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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-08
LOOKING OVER THE GROUND.

Katy Officials travelling Across Country
IN Interest OF Extension.
Denton, Texas. May President Rouse
OF the Katy system, accompanied by Gen.
eral Manager Allen and other officials, ar
rived here tonight, having driven through
sne country from Mckinney this afternoon.
lhis visit Is for the pnrpose Of seeing the
country through which II Is proposed TO
construct the East Iaue from Mckinney to
,nriugeport. and the party viii leave early
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The letter blocks spell In Bib.
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See Topsy in her breakdown in "BlDi."
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,,mraArlARlA MAKES IMPURE BLOOD.
Ira 81. Tasteless Chill Tonic cures Ma
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I. & G. N. II. II.
Depot foot of Congress Avenue.
Fast Mail to st. Louis and Chicago.
Leave 3.UU p No. ....''...... arrive q. W a. m
Leave 700 a. m................A Arrive 7.S5 pm
Columbia and VeIasco Trains.
Leave 500 a. H.................Ar Arrive 4.45 p. m
Daily Except Sunday.
Leave 900 am. Sunday ony) Arrive 4.45 pm.
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Secretary.
Under the head OF new business several
rsw measures were discussed by the asso-
ciotion and steps were outlined for cam
naign Of systematic work In behalf OF IN
dnstrlal expansion.
The meeting then adjourned until the
srst Thursday In June.
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NOTE-Trains leaving Houston at4.4sp.
m. and arriving at Houston at ,.45 a. m and
Io7s a. m. also run into Grand Central de-
pot. departing 10 minutes earlier and arrv-
ing ten minutes later than time given above.
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p,,,, the nIhs Klnd i0u AaW AINsys Bought
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~ H.. $3.50 ~ No. ~ y ~ ~ o. r. S-e.'
trains which have depot in the Fifth ward the In
iernaonal & Great Northern and Columbia Tap,
which use the International and Great Northern de-
poton Congress avenue, and the Houston East and
West Texas morning train which leaves from and
arrives at the Houston East and West Texas dep OF.
The Missouri. Kansas & Texas and Galveston,
Houston 4 Henderson trains pass the International
and Great Northern depot.
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G. II. 6 II. II. II.
Depot foot Of Congress Avenue.
Galveston Trains.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-17
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The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-17

as for Barney, he simply sat tight. one
hand on the throttle, the other lingering
the brake valve, and his eyes glued to the
strips of steel that seemed to be hurled
at him like two streaks of gray-colored
lightning.
I'VE ought to catch sight of them at
B." he remarked as he looked at his
watch, they'll have to stop there for
water too, and it's whoever gets away
from there first that wins out. At this
rate wen have the twelve minutes made
up by that time, and if they don't get
their water first our chances are as good
as theirs"
But as they approached the town of
b things looked black for their
chances. The town was in the midst of
a level stretch where the two roads ran
parallel, and in sight of one another for
more than two miles. The two water
tanks were scarcely more than one hun
bred feet apart AS Barney's engine
came into the town limits he could see
the fireman up on the back of the en-
CINE tank with his hands on the spout.
ready to throw it free the instant the
tank was full.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-17

since he could remember. TO make these
three hold out through the week and yet
always appear with a clean collar required
good deal of figuring.
Poor shorty! Often times he was oblig-
ed to resort to an ink eraser or bit of
sponge rubber to whiten up the edges of
a soied collar.
All the other boys at the office smoked
cheap cigarettes. But Shorty couldn't af-
ford the luxury of tobacco. All his spare
coin kept his hair cut and his boots
BACKED.
When he had returned from that
second afternoon call. Shorty sank down
on the wooden bench with the half dozen
waiting boys and promptly fell asleep on
the shoulder of his companion. who was
20 enthralled with the adventures Of
Diamond Dick" that he never noticed
it. The telegraph instruments were bug
zing away like merry beehive and out
side the elevated trains were rafting
noisily by.
"Whirr! Whirr" went. the messenger
aall and the manager took down the sd-
iress on a slip OF paper and called boy
sharply.
Gee! I'm tiredv muttered Shorty as
he picked up the cali slip.
The manager stared frowning through
his glasses. He was a small young man
with greasy hair and bad complexion.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-17

