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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-27
LOWER PETROLEUM RATES WANTED
Formal Application to Be Made to the
Commission.

Austin, Texas. February 26.-Captain Lu-
cas- of the beaumont oil we'll appeared he
fore the railroad commission this after
noon and asked for a reduction of the
rates on crude petroleum. Tie commission
requested him to make an application in
writing TO that effect and they would at
once order hearing on the subject.
Superintendent Patterson Of the local
water and light plant was with him and
stated that the city of Austin desired TO
usc oil instead Of coal for fuel, but could
not do So on account OF the high freight
rates on oil.
CAPTAIN Lucas made lengthy statement
10 the commissioners and they appeared
10 be greatly interested In what he said.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-27

u did not amount to much and the re-
lulred land could he had for little money.
:, inc route OF the proposed road through
;Nhvasotn was discussed freely by mum
VET or gentlemen, and finally a motion was
made and carried that n committee Of
I'VE I'VE citizens be appointed to msct Mr.
cunningham here tomorrow and tender his
company the right of way from pcnt
one mile this side OF Welborn 10 tho north.
EN- limits Of the city and from the
southern limits of the city TO Spring, aud
usk MIN for al least four surveys and
cross section plans OF different acceptable
routes through Nnvaso,a. This. with
view OF rendering the company the use of
route best adapted and ohtainable The
committee. intrusted with this work was
r. I; Bridges, chairman. i. u. Bookman,
4, NJ owen, Ward Templeman, $. J.
walker and Or. Peoples.
Waco, Texas, February 2e-The route of
me extension of the International aud
GSreat Northern railroad from Marlin to
WACO has not been decided upon yet
ihree ways have been surveyed hut no
decision has been reached. The right of
way committee Of the citizens Of Waco
Is on the ground now and il is expected
mat route will he decided upon In a
aay or two. The railroad company is ready
70 go TO work as soon as the route has
peen decided and the right of way pro.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-27
UNIFORM BoxcARs.
Engineer and Freight Men Say It Is a
Good Thing and viii Push 1t Along.

Good Thing and VIII Push 1t Along.
Steps toward the adoption of dimensions
for a standard box car will be taken at the
second annual convention of the American
Railway Engineering and Maintenance of
Way association to be held In Chicago
March u. 10 and IA. II is said that oper-
atIng officials of several Of the most
prominent railroads in the country will
argue for such an adoption Under exist
ing conditions, with all manners and sizes
Of hox cars in use, full Interchange OF
traffic by the roads is not possible. the
physical condition of some properties not
being adapted TO the handling of certain
cars used by the hg lines. II the asso
citation favors standard dimensions. IL will
recommend to the roads with which Its
Individual members are connected the
ndoDtion of them. Local freight men say
n uniform box car for NIL lines would be
very beneficial TO all systems.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-27
sHERlFFs' DEPARTMENT..

Eeea or stolen from Richard Lee. rs
u Houston, Texas, bay mare /;
. hand, yhsnls old this spring and about
d Wits nigh. branded u on left Shout
|se. az, Spots on the back, made by the
Pm shnr n the face; paees. A. II. An
|hnye6Sn erin BY a, l.. Conoway. deputy.
f4ler y, ~ stolen from l.. N. Marlborough,
troxn isxas, three head OF cattle, two
B BOW ~ color and one white spotted,
h IA ,year-old and other brown 8
|san o,s and the white spotted one also
n esr COW registers w. b. NJ. Ia
IL rls and the others branded l.. Y.
rs {ssA alp; COW has bell on and the
Esss rev. 'aSe been sawed on Five
hi " BY Olive Hargrave, Koryllle,
III Ma iIe mare 6 or years old. IL
saad,nh, branded ]. C. on the left hip:
fa tksn ano spur marks; was shod
hal r. 4, r. Anderson, Sheriff.
Z = conoway, Deputy.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-27
asrnhardt speciaI Train.

