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Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-09-13
Car and king to Meet.

Frendensborg, sept. 8. - Emperor
Nicholas has received in audience Count
Iamsdorff, the Russian foreign minister.
Tomorrow the car and czarina will pro-
coed to Copenhagen and will attend ser
vice in the Russian church there. Sub
sequently all the royal personages will
gather in Copenhagen TO meet King Ed
ward, who is now on his way to Copen-
hagen from on board the royal yacht Os-
borne.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-09-13
After Emma Goldman.

st. Louis, Sept. l0.--It was learned that
Emma Goldman, the anarchist, called for
mail at ST. Louis postoffice at a. IN. Sat
urday In the afternoon she called again
and left request that any mail received
for her be forwarded to general delivery,
Chicago
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-09-13
LII HING Chang III.

London, Sept. S.-I Hung Chang Is
again i'll. according to the Pekin cores
pendent of the London Times. Russia, the
same correspondent adds, refuses to accept
10 Luh Feng as minister at st. Peters
burg.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-09-13
Letter Carrier. Close.

Chattanooga. Tenn, Sept. S.-The Ma
tional Association of Letter Carriers has
adjourned. Denver was chosen for the
next convention over Minneapolis by q
majority of 80 votes.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-09-13

New York. Sept. s.-W. c. Whitney has
purchased John f. Madden's interest in
Yankee. the Futurity winner. Mr.. Whit
ney has not yet decided whether or not he
will send Yankee to England.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-09-13

Ambition Is the yeast which enables
q we'll bred man to rise.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-29
FLOUR AND com MEAL RATES.

Commission Has Given Notice OF
Hearina to Correct Discrimination.
Austin. Texas, October Is. The railroad
commission issued tho following notice of
hearing today: 1t appearing to this com.
mission that the present rates on Hour and
corn meal, carloads, from certain points on
the Chicago, Rock Island and PaciAc rail-
way to points on the Fort Worth and Rio
Graude railway Fort Worth and Denver
city railway, Houston East and West
Texas railway, San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass railway, Houston ard Texas Central
railroad ana the lines composing the sun
set Route, etc, are operating n a discrim'-
nation against the Touring mills and other
interests of this state, Il Is ordered that
notice be and the same Is hereby given
TO all persons Interested that the railroad
commission of Texas will, on Friday, No
vember l. 1901, at its office In Austin take
up and consider proposition to adopt, as
q measure OF relief, an emergency rate OF
two ~ cents per 100 pounds for the trans.
pOrtatIon of honr and corn meal, carloads,
by railroads between points In Texas, or
between points on such lines as the present
conditions may Justify.
All persons interested are requested TO
present to the commission their views In
regard to the same on or before the day
OF the hearing.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-29
EIvE GRouPs On ROADS.

Number OF Miles and Names Of the Dill
ferent Lines included.
Under the community of ownership plan,
FIVE groups OF railroads have been formed
that embrace over half the mileage in the
United States What Is known as the
Vanderbilt group has a mileage of 1874
miles, with capital of S4S3, Gas, 600 and
bonds outstanding amounting to S673, 5JG,
~. Tho roads in this group are the New
York Central. Boston and Albany. West
Shore Big -Four. Nickel Plate Luke Erie
and Western, Cincinnati Northern. pitts
burg and Lake Erie and Chicago and
Northwestern.
Tho Pennsylvania group has mileage
Of 1882 miles and Is composed of the
Pennsylvania lines cast and west Of Pitts
Imnsylynna, Long Island, Norfol6 and
western. Baltimore and Ohio and Chcsa-
pcuke and ohio. The capital Of these lines
IS S654.433s00 and the bonded debt $751;,
5000.
Tho Gould Rockefeller Sage group has
l4,l7O miles, capital stock Cf S8SS. 900 600
aud bonds outstanding amounting to S422 D.
10000 Tho roads in this group are the
Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain, St Louis
Southwestern Texas and Pacific, lnterua-
tiOuHl and Great Northern. Denver and
Rio Grande Rio Graudc Western. Wabash
and Wheeling ana Lake Eric.
The Morgan Hin group Ia made up Of the
Northern Pacific Great Northern. Buriug
ton, Erie, Monon. Lehigh Valley, Reading,
Jersey Central and Southern railway. These
roHds have a mileage of 80 800 miles capi.
tai stock S0IG, 943, 900 and bonded debt of
81 260 ,O00 600.
The Hartman group is made up of the
Illinois Central Union Pacific, Southern
Pacific and Chicago and Alton. with 20
92l miles. capital of S544ss3, 700 and bonds
Of $500 600. 900 The Kansas City South.
ern might properly he added to this group.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-29
THE RATTLE OF THE RAIL.

