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RUSSIAN POLICEMEN.
New Governors Test Fer Their
t.crtness .ycS :, Failure.

t.crtHens NcS :, Failure.
\ good story is being told IN st. Pc
tersbury Of the Russian police which
the papers. pronounce to be exceeding
IL Characteristic. y new governor was
sent TO certain town in the interior,
and TIC inhabitants AZ once began TO
complain that tie police were badly
organized, since, however much they
were wanted, they would never come
when they were sent for. The govern
Or determined to test this for himself,
so one night he set out for the bar
racks where the police and the fire
brigade were quar1ered. He accosted
the sentry:
do you know me-"
"Yes, your excellency."
.If 4 man was being murdered close
by, would you quit your post?'
Never. your excellency.''
Good" said the governor. "You
know your duty. Well. what would
you do:"
II would blow my whistle to rouse
the guard
Good. Let us suppose some one is
being murdered here WHISTLE
The soldier blew, but not soul an
swered. He blew again and again,
but the s;.me silence prevailed.
That will do" said the governor at
last. You have whistled your utmost,
and nobody has come; but. at any rate
your conscience is tranquil. Now you
can so to sleep. The man could have
been murdered two or three times over.
1t is unnecessary to overdo it by trying
to wake your comrades. who appear TO
s!ecp like the dead. The cZar should
be proud of such steady soldiers.
With that the governor went OH,
coneratl:!.tin@ himself that no ore
would be likely 20 accuse his police OF
having Il share in the midnight muir
derS Of the town.
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THE WATCHMAN AND SOUTHRON, JUNE 8, 1900

horn OF at the east was Monte Rosa.
Miss Rodney was regaining her COM
posure and her nerve. Her love of ma
ture reveled in the beautiful sublimlty
of this mountain tossed region
When they reached the Schwarzsee,
the lonely little lake sleeping darkly IN
its mountain bowl 5000 feet above
the sea, with the rough stone chapel
beside it, her eyes again rested on the
heaven piercing peak which had for her
a thrilling fascination. The night was
passed in this spot. At in the morn
ing they resumed their course. Already
Miss Rodney was realizing that climb
ing dizzy Alpine height was no child S
play. She thought Of the gray haired
lady with reverence. and she also re-
called again Felicite Carrel, the noun
tain girl. and her own townswoman,
Miss Brevoort There was ever a slim
ulus in the thought of these. The whole
extent of the Corner glacier stretched
before her eye. whose vision extended
to the Gina di JAZZ toward the east. 1t
was a glorious view.
In the afternoon the Hut was reached,
and there Miss Rodney and her adju-
tants passed the night. The conduct Of
the guides was perfectly correct and
matter of fact In the morning the last
stage of the ascent was to be made. The
Hut is some 1000 feet above the
Schwarzsee chapel, and from SIX to
eight hours are necessary to pass from
this point to the summit.
When Miss Rodney felt the rope tied
about her which bound her to the lusty
guides, there was something Of the
feeling in her soul that cne may expert
ence as the halter is adjusted to his
neck. But the die was cast. Go up she
would if go up she could.
There is no need to dilate on the
hardship, the terrors, the dangers of
that final stage AS one after the other
was surmounted her spirits rose. The
guides were encouraging and some
times Complimentary, but Miss Rodney
felt that those who had climbed the
Matterhorn had not told the tale too
vividly.
Toward the very top the last steps
are comparatively easy, and 1t was
with the strangest, most complex tarill
of her life that Florence Rodney stood
at last, a conqueror, on the absolute,
gaunt, icy and rime rifted top of the
Matterhorn. She sat down and burst
into a fit Of hysterical laughter. 1t was
done! No matter what Josiah Gardner
might do. there was satisfaction in
her achievement that in itself repaid
her
Never had she experienced such an
overwhelming sense of isolation, of lit
tleness. as when perched there, IA. 600
feet in the air. on the Matterhorn.
What nothing she seemed in the aw-
ful solitude of that inaccessible world
The sky above her was SO pure blue.
What was Miss Rodney's surprise
after she had been about half an hour on
the top to see another human being as
cending thither! The climber in this
case was a yonng Englishman. about
%. ruddy, clear eyed and blond. This
unexpected discovery of a girl on the
Matterhorn was overwhelming enough
to disturb even British phlegm. ae
lifted his cap with a smile. Miss Rod
ney was glad enough to see him to
smile with cheerful camaraderie IN re-
turn. "This is somewhat startling.
said the young fellow pleasantly cit
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VI 1ClLL CtLULO LftUG AIuLIGftO1fI u tV ''1o'o
me-"
per until he drew up this proposition
in writing, and it was duly witnessed.
Miss Rodney took it with proud air
of triumph.
81 don't know what can have in
duced you to make such heavenly
offer, (" she said, except that you are
so sure can never do it. But l will,
Uncle Josiah Gardner, and thank you
for doing it. no matter what your OBJ
ject was If l do succeed and get this
money from you, Ireally believe shall
love you!''
ssWell, don't begin any sooner than
necessary" said her caustic relative.
stI shouldn't know what to dc with
kissing, dear uncle e'-ing kind of a
niece.
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Atlantic C9as!! Line Railroad
Company Of S5lth Carolina.
CONDENSED SCHEDULE.