The Bernhardt special train from San
Francisco 10 New Orleans was scheduled
to pass through Houston at about o'clock
Yesterday afternoon, hut 1t didn't do II by
several hours. II was first reported an
hour late and these reports kept coming In
regularly thereafter mp to 10 o'clock. A
little after 10 the special came In. All
those on board had retired.
There are seventy-twO persons aboard,
ali being members of the Bernhardt.
play "L'Aiglon" for i've nights IN the
crescent City, beginning tonight The
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-27
Tex,n Killed in The Philippines.

Tockhart, Texas February 26.-The re
nor, ~ General Macarthur. published In
Yesterdays Post. giving account of recent
deaths in the army In Luzcn. names one
cornorol ~. ]. Kelly as having been killed
ON the 26th OF January. Corporal Kelly
Was n Caldwell county boy. having been
born and raised within nEs miles o. t f,oex-
md a nephew OF Mr. w w. Carpenter o.
Inrthart Many relatives and friends In
Ills county lament the fate OF the youne
soldier.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-27
Sunset Special Rates.

The Sunset lines announce a special rate
of one fare, plus So, to New Orleans on
the occasion of the general missionary con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal church,
South. Aprir>24. Dates of sale, April 81
and % limited 10 return May ..
For the annual State convention Of sec.
retaries for the Young Mems Christian As.
ISOLATION nj Waco March to II. rate
of one and a third fare for the round trip.
The certificate plan will be used.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-27
NAvAsoTAs EARNEsTNEss.
The RIGHT Of Way for the New hoad has
Practically Been Secured.

Practically Beet OepuI1U'
Nayasota. Texas, February III an
the railroad meetings thus far held IN Nav
asota the one at the opera house yestef'
day afternoon was by odds tne iab pesI hu AZ
tended, and perhaps more stru's"' ''
ness was accomplished. =, wav
Reports from the northern right OF , Wfy
committee was to the effect that risnIl
had been secured to traverse tr ne and
tb be" right h Of way practically secured TO a
p 1af one mile this side Of welbornii a ana
there was much local interest as . 10 wn town
or the road should run ciose W
or nearer the bottom. o.,oa that
u The southern committee reported th ha
they went to spieig and struck t on ed
hhu w ny a1ghtcen miles From Spring 10
them sieabn lor no trouble was found in securing
sl or nearly all the rights asked it teSs
the rest at little cost. From stueon ed I hnt
way some opposition was eneouu''u'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-27

Nacogdoches, Texas. February 25.--Thc
crew on the Texas and New
Orleans railroad extension are now at
work seven miles south of town laying
track. and If the weather will permit will
reach town In eight days. The switches
In the terminal yards amount to atty
three. one mile and half long. Commcnc.
Ing just north Of the depot on West Main
street, when the track Is completed TO
town the citizens viii serve refreshments
to the officers and men.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-27
Full Bonus Can Not Be Raised.

weatherford, Texas, February 26.-The
committee having in charge the PROPOSE
tion Of the w, NJ, n. and n. w. railroad
TO extend to Graham have reported II i'm.
possible to raise the bonus asked. but
have offered to guarantee q $4,000 bonus.
President Fouts OF the railway company
has gone to New York to confer with
his associates relative to the proposition.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-27
New switch Enaine for Sherman.

Sherman, Texas. February 26-lt Is re-
liably stated that there Is now in course
of construction mt the company shops In
the Houston and Texas Central yards in
sherman and that upon the advent OF tho
Frisco a night crew of swltchmen viii be
added TO the force here.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-27
Master Mechanic soroaoins Resiqns.

Tyler. Texas, February ~. Mr.. John NJ
Scroggins, for the past FIVE years general
master mechanic Of the st. Louis South
western Railway company Of Texas, has
sent 10 General Manager Bowron his resig-
nation, to be effective March 1. A sue.
cessur TO Mr. Scroggns will be named
within n few days.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-27

train was run In two sections. three bar
glge cars coming IN frat number ~
ladies and gentlemen, admirers ~ tho
Divine Sarnh,N had intended TO cnll 10
see her when the special reached uous
ton. but decided not to do SO when Inc
train was reported late.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-27
prnrcED RATES TO WASHINGTON.

M the INAUGURATION OF FTetIdcnt Mc'
Kiniey March A. will be on sale VIA the
Southern Railway February z ana ~
an ,,,,,, ,nfil March IL Round trip tickets,
10 On sale In Washington 10 New fork
a. $40 for the ronnd "trip. good for . zen
days' every day. No change OF cars from
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-27
penos River Earninas.

