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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-12
Notes and Personals.

w. B. Turner, commercial agent OF the
Vandella. headquarters Fort Worth, is in
the city.
W. G. Van Week. general manager Of
the Southern Pacific, left last hight fol
West Texas.
c. A. Waterman. commercial agent OF
the Iron Mountain. came down from Dali
las yesterday.
w. b. Wiley, freight claim agent Of tho
Wabash, headquarters in ST. Louis. was In
Houston yesterday.
Claude c. Hill. district passenger agen.
of the Wisconsin Central. headquarters in
Chicago, is in the city talking up his road.
w F, Conner, Southwestern passenger
agent OF the Wabash, headquarters at Dali
las, was among those who took in ticket
row yesterday
J. K Rossou. live stock agent OF tho
Missouri, Kansas and Texas at Fort
Worth, was among the visiting railroad
men in the city yesterday.
w. II. Weeks. formerly with the Cot
ton Belt, but at present general South
wester1t agent OF the Kansas City stock
yards, Mas visiting his old time Houston
friends yesterday
s. F. B. Morse, NJ L. Robbins L. !.
Parks, II. VI. Mayo and Jeff Miller. all Of
helals OF the Southern Pacific and Hous-
ton and Texas Central. returned yesterday
afternoon after an inspection trip over the
HqSston and Texas Central and its
branches.
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GATEWAY RATES.
All Lines Are Expected to Protect
Their Special Territory.

AL are ANAptEteu 10 TTottCt
Their Special Territory.
Austin, Texas, May 1.-THE news that
the st. Louis and San Francisco railroad
has decided to equalize Paris with Tex
arkana and Fort Smith in the matter of
interstate rates. although anticipated hero.
was received with considerable interest.
The belief is now that the Katy will do
the same for Denison and Sherman and
that Gainesville will be likewise treated
by the Santa Fe and so on all along the
lire, the Texas and Pacific and its col-
nections meeting the proposition at oil
the border crossings. Such action was
made inevitable by the continuation OF the
Fort Smith, Texarkana and Shreveport
rates and the taking thereof will settle the
troubles growing out OF the prevalence
of said rates. New troubles may arise in
another direction, however, as the equali-
cation of the North Texas gateways on
the principle adopted by the Frisco and
which must be recognized by the other
lines If they follow suit will mean the
obliteration OF the New York-St. Louis
dfferential which may cause the Morgan
and Mallory lines TO take hand in the
game
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AMONG The RAILROADS.
Passenger Train on the G., h. aud u. Has
a Narrow Escape.
NO VERY SERIOUS DAMAGE WAS CAUSED
baggage Master Allen Bru,.ea 49,.
NO one ELSE Hurt-H. Il. and w. It's
Through Kansas City service.

There was an ugly wreck on the CAL
veston.t Houston and Northern yesterday
morning near strang about twenty miles
from Houston. Passenger train No. was
bowling along at about forty miles an
nour when the tender jumped the track. 1t
was followed by the baggage car and the
forward coach. Before the train could be
gotten under full control considerable
track was torn up.
Baggage Master Allen was considerably
bruised up. His injuries are fortunately
not OF serious character. but he will
feel the effects for some days vet. None
OF the other members Of the crew were
injured nor was any passenger hurt beyond
receiving shaking UP and a scare.
Passengers were transferred around thu
wreck and in the afternoon the wreckinS
train had the track clear and trains are
running through as usual.
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hESTER'S We KY STATEMENT
STATISTICS AyENTe THE MOVEMENT
OF THE AMERICAN COTTON CHOT.
Present Crop Is Two aiIiioas BnIcs
Less Than That of Inst Year or
the Year Before Inst.

