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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-04
FAST CATTLE run,
Nine Hundred and Forty Niles II
FOrty-tyyo and a Quarter Hours.


Forty-tyyo and a Quarter Hours.
Following is a description Of the run
Of trainload Of beef cattle consisting OF
sixteen cars forwarded from Houston on
Saturday, April II, via the Houston and
Texas Central railroad to Ennis, Texas
Midland railroad to Paris, and thence via
the Frisco line, destined to the National
Stock Yards, East St. Louis. H.:
Left Houston 1886 a. m, Saturday,
April IA; arrived Ennis 1886 p. M, time
8 hours and 40 minutes; distance, 2Sl
miles; "a miles per hour. Time consumed
in transfer at Ennis, / hour and min
utes. Lett Ennis 9:40 D. m; arrived Paris
lao a. m, April 10; time hours; distance
1875 miles; 81 Ia miles per hour. Time
consumed in trasfer at Paris, hour and
30 minutes. Left Paris 3:15 a. M, April
10; arrived St. Louis $40 a. M, Monday,
April Is; time % hours and So minutes;
distance, 5s4 miles; 90 liz miles per hour
Distance, $40 miles; average per hour.
% 1-2 miles. including all stops. Total
time in transit to st. Louis, ~ hours and
10 minutes.
Between Houston and Ennis hour aid
40 minutes was lost on account of hot
boxes. Had it not been for this delay
the run would have been record one.
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Drummer school Election.

Y0l0nsl R. E. Lewis Of Drummer, who is
N, u, nuch Interested in the election that
~, ~, 'ak. place at Drummer tomorrow to
VIM ooars OF school trustees, says
t,y-I we have nominated a ticket of
unlss. Representative citizens, fear
Toll, -, our white citizens rally at the
,cts y .ne Ticket may be defeated The
Atwss, drummer is very evenly. divided
s. some method OF reasoning the colorsd
Il I'm NAV, nave got 1t into their heads that
reass Loved school system at Drummer
,nd .. ssrf large increase of taxation,
Bruno, nearly all the colored voters OF
.ected h. are taxpayers and void be af-
rost Ia such result, they opposed al
IA su ns, an independent seboo, district
TN s on, the white voters Of Drummer
IN dans.t tomorrow and vote our ticket is
ser OF being beaten"
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BAROMETER OF BUSINESS.
Office of The Post,

houston, thursday, May g.
The price Of California cherries. as given Ia
this column Yesterday, should have been $40
per box instead Of $50, which was typo
graphical error
Arbuckle's roasted coffee has advanced 20
cents per 100 pounds though there has been
no change as yet in other brands, and local
dealers can assign no valid reason for the
increase in price by the Arbuckle people
Tho market is absolutely bare OF old pota-
toes. New potatoes are rather plentiful
however, and the price thereon Is slowly
dropping to lie nominal figure, present quota
tions being SOC TO 81 per bushel.
The bacon market is weak at present ana
decline Of &c per pound has been recorded.
Lard. Of course, has gone down in price and
is also Nc per pound cheaper.
Receipts OF poultry and eggs continue TO be
light and the market very firm. 1t seema
that the farmers are so much behind in their
vork and have SO much work to do on ac-
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SCHOOL TRUSTEES ELECTION.


No question. Affecting the su-
perirtcndency, IL involved in
the election, May 3.
The term for which MIR. Bar-
nett was appointed does not
expire tin July, 1901.
before that time, In May,
IDOL, another election OF
trustees will occur.
Judge Ford makes nm anthem
tic statement that there is no
purpose to Dust Mr.. Barnett.
The question now is, whether Mr..
Barnett shall he permitted to dis
miss the Oldest and best teachers
In the schools. because they did not
SUPPORT him in his contest for the
superintendency.
II you are opposed to this scheme
to prolong the strife In the schools.
II you are opposed to changing the
text books IN the schools,
II you are opposed to lowering the
standard or impairing the efficiency
OF the high school.
II you arc in favor OF free text
books.
Vote, next Saturday, for
CHARLES p. sHEARN,
j. n. CADE.
FRED. FENWICK.
DIR. s. c. RED.
Il. w. TAYLOR.
ID. e. BLoXsoM.
JOHN L. WILLIAMS.
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TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
Employees of the Car Building De-
partment Pass Resolutions.

