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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-14

Traffic Manager Bein OF the Southern
Pacific went to New Orleans last night
Mr.. H. G. Mirus OF the Wagner Palace
Car company arrived In the city last night
from st. Louis.
Mr.. j. n Wisner Of the Seaboard Air
Line went to Dallas last night on im-
portsnt business and will return next
week.
The boys OF the Houston and Toxas Cen
trail were made happy yesterday. Paymas-
ter Carr was seen among them with his
money bags.
Captain Frank Goodman. assistant en-
gineer OF the Houston and Texas Central.
went to Dallas last night on business Of
the company.
superintendent OF Motive Power s. Il,
Tnggie of the Houston and Texas Central
returned home last night from n business
trip to Dallas.
The Andrews Opera company went to
Galveston yesterday over the Galveston,
Houston and Henderson to meet their en-
gagement there.
T. c. Radey, division superintendent OF
the International and Great Northern, with
headquarters at Palestine. is In the city
for day or two.
Mr.. Edward Sells, division freight agent
Of the American Refrigerator Transit com
pany, with headquarters At Dallas, Is in
the city on business.
Mr.. J. ]. Arthur secretary OF the rail-
road commission. Is In the city at work
With his force securing statistics from, 10
cal Agent ]. T. Bell OF the Central
]. s. Keefe, for ten years traffic manager
Of the Illinois Steel company, has resigned
to accept similar position with tho new
American Steel and Wire company.
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rcads proved to ~ oAe 81 the most -
tereetihG statements wan 6tteet hAs lately
e PAD % consider ana grow enthusiastic over.
reason to believe that . pool has heen
Termed, includiAg n its msmbers the
STRONGEST dnAnciers Of Wall street. among
others friends Of J. p. Morgan, Governor
Flower and John n. Rockefeller. This pool.
credited with capacity beyond any such
recent combination. 10 believed to have a.
: oasis for Its oreanisation knowledge Of
plans which will practically make the
Northern Pacific and the Baltimore and
OHIO one property. Some reports, probably
distorted. have II even that the Northern
Paciiic property will actually absorb the
naltimore and Ohio. Under any circum-
stances. II Is declared, there will be direct
msnasement and personal supervision Of
policy by James ]. Hill.
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Orange Locals.

~ Texas, January 1.-THE ofn-
Eta lodge No. ss, Knights Of
we're publicly installed at their
.,l iast night, the installation cere I
|roD r,ns interspersed with an excel
~ Of music and recitations.
= large attendance and the
'-s'ed of pleasantly 10 ali pres
4. nsaler, district deputy grand
E -, oeen instructed BY the N W
nsw to go to Dayton and in
-. ~ iodse. to be known az Day-
Es.Sooo.. SSS, Ancient Free and Ac-
! o"Is eS 9 Beeks, general attorney
IA ~. .exas and Northern railroad.
bterS.v morning from Austin. whsrs
a. x, me Commission granted All.
(uetiopl - ~, road to issue bonds for liz
) tvo Judge Beeks will leave In :
. css., ,or Chicago. where contracts
ucticn are to be let At once.
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EIection uf ofacers.

Mr. F. N. Shaw, now in the city, repre-
senting the Colorado Southern railway. re.
ports the election of the following officers
for his company at the meeting of the d.
rectors, which occurred at New York or
the 10th inst:
Frank Trumbull. president; B. l.. Win
chell. vice president, in charge Of the traf-
ilc department Charles Wheeler. treas
urer; T. F. Dunaway, general superintend-
ent; T. e. Fisher, general passenger agent;
Fred Wilde, general freight agent; General
G. NJ. Dodge. chairman OF finance COM
mittee with headquarters at New York,
the Offices of the first named officials being
at Denver
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d., n. AND n. ..

Work Has Begun ON the New Road
nj DcnisOn.
Denison, Texas, January 1.-THE en-
gincers have begun work on the Denison
Bonham and New Orleans railway at this
point. John scullin, the protector Of the
road, has arrived from st. Louis. In en-
tering this city the new road must pass
through lands owned by the Houston and
Of the Central was here yesterday In con-
suitation with the officials OF he new rcad,
probably in reference to the Use of the
lands.
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The Deceased Mexican Minister.

