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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
BONDED INDEBTEDNESS
OF Houston and The Condition oil The Sink
Ing Fund Must Be Shown.
ALL THE STATE CONTRACTS AWARDED
County Commissioners Fave Raised
the Valuation of the !. and u. n
Supreme Court Mandates.

Austin. Texas, July 2s.--Comptroller
Finley is in receipt OF letter from CITY
Treasurer szabo OF Houston in which ne
says that the city OF Houston, through It's
assessor and collector. deposits i per cent
OF its bond tax with the liquidation board
appointed by the legislature OF 1888, to
cover interest and sinking fund on It's
bonded indebtedness, and that he receives
no moneys for this purpose and that
therefore, he can not comply with the act
OF the Twenty sixth legislature requiring
the city and county treaeurers TO report
the condition of interest and sinking funds
Oh the first day OF August OF each year
In reply Mr.. Finley has written as fol-
lows.
Mr.. A. A. szabo, City Treasurer Hous-
ton, Texas.
Dear Sir. Replying to yours of the 21st
instant, you can state in your report the
bonded Indebtedness OF the city OF Hous-
ton as 1t existed on June 80, 1900 giving
the bonds issued. the purpose for whlcH
issued. rate of Interest. tax levy to pay
interest and sinking fund on each set Of
bonds, amount OF bonds of each series re-
deemed and amount OF each series out
standing If the amount collected 10 pay
interest and sinking fund is paid over by
your assessor and collector to the board
of liquidation and the law authorizes such
payment, you can append a note to your
report and show this fact. In other words.
the report should be made to conform to
the law. Very truly yours,
r. w. Finley, Comptroller.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
SANTA FE AND G. AND |.
Report Of a Close Traffic Agreement Has
Been Confirmed.
THE BENEFITS OF THE DEAL APPARENT
snntn Fc VIII Haul Grain to the
Gulf and Carry Back Lumber--An
Important Meeting.

About ten days ago The Post published
the statement that the Gulf, Beaumont ana
Kansas City railroad. generally known as
the Kaysee, had been purchased by the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe.
This very important end exclusive BIZ
OF railroad news was promptly denied by
the papers tnat had been scooped, but a
" eek later they were forced to acknowl-
edge that the information as given in The
Post was wholly correct.
Last Tuesday The Post stated THAI the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe had made
very Important new traffic arrangement
with the Gulf and interstate. which runs
from Beaumont to Galveston. and that the
Santa lSe would purchase the Gulf and In
terstdte just as soon as the legal complt-
cations surrounding he latter road could
be removed.
This report was also jumped upon by
the Galveston papers, who gave interviews
with officials and various statements in
tended 10 show that there had been no
new traffic arrangement with the Inter
state and thai its purchase was not being
considered by the Santa Fe.
AS usual. however, The Post was cor
rect. The new arrangement In regard to
hapdlip,, fratybt ia aud from, paauuont
anJ We t-',,ssa oo,nrartio,,s Noe -, M,
Snto affort Ttis "a arLnoIvIedged YES
ta.5ast,, 49,, - rail,.e,t ..,n,,,Ts of IN
C.1,'.4 a., ~ 'h foiinira eto
,I,,,',' ''0"' -
1T is stated upon good authority that
the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe has made
u ne" "i,4 .uQ.e i-,,is t,'tn,.at
, tI3 "!tH ,anaIa n,.1,s
go, W., - t'st,as, ., 40 .,,tf 10,
80, 'O,,t & ty,.r- go hict !, ,.la,tI,
lii ,,,,r,l ~
"'.q,' ~ W. Stort,oar, hr,,,rh Iii
eS,,'a ~ " ,,, rrt5,, ,,.itn 10 Item
-. W ~ f'NF - - -. -.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
NEW ORLEANS is woRsrED.
Drumners Find Where Shreveport
Jobbcrs Are Getting the bcsi of ~.