.paiiy. fDAiIy except Sunday.
Trans 80 snd SIS carry through Pullman
Palace Buffet Sleeping Cars between New
York aud Macon via Augusta
y II EMERSON, H n EMERSON,
Traffic Manager. Gen'l Pass. Agt.
JR KENLY, Gen'l Manager.
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My name is Guy Stad-

ventional too My name is Guy stad-
ley.
"And am Miss Florence But you
are going to be at the Mont Cervin
some little time, aren't you 2 asked
Miss Rodney, interrupting herself.
es; | shall be there a week.
"Then you can get the rings made
there, perhaps, before l 60 I don't
know. though. that you could. OF
course there's no way when reflect. .
'.No: there isn t. But you can give
me your address. Miss Florence. and l
can send Que TO You
Miss Rodney was about to correct
him in his misapprehension as to her
name when cne CT the guides suggested
that it Was time to begin the descent,
and she concluded to let it so. She could
tell him iatec. when they were at tie
hotel
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inconsistent.

You keep me waiting so long" COM
planned the customer.
Madam" said the worried grocer.
who was economizing in his business
by employing only one clerk. "ain't you
the woman that was in here yesterday
kicking about short weights ?"-Chica-
&c Tribune.
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said the old man. ''Now. if you scale
the Matterborn within six months I'll
put by stocks and things that will let
you have an income of ten thousand
year. don believe you can do it, he
added spitefully, land III show that |
don't by making this offer.
sDo you mean this?' cried Miss Rod
ney, springing to her feet. She was un-
deniahly excited.
'sI generally mean what l say, don't
I?' replied her uncle shortly.
ssThen write it down in so many
words and let somebody witness it, and
I will climb that Matterhorn if it kills
me. If other women b I know l
can.
The old man was opposed to this, but
his niece worked on his pride and tenn
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-11
Special Rate Events.

The following special rates are an
nounced:
BY the Southern Pacific lines account ex-
Confederate reunion at Fort Worth: CAL
weston. Houston and Northern rail-
way and Galveston, Harrisburg and san
Antonio railway, Houston TO San Antonio
inclusive. OF So; agents Texas and New
Orleans railroad will add one fare 70
Houston to the S. rate applying from that
point agents Galveston, Harrisburg and
San Antonio railway west OF san Antonio
will add one fare to San Antonio TO the
IS rate applying from that point.
Account reunion Mexican war veterans
at Waco May % to "a, one and one-third
fares.
BY the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe-
Account annual session Woman's Board
of Foreign Missions OF the Methodist Epis-
copal church, South. at Paris, Texas. May
"a TO June |, one and one-third fares on
certificate plan.
BY the Houston East and West Texas
Account Texas Christian missionary c. II
vention at Paris. Texas, Juae II TO Is;
Via Shreveport = Shreveport (basing)
s4.75. Logapsport s5.95, Teneha S6.45
Timpson $3.50. Garrison $3.50, Nacog-
doches $780, Lufkin $3.50, Corrigan $3.50
! Leggett s795, Livingston $500 shepherd
$50, Cleveland $9.05, Houston Sl0.S5.
1 Via Houston-Houston (basing) 50; Cor
rigan $685. Lsggett s7.s5, Livingston S1lb,
/ Shepherd S6 IS, Cleveland $3.50
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TO RAISE SALARIES.
Ticket Agents to he Recompenseu
for Loss of Commissions.