The special drawing room car "Tolva''
Of the Pullman Palace Car company ar
rived last night on the westbound South
ern Pacific passenger train, bearing the
remains Of Matias Romero, formerly the
minister from Mexico to Washington, who
died some days ago while at the capital
A large and elaborate casket which held
the remains was in the center OF the car
en- route to the City of Mexico for burial
The only attendant accompanying the
body of the distinguished statesman was
bis nephew. Jose Romero.
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. aearne Ite,n..

"a h. s.as, January 1s.--Attractiv.
Isrns ra,s ], neen distributed here By
bnpaS,,y w. ana Great Northern Rail-
b fscn "mnnsoouncins a round trip rate
M 81, neerne to Austin. account
~ b. s.S Sna' Inauguration Of Gov
Antonio cue ~ returned to her home
coiiat !, ate! re-. q pleasant visit hsTs'
9ess sariv vur OF rain commenced
ptausd ~ Ky, yesterday morning and
work c.r THIS morning. No
~ suspscSS pc done and business
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Machinery for Union ,Paoinc shop

Omaha. Neb., January 1S.-President
Burt. General Manager Dickinson and Su-
perintendent OF Motive Power and Machin-
cry Mcconnell Of the Union Pacific have
gone East to confer with the directors.
One OF the projects Is to secure final ap-
proval of the plan to put in new machin-
cry for the shops In this city. These are
the main shops Of the system.
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Rsrl eats ~ gert Worth.
= lsss ~. s4ss January ls.-It Il
4 w.,s 'as = Contract for 5000. 900
a. pss,.o o. the west side Of the
Z nv dsv.s arrs IN this City is to
ssslrsct =. This Will be followed
depot ~ 10000 FOR the new
" Ia. The temporary freisht
III prs s ana Pacific il airesdy
ssai srss s force v 81 works !.
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Harris, city: J. W. Burn, smithyills
Ahen, New Orleans; Thos. w. Paxton,
aelnemann. L. J. Lewis. Cincinnati; F.
pm Denver: R. c. Caldwell, Louisville
sayers Smithvlle; s. e. Tenant. Il.
eam, New Orleans; Geo. l.. Haven, New
u. Smiley. Ohio. Nathan Gerson,
orleans; J. J. Pastoriza. W. Byrnos,
~. Bolton, wife and child, wharton !:
Tourney, Richmond Lewis M. Nance
VS. ". P; Hussey. Indianapolis; Mrs
igoodrlch. W. G. Smiley. II. J. Kidder.
IN. Mcyeigh. Fort Worth; j. ii. Walk.
Hu's LOUIS; russell q. Ward and wife,
A. Groves. Georgetown; NJ. S. Mi
scsulenburg: Carey Shaw, Columbus:
=: hussell, Richmcnd: Miss Allie
= I New York: Will Goldstein, st. Louis;
Neai, philadelphia; John e. Knight
fv York; !; NJ. Ryan San Antonio: r.
Cew orleans; Al Roy, National or.
h srimes, Cleveland Cycles.
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Texa. central Rate.

Austin, Texas January l3.-on applica-
ticn of the Texas Central the railroad
commission hos filed the following. making
the usual reservation:
/. Rates, Is cents per 100 pounds on corn,
carloads, from all stations on the Texas
Central railroad to Galveston via the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway OF
Texas or Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe
railway. when for export only.
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Corpu. Chrl.tl,. stenmer Line.

Corpus Christi. Texas, January 1S.-TA
mass meeting OF citizens has been called
to assemble at market hall tomorrow night
by the chairman of the board of trade;
the purpose is to take definite action re-
garding the subscribing OF sufficient stock
TO the proposed steamship line between
Corpus Christi and Galveston.
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NOTES AND PERSONALS.

