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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-17
DAMAGE ny RAIN.
Bridge at Columbus Again Down.
No Big wnshouts.


No Big wnshouts.
When will The rain let up7 That II
what the Texas railway officials would
like to know. The continuous downpour
Is putting the tracks In bad shape and
trains are necessarily operated with great
caution. few small slides were report
ed yesterday, but none of any conse-
quence The Texas and New Orleans,
Houston East and West Texas and Inter-
national and Great Northern are expert
encing no trouble nor are the lines run
ming into Galveston.
Since Monday the Brazos has risen about
seven feet. but has done no material dam
are so far.
On Thursday the Colortdo rose twenty
three feet and the force OF water was so
greet that 1t carried away the Southern
Pacific bridge at Columbus. This is the
fifth bridge the company has lost AT that
point since the bursting OF the Austin
dam. AS soon as possible the bridge will
be rebuilt, but IL will be about a year be-
fore a substantial iron bridge can be
put up to replace the fine structure which
was carried down when the dam broke.
Passenger trains run around by La
Grange, West Point and Flatonla This
causes few hours delay. but passengers
can rely upon getting through with this
interruption.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-17
WHAT is AN ACHE?
- 10 w-nkncss-scmewh ~ ~
n Part of the Body That Your
Mood Cannot Nourirh.

4 place that lacks certain food 10 build
'up its strength
What does II laeki
Iron.
The strength OF iron can literally be made
nut OF iron All doctors prescribe iron for
weak constitutions. OF would like to.
Rv, most iron preparations elaeken the
teeth and have disagreeable taste.
Or. Hsrter was the hrst physician to dis
cover a plsasant.fasting preparation OF iron.
which does not hlackcn the teeth, Il 10 pre-
pared from the pyrophosphatc OF iron, recoE-
nred by scientists as the best OF all the salts
of iron.
1t is called Or. Hartcrs Iron Tonic
Paekache. sideache, musclesche, headache
and all other aching pains can DO driven out
with Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic 1t cures chill
and ague,
The Iron goes into your blood. and from
there 10 all parts OF your body that need II.
Biologists know when they see red earth
that there IN iron In H. Doctors, that red
blood has iron in II.
Pale people need iron 10 coler their blood.
white blood is unhealthy.
Red stronS. robust people with bright
rudy cheeks have plenty OF iron IN their
blood; and all the iron strength that goes
with Il.
DR.. Harters Iron Tonic will give this
strength to YOU, II you want Il.
TO be well, TO be strong. to be free from
pain. 10 have bright eyes and clear. fresh
Dallas, Tex, Dec. Is, 1897.
"pr. HRrter Medicine Co.. Dayton, Ohio.
Gentlemen; / have suffered from kidney
trouble for years. saw your announcements
OF free distribution Of DR.. Harters Iron Tonic,
in our local papers, and secured sample
bottle, which relieved me. I bought two large
size bottles, and must say was surprised TO
end myself 30 much better by It's use. have
no doubt but what Ave bottles will perfect an
absolute cure. hear many nice things said
about DR.. Harters Iron Tonic In Dallas.
DAVID CUMMlNS,
"Betterton Circle. Pecan street. Oak ciE."
Sold everywhere.
Sample dose OF Or. Harter's Little Liver
Pills and Book OF Dreams mailed free.
Address HARTER, Dayton, o.
Dr. Harters Little Liver pills do the bush
ness.
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TO CONSULT THE COMMISSION.
Traffic Manager Beiu of the South
eru Pacific Leaves for Austin

Traffic Manager Betu OF the SOUTH
ern Pacific Leaves for Austin.
G. w Bein. traffic manager OF the
Southern Pacific and allied lines, left last
night for Austin. whore he will call upon
,he railroad commission and ask exemp-
zion of the Huntington lines from the
emergency rate put in by the commission
to Offset the Paris Shreveport rates.
1t is understood that MF. Bein has d.
rected the attention OF President Garr0w
OF the Houston Cotton Exchange to the
conditions prevailing. as the Houston and
Galveston rates are bound to be seriously
disturbed since the application OF the
Paris rate TO Texas common points
Undoubtedly the Cotton Exchange will
take the matter up, as Houston jobbers
are Interested in stability Of rates and
deprecate the decentralization caused by
rate wars
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-17
TRY ALIENS FO0T.EASE,

A powder 10 be shaken into the shoes. Your
feat feel swollen, nervous and hot, and get
tired easily. II you have snlarting feet or
tipht shoes try Aliens Foot-Ease. II coois
the feet and makes walking easy. Cures aWoi-
len. sweating feet lngrowing nails, blisters
and eallouB spots. Relieves corns and hunions
OF ali pain and gives rest and comfort Try
II today. sold By all druggists ana shoe
gtores for Zoe. Trial package FREE. Address
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All Rates Must Come Down.