Drummers Find Where Shreveport
Jobbcrs Are Getting the hesi al ~.
Austin, Texas, July 2S.-New Orleans
commercial tourists are running up against
some hard propositions handed out 90 them
from Shreveport in hustling for Texas
trade, During the past week representa-
tiyes of certain New Orleans houses have
found at Crockett for instance, where
Shreveport has been offering sugar at the
american sugar refnery's lisi price. deliv-
cred, shipped from Shreveport, less .
cents per barrel brokerage This apparent
ly leaves the Shreveport iobber margin
OF but one point 10 do business on. which
the New Orleans people do not consider
legitimate. In other words. they are salts
ned that Shreveport is getting the best OF
1t in freight rates somewhere, and they
oan not understand why eheir principals
do not move in the direction of protecting
themselves in the matter
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
POLITE IN THE FACE or DANGER.
Goodness of Gentleman During IL
Fire Astounded the Ftremcn.

Golfers weekly.
The coolest man ever met" said a
New York fireman. ~ met at ire in a
dwelling house on Fifth avenue. We
found him in an upstairs front room dress
ing to go out. The fire by this lime was
surging up through the house ut great
rate,
'Halloa, there" we hollered at him
when We looked In at the door. the house
Is ahrel'
Would II disturb you il l should re-
main while you are putting It out? he
said, lifting the comb from his hair and
looking round at US. He had on . white
evening waistcoat and his dress coat lay
across q chair,
Seeing us staring at him, he dropped
his comb into his hair again ana went
on combing But, as matter of fact he
was about ready lie put down the comb
put on his coat and hat. and picked up his
oYercoa.
Now I'm ready. gentlemen he said.
I'VE stared, but the stairway had now
been closed up by fire We turned 10 the
windows, The boys had get Z ladder up
TO the front OF the house.
Now. them we said to him, when W.
came to the window
After you, gentlemen ne said. stand
ing back. And I'm blessed II we didn't
have TO go down the ladder first"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29

Eastern papers say that ocean freight
rates are advancing and that tonnage Is
scarce.
Ed Beard, travelling passenger agent OF
the Fort Worth and Denver, was in fowl
yesterday
A. G. Newsum, district passenger agent
Of The STRAIGHTFORWARD system, is in the
city from Waco,
William Doherty, general passenger
agent OF the Houston East and West
Texas, went up to Shreveport yesterday
Horace Booth, general agent of the In
ternational and Great Northern, left yes
terdHy for Canada, where he Will spend
his vacation.
The Pennsylvania and other lines in the
East are experimenting with the use OF
telephones instead OF the telegraph in tbs
operation OF trains.
Horace Reese is expected to manage
the ball game between the freight men and
ticket men which is to be given for the
benefit OF the Carnegie library fund. Both
sides expect to import the travelling men
who make the Houston territory,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
ooLoRED ORPHAN HOME.
IL Is to Tie Run on the Principle OF
the nucIxner nnme.

the Huckner Home.
Gihmer, Texas July 26.-The first meet
ans of che directors of tho Dixon colored
orphan home was held today in the court
house Rev. r. C. Buokner OF Dallas, the
president, presided. The following d.
rectors were present: Or. r. c. Buckner.
Rev. A. r. Griggs and Rev. w. l.. Dixon
of Dallas, G. W. Hood, John Marshall,
Ran Donaldson. Alex Hudson and w. Boyd,
proxy for ]. NJ Dorroli of Gilmer
The following boficers were elected
Dr. r. c. Buckner president: Rev. A. R.
Grlggs, first vice president; G. W. Hood,
second vice president; ev Scott of Mar
shall, third vice president; Rey. n. A.
Scale of Pittsburg, secretary; W. BOYD.
Sr', treasurer ]. W. Bussey, e. ".
Wright and e. ID. Pierson were elected az
an advisory board. Rev W. L. Dixon. the
originator Of the enterprise. was elected
general manager, with headquarters AT
Gilmer and Dallas
The coiored onphsnage Is on the same
plan as the Buokner orphans home. The
site OF the orphanage is mile south from
Gumer, on the Cotton Belt railway. The
white people purchased about 100 acres o.
land sud donated V TO the institution
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
L AND C. n VALUATION RAISED.