Employees of the Car Building De-
partment Pass Resolutions.
Employees in the ear building department
OF the Houston and Texas Central were
greatly attached TO the late Mr. James Nc
Gee, their superintendent, who was more
OF friend to them than master. Yes
terdsy they adopted the following resolu-
tons:
We, the employees OF the Houston and
Texas Central Railway company, do most
sincerely extend our sympathy to tho
family of DECEASED, James MCGEE, in the
hour Of their sad bereavement, in the sud-
den demise OF true. devoted and generous
husband and n kind and affectionate
father; and, also, that we have lost &
noble and worthy cltizen,a good and great
friend and benefactor to his fellow man
and kind master to his employees, noted for
his genial nature and kind disposition, IN
which We shall always cherish the kindest
of thoughts FOR him. Gone from our midst,
but not to be forgotten.
W. H. Martin.
X, A. Lowe
K. r. n.eteTt.
w. Mether.
II. Koenlg.
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pELEGATEs AppolNrEn.

The governor today appointed the fol-
lowing delegates from Texas to the Ma
tional Conference Of Charities and Cor
rection. which will be held in Topeka,
Kan. May 1924. next:
Lee j. Tankersley, Gatesvllle; Dr. ]. T.
Wilson, Terrell; Dr. q. NJ. Worsham. Aus
tin; Or II. L. Graves. San Antonio: s. NJ.
Fry, Fort Worth; Rev w. L. Kennedy.
Huntsville; William Clemens. New Braun.
tels; DR.. R. c. Buckner Dallas; T. II.
Bowman. corslcana; ]. S. Rice, Hunts.
Vile; John B. Peyton. Trinity: W. NJ.
Lacy. Rusk
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-04
PASSENGER RATE WAR.
Rates 10 New Orleans Cause Til
Between Two Rig Lines

Rates 90 New Orleans Cause n Tilt
Between Two Rig Lines.
While the freight men are wool gather
ing on account of the rate decentralization
the passenger men are giving little side
show in that line. nice little bout is
being engaged IN with the Texas and Pa
ciic and the Southern Pacific. 1he stake
is the T. P. A. business to New Orleans.
An attempt was made to have the S.
rate to Houston extended. This added to
the Southern Pacific rate of $3.50 would
make the rate to New Orleans $3.50. The
rate from North Texas was fixed at $40.
The Southern Pacific rate is $3.50. but
now comes the Texas and Pacific with o
rate Of IS from points east of Weatherfora
to New Orleans. Next!
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-04
SOUR LAKE MrNpRAL WELLS.

This noted resort ia now open for the
summer season. Guests viii find com
plete change in the hotel conditions. Every
room has been beautifully papered. neat
ly painted, and carpeted, mostly with
tapestry carpets. II Is as bright az a dol
lar fresh from the mint. and the table
unexcelled. Major wheadon, assisted by
Russell Blakeiy, late of the st. Charles
hotel. New Orleans. Is In charge. For
rates or for new booklet Of information,
testimonials Of physicians. etc. address
Sour Lake Springs Co, Sour Lake, Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-04
II. e. and w. II. specials.

The Houston East and West Texas an
nounces the following special rates:
Texas Grain Dealers association ut
Fort Worth, May 10 and 16, one fare for
round trip. On sale May II. limited 10
May II.
Peoples party National conventions at
Sioux Falls, s. D., and Cincinnati, Ohio
May 9, one fare plus So for the round trip.
Tickets on sale May to Z. good to return
May Il to II.
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wootan Wells

is wide open for the reception and COM
fort OF Corners. The main hotel here, the
wootan House. is under entirely new man
agement, IS newly renovated and under
the control o. " D. Watson & Co. OF
Waco. Texas. whose ability and deterui-
nation to cater 70 the patronage here Is
unquestioned. "Wootsn'' was never more
inviting than now, with a promise 70
please. We ask your patronage.
r. H. Wade. General Manager.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-04
ANorHER HEAvY Rams

Another very heavy rain. attended with
the usual electric display and lasting sew
eral hours. fell here early this morning.
It has rained from two to six hours per
day hare for the past ten days. and the
ground In this vicinity s In sucn eonai-
tion that where the crops have not b,eu
washed away they will be considerably be-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-04
FLOOD SITUATION.
Austin Branch Under water between
Hampstead and ChappeiI Hill.

hampstead and Chappeil Hill.
Inc nigh water situation remains un-
changed. On the Austin branch OF the
Houston and Texas Central the tracks are
submerged to a depth of thlrty-six inches
and all train service between Hampstead
and Chappell Hill has been abandoned
Trains. however. are being operated be-
tween Austin and Chappell Hill. II is
thought that the water will come TO
stand today, begin TO recede and that by
Sunday through train service Will be re
sumed. as no track has been washed away.
At Columbus the Colorado was falling
and very little drift was coming down.
The Southern Pacific bridge. however, was
not completed last night.
With the above exceptions everything is
in good shape on all lines.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-04
TIE nARpER CASE.