Austin, Texas. February 26.-The Pecos
River Railway company paid the comp
troiler S3440 today, passenger tax on
S3l4O passenger cEnings for the quarter
ending December 81, 1900
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-27
GOING TO SAN ANTONIO.
The Gould Party Put in q Few Hours a,
Palestine

Palestine Texas, February 20 -Presi
dent George Gould and family. Mr.. Pat
Brunell Treasurer Henson and others mr..
rived az 4;20 this evening. The ladies'
Of the party took a carriage ride over thr
city while MIR. Gould talked business With
General Manager Trice at the general Of.
fees. The party left for san Antonio az
O'clock
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-27
Workman Badly t4urt.

Laisl. Texas. February 24.-Mr. Jirou
was seriously injured while working q the
Dcwey mills planer last Friday. The
thls writing
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-27
DYSPEPSIA,

Geo. S. Scally OF 10 Nassau Street, New
York, says: FOR years | have been
troubled with rheumatism and dyspepsia
aud came To the conclusion TO try Your
pills. Immediately found great relief
from their use. feel like new man
since | commenced taking them. and woul l
not now he without them. The drowsy,
sleepy feeling ! used TO have has entirely
disappeared The dyspepsia has left me
aud my rheumatism Is gone entirely. | am
satisfied IL any one so afflicted will give
Railways Pills trial they will surely cure
them. for | believe II all comes from the
syst em being out Of order-the liver not
10 work -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-27

wben main or irritation exists on any
,art ~ the body the application Of BAL
Pp1napns SNOW EMINENT VIII give
nronnt relief Price. % and 80 cents, For
saie Gy A. +. Kiesllng, Druggist, oo2 Main
street
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-27

IassAN'AMERIcAN BUFFALO LINE
knss.s, opened May 8. 1901, with through
I3Eyjssess .sice from St Louis over the
M nsia, vandalia and Erie lines vim
dnlsra Solumbus and Akron. For
~ = Sail upon or address II. D.
=. Agt., San Antonio. Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-27

ltiins arrive and depart from the Grand Gem
i I'D. except the Missouri. Kansas & Texas
d pAfh have depot in the Fifth ward. the In
it1usl& Great Northern and Columbia Tap.
ause the International and Great Northern de-
L Congress avenue. and the Houston East and
! Texas morning train which leaves from and
5nrte Houston East and West Texas dep OF.
Missouri. Kansas & Texas and Galveston.
hNn Henderson trains pass the International
! nat Northern danot
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-27
rlolp SCHEDULE.
"a II. C. n. II.
csntrai Depot

r."-'s t,st mail and express between the
|, III 70 a,sa viii carry through cars for DAT
Ny ~. s"s Going from Houston via The Gen.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-27

|k0rE-Tralns leaving Houston at4.45p.
! and arriving at Houston at 3.a5 a. m and
|sYam also run into Grand Central de-
|N tspartlng 10 minutes earlier and arriv-
III len minutes later than time given above.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-27
G G; a.'s'' . .$l.50
Thursday, Feb. 28
Wac. n. & H.R.R.

On Special Train, leaving Central de-
pot 900 a. M, and !. G. G. NJ. depot
9:10 a. m. Returning, Special leaves
Galveston 7:30 p. m.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-27

Z. G. II. & ii. IL. IL.
Depot foot of Coagi ess Avenue.
10 Galveston Trains.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-10

