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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-01

e eo' ana he and the only train crew
.yuslstlns Of buck Schultz. locomotiye On
staeer, Alex Harris fireman. viii qray.
eOnuuctor and George clawson, brakeman
. The two depots.
h,,,, lney would work on the Galyeeton
Guiding until it was time TO take he
,rain to Areola, and after arriving In A.
ma Ma they would work on the building
10 Galveston. "e'n
~ me II was hard work. I think thar
ks, satisfaction the men got out Of the
tnnullalngs after they we're completed mora
man ,l compensated them for the work they
aid In erecting thea
Malor Temple stiles that the road uses
she building as a depot until Il erected
i.s freight depot on Mechanic street when
II turned the frst depot into a. store room
ana u has been used as such until the
Ioad began razing It,
While 1t has been only twenty-three
years since the hrst Santa Fe depot was
Dulit, at the same time the road has adj.
.anced 100 yelrs during that time" was
Major Temples comment
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THE PRAIRIE VIEW NORMAL
GETTING IN READINESS FOR THE
TWENTIETH SESSION.
Some improvements Made for Next
session-TaIis with Principal
BIacISshear.

p. l.. Blackshear principal OF the
Prairie View normal school, the state
school for eoIored children, was in the
city last night and gave The Post tho
following information regarding thar
school:
Active preparations are being made at
the Prairie View State normal and In
dustrial college for the opening of its
twentieth session Wednesday next, Sep
TENDER 5, The mess hall is receiving a
new coat OF paint on the interior. The
new kitchen range has been Installed, and
new fues and ventilators put in, The
principals office is being enlarged and
rehtted 20 meet the increasing business
of the school. An aoetylene gas plant is
being put in. This plant will light the
new brick dormitory for boys and the
Kirby building. which has been repaired
and practically made new building, The
pipes may be extepded TO light the mess
hall and academic hall. Contractor Chap
man is putting the finishing touches IN
the new brick dOrmitory for boys, which
Is a model OF neatness and convenience.
This is the fneet dormitory for colored
hoys ever Quilt in the South and an addi-
tional evidence Of the impartiality of the
State administration and it's interest in
negro education, II such evidence were
needed, is seen in the fact that the furni :
ture for the building Is Of the best quality.
being purchased by President Foster Of
the A. and NJ. college at the same time
he purchased furniture for the new
dormltories Of the A. and M. college, and
is idenlically the same quality OF furni-
ture selected with equal care. Only the
best quality Of iron bedsteads with first
class woven wire springs, the best tables.
mattresses, chairs and stoves were
bought This new dormintory, thus fur
nished and beautifully Illuminated with
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Improving the C. ana I. Roadbcd.

Beaumont, Texas. August Si,-Work OF
Improving the roadbed and track OF the
Gulf and Interstate is being actively
pushed since cessation of the floods, which
prevailed through July and a greater part
OF August. New ties are being distributed
along the road and shell is also being
hauled to ballast the soft places. The
really bad spots in the road are between
Beaumont and Winnie. In many in
stances the defect in the truck is alone
attributable to rotten ties. and these are
being taken up and replaced with new ones
as fast as reasonably large crew OF men
can accomplish the work. All the openings
in the track, where weak, have been re-
constructed and it is the intention to fn-
ish ballastlng the entire roadbed with
shell gravel II the work now outlined is
not interrupted by next summer a trip TO
the seaside resorts should be only a mat
ter of an hour and half.
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Notes ana Personals.

Z. D. Bone. commercial agent OF me
Cotton Relt. is back from trip over
West and Central Texas
W. H. Taylor, general freight and pas.
senger agent of the Houston East ans
ives. Texas, has returned from Waco.
All Cheesman, the new travelling trelght
and passenger agent Of the houston East
ma west Texas has arrived in the city
and viii today enter upon his new duties,
L. p. Davis. formerly with the Cotton
pel, a. waco hiss been appointed agent
az The Houston East and West Texas o.
Nacogdoches.
II. @. Dixon, for five years past con-
pscted with The baggage department OF
Inc Houston and Texas Central. has re-
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New Division passenger Accent.

A g. Newsum, division passenger agent
of the sunset-Cential, is in the city. Mr..
Newsum will open up his office on the
corner of Main and Murphy streets. Dali
las. and it viii be one of the SWEETEST
offces-in the State. The Sunset-Central
do not propose that competitors shall out
shine them aud they realize that hand
somely fitted up ticket Office is a good
advertisements
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Passenger Enrningr.