New Orleans May 11.--sscretary Hester's
weekly New Orleans cottoa exchange state
ment, issued today shows a decrease In the
movement into sight compared with the
seven days ending this date last year IN
round figures 5000, decrease under the
same timo year before last 1900, and de-
crease under the same time in 1897 OF 1000.
For the eleven days Of May the totals show
q decrease under last year Of 1900 do
crease under the samo time year before last
of 5000 and an increase over the same time
in 1897 Of 5000.
For the 1858 DAYS of the season that have
elapsed. the aggregate is behind the s5S days
OF last year 1.9970O0. behind the same days
year before last 100000 and ahead Of 1897
by $4,000 bales.
The amount brought into sight during the
past week has been 4o,lss against 75.147
for the seven days ending this date last
year 5l,7s2 year before last and i4i2i same
time In 1927 aud for the eleven days OF May
It has been 1885. against 1880 last year
S.5se year before last and s5.5el same time
in 1887. These make the total movement for
the 25s DAYS from September ] to date s,o2f.
7is against lo,62i2i9 last year, 10, 1857 year
before last and sSlliSzH the same time il
The movement since September shows RI.
eeipts AZ an United States ports G.iO2 $40.
against S0s7 .2S5 last year; $685., lO5 year he
fore last and G,6li,ss3 tho same time In
1887 overland. across the Mississippi. Ohio
and Potomac rivera. 10 Northern mills aud
Canada. 1.nll26. against 1907 1873 last year.
], 1885, iS year before lust and s5i,si5 the same
time 10 1897 interior stocks under September
]. Ss.n4 oales against 2ls excess over
september last year 1872 100 year before last
and 74ss same time IN 1897 Southern mill
taklnEs LIB III, against ST. last year
96e.3sa year before last and $40, eei same time
in 1897.
Foreign exports for the woek have been
5g623, against 7s101 last year making the
total thus far for the season 5,S50.osl. against
6.00l, az last year a decrease of Isl $50
Northern mill takings and Canada during
the past seven days show decrease 81 I'LL
az compared with the corresponding period
last. year, aud their total takings since Sep
tembfr 1 have increased 1850. The total
takings Of American mills. North and south
aud Canada. thus Tar for the season have
been 2.sisooI. against 3,i5i,422 last year
These include ?, $50 BY Northern spianers
against 20sl $50.
Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty nine
leading Southern interior csnters have de-
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Galveston Notes.

Galveston, Texas, May ia change
OF schedule will go into effect on tho
Gulf and interstate railway May 20, IN
der the new card the daily passenger train
will leave Beaumont at a. M, arriving
at Galveston at IL room. Returning to
Beaumont, this train will leave Galveston
at 4:30 p. m. This change is made TO con-
form with the new schedule the Kansas
City Southern (Peegee) puts into eject
on that date. Under the new chsduls
the Peegee train will arrive In Beaumont
at 1880 a, m. and will leave that place for
the north at $3.50 p. m.
Colonel L. j. Polk, general manager Of
the Santa Fe, and r, z. Noodle. his pri
vate secretary. has returned from 8 trip
over the gulf system made with Vice
President Barr OF the Atchison system
w. F. Mcclure, general freight and pas
senger agent Of the Galveston, Houston
and Henderson, has gone 10 Orange to at
tend a grand concentration OF the Hoo
Hoos About twenty kittens are TO be in
troduced to the black cat
W. T. Hancock, commercial agent o. the
Houston East and West Texas Railway
company at Houston, Is in town.
r. NJ futile, commercial agent OF the
San Antonio and Arsnsas Pass Railway
company at Houston, Is in town today,
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MOVEMENT is HEALTHY.
Country Recovering Gradually from the
Embarrassment Of High Prices.
BUSINESS VOLUME LESS TaAN LAST YEAR
Cotton Goods Have Not Advanced An
Proportion 20 the Raw Material.
Light Demand, Prices Weak.

