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The Portland daily press., 1901-02-20
SIAN FU EXPEDITION.
Another State ment Concerning This
Mysterious Plan.


London, February 20.-The Reuter Tel
egram company has received the follow
ing from Its Pekln correspondent dated
February 10.
1.-THE German, British and japanese
legations notified the Chinese that the
allies were preparing an expedition
toward Sian Flu in the event of the
court persisting IN its present unsatls-
factory attitude regarding the punish
ments.
''Ihereupon the Chinese plenipotentI-
aries wired urgently to Sian Flu, coun-
selling immediate compliance and point
Ing out that now there was only the
question OF the death of few persons
really deserving such fate, whereas,
an advance OF the allies westward would
mean the death and distrsss OF thousands,
besides causing the powers to treat
China with greater harshness than If
a settlement were arrived at without
further military operations.
"Five thousand British troops have
been warned TO prepare for the resump.
tion OF operations.
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-20
sen. HORsDON BETTER.
Ills Illness Took q Decidedly Favorable
Turn Yesterday.

Augusta, February i9.-Physieians at
tending Senator Joseph Y. Hods1on of
Yarmouth, who is dangerously III In this
city, report tonight that he is much i'm
proved and hopes for his recovery ars
entertained.
Tuesday night Senator Hodsdon's con-
dition was most serious, but today there
was decided change for the better ana
his friends are greatly encouraged.
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-20

see has no intention OF embsrking on a
isrEs expedition into the interior of
China, bus they say that the Uhinsss
VIII find strong forces ready to act II d ey
continue TO proorastinate. Won Walder-
see's sphere Of action 10 is pointed out is
limited TO the province Of Chi LII.
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-20
LEWISTON NOMINATIONS.

Lewiston, February I9.--At the Repub
lean ward caucuses held in this city
this afternoon, the following were nomi-
mated for aldermen: Ward /, Il. O..
Fsrr; Ward ., A. g. Foss; Ward 8, e.
N. Dexter Ward 4, Cyrus Greely; Ward
8, Charles SAhourtn; Ward 6, Daniel B.
Mccarthy; Ward z, Il. a. Davis.
The above ara understood to be Fur
bush men except Sabourin and MCCARTHY
who are said to lie for Cornish.
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-20
THE wALpERsEE MYSTERY.

London. February 20--The waldersee
expedition. according to despa.ches TO
the Morning Post from Tein Tsin, Is to
start March list. Its motives and the
mystery surrounding 1t are the subject of
much comment.
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-20
GUARD OF HONOR FoK EMPEROR

Shanghai, February ia special des-
patch from Pekin says Field Marshal
Count Won waIdersee's expedition to
Sian Fu will total 1900 men, British,
Germans, French and Italians. 1t is un-
derstood that If the expedition starts 1t
will act as guard of honor to the Em-
peror on his way back to Pekin. 1t is
rumored that the alliss win simultaneous
ly operate In the Yang Tse Kiang valley.
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-20
NO BIG EXPEDITION PLANNED.

Rerlin, February 19.-The National
Zeitung and other inspired papers assert
that Field Marshal Count Won waIder-
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-20

Portland, Feb. 10, 1eol.-Ths local
weather bureau records the following:
sa. m.-Barometer. casa. thermome-
ter. 81 dew point, IS; rel, humidity, s5,
direction OF tine wind, SM; velocity oi
the wind, 1t; state of weather, p eldy.
sp. m.-Rarometer. 30 s07; thermoms.
ter. 20; dew point. "a; rel humidity, 50,
direction of the wind, Sw; velocity Of
the wind, l6i state of weather lt. snow.
Maximum temperature, SO; minimum
temperature, Is; mean temperature. "a;
maximum wind yeiooity,g 20 W; precipl-
tation-24 hours, trace.
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-20
THE WEATHER.

