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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-01
yictorin Notes.

Victoria, Texas, July 3l.--J. E. Buchan-
an, chief dispatcher for the New York.
Texas and Mexican and the Gulf. West
ern Texas and Pacific Railway companies,
and wife, returned yesterday from trip
of seven weeks visiting relatives in Seat
tie. Wash, and points OF interest on the
Pacific coast. returning by way of Chi
cago and Cincinnati They had a de-
lightful trip.
Miss Jennie Daniels is acting as stem
oprapher to General Superintendent D. T.
Forbes during the the absence Of Mr.. Tom
Green. who leaves in few days for Ii
trip to the Eastern States.
Mr.. o. c. Tooke. agent at Goliad, re-
turned to his duties Saturday from trip
to Houston.
r. C. Proctor attorney for the railways
centering here, left this morning on a
business trip TO Houston.
The big excursion from Columbus, Wei
mar Flatonia. Yoakum, Cuero and inter-
mediate points to Port Layaca will be
run on Sunday. August 10.
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RuMoR is OFFICIALLY DENIED.
The Galveston. Houston and NORTH
crn still Independent.

The Galveston. Houston and NORTH
crn still independent.
The announcement sent out from GAL
weston and presumed to have emanated
from New York to the effect that the Gal
weston, Houston and Northern had passed
into the hands of the Pacific improvement
company and would hereafter be operated
by the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
system was theme for gossip in railway
circles yesterday. Well posted railway
men at once discredited the rumor
President Munson and Genctil Freight
and Passenger Agent Kent Of the Calves
ton. Houston and Northern said TO The
Post representatives
You can not too strongly deny the
rumor. 1t is not only absolutely without
any foundation, but is really absurd. Our
road is strictly independent, We are in
the field for all the business we can.-get
from connecting lines and we are not
playing any road as favorite. Our terms
are the same to all and we are happy to
state that our traffic arrangements with
all lines are of the most cordial and salts
factory character The road is not owned
or controlled by the Huntington, Gould or
any other syndicate and no negotiations
with that end in view are even pending
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Missouri, Midland Extcn.,on.

The Missouri Midland railroad. which Is
now being built from Columbia, Mo-, TO
connect with the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas at McBaine. Is to be completed
about August Is. The road will be OPP
Grated in connection with the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas. 1t gives Columbia an
outlet TO the Southwest. Although only
eight miles In length, this railroad Is
considering the distance most costly and
difficult OF construction, costing about
$4,000 per mile. Within two miles OF Co.
lumbia the roadbed had to be cut through
three high bluffs of almost solid rock
Besides these. there are eight other deep
cuts. and there are twenty-five bridges.
The bridge across Perche creek is lisa feet
long The road crosses both prongs of
Horseshoe Lake, and the trestle work here
is 31b feet. knkson creek Is crossed three
times. and Flat branch twelve times. There
are four other smaller bridges. The en-
tire trip can be easily made In twenty
minutes.
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Home road. Protected.

The Kentucky railroad commission has
decided to suspend the operation OF the
long and short haul clause OF the inter-
state commerce law so far as 1t applies
10 frelghts OF all classes shipped over the
Louisville and Nashville. the Southern and
the Illinois Central railroad to or from
Louisville. Greensboro. Covington. Mays
VILE. Frankfort. Versailles and other
points where water transportation or other
competition has to be met. This cues-
ton was brought before the railroad COM
mission after their recent decision OF GER
tain cases against the Louisville and
Nashville by the court Of appeals OF Ken
lucky. The effect Of the law as It stands
would be that Louisville and other Ken
lucky cities would lose their trade with
interlor towns OF this State and that IT
wouid 20 TO Chicago. St. Louis. Cincin-
natl and indianapolis. The decision OF
the commission allows lower freight
abort distance, where the competition has
IN he met.
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IT. r.. md w. II. Special Rates.