Austin, Texas, August S1.--Two rail-
roads paid their quarterly passenger tax
this morning as follows:
The Sugarland Railway company paid
cents on 1896 passenger earnings for the
quarter ending June so.
The St. Louis Southwestern Railway
company paid sS06,44 on $50, 644 S2 for the
same period
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NEW ROAD RuMoREp.
s"'u III VIII De from Salt Lake to
San Francisco.

san Franciscu.
fort Worth, Texas. August Silt Is
reported here today that Morgan Jones
OF this city is to become president OF
proposed new railway line. 1t IS pro.
lected from salt Lake City through the
southern part OF Colorado through New
mexico ana Arizona to Los Angeles.
thence 10 san Francisco. The chief en-
glneer has been in the city several days
making up his corps.
Colonel Jones today sold controlling
Interest in the street car lines here for
a handsome sum.
It. is also said no has disposed Of his
zinc mining property at Joplin for mil
lion dollars cash
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nnrnhnrdt Trnnsferred.

Fort Worth, Texas. August Silt Is
understood here that G. W. Barnhardt.
who has been assistant freight agent OF
the Cotton Belt at st. Louis, will be
transferred to Waco and become ccmmer-
cial and local agent of the company there.
The change Is to be effective tomorrow.
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Michita vaney,s Annunl Report.

Austin. Texas. August S1,-The annual
report of the Wichita Valley railroad was
received this morning by the railroad
commission. 1t is as follows: Gross
earnings S54,9114O, operating expenses
S2S %, income from operation $Sl,-
O5S..7
The income from operation In 1893
amounted to $S5, 1885.
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New NInchinery Rnte.

The Southwestern gives notice that eff
fective September the rate on machinery
less than carloads from Buffalo. N. Y,
to Houston and Galveston, shall be when
completely knocked down and boxed SO
cents per 100 pounds set up, s1.54 IL;
knocked down in pieces, $l1O.
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signed in order to engage in other BUSH
ness.
l.. @. Salter. foreman OF the bridge and
building department OF the Southern Pa
cifc, is moving his outfit from the Texas
and New Orleans extension to the Gal
weston, Houston and Northern railway to
construct new depots and section houses
on that branch of the system.
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hi ~ earts ON Labor Day.
MA. sS Labor Day, viii be a
\. -. 'ls city garbage carts viii
N 81. regular rounds and SUPER
Ill., i. requests that the
El:,,, aS y Trash barrels and other
t,iu MI ~ uhe streets and side
!: r,s1n sso ,, morning, when the
'spna viii resume their usual
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TIC MARLIN Extension.

Hearne, Texas. August 31.-Nine miles
of track has been laid on the Marlin ex
tension of the Calvert. Waco ana Prazos
Valley railroad and the contractors think
they will enter Marlin about September
IA
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sa. that Don't Cause
b IL ' Sas, ouinine tablets. No
. :, mp 70 cLoupcRorr..

n {Jas. 4 l.
|nlN' rao mat the Sunset route or
+ Aa:osI1aa trip rate from Hous-
lfsis = ~, Galveston and inter
pan ,s y .C,loudcrott. the wonder
e 4 hsyons reached via FL Paso.
p bssIIsussaaoa description as to its
|''ssisturs Ss,,., The average maxi
TIsss,.u a.iy Is IS; at 6 O'clock
Eva il fs IS. on . sale September 5
p Us su s0oa for thirty days. Do
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Cheapest and best medicine ever known
Sour Lake water, 81 per gallon. Ask
your druggist for 1t.
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!. sAlns TO SOUR LAKE.