Boston, February 19.-Fair Wednesday
and Thursday; colder Wednesday, con-
tinued colder Thursday with generally
freezing temperature, west to northwest
winds.
Washington, February 19,-Forecast:
Maine partly cloudy Wednesday with
colder in western portion. Thursday
fair with colder in eastern portions;
fresh southwesterly winds becoming
brisk northwestorly.
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-20

contiou = IN second Page.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13

Texas. with headquarters at Tyler, spent
yesterday In Houston.
Mr.. NJ f. Rogers Of Austin. roadmaster
Of the Houston and Texas Central; was
visitor to general headquarters of the com
pany In Houston Yesterday.
Mr. c. L. Mack mic. assistant superiu-
tendeut Of the Wells Fargo Express com
pauy, Is absent from Houston Headquarters
spending awhile attending 10 business for
his company In North Texas
Mr. J. Morrow, Jr., Of Port Arthur. the
Joint representative Of the Port Arthur
Channel and Dock company and Solely &
Co, ship brokers Of that place, spent yes.
terday In Houston on business connected
with his position
Comrade Wabash F. Conner. the genial
Southwestern passenger agent Of the line
whose name he has come 10 bear. with
headquarters at Dallas, was in Houston
yesterday on business for his road In
cIdentally, Mr. Conner viewed the flower
parade standing on chair az the Intcrua'
tlonal and Great Northern city passenger
and freight offices,
Mr.. Horace Reese. assistant general
freight agent ~ the Southern Pacific lines,
who Is To he transferred to Dallas on De
cemhcr II "a succeed Mr. r D. Berrey,
former assistant general freight agent NJ
the Houston and Texas Central LETT last
night 10 take look over End make ar
rangements to remove to the North Texas
metropolis
The vltriHed brick pavement at the Grand
Central depot has been completed Inc
new pavement extends the entire length OF
tho building between the wall and the first
track and space as wide rs the main
double entrance extends across the yards
TO tho sixth track, The new pavement Is
great advantage to passengers during bad
weather and II is only one of the several
improvements that have been made lately
along the Central lines
Mr. Gus Richter. excursion agent for the
| Sunset Central lines, spent yesterday nj
headquarters In Houston, having come In
with one Of the excursions TO the dover
parade. Mr.. Richter has done good work
In bringing crowds TO Houston, esnecia,lv
! since the Carnival commenced. He said
| yesterday that exCursiOnists who came In
! to witness the No-Tsu-Oh parade Tuesday
| evening returned to their homes simply d.
| lighted with every feature NJ the Carnival
The committee that has In hand the clos
| ing Of the details Of the Quinlnu monument
/ movement has not yet held the meeting Il
! select the plnns for the memorial. Coutribu
| tlonS are constantly being received by
| the committee and It Is this fact that ha'
! somewhat DELAYED the final closing Of IN,
! fund. The committee desires 10 extend th,
! fullest time for the receipt OF Contrieu
! lions and through Its courtesy thus shown
/ to hcated contributors the erection ~ tn
/ shaft is being somewhat delayed a. stated
| However it is not unlikely that the mem
| hers OF ths committee will get together
| before the HOLIDAYS and take final action,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13
MR.. olLLoNs PROMOTION.
Commercial Agent Of the Santa re
Elevated to High Position.

Commercial Agent Of the Santa re
Elevated to High Position.
representative Of The Post on yester-
day learned that Mr.. j. r. Dillon. at pres
ent commercial agent at Houston for the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe. is soon TO
assume the high and responsible position
Of general freight and passenger agent u
the Gulf Beaumont and Kansas City road
and remove to Beaumont where his head.
quarters In the new position Will be. No
official announcement to this effect has
vet been made, but such Is the present
plan and it will probably he put into effect
In the very near future
The place which Mr. Dillon will be called
to till Is the one that has been occupied
hy Mr.. q Il, Wnnsbrough, the latter gen
tleman having already rendered his resig-
nation, It Is understood. There is probably
no more faithful or better known railroad
man In Southeast reXns than Mr.. Dillon
and tho fact that he Is SO highly esteemed
by the traffic officials of the Santa fe
system as to seclrc the recognition Of his
capabilities referred To Is matter of graft
fcation to his friends, all Of whom viii
Join In heartiest congratulations and best
wishes for his continued success In the
railway The prospect OF Mr.. Dlllou's re
moval from Houston is regretted by his
many friends here, hut they all Join in the
| good wishes that win accompany him t.
| bis now held,
In connection with Mr. DHlon's promo
tion, II was also learned that Mr. j y
Evans. claim agent for the Gulf. Colorado
and Santa Fe, is also "a be transferred t.
! beaumont. TO become tho general CLAIM
agent OF the Gulf beaumont and Kansa
| City.
The Identity of the successor FOR Mr.. Dn
| lon IN the commercial agency here cuult
/ not be learned yesterday, but Il Is the gen
| eral belief that some person from the IN
terror Of the state will he transferred t.
this point when the official announcement
NJ Mr. pillons appointment is made
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13
GEORGE aoULD COMPLETED TOUR.
Told Of Some Of His Plans for the South
In New York