that might be asked and TO every tet-
ter Of inquiry some of these circulars
were Forwarded by the Secretary. An
idea Of what this orEznixafion Is doing
may be had from the refozt q the
Secretary submitted in April last
Number of letters answered In the
seven months ending March 3lst- $50:
number of pieces of literature sent out
by the Secretary. ie.4Ss. number Of
pieces sent out by visitors to the
Board of Trade rooms. 5000; number
of visitors. 1890.
The Board has room containing
an exhibit OF products of the surround
ing country which Is great attraction
for tourists and home seekers Here
the Secretary has his Office and any
request for information is promptly
furnished Special articles on climat-
ology are prepared by resident physi-
clans and by the signal service oficial.
articles On orange culture. aim ond
culture and every other product that
can be grown are prepared by special
lists and printed for the information OF
any who may want to know about a
particular industry. And all this is
accomplished at trifing cost
What should be done towards an
suerin1 letters of i0ouirv ahouf Hono-
lulu and Hawaii as 10 have an organiza-
ton that would secure funds for the
purpose from the business men of the
community, employ competent man
as secretary and have him prepare or
induce friends of the organization 20
prepare articles on various subjects
of interest and printed which could be
mailed to all inquirers.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-10
Driving Out Consumption.
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
The deaths from consumption i
Philadelphia are now one-third les
than they were sixteen or seventeen
years ago. In year 1000 less per
| sons die now than then. and 1000 les
are i'll with this wasting malady Tn.
| fight with disease has no greater tri
| umph Continuing it another genera
I ton and consumption viii have prac
ticaliy disappeared and play as small
part in daily -.fe as Vphus or tbs
plague, which once slew their thou
sands in every European city.
In spite of this encouraging decrease
there remain $500 persons who die
yearly of consumption in Philadelphia
and 5000 who are doomed TO death
from the disease and slowly wasting
away. Once case fastens itself On a
working family with the low wage OF
laborers or mechanics, and pauperism
is certain. Member after member
yields. Long sickness comes. Work
stops. Savings disappear. The family
is broken and some surviving member
left dependent on charity.
II aSCuiCS dic DSiuS SndCtcu
in at least 1000 families of narrow
means in this city today. They are
needless. In early cases per cent
can be saved, Nearly one-half, IS per
cent, of cases in a later stage can be
cured. But not in their homes. Hos
pital treatment is needed for the ad-
vanced stages. A mountain sanitari-
nm for those in the earlier period of
the disease.
The Free Hospital for Consump-
tives" has addressed itself to hospital
treatment by paying for beds in ex-
listing institutions. It is expanding ST.
month for this purpose with an econ
omy which saves the investment in
plant and administration: takes hospi-
tails now running and pays only FOR
the patient and his care. The work
needs an increasing support and
widening revenue. Given these and it
would be possible to add a sanitarium
in the mountains and home for con-
valescing patients in this city So
small sum as $4,000 would start the
work. buy site in the cool counties.
elevated and dry, and in communities
uncursed with consumption. and pro-
vide for city patients on the way to
hospital or sanitarium
This work once began in this way
would before long be equal to all cases
from families needing aid. For in this
disease. as pubic education goes on.
cases diminish. and public education
is the task to which the Society for
the Prevention of tuberculosis has
addressed itself for nearly a decade.
Its steady agitation has nearly brought
this community to the registry of con-
sumption. This is the next imperative
reform. The board of health should
not delay it.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-10

The vote in Missouri in the late cleo
ton showed extraordinary Republican
gains and Democratic losses in 100 our
of ia of the counties of the State
Had these changes in lie returns been
registered in the three large cities IF
St. Louis. KANSAS City apd ST. Joseph.
where the election was controlled by
Democratic boarus. Mckinley and no.
Bryan would have carried the State
The odious Nesbit election and police
laws. which lodge the entire supervis
ion of the election in boards appointed
by the Governor in the three large
cities. saved the State to Bryan. In
1895 ST Louis gave Mckinley ls.o0t
plurality. This year. although nearl,
every county in the State gave an n
creased Republican vote. ST. Louis re
turned but 1890 for Mckinley. Way
Bryan should gain more than l4.eot
votes in St Louis and lose in Other
parts of the State is not clear. unless
the explanation be found in the opera
tons of the Democratic election ma
chinery.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-10
VICTORIA WANTS TOURISTS.