The great Aspen tunnel OF tho Union
Pacific, recently completed, cost $3000,0OO
The Chicago aud Southeastern railway,
tied up by strike for more than two weeks
has been put in operation again.
President Ramsey of the Wabash prob
ably does more travelling than any other
president in the United States.
Lyman b. Lewis has been appointed pas
senger agent of the Toledo and Ohio Cen
trail, with headquarters at Detroit.
w. II. Williams has been appointed as
sistaut secretary 10 President l.. r. Loree,
of the Baltimore and Ohio company
1t is said the Nlackay interests have al
ready given contract for construction OF
the cable for their transPacihc route.
City Passenger Agent Hunter of the
Pennsylvania In Columbus, Ohio. has re-
signed, after thlrty-seven years service.
o. II. Thomas has been appointed pas
senger agent for the Santa Fe road In Pc
orla, ILL.,, vice Il. w. Mcdonald, trans
ferred.
Daily service on the California limited
Sunday, November 8, leaving Chicago at
s ., m.
The Peruvian government fined the Eng.
lish Railway company 1900 on account OF
an ACCIDENT near Lima in which two per-
sons were killed.
Mr. NJ. o. oConnor has been appointed
Southwestern freight and passenger agent
OF the Seaboard Air line In New Orleans,
from the acting agency
The Great Northern has contracted for
the erection OF four grain elevators In
Washington state, with an aggregate ca
paciIy OF 100000 bushels.
Frank r. Deynolds has been appointed
live stock agent Of the PENNSYLVANIA and
VandalIa at Indianapolis, succeeding his
father, who died recently.
Official denial Is made Of the report
that the Chicago terminals OF the Balti-
more and Ohio road, would be moved from
Grand Central TO Unen stetion.
w. III. Borders for number of years
Wabash agent at North Manchester has
been appointed agent OF the Wabash nj
Wauseon. Ohio. on the Toledo Chicago line.
c. C. Riley has been appointed car serv-
Ice agent OF the Chicago Great Western
Vice J. Il. snow. assigned 10 other duties.
A. s. ,. Holt. Pacific coast agent OF the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-29
FORT WORTH BELT LINE.
ARRANGEMENTS win Soon Be Made &c
the New Enterprise.

ARRANGEMENTS Win Soon Be Made for
the New Enterprise.
Fort Worth, Texas, october 2s,-Pres-
dent G. W. simpson of the Fort Worth
stock yards today left for New York, where
ne is to meet President b. r. Yoakum Of
the Frisco to arrange for the belt line
railway made necessary by the packing
house building aud the improvements and
In extensions of terminals OF several rail
ways which have tracks at North Fort
Worth aud which will share I'm the bust
ness to and from the packing houses when
they shall bc In fun run, II Is very prob
able that this proposed, even necessary
line, viii act as distributor OF tonnage out
from the packing houses 10 several lines
reached by the belt line.
This morning Messrs. Hurley & Storric,
who have the contract for building the line
of railway by which the Frisco connects
VITA the Cotton Belt and Fort Worth and
Rio Grnnde, began work. The work Is to
he rushed TO an early completion, consc.
quently Il large force Of workmcn were put
to work
Contractor William Brice Of this city was
awarded the contract for constructing the
new passenger station to he built at Whites
boro. Ii is to be n handsome brick structure
trimmed in stone and will cost 100000.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-29
NOTES AND PERSONALS.