In New York.
New York December 12--Georgc ].
Gould. With Mrs. Could has Just returned
from a tour nj the railways embraced In
the Gould system tour divided into two
sections and lasting about two months,
broken only 10y living visit TO New York
and covering practically the entire country
from Utah to Texas,
After a critical and analytical survey,
not alone OF his own roads but Of financial
and commercial conditions throughout the
country, Mr. Gould returns In an even
more optimistic frame OF mind than when
he finished his big tour last spring. Mr..
Gould was asked IL he were willing TO state
at this time whether he intended 70 carry
out the rumored plan of a TRANSPORT ipent al
railroad, with the Missouri Pacific, Denver
aud Rio Grande. Rio Grande Western and
Central Paclho as the main links In the
chain.
Il have heard nothing about that" said
MI Gould. W. are working very
roctions, Central Pacific being Que Of
tbem,"
Then Mr.. Could gave this inRlIng of his
| plani of cNteudrSg his letwOrk of railroads
IN the South I'VE are contemplating a
line from Arkansas City, south 20 Lake
/ Providence, la. In fact, II Is under con
| sidelUtion NOW. The Texas aud Pacific
| line Is 10 be rebuilt and extended so that
| Il will form a through lie along the wesl
| bank of the Mississippi river between New
! Orleans and ST. Louis. The improvement
| will Include also the rebuilding OF the New
| orl0sns and Northwestern railroad. Ia,
new line rens through a beautiful Cotton
| country and at present there Is no line Il
serve IT, The country is entirely trlbu
! tary 10 the Iron Mountain system, hence
| the construction OF the branches
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13

the people Of Texas, and were given. every
facility possible within the limit Of time
at tdeir disposal To visit the prnclpn'
points Of interest In the state ana 10
study the conditions therein; now, there
Resolved. That we, the directors Of the
Merchants association, hereby express our
thanks to Hon Joseph d. Saycrs, governor
Of the state Of Texas; to The legislature
If that State; to Hon. X. +. Prince, speak
er Of the house of representatives. of that
State, hv whom the reception committee
was appointed; to Edwin Chamberlain
Esq, chairman Of the state reception com
mitee; to :. =. skinner. ESD, vice chair
man, to Louis J. Workman, ESq, secretary,
and the fourteen oheT members OF the
state reception committee; to the various
local committees in the different ciueS
and towns visited by the committee; and
to The many citizens Of the state who aided
the state committee and the local commit
tees In entertaining the visiting commit
tees: as well as the railroads, telegraph
companies. newspapers and other corporate
or private in ercSts, for the numerous cOur-
tesies extended by them; and be 1t fur
Their
Resolved That the board OF directors OF
the Merchants association hereby approves
the report ~ the chairman and secretary
/ Of the associations committee and Of the
various suhcOmlmtteeS, now presented ana
entitled The Natural Resources and Eco.
monte Conditions OF the state OF Texas,
/ and extends its thanks To the members OF
/ the committee for their intelligent and
I careful performance Of the work delegated
! to them, and directs that the report OF
/ the committee be printed, together with
/ these resolutions duly certified by the sig
nature OF the president and the secretary
and ny the official seal OF the Merchants
association Of New York, -
President the Merchants Association OF
New York,
Secretary the Merchants Association OF
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13
WELL PLEASED WITH HOUSTON.

General Freight Agent OF the Kansas
City Southern Here Yesterday,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Il, Smythe Of Kansas
City and Mr.. c. L. Perkins OF Texarkana,
Ark, were among the visitors to Houston
yesterday. MIR. Smythe Is the general
freight agent Of the Kansas City Southern
system Of railroads, while Mr.. Perkins
holds like position on the Texarkana and
Fort Smith road one OF the lines OF the
system. The gentlemen were here In con-
sultauon over traolc affairs with officials
OF cooperating lines, and Mrs. Smythe ac-
companied her husband for the pleasure
OF the trip.
This was Mr.. Smythe's second visit Ia
Houston aud he expressed himself as be
ing very tayorably impressed with the city
as business center Mr.. Harry Archer,
the general agent OF the company here.
showed the party over the city. Mr..
Smythes former visit was made when the
city was In normal condition and he then
had an opportunity 20 Judge OF It's com
merclal aud industrial Importance. He saw
many improvements, however, yesterday
and stated that after making generous al
lowances for the festivities now In progress
he saw a much livelier and more progress
siye city than can be found In many of the
older sections of the country.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13
ANorHgR EXCLUSION pAY.
Railroads Handled Tremendous Crowds
Yesterday.