Ticixet Agents to he Recompenseu
for Loss of Commissions.
The Rock island management is con-
templating raising the salaries OF about
ss5 ticket and station agents. 1t has been
found that since the abolition of commits
sions there are fully this number of agents
along the line who are not making enough
money to support themselves and families.
The Rock Islands move is the first made
by any company to ameliorate the condi-
ton OF its agents since the presidents
agreement went into effect, and may,
therefore, have an important bearing upon
the action OF other roads.
The complaint from ticket and station
men all over the country has been p4ttef
since commissions were stopped In many
cases the salaries paid are werely nominal
while the commissions amounted to many
times the salaries. AS result many mel
who were making large amounts unde
the old regime have barely been able tt
make both ends meet. Realizing the sit
uation the Rock Island management re-
Gently requested its passenger depart
ment to report the number OF ticket an6
station men whose salaries were made
ouate. II is said that the president .ppr
poses raising such salaries upon basis
Of the business done. II is not likely ina
any agent will receive a salary which VII
compensate him for the less OF the com
missions, but he will be assured OF
salary which will be fair percentage o
the business done at his station.
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RATES pEmoRALrzEp.


business Ont of Eastern TERRITORY
Basis for Cutting.
There Is growing decentralization among
the Western lines In rates on business out
OF Eastern territory. says the ST. Louis
Globe Democrat, and the cuts made by
some of the big Western roads on Mis-
souri, river shipments are threatening to
involve some Of the trunk lines. The
statement is made 90 high authority that
the cutting by nearly all the Western
lines extends to all the commodities, and
tho claim is advanced that new contracts
have been discovered which will tic up
certain important concerns until Septem-
Der l. and even beyond. The demora.isa-
ton on Missouri river rates has e4tended
TO Colorado and Utah common points, ani
the southwestern Eces Vito water con-
nections have entered the field. 4 rate
OF sl.2o is now quoted.
So far the trunk lines have RETAINED
from sharing in the manipulation, and con-
sequently the tru1k line westhound situa-
ton remains firm. There is a falling off
Fin tonnage, but the movement is sufficient
to keep all the companies satisfied. The
easthouid situation Is reported as improv-
ms ihe ciaim is auNance1 that the east
bound lires are displaying better evidences
OF tariff observances, with the pro pc Is
of further Improvements and this is borne
out by the absence Of complaints.
The joint passenger situation continues
good, with no reported Irregularities, al
though 1t is conceded that the strange ae-
tlon OF the 500 line in putting Ia a reduced
rate for home seekers excursions to East
ern points is fraught with danger TO the
Eastern situation, unless speedily re-
/ voksd
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Comic Cycling

|iae Lords Cycle club will give an e&-
''ou Of comic cycling tonight upon the
YEA streets OF the city.
|'ae parade will leave the club house at
n run west on Franklin to Craw-
~ Crawford to Mckinney, west on Nc
Faasy to Main, Main to Franklin. east
rankin to San Jacinto. thence to this
Ep ward. out Willow AMI I.ibe -
|A 70 Cont end OF pavement. fherce
~ % Hardy, north on Hardy 10 Koran
~ 20 hogan to Montgomery. over White
''Ato washington out to Houston avenue
10 house.
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KAysEE CONTRACTS.
The Work of Construction to BeEin
in q Short Time.


Beaumont. exas. May los. A. Nc
Neeley. manager of the Old Colony Con
struction company. who have the contrac,
for the construction of the extension OF
the Gulf, Beaumont and Kansas City rail-
road, returned last night from Roganviile,
where he has been spending the past few
days. He informed The Post correspond
end that he had let the right OF way and
the bridge contract for the first thirty
miles Of tho extension. II. Hanson was
awarded the contract for all the bridges
in the first section and W w. Forten-
berry was given the contract to clear the
right of way. These gentlemen will be-
gin work AT once
Mr.. McNeeley said that the grazing
contract had not been let yet. but PROPOSE
tions were being made to that end ard no
thought It would be no longer than a few
days until they will begin to move 5'rt
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plscussed Texas Mates.