Mr. w f. Mcclure, general freight and
passenger agent of tho Galveston, Houston
and Henderson, with Headquarters at
Galveston, spent few hours OF yesterday
in Houston.
Mr. Jen n Miller. acting manager of
the Houston aud Texas Central, spent
yesterday on trip over the Central Lines.
The private car of Superintendent w. G.
Nixon of the Gulf. Colorado and ,nta Fe,
passed through Houston yesterday en- rou @
to Galveston headquarters.
1t is stated ut the general passenger de
phrtment OF the southern Pacific that th.S
years passenger business to the San All
tonic International fair has been surprs
ingly large.
circular has been received In Houston
announcing the appointment of A. ID.
Murray to be travelling freight agent OF
me Frisco at Chicago, vice Frank {.
Reilly, promoted.
Mr. Henry " Mayo chief OF the liter
airy bureau of the general passenger de-
partnent of the Sunset Central lines, was
AZ his desk at headquarters again yester-
day, after visit to the Crescent City.
Mr.. S. +. i. Morse, passenger traffic
manager Of the Southern Pacific, Atlantic
system, and Suncet Central lines. has re-
turned to his headquarters in Houston
from prolonged inspection trip over the
llncs Of the Atlantic system.
Mr.. j. W Wilkinson, chief rate clerk
In the general passenger department OF
of the Southern Pacific Atlantic system,
Is at his Houston headquarters again
after having spent a couple Of weeks at
lending the Texas rate clerks meeting IN
st. Louis.
The Frisco system has issued an EN-
phauc though neat circular announcing
the completion OF the Miami Alton cut
on In the Indian Territory and the estab-
IlShment OF through train service on that
portion of the system
Messrs. W. q. Van Week, vice presl.
dent and general manager; L. b, Cushing
engineer OF maintenance of way, and n
a, Jones, freight traffic manager, of the
southern Pacific, will leave this morning
Tor AN inspection trip over the lines east
Colonel ]. c. Andrews. who, for the
past hve years has been the Southwestern
passenger agent of the Southern railway,
Win headquarters In Houston, viii leave
or New Orleans this evening, having
been transferred TO that city, Tho
colonel leaves lnnumeIahle friends In Tex
as who regret his departure from Hons.
Mr.. NJ, l.. Robbins, general passenger
ana ticket agent OF the li0us,on and Tex
as Central, left Houston headquarters yes
terday for visit TO his old home Han
nlbal Mo-, where he VIII probably spend
several weeks Mr. Robbins has closely
confined himself TO the duties of his on &c
Tor the past several years and this is
the first extended absence therefrom that
he has consented TO for long time.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-29
RUSSIAN ELEorRlc LINES.
Proposition of American to Buy the st
Petersburg Roads Favored.

Petersburg Roads Favored,
Correspondence Of Associated Press)
st. Petersburg. October l5-The offer Of
Murray a. Werner OF Plttsburg. PA. to
buy all the municipal and private street
railways Of st. Petersburg, inlroduce cleo
trical traction and organize complete
system OF electrical tTamways has been
received very faYorably by the local press.
Ihe city owns three lines and a number
OF other lines are owned and operated
by two private companies.
The city has begun legal proceedings
against these companies with a view 20
umillng all the surface traction COM
panes and Mr.. Verners offer stlpulates
that the city shall turn the private lines
eyer TO him when the matter has been
litigated.
Mr.. Verners proposal IS, briefly stated,
70 organize company under the laws o.
Russia with capital stock OF 80 00O,0O0
roubles and the right TO issue bonds 10
the same amount, He states that he and
his friends can supply the money. He
would agree TO complete the transforma-
ton Of AZ existing lines into electrical
lines within four years from the date or
the franchises and would SO arrange the
traiie that no needless change OF cars
would take place In going TO and from
ihe center Of the, city. He would EN-
lishS TO the incal yard, except In the
suburbs where eighty pound rails would
he used, Overhead trolley wires would be
tlnplONed, but the insulated copper feed
riie would be carried Ia conduts. D0lb .
deck ours would be abolished and replaced
10y trains With three separate classes The
plntform OF the winter cars will b. closed.
Bridges will be wldened and strengthened
Where necessary the conlpany's exDeDSe
HIiil the company offers 10 assume the
burden OF building a stone or steel bridge
ACROSS the Neya near the palace 10 re-
place the present wooden structure, the
cest OF the bridge 10 be deducted from
the annual compensation 'payments Thia
Is 4 point Of great Importance to the city,
which " considering the issue OF bonds for
this purpose.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-29
Reduced Rate Announcement.