Austin, Texas, May 16.--The railroad
commission has refused to apply to sa-
bine Pass the 10 IL cents rate applying
10 Galveston on crude petroleum for eX
port unless rates TO intermediate points
are reduced in proportion.
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METALS.

NJ s NAY ls.--Metals weak. Lake
b ~ at unchanged prices. Tin
snSS'a,s.7o. Lead duii at $3.50
~ ~, weak and lower at s4.47lsgl
Y HIM warrants ruled weak and un-
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commission for such further action as the
conditions may require.
This order shall take effect June 9, 1900.
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Port of sabine.

'''t q Sabine, Texas. May 1s.
s.,x :. Arrived.
ss,;e. Maria Delta GuardIs. Brig
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Austin. Texas, May 16.-The railroad
commission today received request by
telephone from Traffic Manager Bein for
the exemption OF the Southern Pacific
lines from the emergency rate promulgated
yesterday on carloads to Texas common
points to meet the TeXarkana situation.
He was notified to submit his application
formally.
AS to the notice given by the other lines
that they will apply the recently promul-
gated reduced Paris rate from ST. Louis
to Texas common points, it appears al this
writing that it clears up the situation and
places common points on a better footing
without forcing them to the necessity of
reduction of the seaboard
rates is next expected as it is natural to
suppose that the water lines will continue
to apply the New York-St. Louis differen-
tiAl
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AMONG THE RAILROADS.
Interstate Rate Situation Is Ia Worse Shane
Than Ever.
MEETINGS CALLED TO CONSIDER SUBJECT
Huntington Lines Discussed tho mat
ter festerday-oolumbus Bridge
Again Goes Down.

The Post from the first has kept the
public informed as to the disturbed con-
dttions existing in interstate rates. Con-
servatiye lines had hoped that matters
would have mended before this, but they
seem to have gone from bad to worse and
traffic men are greatly rerturbed.
A meeting is to be held in Chicago
today at which executive officers OF all
the interested lines will be present and
the situation will be canvassed With a
view to stopping the present warfare and
restoring normal conditions.
The Huntington lines are not members
OF the bureau, having Withdrawn a year
ago. The policy of the Southern Pacific
and allied lines is to publish any reduce
ton In rates and under no circumstances
to make secret cuts.
Yesterday at the offices of Traffic Man
ager Bien, besides the local officials there
We're present at conferences: r. d Ber-
ry assistant general freight agent of the
houston and Texas Central with head
quarters at Dallas; J. G. MeyetBoefer.
commercial agent of the Houston ana
Texas Central at Waco; $. w. Noble. COM
mercial agent of the Houston and Texas
central at Fort Worth; A. r. Atkinson.
general freight agent OF the Fort Worth
and New Orleans at Waxahachie; l.. S.
faifrey general freight agent of the Aus
tlh and Northwestern at Austin, and j. r
christian, assistant general freight agent
OIL the Galveston, Houston and Northern
at Galveston.
AT this conference the present chaotic
condition of Interstate rates. particularly
tne latest move on the part OF the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas in putting on the Paris
rate to Texas common points, was dis
cussed. What the conclusion arrived al
was was not given GU, for publication, but
it is known that the Katy's new turn has
thrown bomb into the camp.
This Texas common point rate applies
to Houston, and yesterday SO cents was
quoted on furniture in carloads. which
Is is cents lower than the tariff rate of 20
cents.
As the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
touches most of the leading common
points in the State its action complexities
matters considerably.
Take the item of stoves as an example.
The regular rate is 10 cents 100, carloads.
Applying the Paris rate it would be 81
cents to any Texas common point. A car
load might be made up at towns con-
tiguous to common point the car shipped
there and the stoves reconsigned on local
rates. This would OF course ne consd-
cradle of an item.
When a soliciting freight agent yester
day asked his chief what rates he should
quote he was told to quote none because
II don't know where we are at. l have
just seen a lower rate quoted than the
Paris basis, and I'm up tree"
Some of the representatives of the rail-
ways claim there is no rate disturbance.
They say they can't see why the railroad
commission should have put in an - err
gency rate and threatened to apply other
rates, nor why the necessity OF traffic
men meeting to discuss the rate situation,
because it so lovely,
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n s,.eIal leaves HOUSTON i:5o p, 70.
~ Ali these trains leave the
4 \. eoDgre,s Avenue Depot 10 minutes
~ DE above.
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E11E-1faInt leaving Houston at 4:55 p.
| ii snNng at Houston S:i5 a. m and
IN Il aso run Into Grand Central depot.
krrrr Ten minutes earlier and arriving
;lar, later than time given above.
ftIn, arrive and depart from the Grand
| sci except the Missouri. Kansas and Texas
[r.Ahsve depot In the Fifth ward, the In
n na Grea, Northern and Columbia Tap.
III h International and Great Northern depot
krs Nenue. The Missouri. Kansas and
Houston and Henderson trains
International and Great Northern depot
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n.E.S w. It. II. H.
Grand Central Depot
II i, a Express Train Arrive $40 a, N
..,o,t Kansas City ana Cluelnnsu)
g., n. q N. n. II.
c,snd Central Depot
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iARISE INTELLIGENCE.
Pert q Galveston. Texas. May ls.
ARRIVED.
CLEAREu