%
The Houston East and West Texas Rail-
way company announces the following spe'
cial rates:
For the meeting OF the southwestern
Truck Growers association at flutohla,
August a rate OF one fare for the round
trip, tickets to be sold on July 81, ilm!tea
TO August for return.
For the Deutscher Kriegerbund OF North
America, at Chicago August l3-lo' u Iase
OF one and one-third fares on the certih-
cate plan. certificates to be signed by MT
S. Seton, secretary, No. lo6 hanuoipu
street, Chicago, H., and vised by spe sSo',
agent OF the Central Passenger a,,,, !,
who will be in attendance al the ihee''Ne
on August 10, IA and 10.
Ear the great council OF Texas, improves
Order Of Red Men, Galveston, August .,
round trip tickets to Galveston on lne
distance plan. From stations WITHIN 20
miles at rate OF one and one-tnlra iaI
and stations between rs and luO miles ~
rate OF So and from stations over lvv
miles at one fare. Tickets TO De soio
August 7 for trains arriving In Calves on
August s, limited to August II ior retuin.
FIR the National Association OF veteran
Of the NJ sxican War, indianapolis, inu ,
September 10 and IA, rate OF one an
one-third fare on the certificate plan Is
authorized. Certificates are to be IN
dorsed by Mr.. Wilbur r. Smith. secretary
Harrington. KY, and yised September a.
1sao nv special agent Of the Central Fas-
senger association. ~.
Eor the annual convention OF the Ma
tional Association Of stationary Ehsineel
AZ 81. Louis, September TO s. rate OF
one and one-third fare on the certincate
Man is authorized. Certificates are 10
b. Endorsed by Mr.. G. w, Nayior, secre-
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Notes ana Personals.


]. N. Griswold, commercial agent OF the
Santa Fe. returned yesterday from . trip
to the interior.
Fred Miller. travelling passenger agent
OF the Illinois Central, with headquarters
at San Antonio, is in the city.
w. f. Mcmillan, general freight agen,
OF the Texas Central with headquarters
at Waco, was In the city yesterday.
W. +. Mcclure general freight and
passenger agent OF the Galveston, Hous-
ton and Henderson, was up yesterday from
Galveston.
The Nacogdoches Phone says: The Gar
rlson people are happy over the prospect
OF new. commodious depot building soon,
The Lord knows they need one.
e. NJ Williams, lately with the South
ern Railway at Washington, d. c., has
been appointed chief rate clerk in the
passenger department of the Houston and
Texas Central
J. L, West. assistant general freight
agent OF the Missouri, Kansas and Texas.
Ark" where he attended a rate meeting OF
the Texas roads.
Gentry Waldo, travelling freight agent
OF the Southern Pacific and Houston and
Texas Central. with headquarters In Nash
vile, Tenn, spent Saturday and Sunday
in the city, returning home Sunday night.
General Manager S. 3. Hovey OF the
Chicago. Rock Island and Texas denies
that the sale of the Dallas, Fort Worth
and Gulf to his company had been made,
He says he knows nothing OF such a trans
action.
The Houston and Texas Central on Sun
day brought down thirteen coaches loaded
with excurslcnis,s from Calvert and Aus
ill.,. l..f. a H.. al..s-
manned over in Houston, though the
greater number went through to Calves.
ton.
Four agents of the Nashville. Chatta-
nooga and st, Louis railroad measure in
height respectively six feet three inches
six feet three inches, six feet one-half
Inch and six feet three and one-half inches
and their aggregate weight is 10lS pounds
1t would be interesting TO know IL their
capacity to get business is proportioned
TO their length and weight.
Workmen tearing out the interior OF an
old railway postal car in the New York
shops says the Bualo News, found time
worn letter containing a draft Of $34 drawn
by the pension agent at Buffalo, payable
to Robert Cunningham. Franklin Iron
works. Oneida county, dated December Is,
1883 The letter had apparently fallen be-
hind one OF the racks. The draft was for
warded to the postordce department at
Washington.
Scarcity Of laborers is reported by rail
way contractors in California, Idaho,
Washington and other parts OF the country.
The Southern Pacific needs 600 or 700
more men on It's coast extension, but can
MOI get them, and on other Western roads
contractors are offering free transporta-
ton and 50 day without getting enough
men. There Is no excuse for tramps in
this country now, and yet the railways
are daily carrying thousands OF them.
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Red Mems Excursion.