Yesterday was another excursion day to
Houston for the Carnival and the railroads
handled ever larger crowds than they did
on Tuesday, The day OF the No-rsu.Oh
parade. The feature Of the Carnival for
which yesterdays excursions were run was
the flower parade. and the crowds nj peo.
pie who took advantage Of the generously
low rates made by the railroads were sim
ply immense.
The Southern Pacific ran three special OK
cursions. one from Lake Charles, La, an
other from Flatonla and the othHs from
Beevile The train from Lake Charles was
run In two SECTIONS on account Of the great
patronage, aud 10 is estimated that those
lines brought more than 5000 people In.
Two special trains were run by the Inter
national and Great Northern, one from up
the main line and the other on the Column
bla tap. Both of these trains were gener-
ously patronized and their contributions to
the Attendance at the festivities augmented
1t considerably The Houston East and
West Texas. the Katy, the Santa Fe and
the other roads TO Galveston brought In
good crowds on their regular trains.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13
MOVEMENT oF OCEAN vgssgLs.
lsnecIal 10 Thc Post !

TN'TTNNIfII W 7 7 'TKTT
Norfolk, Va. December l2--Salled; Mon
tenegro (Br), from Galveston for Liver
pool.
Key West, Fla.-Arrlved sabine (Am).
froH New York, md sailed for Galveston,
Port Eads, La.-Arrived; Colombia
New York; Proteous (Am), from New
York; Manchester Exchange (Br), from
Shields: Bergeneseren (Nor), from ceha
orlel tBrJ, from Peharth, aud sailed for
De Janer!o, and sailed for GaIveston Ja-
mac,an (I3r.l. from Liverpool via Barbados.
Smiled: Incharmereel (Br,), for Hayre via
Newport News: RayenshO (Br.l. for Ant
werp via Norfolk; FL Vale tAm) for New
YORK.; saltwater (Aml, for Puerto Cortez
via Belize and Port Barrios; bark Perola
iPor) for Lisbon.
Prawle Polnt.--Passed; Nordby DAM,
from Galveston for Rotterdam.
Hnmbutg.-Arriyed: ELENA (Aust), from
Galveston.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13
nav Workers. RESOLUTIONS.
Thanks to Governor Savers and to the
People of Texas.


People of TeSas.
Following are the resolutions adopted
unanimously by the board of directors Of
the Merchants association OF New York
at a meeting Of the board. held In the
rooms Of the association on Thursday, De
cember 5, 1901:
Whereas. Hon, Joseph d. Sayers, gov
ernor OF the State Of Texas in an address
TO a large lumber of merchants. at a re.
eepuon given AZ the Merchants club In
October, 1900 invited the Merchants asSO-
clatlon and the chamber OF commerce 70
send committees 10 the State of Texas for
the purpose Of studying the economic con.
oil ions OF that state, which invitation was
subsequently concurred in by an, official
resolution OF the legislature of the State Of
ToxaS. and
Whereas. In accordance with such invi.
tatlon, william i, King then president OF
the Merchants association, appointed n
committee OF thirty members who vs ed
Texas as the guests OF a committe repre-
senting the State, appointed nv the speaker
Of its house of representatives, in accord
ance with the invita- ion extended by that
body, which co mmittee received unbounded
hospitality az the hands " the Texas re-
eeptlon conlndttee. the state officials and
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13
|. 7. MORGAN CONVICTED
Of Murder in the Second Degree ant
Given Five Years.

La Grange Texas, December 12.-In the
Ease Of l.. r. Morgan which has been on
trial in the district court since Monday,
The jury this morning brought In a verdict
Of guilty Of murder IN the second degree
and fixed the punishment at confinement in
the penltentlary for a term Of hve years.
Morgan brothers aud Barnhin brothers
were 10 business together Mt Plum, Fayette
county, under the hrm name Of Morgan y
Barnhlf and in a dispute over a business
transaction involving about S31, on Deem
Barnhlli.
District Attorney J. l.. Storey was as
sisted for the state by Messrs, Robson 4
BY MeSsrs, Brown. Lane & GarwOod ant
Wolters, Lane & Ienert.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13
IMPORTANT QUESTION UP.
Railroads Alleged TO Be Juggling
With the Cotton Rates.
is DETRIMENTAL TO LOCAL BUSINESS.
Roads Said to Be Shrinking Rail Pro-
portion OF Haul and Paying Steamers
More Than the Basis Used.