The ST. Louis GLOBE Democrat OF We'd
nesiay says: The regular meeting of the
Southwestern freight committee convened
at headquarters in the Fullerton building
yesterday morning. Chairman Gale presid-
ing, and gave consideration to the yaross
subjects on the docket relating 10 Texas
traffic. The representation was as io.'
lows: Santa Fe system. j. II. Johnston
]. @. Thomas; Rock Island system, e. u.
BOYD r. ]. shubert; Kansas City South
ern, c. E. Perkins; Missouri, Kansas and
Texas. w. B. Groseelose; Missouri Pa
clfc, S. V. Derrah; 81. Louis SOUTHWEST
ern, r. s. Davis; St. Louis and san
Francisco. Charles Hall.
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vootan wen.

is wide open for the reception and com
fort OF comers. The main hotel here tns
wootan House. is under entirely new man
agemenf. Is newly renovated and under
the control OF NJ. D. Watson GO, OF
Waco. Texas. whose ability and dssermi-
nation to cater to the patronage here 70
nnnuestioned "wootsn vas rever mors
Inviting than now With promise %
nlsase. we ask your patronage
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Houston stenugraphers.

'ae Houston stenographers' association
'At night in semi-monthly session at
Aalshts of Pythias hall in the Burns
,1ns on Main street. Mr.. Robertson
NJ Cobb.
ORA new members were present.
ke,s.s 70 the approach OF the warm
kss me association will in future
h @nitlee was appointed to arrange
IA. moonlight excursion some time Id
y neAt meeting will be held May "a.
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THROUGH TRAINS.
Fruit and Vegetable Special TO Be
Run on the Peegee.

Run on the Peegee.
Texarkana, Texas. May 10.-Ths fruit
and vegetable traffic on the Kansas City,
so large since the receivership OF the road
was discharged that the managers have
deemed it nece ssary to placs in operation
regular refrigerator train for the ae-
commodation OF this branch OF business.
The train Will begin to run May 20 and its
terminals will be Kansas City and Port
Arthur.
In the passenger department two trains
each way will begin to ply the full length
of the road on May Is and conven ent con-
nectlons are especially calculated for all
arrivals at this point with the Gould and
other lines.
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TEXAS MIDLAND MEETING.
Board of Directors and Officers
Were Reelected.

BOHru OF UITtCIUTN UHU UHIUtIs
Were Reelected.
Terrell, Texas, May 9.-The stockhold-
ers Of the Texas Midland railroad met here
today and elected the following board OF
directors; E. H. Green, G. e. VIII
liams, William j. Quinlan, Jr., Of New
York and f. H. r. Green, J. f. Lock-
wood, NJ, D. Lloyd and f. NJ. Rake Of
Texas.
The following are the officers of the
board: E. H. r. Green. president; NJ. D.
Lloyd vice president; T. E. Corley, treas
urer, and ]. B. Tart, secretary. No chang
was made in any Of the departments oil the
road, all the present incumbents being re-
appointed.
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Th. nap,oae Repnired.

Trains on the Austin branch OF the
Houston and Texas Central night before
last were unable 10 pass the Brazos. The
eastbound returned 10 Austin and the
westbouud to Hampstead and tied up. Yes
tsrday the day trains passed through by
way Of .Neyasota and Brenham. The re-
cent high water left the roadped In a
soggy condition and when the water ran
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pIetion. II is an imposing rock building
and is being htted with all modern ap-
planes. The company is also construct
ing the dam for a large reservoir 70 ;ur-
nish water supply. The wet weather OF
late has delayed the work considerably.
but II the weather continues clear the work
will DO pushed 10 close in short time
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SANTA FEE CHANGES. /,
Frank Brooks Succeeds Ed walsh as
Cashier of the Local station.

Frank Brooks Succeeds Ed walsh as
Cashier of the Local station
Commercial Agent Grswold OF the santa
Fe is busy getting his office IN order to
turn over to his successor, j. R. Dillon
on the 18th. Mr.. Dillon has been with the
company a number of years and has held
responsible positions in the main office in
Galveston and at Dallas prior to his being
stationed at Waco. He has been faithful
and successful in every position he mas
held and has the confidence of the higher
officials of the company. He is r. 5f<y
thought of by his colleagues In the rail-
way service and VIII be welcomed into the
great railroad family In Houston, wI ca
Is made up OF the best material In the
country and from whose ranks haze sprung
some OF the ablest railway men In the
country. 10,
coed ]. B. Rector as soliciting freight
agent. 1t was thought Frank Brooks was
slated for the position. but yesterday ne
was being checked in as cashier OF the
local station under the agent, ]. B. Estes
~ succeed Ed Walsh, who has been ap-
nointed cashier at Temple.
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teetlye Association and will Join mem
bers Of the latter organization here and
proceed to New orleans to participate 10
The National meeting OF that body there
The Katy announces a rate OF - maxi
mum for the round trip from ell points on
It's line to Houston for the United Com
mercial Travellers convention. Tickets
are limited to return on the 10th
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Dallas. Texas. May lo.-A party OF dis
tingulshed railroad men, representing va
rious departments OF the southern Pa
cIac lines, reached Dallas today They
are here inspecting the Houston and Texas
Central and the Texas and New Orleans
lines.
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xhe Missouri. Kansas and Texas pas
seuger people expect quite crowd WIZ
visit on May II and IS on the occasion
OF the grand council OF the United Com
mercial Travellers Of America Many Of inc
members OF the United Commercial Irsy-
elsis also belong TO the Travellers Fro
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Y was In dangerous condition aai has
the train passed on it disastrous wreck
might have probably resulted. A force OF
hands have been employed all day and
by today the bridge will be as safe and
secure as ever and trains will commence
running again.
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pouble Header brief FiIed.