W. C. O'Connor, Jr., commercial agent
of the Frisco road, with headquarters In
Houston. Is in the city on a business trip.
DR.. n. e. Luhn has returned from a
business trip to Beeville. He is largely
interested In the Commercial National bank
OF BeevilIe. and attended the meeting of
the stockholders and board OF directors
there several days ago. having been absent
since Monday.
At o'clock this morning the register
presided over by Weather Observer ]. g..
Sloan, showed that for the twenty four
hours ending at that time the rainfall had
been 81 Of an inch. The drizzling rain
which has been almost continuous is very
disagreeable to those who are forced TO be
out in II. and under foot the condition Is
very bad.
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TOURIST
SLEEpERS
Once n Week
Between ST.
and San Francisco
are run as follows

WESTBoUND.
st. Louis and San Francisco--st. Louis 10
Paris.
Leave Sc. Louis .,.......... 1913 D. M. Fridays
Texas Midland--Parls to Ennis.
Leave Paris .,.s..,........t:.5 D. m. Saturdays
Houston and Texas Central Ennis to Houston
Sunset Route-iiouston TO El Paso,
Lave San Antonio ....,.,..4:45 ,. m. sundays
sunset Romte-El Paso TO San Francisco.
Leave ~ Pnso. no. 2;3b n. m. Mondays
Arily. I.of Angeles. -I0;20 y, IN. Tuesdays
Arrive shr Francisso;, s;is j. IN. wcdnesdays
EASTBOUNp.
Sunset Routes--San Francesca to FL Paso,
Leave San Francisco. .,.,.9:0D q. IN, Fridays
Leave Los Angeles, go. ,S:lb q. IN. Saturdays
srnset Route III Peso TO Houston.
Leave Ei Paso .......,.... ESQ p. III, sundays
Leave San Antonio ...... 1910 y. III. Mondays
Houston and Texas Central. Houston to Ennls
Leave Houston .,10:45 p. m. Mondays
Texps MidlEnd--Ennis TO Paris.
ST. Luuis and San Frnncisco--paris TO st.
Louis.
Leave Paris ........... 100 a. m. Tuesdays
AIrlyC So. Louis....... 7:25 O, m. Wednesdays
Boil through and local passengers can &c.
CUE berths In these cars. ~
Each car win be In charge OF Tourist Ex.
cuIsion Agent
cars will be operated under direction OF the
Pullman Company.
q. r, and 7. A., II. and T. G. n. r
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THE NEW RECTOR.

Rev. James Noble. rector-elect OF St..
Peters church in this city, arrived this
morning from Houston, where he has been
several days the guest OF Rev II. ID. AYES
OF Christ CHURCH. and where Mrs. Noble Is
visiting.
Mr.. Noble will offciate al st. Peters
next Sunday, having celebration OF the
holy communion at am, morning prayer
litHny and sermon at IL a. m. and evening
prayer and sermon at 1880 p. m.
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4 auMonpD GENERALIZATION

or the Northern Pactnc SD baiu-
more and Ohio Properhes.
New York. January "a The Times says
The announcement Of the settlement o.
recent disagrsements between the Grea'
Northern ana ths Northern Pacific rail-
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rhns c"unsS rhFmcTH IN uo"" S"~pr'
Marlin, Texas, January 1a-lt w been
raining here for several days; the farmers
say the land Is in better condition for
crops than II has been tor years aud 4
Us predicted that an enormous crop will
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A SON WHO WAS
TRULY GRATEFUL