~, ;, CLEARBp.
~ Am.), for New York.
H., SAILED.
- lAm.). for New York.
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II is hsreby ordered that shipments Of
lumber ant \ articles taking the lumber
rates, ia CO NS,ds. forwarded from points
on the San ohS TO and Southern railway
70 points ON seer lines Of railway in
Texas. shallANA - TO the rates APP
plicable on RTCA .SSs Sc forwarded from
San Jacinto syile So =, COLORADO
and Santa Fbr a e0f
The matt,r furiheA ~. No.
10.s are hens. CITY, 20
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In approval OF joint application Of the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railway OF
Texas and Texas Midland Railroad COM
panies, submitted under No. So OF the
Texas Midland Railroad company, author
ity is hereby granted for the adoption Of
the following rates for the transportation
of eggs from all stations on the Texas
Midland railroad to the following points:
Rates in cents per 100 lbs.
stations l.. G. l.. G. L.
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Sold eVerywhore.
Sample dose OF Dr.. fiarters Little Liver
Pills and Book Of Dreams mailed free.
Address IIARTER, Dayton o.
Dr. Harter's Little Liver Pills do the husl'
ness
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The current second and third class rates
TO apply when less than the above.
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~rroN ON sHrpRoARp.
GALVESTON STOCK.

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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-10
A MAIL CONTRACT
Secured by Stage Line TO Protect the
Bullion Carried.

Secured by a Stage Line to Protect the
Bullion Carried.
Until very recent years." said a
man who used to live in the west. to
the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
there has always been more or less
scandal connected with the star
routes OF the postal service. Star
routes are those over which mail is
carried by special contract. and the eX-
pense of keeping up some of them has
certainly been monstrous. In other
cases, however. the price paid has been
ridiculously low. l remember one
route in Nevada where the service was
kept up over a distance of about eighty
miles for s. year. when the actual eX-
pense was SO a trip. How that con
tract was really made profitable IN
wolves a curious little story, which l
will tell without mentioning names.
because the parties interested still
have business relations with the de-
partment. The stretch of road to which
l refer lay between two pretty lively
mining camps. and a stage line plying
over it did very fair business. Among
other things it frequently carried bull
lion, and holdups We're of no uncom-
mon occurrence. The rugged, lonely
character of the country was peculiarly
favorable TO that kind OF deviltry, and
the stage people were at their wits end
TO know what TO do TO stop it. At last
they had a bright idea. and put in a
bid for carrying the mail, which had
been handled by a private contractor. q
cart and mule. They made their bid
So so as to be certain of getting the
job, and then had a heavy, iron-bound
compartment constructed in the boot
of each Of the stages for carrying both
the pouches and their regular express
matter To break it open would have
taken at least ten or fifteen minutes.
and that meant delaying the mails
The Western desperate has holy hor-
ror of running foul of Uncle Sam, be
cause he knows that means relentless
hunting down, with all the resources or
the government behind the pursuit
and as soon as the stages became mail
carriers they ceased 10 be molested. So
the five-dollar contract was really a
good business proposition. After the
country became more settled il was
kept up merely as an advertisement. Il
gave the line a certain air of stability.
like The words Government Depos-
itOry' on the window of bank"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-10
The Million Guinea Fund.