For the following occasions the Houston
East and West Texas railway has an
nounced reduced rates TO the places named:
Annual entertainment OF the Texas State
Floral society, Waco, November 1916.
Meeting of the East Texas Baptist as
ISOLATION, Pollok, selling October 80, 81 aud
November /.
West Texas conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal church, SOUTH San Antonio, Oc-
tober 81 20 November 3.
Free Methodist annual conference, Green.
Vile, October 20 to November 4.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-29
oSssesSssssss . Q

Pennsylvania lines at San Frarcisco. viii
be succeeded on the LIST Of the month b.
y. N. Pomeroy, the soliciting agent at
San Francisco.
Effective November /. Mr. R. W Hocka-
day has been appointed commercial agent
OF the Missouri. Kansas and Texas, with
headduartcra at Cincinnati. succeeding
Mt. Frank L. Martin. resigned on account
Of III health
General Passenger Agent Lomax of tine
Union Pacific has said that there Is no
truth in the reports that the Uuion and
Southern Pacific wero attempting To- divert
traffic TO their own lines to the detriment
of connections.
y ucw syalem of wireless telegraphy is
being tried in England and is expected TO
prove a formidable rival to the Mnrconi
system. The new apparatus will transmit
electrical energy through the earth instead
5f through The air.
The commercial agency of the Katy at
Denver has been abolished and the terri.
DRY heretofore in charge OF that agen, y
the states of Colorado and Utah is
inject to the jurisdiction of j. L. West,
City.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-29
Short Talks

Robert ]. Burdette and Wife Pasadena.
CALI were names ON the register at the
Rice which caused considerable speculation
until 1t was learned that Mr.. B,;rdette was
not the famous humorlst. although the
name IS exactly the same. Mr. aud Mrs
buruette were guests ut tho Rice SIM
Jay night ana left the city on an enSv
Train yesterday morning.
~
Mr.. c. T. Torrey. former Houstonlon
who has been located in st. Louis. Denver
and other cities for some time past has
returned here and accepted the posltion Of
chief clerk at the Rice hotel 81 notice n
great many improvements I'm Houstou." he
said to n representative of The Post yes.
terday, and the busy appearance OF the
streets shows mat great deal of business
ton as one of the very best cities Of its
size In the country
state Senator A. G. Lipscomb. represent
Ing tho Houston. or sixteenth senatorial
district in the state legislature. was in
Houston Yesterday from his home at HEMP
Stead. lie came on legal business and was
guest NJ the Rice while here. Senator
LIpscomb did some good work during the
special sessions of the Legislature i'm be.
nun OF the proposed appropriation for the
Ing San Jacinto battIctcld, and he was
more than disappointed when tho item
Whlch covered the matter was stricken out
of the appropriation bill
~
Mr.. W. VI. Crehan, who was formerly 10.
Gated here in the capacity of district agent
for large life and accident insurance
company, has returned to Houston after an
absence Of some two years and may decide
to establish himself in this city again. Dur
ing his absence he has been stationed In
Denver and ut several points on the upper
Pacific coast, Business is very good d" he
said to a representative of The Post. who
tcrday, but the loss ratio of our company
In Texas has been so heavy recently as to
make operations rather Improbable. Last
year, for Instance we collected $l20.0OO In
premiums and paid out $4,000 In losses
The reaSonf | can't imagine. Ii seems
that everyone to whom we sell life insur-
auce dies and everyone who gets accident
insurance from MS meets with an accident
of some kind. The company Will probably
make thorough investigation of the mat
ter"
MIR j. Il. Newton, who for long time
has been identified with the Sour Lake
property particularly in the capacity of
manager Of the hotel at that point, was in
oseosooseseossse eeeessoo
ton among the business houses In his ter
rtory a number of large wall maps Of the
United States. OF course the maps are
designed 70 advertise the Louisville and
Nashville, hut, being geographically correct,
they are found to be of considerable value
to almost any business establishment. Mr.
Morrow will see that any business Arm
sending him Its card will receive one OF the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-29
VARICOCEI.E