ice and the water ran as free as ever.
Mile after mile rolled by
The last twenty miles were soon re-
Guced to fifteen The trains speed new
or slackened for an instant. Fourteen
miles-thirteen. They were using lots of
water, but the injector still worked
smoothly.
Twelve-eleyen-ten II was beginning
to suck little now 10 get it to take hold
Seven-siX. Billy put ID on this time as
they started down "Aiddlem1n's Drop"
and when, about halfway down it broke
with roar, he knew that there was not
another drop of water in the tank The
glass was a little more than three-quar-
ters fun and five miles to go.
Barney set his teeth together a little
closer as the space al the top OF the re-
cording glass began to lengthen. Two
thirds; over three miles yet.
Half fuli-three inches. The strain was
beginning to tell a look of despair be-
gan to settle on the firemans face. but
Barney only gripped the throttle a little
tighter, and leaned a little farther for
ward. Two wholesome and a half Only
one inch left, and they were still two
miles out. How long would boiler stand
it before bursting? The fireman began
to wonder how it would feel to be sud
denly lifted clear off the right-of-way.
ri
the gnagway. In another moment the
water was out of sight in the bottom of
the glass.
Even Barney could now feel the cod
sweat start out all over him.
Turn your CRATES, Billy" he shouted,
drop your fire in the ashpan and shake
1t out on the track"
Billy understood the other part of the
telegraph message now, and he went to
Fa.v.~ L. -
was nothing visible in the bottom of the
frebox but the slowly cooling crate
prongs. a mile and a half yet. The
steam gauge was beginning to CULVER. A
few rods farther and it had gone back
five pounds
AT the mile they were down to ninety
AT the half only forty, at the quarter
they had scarcely twenty-five pounds. But
the momentum of the train was enough
In another moment they were in the
yards, and the race was won.
They needed a switch engine to set
them in on the siding. but as they saw
the new crew take charge, the fresh en-
CINE coupled on, the ice boxes rehlled and
the train off for Chicago fully five min
utes before the Midland whistled for town
they did not mind being dragged around
as cripple" and they Immediately sci
to work TO see how much damage had
been done.
Never even bulged the crown sheet"
said the boilermaker whom Barney per-
suaded to examine the engines interior
ut took the lead pretty well out OF the
soft plug. but it won't take long to fix
that. 1 don't think the boss'll say any
thing about it,"
The general manager didn't say much
either. There was no gold watch presen-
tation. no eulogies were offered and no
speeches made, but Barney Macdonald
pulls the fast mail to-day over the mid
die division and obeys orders strictly. He
considers that "dry" order one of the best
ever issued
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-17

you kids make me sick!' he said fussl-
ly You're loliing around here half the
time and yet You complain about being
overworked. Born Ioafers all of your
Shorty went out without replying. He
knew better than to talk back. His des-
tinaton was quite a ways further down
town so he took a car which was crowded
with well dressed people. Tonight he
was fascinated by q collar worn by a
gentleman who sat just opposite. II was
Of the style dubbed by Shorty as the
tand-up-sit-down" variety. The set OF
the collar was superb and as white as
the driven snow.
Then and there Shorty made up his mind
he would own one of them the next
time an extra quarter came his way.
"Forty-fourth street, bawled the con-
ductor and 6O23 swung off the car.
Shortys practiced eye swept over the
houses as he mounted the steps and he
uttered to himself "boardin' housed Spose
it's some ole lady as wants me to carry
her grip ter T. ferry.'
Second floor backr remarked the maid
who opened the door and Shorty stumbled
up the dark stairs and knocked on a door
Come inn said woman's voice.
"Crusty old bird!' was Shorty's mental
comment as he entered the room and
stood cap In hand The lady who seemed
quite OLD, had very sharp eyes. Her nose
was sharp and so was her chin.
The lady sat rocking in a chair with
her bonnet and gloves on.
How old are you, boy?" she asked.
I'm jes' u, ma'am."
Shorty watched those sharp eyes as
they travelled over his slight little figure
and he felt a thrill Of pride as he thought
that he had on q collar fresh from tho
laundry, that morning
who taught yer to be so neat?" jerked
out this strange woman.
Il dunno! | jest don't like things dirty
that's allp
Live with your folks?'
"Aint got any folks!" said Shorty.
"Humph" muttered the lady. Just
like me. l haven't any folks. except some
cousins, and we don't love each other"
There was slight pause and then this
remarkable woman asked. dryly: Ibid
you ever take a lady to the theater?"
Shorty laughed
II saw. ma am he cried, with a roguish
grin. What 'er youse given US, any
how"
The corners of the womans thin mouth
curled up slightly and her eyes CLEANED
for an instant
IT'S this way" she said. I'm in town
for little visit. and / thought should
ike 10 30 10 lut AHtdttI Oilce. uOD I
like 10 go alone, but ] don't care a pin
for any OF the shoddy people In this
house"
"Tm fond Of boys--if they have clean
faccs-so / rang for a messenger. Now,
then. what would you advise me to SEQ
| don't know anything about the plays"
shorty looked thoughtful for a mo
ment. "Dere's bully three-ringed cir
Gus in town" he said, suggestively.
Just the thing" cried tho lady. IT
haven't been 10 a circus since / was a
gin. Let's go"
A minute later this strange couple
walked down the front steps and hailed
% street car ~ tho corner
" hen the conductor came for fares. the
lady pulled out lat purse but quick
as flash, Shorty had laid a dime In the
mans palm.
Oats an right" he remarked a trine
grandy. Of kin stand for dc fares as
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-17
RARNEY'S REDEMPTION.
BY A. w. whiteford.