The following story may not have a
moral. or if there be one 1t may be diff
cut to discover, but it has at least the
virtue of being true, and hence possibly
worth telling:
In a certain office building not far from
La Sale street and Jackson boulevard
was for many years the Office of a highly
successful grain and stock broker, a man
who worked early and late for the inter-
ests of his clients, and incidentally for his
own interests. We will call him Mr.. Old
Man Broker. He had accumulated, among
the items of his fortune, fairly extensive
and very expensive family, consisting of
three daughters and one son.
Mr.. Young Man Broker had been sent
to an Eastern seminary and later to Yale
for his education. He had never accom-
plished much as scholar but had brought
himself into more or less public notice
in the New England town on numerous
occasions as the leading spirit in unseemly
pranks, and on every such occasion the
old gentleman had come promptly to the
rescue and footed the bills, following up
such action with a letter of very good
advice as to future conduct, which advice
was as regularly pigeonholed by the
young man and never followed.
In course of time and in spite Of the
predictions of the good people of various
localities, the young man was duly grad
uated and came back to Chicago to seek
his fortune. The old gentleman initiated
him into the mysteries of the brok erage
business, gave him $40, 900 and told him to
go ahead. Much to the surprise Of every
one acquainted with the circumstances,
the young man went ahead and rapidly
forged to the front rank OF traders. soon
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becoming a well-known character In the
business.
The panic of 1893 came on. and one
morning Mr. Old Man Broker found that
in spite of everything he could do absolute
ruin was taring him in the face and dis
aSter could not be STAYED off more than
twentyfOur hours at the longest estimate.
He had had no direct communication with
his son for several days, but supposed
that he was also hard hit, as he was pop
ularly supposed to be following much the
same line of operation as the old gentle
man. In desperation he addressed note
to his son and sent it over across the
street by a messenger. The note read:
MY Dear Boy-The years have all been
in vain. The end is coming soon. It will
finish my career, but I trust you will be
able to turn your talents in other drec-
tons and be on your feet again before old
age strikes you. Keep a brave heart and
keep up as long as you can. I fear to tell
your mother the news tonight. Come over
and see me. Your Father"
In about ten minutes the messenger boy
came back with a sealed envelope which
the old gentleman tore open nervously.
He read:
Dear Father am exceedingly busy
and cannot get away before closing time
Please receipt the inclosed bill and return
to me. ''Y. NJ. Broker"
Pinned to the note was bill and GER
titled check. The bill was follows:
Young NJ. Broker, Dr., to Old NJ. Broker:
To raising one son....................$5 $50 900
The certified check was for $50 900.
And they lived happily ever after.-Chi-
cago Record.
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HOLD UP YOUR HANDS,