New York. May 1l.-R. G.. Dun & Co. q
weekly review OF trade tomorrow will say:
With wholesome promptnsss the country
Is recovering from the embarrassment OF un-
naturally high prices. No disturbances nor
stringency OF credits nor any sign OF alarm.
and the movement is perhaps more healthy
than IL could have been II entirely controlled
by the competition OF many small concerns
The proportion Of works and OF hands un-
employed is YET quite ANAL and the volume
of business transacted. though less than last
year in New England and Middle states
cities. is larger than ever before at ATTY
four OF sixty-throe clearing houses in the
entire region west OF Pennsylvania and south
OF the Potomac.
Wool Yields a little more chiefly in the
inner grades, A decrease OF nearly 10 per
cent at the London sales is one cause. but
more potent one is the continued ahstention
OF manufacturers who do not ind the market
for goods at the advanced prices named this
year at Falls City. except for few staples
Cotton goods are also irregular and in un-
only 10 per cent higher than they were No.
vember l. while cotton has risen 1879 per
cent. from TSsc TO s5sc. and is supported by
foreign buying.
The opening OF the Philippine ports has
reduced the price OF htmp from l5c last
November, to lie.
shipments OF boots ana shoes are smaller
than In the corresponding time OF every year
since 1895
Prices asked are practically as high us they
were January ]. though leather averages
per cent lower and hides about 10 per cent
lower. In spite OF good exports. wheat pros
poets suffice TO cause decline OF 1skc. while
corn has declined s9sc.
Corn exports still run much beyond last
year, in two weeks 6,S50500 bushels, against
4, 1s0.666 last year. and Atlantic exports Of
wheat (nour lnciudedl have been in two
weeks 5,t99.5oS bushels against $3.50 7o5
bushels last year. OF both grains the move
ment from the farms is large enough to dis
pei all fear that the supply Will run short.
Failures for the week have been la2 IN
the United States, against 1856 last year and
Is In Canads. against 20 last year.
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FASTER PASSENGER SERVICE.
The III. Il. and w. IT. to InnuEurate
Through Trnins 10 NnnsnN CITY.

The III. Il. and w. It. to InnuEurate
Through Trains 10 Kansas City.
All lines centerlng in Houston are de-
termined that the passenger service shall
be as good as can be furnished. The
Houston East ana West Texas is now at
work on new time card which will go
into effect on Sunday, May 20. II is in
tended to inaugurate new fast through
service to Kansas City and to points in
the North and East via Kansas City,
Correction VIII be made with the Kan
sas City southern (forme.'ly the Kansas
City. Pittsburg aud GulD. This line has
shortened up the running time between
Kansas City and Texas four hours and the
assurance is given that the Houston East
and West Texas aud Kansas City Southern
will be the fastest route out of Houston
to Kansas City. Two through sleepers
Will be run on the new train General
Passenger Agent Doherty thinks that this
new fast train will be drawing card. The
equipment is to be in every way first class
and ttS time saved in the trip will be
quite an item.
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BRApsTREET.s REVIEW.
Best Trade REPORTS Come from the
Pacific Coast Country

nest TRADE heports come from tht
Pacific Coast Country
New York, May 1l.--Bradstreet's tomorrow
will say: The trade situation this week may
be summed UP in the phrase: Inactive de-
mand and weaker pr,oess
Iron and steel buyers are still holding Off,
most of the business done being for small
lots for immediate consumption.
Further declines are noted in steel bilets
and Tor some hnlshed products, while sympa-
thetic weakness is reported in the other
metals, such AS copper. lead and tin. Steel
rails and structural material are exceptions
10 the weakness noted, prices for these prod
ucts being firmly held.
Relatively good reports come from the re-
tail trade at most centers, but as yet the
volume of recorder business from wholesalers
and iobbers has proved Disappointing.
Finished cotton and wooden products re-
main steady and raw cotton ia even a shade
higher, but wool is weakep, owing to re-
stricted demand from manufacturers and IN
sympathy with the lower prices set for many
grades at the London wool sales.
Print cloths, though nominatly held firm at
Fall River, continued To DO offered below
Liverpool price
The best trdde reports still come fsnm tine
Paciht coast markets, but better weather
conditions at the South bgve tended to
brighten trade reports from that section.
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ROCK ISLAND EXTENSION.
noad Is Being Rapidly Pushe ed
| LO

| ureer county.
worth Texas, May ll.--Ireland
On live stock agent of the chiaago
~ Commission company. has just
E,, ~ srom Greer county and Kiowa
a'a, He reports that the Rock
pushing work on the extension
u - ..na TO Granite In Greer coun-
4 Mst the grading is nearly COM
ns ii.seen these two places. over
ves OF steel has been laid from
, ,ssw IN the direction oa Granite.
rs Tss OF Mangum has made the
M. aa an offer to donate ten miles
ma M sfNeway TO the town and ten
4 land for cattle holding pur.
M. 'Sgum is fourteen miles south
.sarl. eranite and Mr., Hampton says
I sI,s 81 that place are confident the
NJ ~ VIII build through their town
s:,r.ts icy that it is in the center Of
|, ss,I.e cattle country.
Horl "a, Of Greer county believe that
4, = .slapd will continue its exten.
4 4 some point in Northwest Texas.
h ~, : connection with the Pecos
VI wy .. ! II is also learned that the
.r,s \, pAny Is very much interested
pli,. me kiowa reservation opened
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SECRETS SOLVED.
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souR lake MINERAL WELLS.