Is the direct cause OF more than onr-ha (
the cases Of Failing Vigor Impotency and
gu Nervo-N ital Disorders, and not one man
In i've who is afflicted with Varlcorele
knows II, and still seventy Ave per cent
Of all men are afflicted.
II you have any doubt as to whether you
nave Varicocele or not, you should write
or call upon me and learn the truth, for
II Is very stubborn, battling ailment aud
should not be neglected--lf It is neglected
Your manly powers will sooner or later fade
away
| worked and studied for years to perfect
an Appliance to put needed Electricity into
the human system for the radical cure II
the many ailments affecting humanity and
have succeeded. There are many dltIcr-
mt appliances offered the public so.called
Electric Belts, but my Appliances are en-
ifrely different and must not be confused
with them. Remember, any article of merit
VIII be cognteTfeited: call my Appliance
an Electric Belt" for that Is the oroner
name for It.. | have written several in.
terestlng books on Electricity as Cure for
All NeryoNital Ailments which YOU should
read. Sent free, postpaid, for the asking
My Belt has soft. silken. chamols.coS
cred sponge electrodes, that do NOT bntn
ana blister as do the bare metal electr0d. a
useu on all other belts and appliances 1t
may be renewed at will when burned ont
for only Toe; all other electrical appliances
when burned out, are worthless. Those Two
snyantages should appeal TO any ones good
Judgment. s'ON
NY Electric Belt will cure Nervousness.
Lost Manhood, Narlcoccle and all Weak,
nesses in either sex; restore Sblnnken or
undeyeloped Organs; cure any form Of
rheumatism, Kidney, Liver and Bladder
Troubles, Constipation and Summer Dis.
orders all Female Complaints, etc.
II You have an old-Style belt which burns
nnd blisters or gives no current or Is
burned out and can not be renewed send
1t 70 me as half-payment for one of mine
Write today about IT, | have written
their cure by Electricity. that explain nil
BOOKS sent free, postpaid, to any one. Adj
vice without cost Sold only by
R. BENNETT ELECTRIC BELT Co.
i12 to 12t Union Bldu.. Denver. Colo.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-29

Another Blow at the Pass.

meeting Of the presidents of the East
crn trunk lines has been called for today
to be held In New York city, for the pur-
pose Of considering various trafflc mat
tiers. including the recommendation of n
special committee to abolish passes II +
practically conceded that no further acti II
on this pass matter viii he taken Mt pre-.
ent IN view Of tRe failure of the Weste II
roads to adopt the committees recon-
mpndntious
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-29
Judae Reaaan,s Ratification.

Austin, Texas, october 2s.--A telegram
has been received by the railroad commits
sion from Judge Reagan, chairman of the
railroad commission in which the latter
ratihes the agreement between the Inter
national and Great Northern and the Hous-
ton and Texas Central regarding the cross
Ing controversy.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-29
Died From Nenleet.

The railway presidents association,
formed two years ago TO prevent the ma
nipulation OF rates and to stop Violations
Of agreements, practically has gone ont
Of existence. The agreement provided for
monthly meetings, In which the interstate
commerce commissioners were To take part
and give moral support to the presidents
Since last January II has been found con
vcnient 10 dispense with the monthly meet
ings, and they have been postponed from
time 10 time, so that none has been held
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-29
Heavy Traffic in the Northwest.

Traffic on the railroads In the North
west shows a large gain over the sam
time last year. Burlington continues I,
make an excellent showing Of general trai
hc Both the Chicago and NorthwCstel ~
aud ST. Paul could use more than 500 cars
every day than are available Grain ana
lumber IS coming East at lively rate
and flour and live stock are also playing an
important part In swelling earnings.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-29
Relations Of Gould and Hartman.

Since George ], Gould obtained control
of the Denver and Rio Grande and the
Rio Grande Western railroads. Western
railroad men have been talking about n
combination of the Gould and Hartman
interests In the matter OF traffic. Mr. Gould
Is an important member of the Hartman
syndicate, being n director in nearly all
Of the companies of which Il. II. Hartman
is the head
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-29
laid on pepot Grounds.

Hulsboro. Texas, october 2s.--Citlzens OF
Mertens are sure the International and
Great Northern VIII 70 through there 60
Ing FROM Waco TO Fort Worth, All agent
III the rua-l was there last week and laid
on depot grounds and switch yards.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-29
A Bio Insurance Policy.

A Duluth local agency has written
hrc insurance policy for s2o,o0oO0O, cover
ing all the property of the Northern Paci-
tic railroad.
This is the largest single Item Of in
surance ever taken out in the West.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-29
The New ElIen En- Man.

Mr.. Percy W. Morrow. travelling passen-
ger agent Of the Louisville and Nashville
road whose headquarters are az 21s Main
street. Houston, has received for Ifstribu-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-29
A. Aid 70 pio.st;or

Malt Murine IS the one tonic FOR per-
and retained no matter In what condition
the stomach II. II regulates digestion. gives
edge 70 the appetite and strength to She
heuses- busch EFewlnE Assn. 81. Louis.