The county commissioners of THIS coun-
" have recently raised the assessment OF
the International and Great Northern pail-
way in this county from fvetw elfths OF
its valuation per mile to the valuation
placed upon Il by the railroad commission
less 10 per cent which makes the assess
ment on a basis Of about $4,000 psr mile
In the county.
In response TO a letter from the county
commissioners the railroad commission
sent the following: In reply to your in
quiry of even date you are respectfully
advised that the miles OF railroad in Travis
county are as follows, Austin and North
western, main line 1856 miles; commits
sion valuation $l219O.6l per mile. Hous-
ton and Texas Central, main line "a O3
miles; commission valuation $16,63636 per
mile. International and Great Northern.
main line 81 miles: commission valuation
S25 SOS 30 per mile
The increase of the International road IN
the county is dur to the fact that Il has
depot properties in Austin and the others
have not.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
Crops on the Sap.

Colonel W. C. Terry. land and stock
agent of the San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass. is back to headquarters after trip
over the line, He states that crops in San
Patrico, Karnes, Goliad and particularly
II Bee county are exceptionally fine. There
has been big increase in the cotton acre
age over last year, and besides COLO
farmers are raising thousands OF acres OF
melons and vegetables The melons have
been marketed and the land is being
turned over to cabbage.
In regard to damage by insects, Coonel
Terry says that only In Wharton, Brazorla
and Fort Bend any serious damage Is be-
ing done.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
MANDATE RECEIVED.

The mandate of the supreme court OF
the United States in the cases of the State
Of Texas We. the Galveston, Harrisburg and
San Antonio and the Houston and Texas
Central Railroad companies was received
by the clerk Of the court OF civil appea S
OF the Third district this morning A writ
Of error has been granted In said cases
and they are remanded to the district
court os Travis county The amount in
volyed therein is sl,12O767 principal and
interest claimed by the State for the per
mantnt school fund, the allegation being
that portion of certain moneys borrowed
from the school fund In 1886 and 1857 by
the defendants was repaid IN warrants is
sued in aid OF the rebellion ana to clrcu-
late as money contrary to the State una
Federal constitutions.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
DErREpAT1oN CLAIMS.

Attorney l. r. Hit OF Washington, D, c.,
is here getting testimony in the Indian
depreciation cases, under an act OF CON
s5ess. He represents many clients, includ-
ing the Wells. Fargo Express company. the
heirs OF T. S. Odom and l.. 3. Harris.
Under the law the claimant must prove
that he WAS citizen of the United States
at the time OF the depreciation, Many
claims have been filed by foreigners, who
at the time were living In the State but
had never taken out naturalization pa
pers. Claims OF this kind are thrown out.
Mr. Hit says that an attempt will ba
made TO amend the law at the next session
cf congress so as 10 include the actual
bona ide residents who failed to get nat
uraliZed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
The Meeting Tomorrow.

The meeting TO be held tomorrow in
Austin is one OF the most important which
has taken place in several years The COM
mittee, consisting of Messrs Dodge. Han
ley and Halle, will appear before the com
mission and argue against the % per cent
reduction which is to go into effect on the
I'd ultimo The roads are considerably
worked up over this cut in rates, and
claim that they have done all they could
do 10 relieve the Shreveport TeXarkana
situation.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
sAvAsorA WANTS c., w. AND II. v.
Definite Propositions Can Not tie
Made Untii Surveys Are Complete.

u = .
Navasota, Texas July 2S.-Genegal SUI
porintendent Leroy Trice and Chief En-
gineer Trammell OF the international and
Great Northern road arrived here in Mr..
Trices special car Texas" last night and
vent to Anderson in the early morn a.
TO confer with field surveyors now run
ming a line through that place. Upon re-
turning to Navasota Mr.. Trice met a
committee OF Navasota citizens at the
Citizens National bank and had pleas
ant conference upon the subject OF put
ting the projected extension of the CAL
vert, Waco and Brazos Valley road through
here They will not be able to make any
definite propositions until several com
plete eurveys are had. and then Nava-
sofas growing commercialism promises
well to capture the prize.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29

Austin, Texas July 2s.-The Following
railroads paid their quarterly passenger
tax today Tor the quarter ending June 80:
Fort Worth and Denver City railway
paid S539.51 on 1913. 951.
RIO Grande and Eagle Pass railway paid
S3.l6 on $4,000,
The Wichita Valley railway paid $50 so
on S2660.1S; also S4.OS on telegraph bust
ness for the same period.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29

patent drawbacks will become operative
on the Isl proximo and by that time every
road centering here will be in full COM
pliance. The renovation will come as
new era In railroad history and this with
the uniform gauge OF track that was
adopted all over the country some time
ago Will set that agency OF progress at
least twenty years ahead.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
CROOKED PAPERS DISCOVERED.