This noted resort Is now open for the
summer season. Guests will ind a com
plete change In the hotel conditions. Every
room has been beautifully papered, neat
~ painted, and carpeted, mostly with
tapestry carpets Il is as bright as a dol
lar fresh from the mint, and the table
unexcelled Major Wheaton. assisted by
Russell Blakely. late OF tine ST. Charles
hotel. New Orleans Is In charge. For
rates or for new nooklet OF Information.
testimonials of physicians, etc, address
Sour Lake Springs Co., Sour Lake, Texas.
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MIR. DohertS Resign..

Texarkana, Texas. May 11.--John A.
Doherty. who has been assistant civil en-
gineer IN the construction of the Texar-
kama and Shreveport railroad for the past
Two years, and later resident engineer for
the same road at this place, resigned hs
position today TO accept that of chief en-
ginser OF the Southern division OF the
Red River Valley railroad with headauar-
ters at Colfax, La
c. w. Foose Of this place will succeed as
resident engineer.
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Picnic Today.

The Houston East and West Texas win
lnaugurate the picnic season today at San
Jasuto. The groundssare located on the
banks OF the San, Jacinto river and arr
wei suited for outings having plenty OF
shade and an abundance Of good water.
springs are numerous and the youngsters
can nave plenty OF amusement Today's
picnic is given by the sacred Heart church.
trains win leave the Grand Central depot
az a. m. and ! p. m. They will make
Stops at the complny's depot In the Fifth
ward. Ut is intended TO have the children
back in Houston by $50 or o'clock in the
evening
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HEsTER's VISIBLE.
Decrease OF over Two Million BnIes
Compared with Last Wear.

New Orleans. May llsecretary Hester's
statement Of the worlds visible supply OF
cotton compares the figures OF this week
with last week. last year and year before,
II shows decrease for the week Just closed
last year and decrease OF 136.665 year bo-
fore last.
The total visible is 2,1O5.52s. against ESQ.,
lS9 last week. 4,iSS,a9l last year and s,eSS,-
$40 year before last. OF this the total OF
American cotton is 2.04i.529, against 2l4i ,lSa
last week, S,669. 29l last year aud ea16,g76
year before last and of all oihcr kinds in-
GLIDING Egypt, Brazil, India. etc. Cos. OOO.
against 600 last week, l,l6g,000 last year
and 9S2,000 year before last
The total worlds visible supply OF cotton
shove. q decrease compared with last week
OF l10660 bales decrease compared with
last year OF 9o32,I62 and decrease COM
pared with year before last OF 1853. AL.
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wharton, Texas, May 11.--Mr. John
sullivan, with his assistant and a picked
force OF hands, arrived on the Southern
Pacific yesterday with boarding house, cars
and camping outfit complete, to take
charge at once, laying ties and steels on
ene Caney valley road, the grade OF which
mas oeen practically completed to the
lower terminus, Van Week The first
tracklaylrg took place yesterday and VIII
be pushed with extra hands as fast as ma
terial arrives.
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Hoo Hoos mt Orange.

There viii be grand ooncatenation or
HOO Hoos at Orange. Texas. tonight and
big crowd is expected in the great lum-
Der city of East Texas For the occasion
the Southern Pacific has put on rate OF
one iare Tor the round trip from all sta.
mons between Houston and New Orleans
and from all stations on the Galveston,
Houston and Northern. Large delegations
are expected from the Louisians towns.
Among those going from this city is I. G.
Beard, chief clerk to General Freight
agent Jones OF the southern Pacific
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Freight Men nrsnnizc.

Fort Worth, Texas, May 1.-THE Fc. .
Worth branch of the National association
Of local freight agents and the only one
In Texas met today. The following OFF,
GERS were elacted for the ensuing year:
j. c. Stevens, president; ]. F. Lehane, vice
president; ]. f. Merrill, secretary and
treasurer. 5. w Noble was elected a de e.
gate to the National association meeting
at Boston June 12; F. E. Merrill, alternate
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-12
COFFEE.