Austin, Texas, December 12-with re-
gard TO the complaint Of the Texas and
Pacific against the manner In which the
Gulf. Colorado and Santa re quotes cot
ton rates to shipping by giving them the
through rate 10 foreign destinations Via
Galveston, which works as a hardship on
the former road and its New Orleans bus
incss, the commission Is in receipt OF a
letter from prominent broker IN Cal
weston, In which he says: THE railroads
to Galveston are making through rates
less than the sum Of locals through Gal
weston and are paying the steamers more
than the basis used and shrinking the
rail proportion TO Galveston accordingly.
If they can haul to Galveston on through
cotton for less than 70 cents they ought
to be forced to cut the local rate TO Gal.
weston below your tariff OF % cen ;. !
have bought freight room from railroads
at Galveston on steamers for less than
could get the room from the ship agent
on cotton that did not touch the rails of
the railroad company that sold me the
room"
The letter concludes by saving that
there Is Something rotten In Denmark.
The commission admits that the ques-
tion presented In the complaint is decd
eddy q grave one.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13
prssidsnt Rinlev Erneoted.

Galveston, Texas, December 12--E. p.
Ripley, president OF the Atchlson, Topeka
and Santa Re, Is expected to reach Cal
weston next Saturday He Is on a tour of
inspection Of the system.
Colonel /. j. Polk, general manager OF
the Santa Fe, and W. c. Nixon, general
superintendent, left last night for Purcell,
/ r., where they expect to meet President
Ripley and accompany him to this city.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13
Notes and Personals.

Mr. ], W. Evans, claim agent Of the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe. was In Houston
for awhile yesterday.
Mr. Tom Lee general claim agent for
the Gulf Beaumont and Kansas City came
up from general headquarters at Galveston
yesterday.
Mr.. J. NJ. Lee. superintendent OF the
Houston and Texas Central, was az head.
quarters yesterday having returned from
a trip up the line.
Mr.. W II. Weeks, general passenger aud
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13
New Classification Proposed.

Austin, Texas. December l2.-It was
learned today that the railroad commission
Will get out new classification sheet just
as soon as the proposed new class tariff
question is disposed Of, The new classI-
ucation will be independent Of the onG con.
piled ~ the Southwestern classification
committee aud viii be a reduction over the
one now In use.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13

Houston to represent this city before the
railroad commission at the hearing to 10
held for the purpose of considering the mat.
ter OF a reduction OF class rates. fur
attendance Is earnestly requested and 1l
persons Interested In the subject under
consideration are invited to be present.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13

Ardmore, l T., December PA tele-
phone message from Beef Creek. forty
miles northwest says Bob Jordan was shot
and fatally wounded last night by whisky
beddier named Sparks, Jordan ordered
Sparks and his pals away from a dance at
JordauS home
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13

Victoria, Texas December 10 Tho ov.
cursion to Houston this morning stortsd
out with $50 aboard. the bpit 90 -,
were from Victoria. IL is expected tbat
Rosenberg. "'u i'oV out OF
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13

New York December L. The resigna-
ton Of w. G. Perry as president of the
Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad
was accepted today by the directors Of tho
company. William b. Leeds has been elect
ed president.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13
President Rinlev Comma.

Topeka, Kan, December 12--The stock
holders Of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fc railway today reelected the old III
tectors, who reelected the old officers.
President Ripley and = uum5er of directors
left for Beaumont Texas, late this even
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13
Love Case Stin On

Wharton, Texas, December 1.-THE case
OF me state vs.. Dec Love for the killing
not having yet been heard There il A
crowded. "''S arc
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13
COMMITTEE Nicotine for TODAY.

There will be a Seetlng at o'clock this
afternoon at the Cotton Exchange Of the
committee appointed at the recent meet,
ing Of the jobbers and manufacturers Of
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13
A PERSONAL INVEsTIGATlON.

Railroad Commissioners storey and May
field have gone to jacksonville 10 person
ally inspect the ground In the crossing con
troversy between the international and
Great Northern and the Texas and New
Orleans. The question was submitted TO
the commission Tuesday and they have It
under adviSemeut.