Austin. Texas. May lo.--colcnel T. NJ.
Campbell. attorney for compliments In
the double header matter, nled his brisk
with the railroad commission today.
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agent Of the Cotton Belt, left yesterday
for trip to the Interior
The Porters' unions will give picnic
at Dickinson on Monday. May IL Besides
the regular train special VIII leave
Houston at p. m. and returning iea's
hutchinson at II D. IN.
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I sour LAKE MINERAL WELLS.

Ihia t-NNSAeA% w Ei>LS'
llnns,A o.ed resort is now open for the
Ilsts u season. Guests will find COM
lo.ar &c In the hotel conditions. Every
h p,irt,ss been beautifully papered. neat
npss,rs and carpeted. mostly with
h ~. earpets. Il is as bright as dol
p,srrsi,aa from the mint, and the table
as,,ss, Major Wheadon, assisted by
Ic.sI ~ akely. late OF the st. Charles
ntss ~ Orleans, Il In charge. For
4stsns. lof new booklet OF information,
NJ T.ns Of physicians. etc. address
Ae springs Co.. Sour Lake. Texas.
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down A piece Of the roadbed near the
Brazos bridge collapsed so that trains
could not pass. The damage has all been
repaired and trains are now running on
time
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s,s,mpie Beth Israel Services.
k,n VIII take place at the Temple
!, a. ISRAEL at 7;45 this evening. Subject
'sSfess; Immortality"
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J. d. Bone commercial agent OF the Cot
ton Belt. i visiting his old home at Mad
isonville ks
G. IL. winhtead. travelling passenger
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liant, n. measurements at BeIiviII'

Bellvilie. Texas. May io,-The Gulf
Colorado and Santa Fe Railway compaay's
sixteen stall round house is nearing COM
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c.r.,.,,e.. Averted an Accident.

Hampstead, Texas. May lo.--Wha1 misat
have been a eerious accident was narrow
Nv ayerted this morning. Engineer Aaron
win train No. % was pulling for Austin
on the Houston and Texas Central bransn
and when nearing the Brazos oridse ne
heard a peculiar noise. he managed 70
stop the train before reaching t1e orlcge,
and upon examination Il was found thA'
the waters had washed ewsy tne en-
bantments at the south end Of the bridge.
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Specfa[s IN Bows Waists.

ONE LOT OF BOYS PERcALE WAISTS
box pleat front and back, eizes TO
Il years. regular CSC value. 15~
sale Prico -s.,..''.'.'..'.'.''.'-
BOYS FINE FRENCH PERcALE
WAISTS, in nice assorted colors, all alzes,
4 to IA years, with or without S0~
collars. Sale Price .............-.. ~DN
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.. r. a w. r. II. n.

G,nd Central Depot
"A . m Express Train Arrive go ~
1900 Kansas City ana ClneinnatJ
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Dress Goods DEPARTMENT.

INDIA WASH SILK. blue. pink 15r
and red stripes, 900 quality. today
BLACK GRENADINE purc silk only
few patterns left, soc quality, 1oT
today Observation-Disclosures.
BRoCApB FouLARD SILK. navy blue
with white ngures. pure silk. soc 49r
quality. today. ...,....sss, is.-..,,.s'
BLACK FIGURED MoHA1R. "A inches
wide. rich SILK luster i5c quality. 15r
today .,.........,...s..s.'''s'
REMNANTS OF silks and Black Wool
Goods we market same at less than
half New York cost.