New York, May IL codee--spot. Rio qu,et
No z invoice Sh Mild quiet; Cordoya ava
lsh, The market for coffee futures opened
STEADY. with prices unchanged 10 points
higher and further improved points on 90.
couraRing cables, light Brazilian receipts and
improved speculative demand; foreign buying
was feature Tho shorts were conspicuous
as buyers after the opening. The market
was hnnlly firm in tons with prices ne,
b4l0 points higher, Total Rales 70 $50 bags.
including MAY 600; June CAS-; July $50: Sep
temher go: October 615; November 6.sGq
6 s., December 100; January 7.00@7 %;
March us.
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pRADsrREEr's ON FINANCE.
Speculation Dull and Confined AL
most Solely 10 Spectators.

New York. March l1.--Bradstreets Gnan-
eial review will say tomorrow;
Irregularity prevailed this week in tho
movement OF quotations Tor securities Spec
ulation is exceedingly duh and continues to
be almost entirely confined to professional
interests This element, as was noted last
week, had become in the maj bcarish Ia
sentiment and ito operations for the short
account resulted 80 moro or less depression
thropghout both the railroad list aud the
industrlals.
The pressure upon the railroad share list
centered largely In stock Ike Baltimore and
Ohio and Missouri Pacific which had nd
yaneed recently on professional manipula-
ton.
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SHARES TO be handled by new company,
the Great Northern Employees Invest
ment association, limited" managed BY
otncials Of the road. Employees purchasing
STOCK VIII become members. No empioye
Receiving $4,000 a year or over may buy
stock, and zone may hold more than $500
worth. Service Of three years or more IL
= prerequisite for purchasing employees
AS the stock ie worth si55 a share this
action means a gift OF over $500. 900 10 lis
employees. There Will be distributed In
dividends on the stock $4,000 year.
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strawherry ana Potato shipments.

Tyler, Texas, May "a solid car Of
strawberries was shipped from Lindell
yesterday % Western markets. Anither
car will be shipped Friday. Today Two
cars Of potatoes from truck farms along
the Lufkin branch Of the Cotton Belt
passed through here. They we're con-
signed TO Chicago parties From now on
several carloads day will be shipped
from this locality.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-12
COTTON nelt Anpointmcnt..

The Cotton Belt has issued circular
giving information as follows
Effective May |, 1900, Mr.. w. c. Peeler
is appointed district passenger agent, with
headquarters at Main and Madison streets
Memphis, Tenn, TO succeed Mr.. Fred II.
Jones, resigned
Effective May 10, 1900. Mr.. l.. e. Saupe
is appointed travelling passenger agent,
with headquarters rooms SO1 and 302 Mar
auette building, Chicago, III.
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wnntnn WIN.

is wide open for the reception and COM
fort Of comers. The main hotel here, the
Wootan House. is under entirely new man
agement Is newly renovated and under
the control OF ". n. Watson Co. OF
Waco. Texas. whose ability and de.ermi-
nation TO cater 70 the patronage here "a
unQuestioned. "wootsn" was never more
inviting than now, with promise 70
please. We ask your patronage.
r. H. Wade. General Manager.
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n. and \. O. surveyor..

Rusk, Texas. May l0,--The surveyors OF
the Texas and New Orleans railroad are
camped FIVE miles northeast Of here. They
are running a line from Nacogdoehes TO
this place The road is located to the An
gelina river. twelve miles northeast of
here. The engineers will get into Rusk
about Tuesday of next week with the prl-
mary line. The people here are very
anxious to get the road,
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Another Promotion.

T. Q. Brown, one OF the efficiently clerks
in the general freight office OF the South
ern Pacific has been promoted to the po-
sltion OF assistant In the o., S. and u.
department OF the Southern Pacific claim
department and will enter upon the dutles
OF his new position next Monday.
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Austin Texas, May 1.-THE Houston
and Texas Central railroad today paid
the comptroller S172O tax for the quarter
ending March 81, the same being / per
cent of their gross passenger receipts.
The Weatherford, Mineral Wells and
Northwestern road paid s2s tax for the
same period.