, "a. and 4. Depot, Fifth Ward.
leave o.i0 =. n.......,.... Arrive 9. 9sA m
Leave s IS p. n.....,...,.....,Atriya $50 p. IN
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DHIIy f"tept ouNday
Leave 900 a n.....,.,... Arrive $50 .. ~
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c.. II. 81 u. n. II.
Depot foo, Of Congress Avenue
Galveston Trains
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-08-08
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Yeast-''Did you take in the play last
night?" Crimsonbeak-.No; il was
/ who was taken in. 1t was rank
Ionkers Statesman.
Anxious Inquirer.-There are but
few officers, even in the militia, who are
under age. 1t is particularly hard TO
make minor a major.-L. a. W. Bull
letin.
Tom-"What are the relations be-
tween you and Miss van Dyke nova
days?" Jack (gloomily) Her father
and mother, hang iti--Harvard Lam
poon.
SHOULD you be much put out if ]
kissed 'you?" he queried. NO, but you
would be, mighty quick" answered her
father from the head of the stairs.-L
4. ". Bulletin
An up to date Frankfort man recent
ly gave phantom party, which was
such success that several Of the guests
went home under the influence of spir.
its.-Philadelghia Record.
''Oh, yes. l can zee my weigh clear
enough said the butcher; but he tool
the precaution to stand in front of the
scale in such way that his customer
couldn't see it.-Boston Transcript.
Yes" said the man who thought
deeply; uneasy liesthe head that wear.
. crown" Huh" shifted the super
fetal creature, what do the fools sleeT
in them for?''-Kansas City Independ
ent.
ASure Thing.-Airs. May Fair-"Gcol
morning, Air- Keane. want to run IL
and see your wife. Is she at home ?
Mr. Par Keane-'Yes. She'll be a.
home all day. When left she was try
ing to make up her mind to 90 out and
have tooth pulled. o. Times
Democrat.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-08-08
The nIscksmlth and che king.

Some time ago, while holding court
in the royal palace, overlooking the
Danube, Francis Joseph received
Hungarian blacksmith. who desired to
thank the king for the decoration con-
ferred on him in recognition of his hav-
ing invented an agricultural machine
During the audience the blacksmith
drew from his pocket two photographs
representing the king and queen. and
said, handing them TO his majesty:
May ask your majesty, and also the
queen, for your signatures?" And
why?" demanded the king, smilingly.
We'll. when 1 die the cross of merit
which your majesty has given ne will
have TO be returned and my children
viii AT least have your majesties' por-
traits and signatures IN remembrance
of this audience" The queen is alb
sent from Hungary" said the king,
and cannot give you my signature at
the present moment. for have neither
pen nor pencil within reach" Il have
brought pencil with me-" said the
smith, handing it TO the monarch. The
king thercupon attached his signature
TO the photograph, and dismissed the
smith with n smile. The smith did not
retire, however, but stood his ground.
rs there anything else 1 can do for
you2" asked Francis Joseph. YES.
your majesty, am waiting for my PEN
Gil" The king had mechanically peck
eted il, and he returned it with a hearty
laugh.-San Francisco Argonaut.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-08-08
FOREIGN SERVANTS.
Every Country Under the sun Repre-
scented in American
Homes.

We are getting SO cosmopolitan that
we almost lose sight of our own nation
ality in some things. We very seldom
hear of anything which is distinctly
American. The things which seem TO
appeal 70 US are distinctly foreign. We
are always looking for something i'm
ported, something unusual. something
odd We certainly have an opportunity
To indulge ourselves in this curious pro
Pensity nowadays IN the matter of do
nestle servants as well as in house
furnishings and clothing.
1 DO not refer to Irish, English. Ger
nan, French OF italian, but TO still more
distant countries. When we advertise
for a cock we are offered oriental cooks
Chinese CT japanese. The former
have a lcng-established reputation OF
the western coast OF this country and
are now invading the eastern. These
who hare lived in California know from
experience the fine cooking Of the
Chinese as well as their economy. They
are now trying 10 compete with our
IaTorite French cooks IN New York.
We are G.so offered japanese Wallets
and buffers. These little people are ex-
tremely neat, dexterous and quiet about
the house, rs slso the East Indians.
They all know their business to the mi
nutest detail, and attend 10 it strictly.
They also know their places as SERVANTS.
and have no aspirations which inter
fere with their duties. Consequently
they are real comfort.
And 50 we have the greatest variety
of nati0nalities in some of the most ex-
elusive homes OF the city. We are
driven by English eoachmen, accom-
panied by English footmen; the door is
opened by q japanese butler: we are
attended by an Alsatian valet, take
Russian tea in Turkish corner served
by an East Indian. smoke an Egyptian
cigarette and wonder who we are and
where we are at.'-St. Louis Repub-
lie
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-08-08