and fed leaving Garfield to make instant
choice between hurried retreat and con-
tinuing the unequal battle alone.
He decided on the latter course, know
ing that as soon as his fellow-otficer could
regain control of his mount he would
come hack to his assistance. The moon
had not yet risen and the dim starlight
made it almost impossible to distinguish
the Mexicans from the jetty masses of
rock behind which they were partly shell
tered
Garfield rode boldly out into the open
trail. with his rifle poised for action and
his finger on the trigger. One of the
Mexicans fired at him instantly, but the
report seemed a double one and was fol-
lowed by a Shrek of pain for, aiming at
the fash which marked the shot, Can
fields bullet took such serious effect upon
the smuggler that the next moment a
riderless horse came dashing up the trail
and two Mexicans-one of them bearing
a limp and apparently lifelesS body in
place of the key of mescal which had
shared his horses back with him, and
which the officers found among the rocks
later on-retreated down the slope with
all speed possible. Canfield's companion,
returning to the fray, met and succeeded
in capturing the runaway and still heav-
fly laden steed and the two inspectors
went back to quarters, very well pleased
with their nights work.
Canfields latest adventure was OF
different kind. The smuggling of mescal
is not the only dishonest traffic that goes
on along the line, though it is, perhaps,
the most annoying to the customs officers.
The reason of this is that it is constantly
INDUCED in by people to whom the petty
profit of gallon or so of the fiery liquid
is object enough to make them spend their
days in devising ways in which to outwit
and elude the hated "gringoes" who keep
CHI
Cattle smuggling is one of the popular
Industries of that region, as it has been
almost ever since the Gadsden purchase
was made, and although the days of the
formerly famous quartet-"Curly BILL
BILLY the Kid Russian George" and
'Man-eater Johnson'-are long over, the
memory of their deeds still lives and
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sion directly under his nose and tore him
self away from Canf1eld's grasp, almost
dragging him to earth as he did so; but
this move was lucky one for the in
spector as the Mexican, using the dead
body of his horse for breastworks, fired
straight through the place where his head
had beer before his terrified steed had
nearly jerked it off.
1t was the inspectors turn now, and re-
lieved from the necessity Of trying to do
two things at once, he sprang to the shell
ter of nearby rock, and taking DELHI
crate aim sent a ball directly through the
conicaI top of his enemys sombrero and
followed it up with another one, which
cut off a lock of his flowing hair.
An instant later the Mexican was speed
ing down the rough trail leading to his
own country, and Garfield was left con-
queror, in possession. moreover. of ten
gallons of first-class mescal, a fine saddle
and harness and a very excellent rifle,
which the fugitive had flung away in his
flight when he felt the hot breath Of the
last bullet sweep across his cheek.
This exhibition of nerve, under trying
circumstances, gave Garfield a high posi-
ton in the estimation of his companions,
and he soon showed them that it was by
no means a sporadic attack of bravery,
for within a week he was mixed up in a
similar scrape and acquitted himself quiIe
as well.
Riding through the mountain with
companion at night the two came sud
denly upon three other men, also mounted
and each with large bundle strapped on
his saddle Canfield's companion, though
a brave fellow, thought discretion the
better part of valor in this case, as three
desperadoes banded together in an illegal
enterprise would be by no means easy
game, even for an equal number of Off
GERS. but Garfield, unwilling to let the
prize slip through his fingers. dashed for
ward with the ringing command, Hold
up your hands!
Hold up your hands!" was the reply,
in Spanish and Garfield, instead of obey
ing this counter challenge, promptly
opened fire. which was returned imme-
diately with 200 per cent interest. Can
fields companion joined in at once, and
the result was general mix-up for a
few moments, during which bullets flew
thick and fast, one of them going through
Canf1elds coat sleeve and grazing the
flesh, and another slightly wounding the
other inspectors horse, which turned tail
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zSEssssla.H%u~

est kind of Irish whisky. and both whites
and MeXicans drink It far too freely for
their own good. In Mexico, even paid for
IN Mexican silver 1t is rdiculously cheap
but the duty paid at the line makes a big
dlfterence to the American-side consumer.
If this duty can be evaded even the
profit on a gallon SO of the liquor will
make a Mexican rich for several days,
and it is to prevent this sudden access
Of wealth that the line-riders keep such
sharp lookout for itinerant mescal deal
ers.
Garfield, giving his now submissive ami
NAL his head galloped swiftly around the
rock behind which the other rider had
disappeared, and seeing him drawing
away as fast as was possible with his
clumsy load called to him sharply to halt.
The man looked over his shoulder, meas
ured with his eye the distance between him
and his pursuer and then, most uneXpect-
edly, threw a leg over the back of his
horse, unslinging a Winchester rife as
he did so, and as quickly as his feet
touched the ground raised the weapon to
his shoulder and fired straight at his adj
Vancing foe. He missed, of course, but
the effect of his shot was to give Can
fields broncho q new fit of Mysteries, in
the midst of which Garfield managed to
dismount and fire at his opponent. The
exciting difficulty of carrying on battle
with a frenzied horse trying to pull ones
arm off and a murderous face looking at
one critically along the shining line of
rifle that unquestionably means business
can readily be imagined. But the new in
spector was equal to the occasion.
1t was plain that, much as the man be-
hind the other rifle evidently would like
to pay off old scores upon his yet unac-
climated person and use him for a target,
he was far too excited to do good execu-
ton, even had the inspectors horse al
lowed him to stand still enough to be a
good mark
Garfield had not been in that section
of the country long enough to learn to
hate "greasers'' generically and individu-
ally, as most Americans do down there
and he did not care about bagging, or
even winging, him save in self-defense
He wanted, however, to spoil him for a
smuggler, for that trip at any rate, and
so he managed to fire another shot,
which hit the Mexican's horse in a vital
spot and laid him low. The broncho be-
came simply wild at this second explo-