" sasISD. tickets now on sale a,
g.. arriving stations !, Leave Hous-
! a.'''as Nos A. Sour Lake hotel
~ goar wv w., Is the time to rest
!, ss:sr .ils sssten to defy la grippe
y aus sns 70. Sour Lake min
Z ~ only "a % aeld baths will soon
G tsast.sri NO to hotel. ineiudins
2 "a xsa,h rom depot to hotel
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H.E.& W. t. II. II.
Grand Central Depot,
I,o ) r.Erprsss Train. Arrlve Gas a n
kw,,or,. Kansas City and CinelnnauJ
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i, s,,,I,l leaves Houston 1850 p, M
~ ~ An these trains leave the
J, !, e r Avenue Depot 10 minutes
Altt ne sAove
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= e.. II an easy mar. 10,
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'solD SCHEDULE

s.r 2. =. n
o..oi Cssnsi pep Arrives.
VI. s-~..- ...... .NoS.-6.so a M
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- Nrw orIesn' ir~
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l. 4 G. n. II. II.
p.,c, ioel Of Congress Avenue.
Mi 10 81. Louis and Chicago.
t,O Arrive 40 a. m.
5OO 1 n....".,,.... Arrive $50 p. m.
Slumbia and velaEcO Trains.
k,V,. Arrive 1890 a. u
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q. o. 3 $. F. H. H.
Gard Central Depot
MaiA Line.
..... Arrive 1000 a. m.
" Arrive 9.lS p. m.
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ers from Women Relieved of Monthly Pain by Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Painful Mensfrssafion

l was troubled with female weakness irregular
and painful menstruation. suffered SO every
month that / was obliged to go to bed, but
thanks To your medicine | am now well. 1
would advise all women who suffer as did to
use Lydia Il. pnkhams Vegetable Compound"
Mas ANNA Lacy. Ross Iowa
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-25
LAwToN AND LOGAN.
Remains of Officers Killed in Phil
-. ippines to arrive Soon.

Remains of Officers KILLED in Phil
So ippinese to Arrive Soon.
WASHINGTON, Jam 24-Arrange-
ments have been practically completed
for the transportation of the remains Of
Gen. Lawton, which are expected to ar
rive on the transport Thomas at San
Francisco in a few days. to this city,
where the remains are to be inferred in
Arlington cemetery.
The remains of Maj. John A. Logan,
which are on the same vessel, are to be
taken to Youngstown, o., for interment.
The details of the journey across the
continent are given in telegram receiv-
ed by Quartermaster General Ludington
today from Col. Long, the quartermaster
in charge at San Francisco. This teie-
gram follows:
"Stubbs has placed at the disposal of
Mrs. Lawton and Gen. Lawton one dou-
BILE and drawing room car. and for Mrs.
Logan another similar car, without cost
viii also furnish government one COM
posite car for remains, to be paid for at
the rate OF $25 for each day absent from
San i rancisco. The route will be as fol-
lows: Central, Union Pacific and North
Western to Chicago: thence baltimore es
Ohio, via Youngstown, to Washington
These arrangements are perfectly satls-
factory to Gen. Shafter and Maj Tucker
representing Mrs. Logan. Cars leave
here on No. night train. 1T Is thought,
as special section, and will continue over
each route the same to Chicago, thence
by special train to Washington. WlH no.
tify YOU later date Of arrival of trans
mort and departure of funeral party, and
final details of arrangements.
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WAR is DEPLORED.
Mr.. John Morley Charges Govern
menf with Having BIundered.

LONDON, Jan A.-John Morley, ad-
dressing his constituents this evening, at
Forfar, made but little reference to the
present aspects of the war in South Afri-
ca, confining himself chiefly to renewal
of his indictment of the 'policy which
led to hostilities." He ridiculed the no
ton that a few Boer successes entiue the
Transvaal to be described as first-class
military power" and declared that the
fact of the Beers sending an ultimatum
no more disposed of other questions than
the action of the American colonists in
throwing tea into Boston harbor disposed
of all of the questions of the war OF
American independence"
cit is quite certain, continued Mr.
Morley, "that had the government appre-
ciated the temper of the Transvaal people
and foreseen what was coming-what we
all know in these black, gloomy days
there would have been no war. 1t IS
dreadful, but true, that want of de-
cent foresight and decent information led
the government to stumble into war In
the dark. Lord Salisbury's menacing
speech of July rs, if applied to great
power, could only have meant war. 1t
was absurd, If the government really be-
lieved in Dutch conspiracy, to spend
time In negotiations regarding the fran
chise The conspiracy was an after
thought of the government, conjured up
to mask a hideous and CHASTITY blunder-"
In conclusion, Mr.. Morley declined to
commit himself as to what would hap
pen in the future, but he warned his
hearers not to be duped by the idea that
the Beers after defeat would settle down
quietly With reference to the point at
which the conflict would come to an end,
Mr.. Morley observed:
Something depends on, chance, which
I hope is remote. but is certainly not In
visible of our being called off to meet
dangers in other quarters"
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WEATHER PROPHET LOST.
Would Have Won Had He Omitted a
Snow Clause.