Peas are proverbi2lly alike. but not
more so than niger" law students.
And when each wears aStrachan hair.
gold spectacles and q Stewart tartan
necktie, DE Manik Lal is as like Dad
abhoy Jamshedji rs any two men in
iron masks. This fact is not lost on a
willy Hindoo law student. This bright
young mind has. it is said. taken several
scholarships at Lincoln's Inn under his
own name. lie, now, for considera-
ton, is willing TO temporarily adopt
the series of consonGnts which form the
name Of any gentleman with similar
color scheme. and in his improper per
son goes up for and successfully passes
the examinations of the council of the
bar. -phoeHix.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-08-08
SOCIETIES.

591 CUSTER LODGE NO. ~. L. o. o. r
3, eexular meetings every Saturday night at s
|ly Mock at their hall, in Challis. Brothers IN
|. So d Standing are requested to be present.
JONATHAN JOB. N. G.
b, /. FinneH. Secretary.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-08-08

COMPLETE LLrE OF TlSHLTG EgcKLE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-03
WAS 1T CHAGRIN7
Secretary Anderson of CONNER
cfal Club Finds Interesting
Record.

In running over the minutes of past
meetings of the Commercial club Sec
rotary Anderson made a discovery. At
the April meeting of the club, which
was held on April II, the city hall mat
ter was up for discussion This was
Immediately after the election had
been held at which the bonds had been
voted for the city building under the
special act. The discussion was par
ticipated in by Otto Kuehne. Oscar
Bischoff, F. H Foster, Edward Wilder,
w. A. S. Bird and others At the close
of the discussion the minutes of the
meeting say:
ION motion of Mr. Billiard, the presi-
dent was instructed to appoint special
committee of five to confer with the
city council and render any assistance
possible
The bonds had already been voted at
that time, 1T will be rememb ered, but
Mr.. Billiard made no objection to them
then. On the contrary he was very en-
thusiastic in favor of a new city hall.
His detection came when President
Brigham, instead of appointing him as
the member of the committee from the
First ward, appointed Otto Kuehne.
Soon after that Mr.. Billiard began to
figure on bringing an injunction suit
to stop the issuance of bonds The
idea grew upon him that the bonds
were a bad thing and ought to be
knocked out. The injunction suit fol-
lowed.
There are a great many loyal people
in North Topeka, however, who are in
favor of abiding by the decision of the
majority, and in all things where the
good of the city is at stake they are
ready to do all they can to make To-
peka a better place to live in, regard
less of whether some one else may get
a little more benefit from the proposed
improvements or not. While they
would have preferred having an audi
torium built in the city park, they re-
alize that it would be no place for the
city offices, and as both must go to-
gether they are willing that the city
building shall be located where the city
council has decided.
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NORTH TOPEKA.