The court OF criminal appeals today or
dered that defendant be allowed bail in
State of Texas VS.. Kennedy Defendant In
this case is barber who was convicted Of
violating the Sunday law by keeping his
shop open on Sunday. He applied to tho
criminal district court OF Galveston and
Harris counties for writ OF habeas cor
pus, and the application was passed up to
the court OF criminal appeals, which to-
day set 1t down for hearing May l6. This
is teet case. the purpose being to as
certain whether the higher courts agree
with Judge Allen that shaving is a noces-
slty. hence not violation of the Sunday
law.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-04
COAST COUNTRY EXHIBIT.
Photographs and Samples of Fnrh
Products Are Asked For.


The immigration department Of the
Southern Pacific. with view TO settling
up the coast country OF Texas, is build
Ing up a splendid exhibit. In doing so
they ask the operation Of the public
Next to seeing lands in person Is viewing
good photograph, enc which realistically
depicts the scene.
1t is desired that photographs Of farm
scenes and manufacturing establishments
be taken by parties interested in the de-
velopment OF their section. They will be
prominently displayed In the permanent
exhibit and investors attention called to
them.
Samples OF rice, corn. sugar cans and
paper made from cane pulp. or any agri-
cultural product not perishable are espe-
cially solicited. senders should write or
print their names on their exhibits and
furnish reliable data to 90 with them.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-04

Tho New York Commercial says of the
dried fruit situation there; The season for
dried fruits is about over and holders are
placing in cold storage quantities of any
size. while small lots are offered at cost to
save tho expense OF storing. Supplies of all
sorts are small. probably smaller than for
some years at the beginning Of May. aud
holders are firm in their views ON lots which
concessions.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-04
RniIroaders Photographed.

photographs OF the ticket Offices on
Main street were resently taken and yes
terday delivery was made OF ths photos.
In the Santa Fs ofhce are to be seen the
handsome crew who make their head
quarters there. The boys look as pleasant
and smiling in the picture as they DO
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-04
Tho Rntcs on onts.

On May the emergency rate of cents
on oats between Texas common points and
stations on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa
Fe. the Missouri, Kansas and Texas and
Sherman, Shreveport and Southern was
Cancelled. Oats now take the old rate,
f2ls cents per hundred between Texas
common points and points on the above
named roaas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-04
LAwLoR ARRIVALS

,. !; =. ki2gsly, Dallas; Glenn Fittger, Cal
tsusSii,r' d =. Thomson, Galveston: John A.
YORK sTeator. H.; NJ. s. Wooley New
w sa'y San Antonio; D. A. Ringsburg and
hlss p new York; 0. S, Pleimer and wife, Sa-
smith ass; George Romney ana wife, j. II.
corso,s anu daughter, ]. c Cutler, George Q.
!. L. sr ana wife, Utah; J: S, Lowe, Dallas
York: V " san Jose. Cal; F. seeber. New
'A''tinei Harry Gardner. ST '" Louis ''
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-04
FROM THE CAPITAL CITY
The waiers.pierce oil Company Can Not Do
Business in The State.
A STATEMENT AS TO LAND FORFtlTuRES
Commissioner Hogan VIII Notify all
Purchasers Who Are In Arrcars.
Galveston Barber Given HAIL.

Austin. Texas. May s,--Attorney General
Smith today advised Secretary Of State
Hardy that under recent decision OF the
supreme court OF the United States the
waters-Pierce OIL company is henceforth
an outlaw in Texas In so far as the trans
action Of local business IS concerned. and
consequently can not be granted new
permit to set up shop in the State. The
mandate of the supreme court perpetuallg
restraining said company from maintaining
offices. agencies or depots In Texes was
received several days ago, but will not be
executed until May Is, this respite being
granted in order to give the company time
to wind up its affairs.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-04
;, Ihterstate ReguIntions.

sotis.s 'on East and West Texas have
Nay - Vneir agents that commencing
sou,S, rules and regulations of the
sser s ooan Passenger bureau now in
apply "a Jh,sling Interstate business. viii
ud ia fusiness between points In Texas
inoian and Oklahoma Terrltor ,es.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-04

when The Post reporter comes around In
quest OF news or when a pretty girl casts
sweet glance at them as she passes by.
Those in the group are: ]. n. GrIswo,d
commercial agent W. Buerger ticket
and j. B. Rector, soliciting freight agent
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-04

1t is estimated that 10 per cent OF the fruit
bearing trees OF Georgia are affected by tho
San Jose scale.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-04
A,tFNnMrNr az o.