The State board OF normal examiners
in session here have found several glar-
Ing errors In papers handed to them for
examination from the various State rOr-
mals, and have reported same 10 superIn-
tendent Kendall, He Will bring II before
the board OF education FOR action OF som
kind Several undoubtei cases OF cheating
have been discovered and the papers from
one or two normals may be thrown out
entirely, also many individual papers.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
NOTES AND PERSONALS.

Judge Reese of the attorney generals
office is in Hampstead,
Captain Siekert Of the adjutant gener-
ais office left today for La Porte,
Gus Hoover. travelling passenger agent
OF the Cotton Belt. and Tom Kingsley of
the Louisville and Nashville are in town.
Superintendent King OF the Confederate
home returned from Marble Falls last
night, where he attended an old soldiers
meeting
Congressman Burleson has returned
from Waco. where he conferred with the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
A TEXAS WONDER.
Halls Great Discovery.

one small bottle OF Halls Great Discovery
cures all kidney and bladder troubles re-
moves gravel. cures diabetes seminal ennis
all IRREGULARITIES OF the kdneys and bladder
n both men and women bladder trouble I'm
children. II not sold by your druggist, will
pc sent BY mail on receipt Of 81. co. one small
cure any casa above mentioned DR.. e. w
Hall. Sels Manufacturer p o. Box $40 81
Louis, Mo Send for testimonials Sold by
all drssgisis and Houston Drug Company.
cuerc. Texas july i9.-T'his is to certify
thar have used Halls Great Discovery for
honey trouble ~ my fem,ly, and found It 10
Eisc perfect satisfaction. ana checrfufly rec,
ommsnd Il.
ALEX. HAMILTON. Banker.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29

The Top of the Ozarks is the title OF
neatly printed and we'll illustrated
pamphlet gotten cut by Bryan Snyder.
general passenger agent Of the st. Louis
and Southern Pacific line. Tho halitone
engrayi1gs are accompanied by articles
describing the scenery portrayed and the
little booklet is full of interesting mat
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
ZINC safety Anp1nnc. Ln,r.

Texarkana, Texas, July 2S.-All OF the
railroad companies operating lines at this
point are busy storing the old fashioned
draw bar and hand brake cars The law
passed by congress teT years ago barfins
the use OF these appliances and forcing
the adoption Of the new air brakes aud
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29

Austin. Texas. July 2S.-There IL no
quorum OF the railroad commission at
present, owing to the absence Of Commits
sioners Storey and Mavned, Chairman
Reagan is the only member in town
The attorneys will appear before the
coWmission Monday TO make another pro
test agdina, the % cent TeXarkana rate.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29

The June number OF Sunset IS just from
the press and is fully up to The high stand
ard maintained by this publication. 1t is
gotten out by the Southern Pacific at San
Francisco and contains attrctvely writ
ten descriptive articles with handsome en-
cravings OF scenes in California.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
SOUTHERN PACIFIC INSPECTION.
III PnSo Division Ranked First. scor
Inn 81. S.S.


Tho Southern Pacific has issued report
of an inspection of the system. made May
IS to June 10 of the presen year. From It
the following items are taken:
Total mileage, all lines. 1868
Main line average, Algiers to El Pasu S4.si
Main line average, NJ H. aEd'T. rail
road ......,.........,'... ,...-,.....Si.I %
Main line average, Louisiana division 50 30
Main line average, Houston division. %
Main liue average, I'll Paso division 50 81
Main line average. Galveston Harris
burg and San Antonio railway ...... 81. 90
Best diyision.--El Paso division; aver
age. S9.S3; w r. Martin, superintendent
Best district.-El Paso district. average,
00.17, p. T.. Kelly roadmaster
Best section. Section No 800 average.
$500, J. ID. Boston. foreman; J. d Murphy.
roadmaster.
Second best section.--Section No. I3l:
average 96 E. Hayes. foreman; p. r.
Kelly, roadmaster.
The best shops are IN san Antonio.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
Friends and Patrons.