Items intended for this column should
be left with the Kimbau Printing COM
pany. S35 Kansas avenue
Mrs. I. Irwin of Horton Is visiting
friends in Topeka
Born. Tuesday. August 1. to Mr.. and
Mrs Shirley Lewis. a daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Jacobs returned
today from a visit to relatives in Hi
nois.
z c. Arnold and 7. T. Cooper of
Worthington, Ind, spent yesterday in
Silver Lake.
Miss Bertha Kemp arrived from Chi
cago Tuesday and will spend few
weeks here visiting her parents at their
home north Of town.
Thomas Durkin, messenger boy at
the Western Union, Is taking a lay off
on account of sickness. During his alb
sence his place is taken by Earl Tew-
Mrs. Otto Kuehne and daughter Min
ME. returned today from Chicago, hav-
ing been called home by the death of
Mrs. Kuehne's niece, Miss Emma Off
ferman.
Misses Hattie Greenway and Lizzie
Conl1lin went to Granville today where
they were Joined by Miss Alta. Hurd,
and together they went to Perry to Wis
1t friends for a. Jay or two.
Mr.. John Shocks died last evening at
his home in Maple Grove. The deceased
had been i'll for some time. He leaves
several grown children. The arrange
ments for the funeral have not yet been
completed
The fire department was called out
yesterday afternoon to the house of
Mrs. Josephine Anderson, 1852 Jefferson
street where a pile of rags was burning.
The fire was extinguished before the
arrival Of the department.
Mrs. W. Z. Geiger and son, who have
been the guests of Mrs. Geiger's sister,
Mrs. J. W. Hart of Topeka avenue for
the past month, left today for their
home in Mount Vernon. Iowa They
were accompanied by Mrs. Hart who
will visit them for several weeks.
Master Elmer Forbes entertained a
number of his little friends yesterday
afternoon at his home on Monroe street
in honor of the tenth anniversary of his
Abe Joseph, Ray Crittenden, Paul
Forbes, Glen Cooper, Ivan and George
Dibble, and Brud Emmett.
The funeral Of Mrs. John Powers was
held yesterday afternoon at . o'clock
from the family home on Kansas ave
nue.. The casl1et was almost completely
covered by the many beautiful floral of
ferings sent by friends of the family. A
quartette composed of Mrs. A J. Ar
mold, Miss Susie Skinner. Mr. Charles
Berry and Mr. John Pratt sang. Come
e D1sconsolate,' Jesus Lover of Ny
soul ana one Sweetly Solemn
1nOught-" The services were conduct
Cd by Rev John 5. Glendenning of the
second Presbyterian church and the in
terment took place in Rochester Gene
terry.
Miss Emma Olferman died Wednes-
DAY morning at the home of her mother
IN topeka avenue The deceaSe ed was Is
years old and had been suffering from
spinal meningitis for several weeks
MISS Olnerman was an unusually
bright and attractive girl She was a
mem Der OF the organization known as
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Boyd's girl cadets, and went with them
to their recent trip to BeIoit. While
there she contracted a severe cold from
which she never entirely recovered. The
funeral will be held Friday afternoon
from the family home and will be at
tended by the members Of Boyd's girl
cadets.
The members of the Epworth League
of the Kansas Avenue NJ. E. church en-
Joyed a pleasant straw ride last even
ing to the home of the Misses Knox
near F'airview school house. The gay
crowd left town on two hay racks at
about o'clock. Those who went were:
Misses Florence Musson, Lizzie Wood
. burn, Ella Allen, Pearl Irwin, Mamie
Carey, Edna and Harriet Staples, Maud
and Clemma Myers. Annie, Ida, and
Bessie Henry, Carrie Robinson, Edith
Brummitt, May McNoun, Goldie Lutes,
Eta Parsons, Miss Viola Troutman
and Miss Gilmore; Messrs. Clifford
Lutes, Clarence HOughtelin, Fred Par
sons, Dave Wilder, Walter Graft, VIII
and Harry Nash, George Hoyes and
Clarence Johnson.
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The above cut is OF the house oceu-
pied by Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Adams
of Topeka in Takiu, Corea. 1t is a COM
Portable little home though very diff
ferent from the ones we have in Amer
lea. The roof is of thing; the natives
are experts at making thing and some
of it is very beautiful. The roofs of
class are all of thing. and the hand
sOmer the dwelling, the more fanciful
is the roof. Mr.. Adams is shown in the
picture standing on the right Of the
others.
Takiu, Corea, the post at which Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Adams of Topeka are
located as missionaries is a walled city.
as are all the cities in that country
The wall is of stone, very high and
wide; the city gates are so narrow that
it is impossible for any kind of
vehicle to pass through. The chair is
the popular means of conveyance; the
only horses they have are small and
vicious, much like the Mexican ponies,
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Mrs. Blberstine's Troubles.