Robert William Perh, member OF
Parliament for the Louth division OF
Lancashire, Eng, is the founder of the
i 900 900 guinea" fund for the cause
of Methodism. Subscriptions are Inn
tied to Methodists of England. Scot
land and Wales, and the fund after
being raised, will be expended in thar
territory alone. The basic idea of the
fund is that contributions of one gull
nea shall be made by LOCO, 900 people.
whose names shall be inscribed on the
historic roll OF Methodism's British
army. The fund is to be raised by the
end Of this year. 1t is the purpose of
Mr.. Perk, who is one of the most rad
ical MethOdistS of Great Britain. that
s 600 900 of the fund shall go into
the educational training of preachers.
For chapels. schools and mission halls
81 $50. 900 is to be expended. The fund
is of such magnitude that even the
great Thanksgiving fund of the IVES
leyans (s1, 00O.000) in 1850 Sinks into
significance.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-10

France was stabbed at Lyons on June
"a, 1894; CanovaS del Castillo. prime
minister of Spain and virtually ruler Of
the country while he was in Office, was
shot and killed at Santa Agueda on
Aug. S, 1897. All three assassinations
were the work OF men who loudly pro-
claimed themselves anarchists and
their deeds the result of their convic-
lions. and the assassins were all three
Italians. a circumstance which imme-
diately after the three assassinations
caused a furore against that race in
the countries which had suffered.
The final and successful attempt of
nihilism on the life of Alexander III
Of Russia occurred on March Is. 1881
Two bombs were thrown at the i'm
perial carriage the first by RysakOff
the second and fatal one by Grenevit-
sky The emperor was out to view the
parade of the Marine corps. The event
had been planned far in advance and
nihilism had plenty of time to arrange
what was to be a grand movement TO
end the cars life Mines were laid
in streets through which the carriage
might pass ard adherents literally sup
piled with hand bombs to throw in
case the mines failed. AS the carriage
approached the bridge over the Cath
crime canal Rysakoff pressed forward
through some workmen shoveling snow
and threw the first bomb
1t fell behind the carriage, tearing
out the back, and wOunding two cos
sacks. The emperor stepped out Of his
carriage. and as he did so the second
bomb, thrown by Grenevitsky, fell and
exploded at his feet, breaking both legs
and penetrating his abdomen. The en-
peror died two hours after the explo-
sion OF the bomb at his feet. Frag-
ments of the bomb killed and wounded
people in every direction, the bomb
thrower himself being killed. This
successful attempt was the result of a
widespread plot in the Russian branch
of anarchistic Europe. Five Of the
conspirators were hanged.
The killing of President Carnot of
France at Lyons on June 81, 1894, and
the assassination of Premier Canovas
on Aug. s, 1897, were still fresh in the
memory of Europe when the third out
rage in four years was committed at
Geneva. President Carnot's assassin,
Santo, rushed upon the presidents car
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-10

Lincoln. Abraham, president of the
United States. April 10, 1865.
Mayo, Earl, Ireland, Feb. 5, 1872.
Mehemet. Ali. Turkey, Sept 7, 1873.
Michael. prince of Servia. June 10.
1868.
Nasir-ed-Din, shah of Persia. May l,
1896.
Prim. marshal Of France, Dec. so,
1870.
Paul, car of Russia, March p. 1901.
Attempted assassinations: Against
Alexander III. of Russia very often;
AlphOnso XII of Spain. 1878 and 1879;
Amadeus Of Spain, 1872; Prince Bis
marck, 1866 and 1874; Francis Joseph
of Austria. 1858; George Ill, England,
1856 and 1900; George ", when regent,
1917; Humbert l., 1878; Isabella II. Of
Spain. 1S47. 1852 and 1856; Louis
Philippe, six attempts from 1885 to
1916; Napoleon l., 1900; Napoleon III,
twice in 1855, once in 1853; Victoria,
1910, twice in 1912. once in 1919. and
again in 1882; William |. of Germany,
1861, 1875 and 1878.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-10