| Honolulu is not the only city border
ing on the Pacific that is being aroused
to the Importance OF tourist travel.
I Victoria is waking up to the fact that
must make her attractions known TO
the world With an Incompatible
summer climate and beautiful natural
scenery the city of Victoria and the
Island of Vancouver are ideal places
TO spend the hot days of midsummer
The Colonist is leading in the matter,
as The Republican is doing here. A
recent number contains interviews
with prominent men on the best means
to advertise the city. Alderman W. G.
Cameron, who says he has given much
study to the subject, suggests the fol-
lowing, which is equally as applicable
to Honolulu as TO Victoria. He says:
Il think We should make special ef-
forts to make the city attractive and
cater especially for the tourist trade.
To this end think we should improve
our schools, public library. and our
streets and sewers. If this were done
families would be encouraged to take
up their residence here in preference
to other points on the Coast. | am
very much in favor of the city adopting
a broad and progressiveN policy this
year, with the object of making Vic
toria clean. beautiful and thoroughly
modern city. am in favor of large ex-
penditureS g. et.eets. sewers and side
-
Then again | am in favor of the
systematic distribution of illustrated
booklets by the city--in the same man
ner in which railway companies do
containing full information as to eli
mate. trade, resources of the island.
statistics. etc. This is something that
should be taken up at once and pushed
with vigor. There is a tourist associa-
tiou III 81 JOlu, IN d., WHICH Is uOluS
very valuable work in this way FOR
that city. We ought to have tourist
association here. and hope to see one
organized soon. Another excellent
plan, to my mind. would be to have the
citizens generally adopt the system of
using in their correspondence an en-
velope containing an advertisement of
Victoria. They should also supply adj
dresses to which the literature l have
alluded to can constantly be sent
Some of the eastern cities have adopt
ed the system of having letters sept
abroad by residents who are inclined
to speak approvingly of the locality
Such letters are the very best kind IF
advertising. In Ramerous instances
they are published in papers at points
TO which they are sent. without cost
Il am certainly in favor of system
attic steps being taken at once to prop
erly advertise Victoria and the island
generally
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-10
HONOLULU, II. T.. JAN. 10. 1901.
WEATHER YESTERDAY.
HAWAITS EXPENSIVE GOVERN
MENT.


One OF the arguments advanced by
the opponents of municipal govern
ment is that it would increase taxa
tibn. This is constantly iterated and
reiterated until many have been led to
believe that if a municipal govern
ment were established for Honolulu
the taxes for the conduct of the city
would be added TO those already levied
by the Territory. thus making the tax
rate exceedingly high. II is well IN
this connection to remember that a
large portion OF the taxes now pad
TO the Territory could be done away
with II city government were estab-
lished and that police court fines and
licenses would be made payable to the
city instead OF to the Territory
Under the present centralized sys-
TEN the territorial government of Ha-
wall. with only $4,000 population. is
NEARLY twice as expensive as the gov
eminent of Nebraska. a State having
n population of loss 900. nearly seven
times the number of Hawaii Accord
ing TO the report of the Auditor of
Public Accounts of the State of Neb-
raska, the total amount appropriated
by the Legislature for the expenses Of
the state government for the two years
ending April Isl, 1899. was 2.4Se. 900.
and for the two years ending April
list. 1901. 81 .591 600 or little over one
and quarter millions a year to run
the affairs of large State containing
over 10000 600 population.
The report of Auditor Austin for the
Territory of Hawaii for the years
1889 shows that for the two year
period ending December 3lst. 1899.
the expenditures were s4.746. 900. al
most twice as much as the expendi-
lures for the State of Nebraska for
the same period. Nebraska's expendi-
lures per year for 1897 and 1898 were
$i.243,000 while Hawaii's expendi-
lures per year for 1895 and 1899 were
s2.373, 600.
In the State of Nebraska there are
county and city governments, so that
money spent for local improvements is
spent by the local county or municipal
authorities. BY this method the ex-
travagance of the centralized system
OF Hawaii is avoided. Public officials
in that State are not paid enormous
salaries. as in this Territory. The.
Governor receives a salary of 81. 500 q
year. the Secretary of State 50 900 per
year. the Auditor $4,000. the Treasurer
$500 the Superintendent of Public
Instruction $4,000. Commissioner of
Public Lands $4,000, and in like pro-
portion right through the list.
or course many things are dearer
In Hawaii than in Nebraska. notably
living expenses. but there is no good
reason why there should be so mu IN
difference in the cost of governing a
little territory of $4,000 population
and great state of loss. 900 popuia.
tion.