,apyright. 1901, by A. w. Whiteford9
-.,-bir six hours after the new gen.
,r7nager issued his famous dry
So il was the most discussed subject
.ho division. The first thing the men
IN decide was why it had been is
"a and the reasons they advanced
.fmost as varied as the men them
,r.e some claimed that it was be-
,so he had lost the contract for car
4r, the Consolidated Brewing Co.'s
,,,csas and Iowa shipments; others as
..+a5 lust as positively that it was be-
.r.e ne would not believe the fog"
.,,lsnation for the last head-end wreck
., which two of the largest compounds
~ the system had been put out of ser
yf.7. While the balance contented them
.alves with sarcastic illusions to his
snro,ib ton tendencies" and his "devo-
lion to principle" But on one point they
.U seemed to agree, and that was that
II was entirely too severe.
ITO think" said Barney Macdonald
a. he stood in the midst of a group Of
sner-reers and fremen just outside the
rn1ndhouse office, I'VE are not even to
he allowed to go into a saloon. 1 Won
dor where he thinks we intend to get
our checks cashed? May be he intends
10 furnish a travelling identifer so as to
enable us to walk into a bank like re-
spectable people and have some young
SHINE of clerk ask us to swear that
We are the person named on the check.
No sir" he continued emphatically,
drawing himself up to the full height
of his six feet four, mot if 1 know my
self I've had my checks cashed in sa-
looms for the last twenty years and I've
never been drunk yet. and I'll do it again,
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-17

kept all the division points at a fever
heat.
AS Barney figured it the chances in
the coming test were about even. Taken
altogether, the Midland had perhaps a
few miles less OF track, but IL had more
nils. On the western division 1t had
the advantage, but on the eastern di-
vision it was the other way. The real
test would come over the middle divi-
sion ana whoever got into headquarters
hrst would undoubtedly win the race.
As the appointed day drew near. Bar
ney's interest increased to such an ex-
tent that he decided to overcome his
scruples for once and go down to the
depot with the crowd. That She racing
train would not stop he was certain. for
he knew that these clear track Or
ders respect nothing but water tanks
and coal chutes, with perhaps an occa-
sional railroad crossing, and as the town
possessed none of these, his only salts
faction would be a glimpse of yellow
paint as the refrigerators flashed by:
but he considered this much worth the
effort
When he reached the platform, which
was already well filled with people. he
found them all discussing the one sub
Ject. Men who had never set foot in an
engine cab were busily engaged show
ing just how the Midland was going to
get beaten while an equal number of
others, possessed of an aqual amount
of knowledge, were showing how it was
impossible. Some were betting ON the
time that would be made, others on the
amount of meat carried, and still others
were telling just how much the lucky
road would clear on the contract in the
next three years.
Barney took no part in any of these
discussions, but stood quietly at one
edge of the crowd waiting patiently for
the first sound of the trains approach.
In a short time his trained ear detected
the unmistakable rumble and soon a
thin column of smoke appeared far
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-17

for his age. with a pair OF steady blue
eyes as deep in tone as his well fitting
uniform.
Shorty was the biggest dandy in the
Office. How ne managed to keep himself
so neat it would be hard to tell. He
was all alone in the world; and his home
was a tenement-house room which he
shared with a couple of "newsies."
His hair was always carefully brushed
and his well worn shoes never lacked for
backing ShorCys chief source OF ankle
ty was his linen. He had never possessed
more than three collars at any one time
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-17
THUNDERBoLT SCHEDULE.