The following circular has been Issued
by ]. E. Leith, general passenger agent
Of the Texas Midland route:
There will be an uprising Of the RED
Men on the Pirate Isle during the first
new moon in August. The Red Men will
scalp everything in sight, except railroad
tickets. (The Red Man is gentlcman)
Tho Texas Midland railroad ticket agents
will be in the push early and after the
scalps of the Red Men themselves; they
will make round trip rate of IS from
any station to Galveston (chef camp fire
en- Pirate 1sle). selling tickets twice as
long as your arm on August and Z, good
TO return August 10 0f they amt scalped).
All the sachems--great, greater and great
est--wll go via the Texas Midland rail-
road. Especial baggage cars for chiefs
head dresses and feathers.) Ice water and
f;e water in abundance"
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Abram eould,s succe.sor.

Vice President c. G. Warner OF the
Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain sys-
TENS announced yesterday the successor
OF the late Abram Gould as purchasing
agent. Mr. ". q. Nixon, who for years
was chief clerk under Mr.. Gould, will as.
sumo the duties OF the position as pur-
CHASING agent. while George Snodgrass
who has charge OF the stationery depart
ment, VIII become chief clerk. Both gem
tlemen are held In the highest esteem BY
the officials of the system. and also by
their fellow employees, who will heartily
congratulate them on their promotions
They are old and tried employees OF the
Missouri Pacific,
Vice President Warner OF the Kansas
City and Northwestern has also appointed
successor to Assistant Treasurer w. r.
Shippey. who recently died +. r. Grit
fifth. with the title OF cashier. will vir.
tually assume the duties hitherto per-
formed by Mr. Shippey.
All these appointments become effective
on August l.
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lazy, Mry, No. 1892 Lexington street, Chicago,
W. ana to be vised September . and
w special agent OF the Central Passenger
,or Ine annual convention Of the Amer.
n van Bankers association at Cleveland,
onio, september to 4, rate OF one and
one-inird fare on the certificate plan is
-, nn s Certificates are to be Endorsed
rotary, No. 20 Broad street. New York
CITY, and vised by special agent OF the
central Passenger association, who will
oe present September and 6, 1899.
tut the Baptist Sunday Sunday School
T nI Coiportage convention at Houston.
!. eAas, August "a to 2s, rate OF one fare
s % authorized. tickets to be sold August
10, 80 ana "a. limited to August ~ for re-
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Practical Men to BE Promoted.

Hereafter yardmasters on the baitiinore
and Ohio company will be promoted from
actual train service. This means that yard
clerks will not be eligible for the above
position unless they have been brakemen
the required length Of time. THIS change
was brought about by the brotherhood O.
Railway Trainmen, who MADE the hlsh
that the members were entitiea 10 the
places first The Baltimore ana ohio i9os
kindly TO the proposition ana nave 'esi IT,
change will be hard on the yard clerks
who have been working so many years
with a view Of being made yardmaster
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Texarkana. Ark, July 3l--The decker
between the managers OF the Texarkana,
Shreveport and Natchez railroad and
George Gould was made practical today
by the establishment OF Switch into the
union depot at this place. All passenger
trains of the Texarkana, Shreveport and
Natchez now pull into the union depot.
The facility thus given will be OF i'm
mense advantage to the public generally
and is also a great victory over other
competitive companies at this point, who
have never yet been able to gain such a
concession. The Texarkana, Shreveport
and Natchez will be completed to Shreve-
port by the last OF August.
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TO OPEN GENERAL OFFICES.
A. AND n. w. FORCE WILL he Es-
TABLIsHED AT AUSTIN.
Waxnhachic VIII Get the Headuuar-
ters of the c. and N. w. ana
the #. w. and N. o.