lois nave coco removed my place OF business to
Keep the choicest brands of Cigars VTo,nue 10
rotpa Ifi ana smokers Articles. wholasaIs ana
10 W, gt my usual popular prices I viii AIM
tinuanona your further patronage by a con-
" tair dealing and attention
J. LOEwENSTEIN,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
SUNDAY M FoREsr pARK

The Cyrene Comedy company. we'll
known travelling attraction. has been en-.
gagged for matinee and night July 20 at
Forest Park.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29

RB-Al! trllns arTfvr AMI depart from the Grand
Centrai depot except the Missouri Kansas and Teas
mains which have q depot In the Fifth ward the In
tefna;1unsl and Great Northern snd Columbia Tap
which use tns International and Great Northern depot
on Congress tVenue. The Missouri Kansas and
Texas and Galveston. Houston and Herdersoo rains
vsss the lnterna unna and Grent northern depot
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29

NOTE--Trains leaving Houston At 4;ssp.
N. and arriving at Houston 3i45 a, m and
Io:s5 a. m. also run into Grand Central depot
departing ten mlHuies earlier and arriving
ten minutes later THAI tins given above,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29

Nos. and 10 run 70 L Porte and Sesbfook only
daily. except Sundays On Sundays all trains con-
meet At Stsng with stub trains for La Porte and Sy
van beach
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
RAILROAD SCHEDULE
n. a r. O. ~ n
Grand Central Depot

r. a N. o. II. ".
~t~n and New Orleans Trains.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
N. ", n. & NJ. n. II.
Lava o 2E a m Arrlva AS !, n,

II. 70. q w. It. II. II.
GRIND Central Depot
Leave 500 p. IN. Express Troln Arrive 6.55 a N
shreveport, Kansas City ana CneInaidJ
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29

Nos Q snd 10 are fast mail ana express between the
two cities only and will carry through for Dallas
and Denison, going from Houston via the Central.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29

IT, n, hnd It. Depot, Fifth WHrd.
cave o.l0 a. m........... Arrive casa m
Leave 2 .O5 p. m................ArTive $50 p. n
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-16
VIRGINIA CATTLE QUARANTINE
IT'S SUSPENSION FOR THREE.
MONTHS RECOMMENDED
Especial to Virginian- Pilot0

Blacksburg, Va. Oct. 15.-At the an
nual meeting of the Interstate Asso-
citation of Livestock Sanitary Boards,
held in Louisville, October ID and 80.
1900, 1t was recommended to the United
States Department OF Agriculture that
the cattle quarantine be suspended for
the months of November and Dccem-
Der.
In accordance with this recommended
ton President McBryde, of the Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute who is
secretary of the board. gives notice
that the cattle quarantine in Virginia
is released within the aboy> specified
months.
All parties desiring to move cattle
across the quarantine line should do
so within the months stated above. as
no permits can be granted after jan
vary LIST. 1901.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-16
HAMPTON.
STEW ART IDENTIFIED BY PIIII.A
DcLt'fiIA Ran Is EE DROPPED
DEAD

Hampton. Va. Oct. l5.-Cashier VIII
Philadelphia. went over TO Hampton
Jail. whore he identified Harry W.
Stewart rs the man who presented the
alleged forged check on Chaplain Nor
ton. securing s23S. When confronted by
the cashier Stewart was exceedingly
nervous. but put on bold front and
denied that he had ever been in Phila-
delphia. The local authorities will not
surrender the prisoner until he has
been tried on the charge OF attempting
to utter u forged check on Schmelz
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-16
SUFFOLK ADVERTISEMENTS

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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-16
ROANOKE.
COMPLETION OF IMPORTANT N. &
W. IMPROVEMENT ~

Roanoke. Va. Oct. 15.-The new cut
Off. short line the Norfolk and West
ern has been at work upon for some
time past to connect Belspring. on the
New River Line, and a point near
Vicker's Switch. on the main line, was
opened for business yesterday, and the
freight trains are now running over it.
The new line is almost level and avoids
many grades existing in the old route.
1t cost 100000 to build and is about
eight miles long. There is a long tun-
mel and an iron bridge, the latter span
ming New river. Passenger trains will
continue to run around by Radford as
before
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-16

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