The first car leaves for West End at
7:20 a. m and every 40 minutes thereafter
until II 90 a. m, after which car runs
in each direction every 20 minutes until
midnight.
II. NJ lotion. Cen Mer.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-17
/, l. 81 OF r. RY AND c. is Rr
sUNDAl sLuAa,DLL.

SONDAl sCuEGOOLE,
For Isle of Hope. ThunderboIt, Montgom-
cry. Cattle Park and West End.
Subject 10 change without notice.
ISLE or HOPE AND TENTH STREET
4 - - = - - :, !
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-17
STORIES OF BOY
BREAD-W WINNERS.
MESSENGER NO. oo2s.

ShOrty's Love of the Stand-Up-Sit-
Down Variety of Collar and What
Came of it.
BY Douglas Zabriskie Doty.
It had been a hard day for No. 6023.
In the morning there had been a trip
over to Brooklyn with a fifty pound va
lise; and right on top of that had come
two hurry calls on his bicycle-one to a
was cold clustering day and between
the heavy valise and the battling wind,
poor No. 6O2S-familiarly known as
Shorty" was dreadfully tired by five
o'clock.
He was twelve years old and small
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-17
MONTGOMERY.

THUNDERBoLT AND ISLE OF HOPE.
Commencing at 800 p. m car leaves
Thunderbolt every hour for Isle of Hope
until 500 y. m.
Commencing at $3.50 p. m. car leaves
Isle Of Hope every hour for Thunder
bolt until $3.50 D. m
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-06
The Irl r. Hicks 1901 Almanac.

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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-06
One Fare Plus $1,000.

There are still some good lands in
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-06
SHOT BY AN ENRAGED HUSBAND
Iowa Farm Hand Seriously Wounded by
Jack Shen at Mason City.

OoCA Snco NJ nAdSOu SItys
Mason City, Ia, Feb. FIRED Repp
iea dangerously wounded at the
Wheeler house in this city. He has
been farm hand in the employ Of
Jack Shea. The latter had secured
an indictment against his wife on ac-
count of her alleged relations with
Repp. Saturday night Shea accom-
panied by his two daughters attempted
to go to his house. 1t is claimed that
Repp was in the house and fired at
Shea, who returned the fire, the bull
let striking Repp close to the heart.
Mrs. Shea was shot through the hand.
Shea is under arrest. Mrs. Shea is the
daughter of j. A. Walch, one of the
wealthiest citizens of the county.
New York, Feb. 4.-The Rev. John
Kellar, vicar of the Trinity Mission
Protestant Episcopal church of Airing
ton, n. j., and secretary of the diocese
of North New Jersey, was shot and
probably MORALLY wounded by man
who at one time was one of the minis
ter's closest friends. His assailant was
Thomas J. Barker, one Of the best
known residents of Arlington, and
manager of department in the head
Office in this city of the Commercial
Gable company. The explanation given
for the crime is that Barker was mad
dened at a confession made to him by
his wife the night before. She told
him the minister had assaulted her a
year before
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-06
NO SETBACK FOR ST. LOUIS FAIR
Mayor at First Refused to Sign Bill Au-
thorizing Issue of Sc, 100000

heIuseu 10 sign <Au-
thorizing Issue of So, 100000
st. Louis, Feb. Mayor Ziegen-
helm, to whom the bill passed by the
municipal assembly authorizing the
issuance of $5,0O0,0OO of bonds for
the worlds fair, to be held in 1908,
to commemorate the one hundredtb
anniversary of the Louisiana purchase,
was sent, has refused to sign the meas
ure. The point which he raised most
urgently against the bill was that no
provision was made for refunding to
the city treasury any surplus over So
100000 which might be realized from
the sale of the bonds.
1t has been hoped by the worlds
fair officers that the mayors signature
would be secured early enough to en-
able them to start a certified copy Of
the bill to Washington on the mail
train departing from st. Louis at noon,
in order that it might be received there
this week in time to be presented to
the congressional committee having the
matter of $5,OO0,000 government ap-
preparation in charge.
Later.-Ziegenhein has signed the
bill providing for the issuance Of So
100000 of bonds for the worlds fair.