Austin, Texas, July sl.-Today all the
arrangements were perfected aud tomor-
row the general offices of the Austin and
Northwestern railroad operating from this
city to Llano will be opened In this city
ana from now on the road will be op-
Grated singly and alone Hitherto this
line has been operated as part OF the
Houston and Texas Central system and
the auditors office, etc, have been in
Houston. From now on, however, the Of
noes will be maintained in this city. The
personnel of the corps of officers will con-
sst of A. N. Letnaker, general manager;
a. Riley, auditor; NJ Richardson. chief
clerk and Louis S. Palfrey, general freight
and passenger agent.
The cause of the opening OF the office
here is that the Houston and Texas Cen
trail directory has decided to reject the
bill passed by the recent legislature con-
solidatng the two roads and In order TO
comply with the commission law requlr-
ing each road to maintain general offices
In the State. the Austin and Northwestern
opens its Offices here.
In this connection, 1t is also we'll 10
mole that for the same reasons the Central
and Northwestern and the Fort Worth
and New Orleans, whose consolidation was
In line with the Houston and Texas Cen
tral In this same bill will have to open
up general offices at Waxahachie, which
they will do tomorrow with the following
force: H. Holland. general manager; G.
s. Reed, auditor; A. r. Atkinson, general
freight and passenger agent
The objection the directory had to the
consolidation bill In question was that 1t
obligated the roads in question to bow
submissively to the commissions rates
and regulations and not seek relief in the
Federal courts.
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chnnges ofncinIly Announced.

makes announcement Of the following
changes in the personnel Of the officers:
To Connecting Lines. Employees and All
Persons Interested.
MIR. F. S. Yantis having resigned as
auditor, general freight and passenger
agent of this company, the following APP
,pointments are hereby made, effective
August l. 1899: Mr.. w. w. Kent, general
freight and passenger agent, in addition
to the duties of manager Mr. II. G. Burtis
auditor; Mr. ]. B, Roberts, assistant gen
eral freight agent.
Communications to the above depart
ments should be addressed accordingly.
Respectfully, j. t. Munson,
President.
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Change of Time.

The following circular has been Issued
by the Houston East and West Texas rail-
way:
To Agents and Connecting Lines.
Effective July &c. 1899, our train No. !
will leave Houston at $3.50 p. m. instead OF
9:O5 D. m, as heretofore. This train Will
continue to make direct connection at
Shreveport with the Queen and Crescent
route for all points In the Southeast and
will continue to carry through sleeper from
Galveston to Shreveport; through sleeper
operated heretofore between galveston ana
Houston and Kansas City has been dis
continued VIM. Doherty,
W. II. Taylor, A. " r. a.
G. p A.
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!, md G. N. Excursions.

The international and Great Northern
has put on the following excursion rates
The circular states that rates VIII be very
low which means less than one faro;
August to 10, good TO return lltn. "
Galveston, for Red Men
August 10 to Fl, account " ~ ~
August IA to is, business mems eA'u''
sion to Mexico. 49,
September is and 10. excursion to Mon
terey and Mexico City. on account OF the
Mexican holidays.
On the Mexican excursion stop-over tick
cts will be issued.
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cRowNsHEET BLOWN our.
Fireman Seriously and the Engineer
Slightly Injured.

Waco, Texas, July 31.-The engine
pulling a freight train on the Katy blew
up yesterday morning north of Geneva,
injurlng Fireman A. j. Hoatson seriously
and innicting slight injury upon Engineer
L. Fitzpatrick, Both men were taken to
the hospital at Denison.
The cause OF the accident Is not known,
except that the crownsheet gave way and
the fire CRATES and ash pan were blown
out into the cab Fireman Hoatson was
badly scalded and may die.
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rate differential question shall be sub.
mitted for arbitration. Two important
interests, the Missouri Pacific and the ST.
Paul, are opposed TO arbitration, and con.
tend that 10 differential should be con.
cceded on business to the Missouri river
from the Atlantic seaboard via Galveston.
me monthly conference OF Western ex.
ecutiyes will be held in Chicago on Tues.
day. August s, and at this conference the
subject will be taken up.
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Rnaa to nrownsviIIe.

The press OF Southwest Texas with .
singular unanimity is again advocating the
building of road to Brownsville such
road would open up large area OF country,
some OF which Is fertile. but much OF
which is not sufficiently productive TO sup
port q railway. Should the people LIVING
along the proposed road contribute 70 the
capital stock literally foreign capilA
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r.. ArbItration Question.

president Ripley of the Atchison takes
The position that another meeting OF the
western lines must be called to deter.
,n,ns whether the Gulf line Missouri river
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An Error Corrected.