The entire state of New Jersey is in
a turmoil about one small baby and
its mother. The child is named Charles
Edward Mason, after his father. 1t
is a bright, chubby little youngster,
and was born in the New Jersey State
prison, not quite three years ago. The
mother, Anne Mason, was at the time
sentenced to serve five years in prison
ON her third conviction for theft Now
the philanthropists want to take the
baby from her, give it a good home
and make a useful citizen of the in
telligent little fellow. The mother,
however, insists upon keeping it, and
prominent ministers say that she
should have it, as if anything will
lead to the woman's reformation this
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-10
CATARRH
or inflammation OF this delicate pink
membrane.

or inflammation OF this delicate pink
membrane
The system is weakened in win
ter. The delicate lining is more
susceptible to irritation or inhamma-
ton, and thus we have pneumonia.
grip, colds, coughs. fevers. etc. all
catarrhal conditions which NAV
easily be checked by one catarrh
Cure-Pe-ru-na.
That's the only way out OF it.
You may dose forever-vou viii
not be well until You Try the true
cure and that Is Pe-ru-na. You
may think your trouble Is some
other disease and not catarrh. Call
1t what YOU will. one thing IS sure.
your system Is affected and must be
treated, and Pe-ru-na IS the only
remedy which reaches the night
place and does cure.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-10
Paderewski's Secret.

How any great planoforte player
keeps his hand supple has often been
matter for wonder, but NJ. Paderew-
ski. the king OF pianists has revealed
the whole secret. THE night before
play / turn my hands over tC my valet,
and he rubs my fingers until they tin
gle," declares NJ. PaderewSki. Then
he takes one finger after the other
and turns and twists it in the palm OF
his hand. always turning the one way
That makes the fingers supple, and
keeps the knuckles In good working
order. Last he rubs the palms of each
hand very hard-as hard as can
stand 1t. Just before l go on the plat
form to play l have a basin of hot
water brought to my dressing room.
In this l immerse my hands Hot, |
should say so; just about as hot as it
is possible for man to stand it,
London Tit-Bits.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-10

William A. Grosvenor, whose death
in the east has caused but scant at
tention, was. thirty years ago, one Of
the most widely known editors in the
United States. He reached the height
Of his fame and influence as editor Of
the Missouri Democrat (now the St.
Louis Globe Democracy in 1870, when,
in conjunction with Carl Schurz, he
organized the movement which led to
the formation of the Liberal Repub-
lican party. 1t was in his little Office
in the Democrat building, corner OF
Fourth and Pine streets. ST Louis,
that he planned the campaign which
began with the passage Of the enfran-
chisement act by the Missouri legis-
lature and the defeat and death Of
Horace Greeley.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-10
Lived In Penny. Vet Rich.

Tie will of Mrs Emile Heine. late
of Dunkirk, was offered for probate
this week in the SurrOgate's court at
Maryville says a recent dispatch from
jamestown, \. Y. Although Mrs.
Heine had spent her life in seeming
penury, she was found 10 be rich.
After her death search was made OF
her house, and $4,000 in gold. silver
and greenbacks was found in an old
basket in the wood box covered with
wood. More than $1,000 was found IN
small amounts hidden away in vases,
books, and out-Of-the-way places. A
draft for $4,000 sent to her for insur-
ance on account Of her husbands
death some years before was found.
It had never been casbed. It was
also discovered that Mrs. Heine had
on deposit $500 in a Dunkirl6 savings
bank and 81 500 in a Buffalo bank on
which the interest had not been COM
puted for 20 years. Other valuable pa
pers were discovered. including deeds
for real estate In Dunkirk. The VIII
was so obscure that il had to be set
aside, and the estate viii be disposed
Of according to law. Mrs. Heine, it is
said, has two sisters living in Ger
many, and they are the only relatives.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-10
AcSassSnofions Of
S':- S;:: 8: L.: * * the Century,

The assassination of Kin- Hum bert
Of Italy added another TO a long list
of murders that have stricken down
sovereigns during recent decades Most
of the victims have been occupants of
European thrones. South America s
latest contribution was the killing Of
President BOrda of Uruguay in 1897,
while within a few days the report has
cOme-and been denied-that the en-
peror of China had been slain
Europe's last ASSASSINATION of a mem
Der Of royalty was that OF the Empress
Elizabeth of Austria while she was
travelling in Switzerland.
The assassination of Empress Eliza
beth of Austria at Geneva recently by
Anarchist Luchini vas the first sue
cessful attempt on the lives of rulers
since June, 1894 President Carnot of