WATERVILLE, Me-, Jan. 24.-Charles
e. Lessor, Waterville's weather prophet
is out 500, which he paid as the result of
the loss of bet The wager was chat
within three days after Friday, Jan. 19,
a great thaw will commence; that within
the specified time no snow will fall, and
that the eight inches then on the grounnd
making good sleighing, would be so di-
minished that the sleighing would be ru-
iHed."
When this bet was made the thermome-
ter was below the zero mark, and there
was not the slightest sign of a storm.
The sporting element laughed at the bet
when 1t was made, and predicted that
Lessor was easy" but at noon Friday
there had been a change of 90 degrees in
the temperature, and Lessons chances
began to lock up, and he went around
town making small bets that it would
rain before Saturday noon. These help
ed pay his loss of the hundred, because at
daybreak on Saturday it rained hard.
Then the thermometer went down stead
lily and light snow fell, just enough to
make the sleighing good, and Lessor to
lose his $100.
Lessor for years has been batting on the
weather, and says that he can predict it
nearer than those who do it for Uncle
Sam At present he is offering $1,000 that
for thirty consecutive days he can beat
any one else in making weather pred.c-
tionS.
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having intrenched their ridge, which
from the Drakensberg. many miles east
ward.
"Firing continued throughout the day
We have not advaLced any further, bu
we throw up intrenchments during the
, night from behind which the musketry
continued from exactly the same posi-.
ton as yesterday"
I.AWLESSNESS OF BOERS.
The correspondent of the Times at
Lourenzo Marques, telegraphing yester-
day and dealing with the 'lawlessness of
the low class Of Beers. who are getting
beyond the control of the government
and the better class of officials who are
honestly desirous of protecting life aid
property" says:
"My informants are convinced that the
only way to save the rand from the
fury of the rabble is to cut off the re-
treat Of the Beers in the direction of
Johannesburg. The hot bloods among the
Beers are convinced that the war is due
to the capitalists and the only revenge
possible is to dynamite the mines
BOERS MUST MOVE.
A correspondent at Modder river tele-
graphing Tuesday. says:
1.-The reports of deserters agree that the
situation of the Beers at Magersfonte:n is
becoming unbearable, because the camp
is unsanitary, enteric fever Is spreading,
and vegetables are wanting. On the 9TH
er hand, the health of the British camp Is
satisfactory, although the ground has
been exhausted by the long encampment,
and the trees have been cut down by in
sect pest and dust storms"
TRANSVAAL PASSENGERS STOPPED.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Lourenzo Marques, dated Wednesday,
says:
This morning all passengers booked
for the Transvaal were stopped by gov
ernment orders, with the exception OF
the members of the Russian ambulance
corps, who proceeded by special train.
NO NEWS IN LONDON.
LONDON, Jan. 25.-The assemblage in
Pail Mall, outside the war office, and
those privileged to wait III the lobbies,
reluctantly dispersed at midnight, after
the final word that nothing more would
be given out.
The morning papers went to press with
conjecture and forecasts of all sorts,
striving to guess out something from
Spion kop.
Topography maps show that Spion Kor
is the highest part of rocky plateau.
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SHE SMOKED OPIUM.
Young WOmans Fatal Visit to Phil
adeIphfa's chinatown.


PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. M.-May
Bibehaus, aged nineteen years, died IN a
hospital today from the effects Of opium
smoking, and seven persons are under
arrest, awaiting the scoroner's investiga-
ton. While at a house in Chinatown the
girl was induced to smoke opium. Shortly
afterwards she became violently Ill, and
early today was renewed to the hospital,
where death ensued. The police arrested
George White, the Keeper Of the house;
Frank Gregg, Harry. Reese and Harry
Parker, inmates.
At the inquest it developed that young
man named Hugh Kennedy met the girl,
and took her to Parker's room in White S
house Parker and Kennedy were COM
nitted. without bail, pending an autopsy.
The others were released on their own
recognizanee, except Reese, who was eX-
onerated and discharged from custody.
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CAPT. MAHAN'S LETTER.
Document That Caused So Much Dis
cussiOn.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-Following is the
letter of Capt. Alfred T. Mahan, which
has caused discussion in the British
press:
MAY I suggest to our citizens gener-
ally, and to the Boer sympathizers espe-
cially, the inadvisability of public meet
ings on this question. There are very
many among. us, myself certainly one,
who feel as strongly in favor of Great
Britain as others do of her opponents.
Let us all be careful not to provoke one
another by immoderate expressions OF
opinion to which public meetings tend.
Those on one side provoke retaliation on
the other; nay, they make it necessary,
for in the problems of the near future
good understanding with Great Britain IS
too important for us to permit the I'M
preston that we are all against her here,
and we may find ourselves in the unseem-
Iy state of party divisions for and against
foreign states, as in the beginning of this
century between the French and British
parties. 1 avail myself Of this opportunity
to say that, in my judgment, not only IS
the cause of Great Britain just, but for
her to fail to uphold it would be to fail
in national honor"
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of the country by advertising extensively
that women were wanted to sew at home
at salary of So per week. The corre-
spcndents were required to make deposit
Of 50 for supplies, and. when, they sent
this money they We're given a small lot
of material to embrofder. This work
having been done and returned to Chi
cago, word was sent that everything was
satisfactory, and further supplies would
be sent on receipt of So Many of the
alleged victims became suspicious at this
point, and complaints began to pour in
on the postal officials. Postal inspectors
say the mail Of King and Prince contain
ed about 1000 letters a week.
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stanton FuneraI Arrangements.

OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 24-Brief memorial
services over the remains of the late Gen. rel.
family residence at 10:Se a. m. tomorrow;
At p. M, the remains will be escorted
from the residence to the Union station on
to be sent to Washington. accompanied 10 py
tionaI cemetery Sunday There the mill
tary funeral will be held. The ceremony
tomorrow will be in charge; of the Loyal
Legion, DR.. Horace Ludington, comman- ian :
honorary paHbearefs from the Loyal
Legion will be Gen. c. F. Manderson, Col
S. S. Curtis, Maj. John B. Furay, capt. +
b, Lawre rence, Capt. III. E. Palmer and
Lieut. John Grant.
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St. paul-Chicago Rates.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2.-Passenger officials
of the chicago-st. Paul lines met here
today for the purpose of authorizing an
extension of the agreement to maintain
rates between this city and the MIME
a representative Of the 500. no action
was taken in the matter, the general de,
sire being that action be deferred until
Mr.. Galloway can be represented In the
before the expiration of the present un-
derstanding, the normal rates Will be
maintained
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in the interior his boat ran aground on a
sand spit 1t is supposed that in trying to
float his craft, standing in the water
himself, he was bitten by poisonous
reptile death resulting quickly. His body
was found several days later by a native
employed by the company Indications Of
terrible struggle were apparent The
remains were so badly decomposed that
instant burial was necessitated. The de-
'cedent leaves a widow and one child.
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SCHOOLS NOT INTERRUPTED.
CHINESE VIEW OF IT.
Frisco Consul Is Pleased With Ev-
erytF.fng American.

Frisco Consul Is Pleased With Ev-
erytT3ing American.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 24.-Ko Vow,
the Chinese consul at this port, was
among the speakers at the banquet Civ
en- at the Palace hotel to ex-Park Com
missioner Metson. In the course of his
remarks he said
'I am glad to realize that the United
States is becoming more and more of a
factor in the Orient. The Chinese are
convinced that the Americans are not
trying to seize part of their territory.
The open door policy is what this coun-
try wants and should have. 1 do say
that you should throw down your bar
riers and let in our cheap labor. 1t
would be to your advantage to allow
other Chinese free access into the United
States. Permit me also to say that a
country that can build warship like
the Oregon is just the place for China
to come to for it's new war vessels and
trade steamers
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TO-DAY IN ST. PAUL.

METRoPoLITAN-"Brown's in Town."
8:15 p. m.
GRAND lyon Yonson." s:15 p. m.
p. m.
Ancient Landmark lodge, A. F. & A. M,
Masonic hall, Fifth street
Burns anniversary celebration, Mozart
hall, evening at s.
Clinton Avenue M. E. church concert,
8:15 p. m.
L o. o. F. celebration, Union lodge s:15