The Drumm- Flato Commission company
Of Kansas. City hled an amendment TO us
charter. giving notice Of M increaae az
capital stock from $500. 900 10 $500 oo0.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-04

The first broom corn ever imported 10 this
country has arrived in Chicago. The ship
ment comprises 500 tons and comes from
Hungary, IL Is reported on apparently good
that the trust has 1000 tons on
hand, but Will not sell for less than $500 per
ton while the imported costs $40 per ton
laid down in this country.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-04

The steamship Betty arrived In New York
Monday with cargo including 500 boxes OF
Messina lemons and $1,000 boxes OF Palermo
lemons
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-04
Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat
DR.. SWAlL,
aIz-3I5 Khan Mig. Houston

count of the recent heavy rains that they
have no time to give to the produce end of
their business.
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AS TO pEL1NQuENr INTEREST.

A report is being circulated in the Pan
missioner Of the general land office re-
quested OF State Treasurer Robbins a list
OF all school land purchasers who had not
paid interest on or before November or
the fractional part OF the year after their
purchases for forfeiture. out that the treas
urer refused 10 furnish such a list. The
result Is that great number OF people
have written both to the land office and
TO the treasurer's o.lce to know IL any
forfeltlres would likely be made where
the interest for the fractional part OF the
year was not paid by the 1rst Of last No
vember
Land Commissioner Charles hogan was
seen today, and he stated that there was
not particle OF truth as a basis for any
such report, and that II Is false from be-
ginning to end; that he has not only never
made any such request from the treas
urer. hut that II has been his uniform pol
Icy 10 discourage forfeitures OF school land
sales that II he desired to know who was
delinquent at that time there would ba
no occasion 10 request such a list from
the treasury. as the land office keeps en-
account with every purchaser OF school
land in the State. and the commissioner
could consult his own records. The law
lhahta IL tue uuly OF lle state treasurer
to furnish annually the commissioner OF
the general land office with a LIST OF Nil
purchasers who fail to pay their annual
interest TO the treasurer on or before No
vember ! of each year. but no purchaser
Is regarded as delinquent where interest
Is due for only part of year,
Commissioner Rogan further says that
when the delinquent list was sent him
June l. 1899, for forfeiture that before
making any forfeitures he adopted plan
never heretofore followed. of sending a
written notice to each delinquent whose
address could be obtained that his land
had been reported for forfeiture, and in
formed him that unless 1t was his inten-
ton to forfeit he would have until July
to remit the interest 10 The treasurer.
that more than a thousand purchasers
availed themselves Of this notice and made
their remittances, not knowing that they
were delinquent. and for fear that some
had failed to get their notice he caused
list OF all lands reported delinquent to be |
published in the daily papers, so that the |
delinquent purchaser could take notice ana |
protect himself, and that the same course
would be pursued this year
Treasurer Robbins was also seen about
the matter, and said the report was I
fabrication pure and simple, and that no
such request was ever made Of him by
the commissioner or by any other person. Z
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-04

C,lw,.on Special leaves Houston 1850 p. m.
snrs,y, only All these trains leave the
sSs r. Congress Avenue Depot 10 minutes
hrr than the shove.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-04

N0TE-Tnln, leaving Houston at 4ssp.
n end arriving at Houston ,4s a. m and
nasa. m. also run into Grand Central depot.
departing ten minutes earlier and arriving
In MINUTES later than time given above
rAl trains arrive AMI DEPART from tbs Grand
Central depo, except the Missouri Kansas and Texas
tiIrs which have depot In the Fifth ward. the In
nrstcral and Great Northern ami Columbia Tap,
vhkh use the International and Great Northern depot
Congress avenue. Ths Missouri. Kansas and
Isia, and Galveston. Houston and Henderson trains
,Ds tie International and Grea; Northern depot
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n. Il. a w. T. h. r..