Mrs. Blanche L. Biberstine, who has
brought an action in the district court
against her husband, John Biberstine,
says that she does not want a. divorce,
but simply alimony from her husband.
In her petition she says that her hus-
band has abused her and beaten her IN
times past, but she does not ask for a
separation from him. She says that
he is about to leave the city with the
money that is due him from the MOeser
Ice and Cold Storage company, and also
sell his share of the household furni-
ture. She asks for an order from the
court restraining him from disposing Of
his property or drawing his money, and
that he be compelled to pay her ali
mOnV
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Home Of Topeka Missionaries at the Antipodes.

Takiu before Mr.. and Mrs Adams
were; Mrs Baird was the first white
woman ever in the place, consequently
great curiosity was shown regarding
her. The natives We're so anxious to
see her that they even tried to break
force their way into her house. Mrs.
Baird became so tired of living in such
seclusion that one day she had one of
her servants secure her a native cos
tune, thinking that in such a disguise
it would be impossible to recognize her.
Accordingly she ventured to walk on
the city wall but had been there but a
few moments before she was surround
ed by natives, shouting and pulling her
in all directions; she was rescued with
out injury but never again dared ven
ture out without protection. Mr.. and
Mrs Baird were afterWard located sew
eral hundred miles from Takiu; they
have completed their seven years work
and are in Topeka for a years rest and
will return to Corea next spring.
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and are used only as pack horses.
The weather. class of people live in
COMPOUNDS, whlch are IKE slIlaI vi u
ed by high stone walls, similar to the
city walls; in them lives the head of the
family with all of his wives and rela-
tives, his servants and their relatives.
The poor people live as best they can;
their dwellings are of adobe, with
matched roofs and often dozens of peo-
pie live in one small house. The men
are very lazy and the women are COM
PEELED to do nearly all OF the work.
The women of the higher class live in
seclusion and are supposed to lose caste
if they are seen by any man outside of
their own family. They wear peculiar
garment reaching from the head to the
floor, leaving only one eye visible. The
men and women of the lower class
dress exactly alike, the only disting-
uishing feature is the wearing of ear
rings by the women.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baird were located at
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in Topeka. They expect to return to
Pueblo Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Sim returned this
morning from a three weeks stay in
Colorado.
Buy your drugs of H. A Willis, sO2
East 4th St, and ask for Premium
Stamps
Topeka the guest of Mrs. A. H. Thomp-
son. Mr. Lee will spend Sunday here.
Mrs. Henry Bennett, Mrs. w. B.
Swan and Miss Kittie Harrison left
Wednesday for a months trip to Chi
cago and points farther north.
Z. H. Crosby returned today from a
trip to Chicago and Grand Rapids,
Michigan.
Miss Marian and Master Dick Mar
tin of Eureka are in Topeka visiting
their uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. o.
B. Miller.
The platform dance to be given Fri
day evening by Mr.. Robert Shortz will
be at the residence Of Mr.. John E.
Frost, corner of Western avenue and
Tenth, instead of at the residence of
few days ago.
Mrs. Florence I. Walker returned this
morning from a three weeks outing in
Mr. and Mrs Frank Luce and chill
dren, Mrs. r. E. French and Mr.. Robert
Luce left Wednesday for a months out
ing in the southwestern part of the
state.
You get Premium Stamps by trading
with Zone & Son, 1900 Clay ST
Rev. H. F. Smith of Galatin, Mo-, the
new pastor of the Cumberland Presby-
terrain church, is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Hunter at 1000 West
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Capper left to-
day for a three or four weeks trip to
New York city and some of the sum-
mer resorts on the coast.
Miss Lulu Moore entertained the
Juniors of the First Christian church
Wednesday afternoon at her home on
Tyler street, at a, 'rainbow'' party. The
time was spent on the lawn and Al the
close of the afternoon refreshments
were served Miss Moore was assisted
by Miss Marietta Pendleton and Miss
Marie Witwer. There were about forty
children present and a delightful af-
ternOOn was spent.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Pounds are the
parents of a girl baby, born this morn
ing.