49,. .,seial wagons for collection OF
,uos ss,s ,eSm PRIV ATE RESIDENCES for
n '. ,svs'nr trains; also for delivery to pn-
y e.ssss in the city. We are on duty
y II I'l hours WE NEVER SLEEP. Tele-
-. ~ a,Ssrs from private residences receive
r..,l rttsn,ion Phone Sc.
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baton ~ and Contents Burned.
EsRlaa,. Aa' July so.--The home Of
n via 4, le "a, >slidell. was burned. to-
irountirs '.s contents this week. tho
Itar,acs $40 % about $1,000. There is
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THE FIRE RECORD.

Ia AD,o,,. narned Mt San Antonio.
MI NV Texas, July s1.-Fire at 3
cs,,. : morning DESTROYED the home
Pee L.. ss,isehlitz, 22l Breckenridge
-ss $4,000; Insurance. $500.
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ACTION OF COMMISSION.
10 Protect Roads Which Do Not Participate
in Interstate Cuts
WILL Be GIVEN BEST OF THE DIVISION
In All Cases Where the Commits
sioners Decide the Percentage ON
the Through Business.

Austin, Texas, July 3i.-The railroad
commission today issued the following:
Whereas certain railway companies in
Texas have. from time to time, seen prop.
er 10 participate In freight rate wars on
shipments from outside points IN Texes
common points, whereby the stability Of
rates Is disturbed and great discrimin..
lions are practiced to the detriment Of ,hs
people and railroads of Texas, rendering
1t necessary for this commission. In COM
pliance with the laws of Texas. Ia estah.
lish emergency rates on the same class ~
goods transported between points In
Texas.
And whereas. certain other railway com.
panies In Texas refuse to participate in
SAID rate wars on said interstate shin
ments.
NOW therefore. In order that said rail-
way companies, so refusing to Join in said
rate wars, shall be protected as much as
possible from loss of revenue by reason of
such rate wars and the enforcement of
saiu emergency rates, and at the same
time secure to the people of Texas equality
of rates, the railway companies of TEXAS
are hereby notified that In the division of
rates on through shipments between
points In Texas upon which our emergency
rates apply, In all cases where the d.
vision of the through rate is made by
this commission, the roads not particlpat
ing in such rate wars will be protected
by giving to them greater proportion of
the emergency rate than they would have
received had they participated in the said
rate war, thereby permitting the losssfof
revenue caused by said rate war to fall.
as much as possible, upon the parties re-
sponsible therefor.
In approval Of joint application OF the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railway
and the Central and Sunset" routes.
submitted under No. l31 ofthe Gulf Colo
RADIO and Santa Fe Railway company, au-
thority is granted for the adoption of the
following freight rates:
/. On rough logs tother than pine and
Walnut, in carloads, minimum weight 3d.
600 pounds per car, from Clay and Sand Pit
to Sunny Heights Zone and half miles
south of Brenham), two (2) cents per lUv
pounds.
2. On furniture, according to class from
Sunny Heights to points in common terr-
tory on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe,
Central" and Sunset routes:
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would undoubtedly cooperate. with u
road into Brownsville railway lines on this
Mexican side OF the Rio Grande would be
extended into the interior and rich sec
tion OF Mexicc would be opened UP to
American trade,
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.ys rId dep. dspsrx an ro% ' and f fesss
lu' t,v, DEPOT In the Fifth ward. the In
MS saa. .rs Great Northern and Columbia Tap
x Y. ~ I'll International and Great Northern depot
w LIES. =. :, N.nue The Missouri. Kansas and
e. .ss'f;,,yss,on, Houston and Henderson trains
W. ~ IN ,.s,r,iorsl and Great Northern depot,
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Rock I.lnnd Passenger Enrn,nx..

ROCK IhINnd FNhHcnRer FnrnthSs'
Austin, Texas. July sl.-The Chicago,
Rock Island and Texas railroad today
paid the comptroller 1916 tax on earn
ings OF $9l66.ss for the quarter endins
juno so. 1899.