Grand Central Depot
Inn !. 80 >. m Express Train Arrive 6.40s a. o.
Shreveport. Kansas City ami Cinclnnat)
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G., II. 6 II. n. n.
Depot foot Of Congress Aveuus.
Galveaton Trains
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Z poAD SCHEDULE
n. 4 r. G. H. n
Grand Central Depot

r. q n. o. II. II.
.J New Orleans Trains.
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Grand Central Depot
For Galveston and LIN Porte.
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IN a.. f.., mail and express between ths
w. snav -, viii carry through cars for Dallas
N dNss ~ song from Houston via the Central.
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NJ. *. & It. n. r..

NJ. x. & IT. r.. n.
L. X. and II. Depot. Fifth Ward.
Ne of0a NJ. Arrive 9.35 a. m
w6.35 D. Arrive $50 D. n
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-04

HIS DEADLY PRACTICAL JOKE.

Humorous Nan Poked His Umbrella
It was a joke; a duet sung In cele-
bration Of Cuba's dawning era Of pros.
ress; a slap on the back and a play
full retaliation with the prod Of an UNI
brella, that together formed the merry
preface to a fatal tragedy. The actors
were Cubans. One. who died the other
day, was George Alamillo, a cigar
maker, whose home was in 1872 Ham
burg avenue, Brooklyn. He was drink
ing and singing with his friend, Sam
uel G. Bagley, an insurance adjuster
at so Howard avenue, in q saloon on
Jan. 20. They cracked many Jokes
about the ejectment of 1.-The S%paniards
from Cuba, and about the relative
merits Of the cigar trade and the in
surance business. Suddenly Bagley,
by way Of emphasizing his sense OF
humor, jabbed his Cuban friend in the
back with an umbrella It's sharp
point pierced Alamillo's flesh. He
cried out In pain, but did not realize at
the time the serious nature Of his
wound. His death was caused by
blood poisoning. Before he died the
Cuban declared that his friend was
blameless. But the police said they
would arrest Bagley, If only to cure
him Of his dangerously playful use OF
an umbrella as a means to impress
upon a victim the point Of a joke
New York Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-04

"Well," said the boy. rsaectiTeiys
chewing some home made tahy as he
looked into the face of the policeman.
"yeh spoilt me Ashin' trip fer me- wen
yeh pulled dat ERE string last night
dat was hangin' TRIM me winder. Yen
nee. I toll me trends / would let O
string hang firm me windsr 30 wen
IA woke early N dc moTnin' no u
kum to me house, pull de string. wake
me up an I would 90 a-fshsn' on the
see wild him. Up n bed / tied dc string
10 me right hand an hung do string
ou& err de windsr an went ter sleep.
NE little brudder Louie, who / sleep
wfs. got mixed with de string on me
hand ia putty soon he had 10 curled
bout zee times round his neck. WsAAs
bout hay past four n dc mornin' me
friend kim = me house an pulled Do
string. an soon was chekin' Mssl
Louie. Louie kinder woke up an
kicked me SO dat I thot 1t was q robber
an called fer me Nav. Wen Nav
kim nm she saw little Louie chohin'.
Nav den cut de string an saved lttel
rouie,a life. DEN yeh pulled me trend
who was pullin' de rope, fer a robber,
cause VEN thot he vas Robin our
house. In de mornin' me Nav saw ds
string round me hand an warmed me
nm fer do day, I'll bet I'll never hans
mother string out do windeF. But
anyway yew policemen is alwaya
round when yer mot wanted" -Oetyois
Free Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-04

A fox having been pursued Dy a
Barnard (Vt.) hunter and two hounds,
escaped in a novel manner. The ami
NAL was being closely pressed by the
dogs, when it dashed across the rail-
road track In front Of a fast moving
train. The fox barely succeeded in
reaching the other side of the track
ahead of the approaching locomotive,
but the dogs were not so fortunate.
The hounds were so eager for their
prey that they did not heed the train,
and both were killed.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-04
The Jap's Regard for the Fex.

All over Japan you will see images
Of foxes-old foxes, with their noses
Clipped and their ears broken off;
older foxes still, with a growth Of
moss on their backs; sly. alert, foxes,
with noses perked smartly in the air;
great foxes and little foxes, sages and
clowns, all kinds and d~egrees-show-
ing the prevalence Of this belief in
the land Of the wistaFia and the far,
and also showing in what respect the
fox is held, says a traveller. 1t is curl
Gus to note that In all countries the
fox above all other animals has been
considered to exert great influence and
power. All nations have legends of
which the cunning and intelligence Of
the fox is the theme.