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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-03
TEXAS RAILROAD STATISTICS.
Synopsis of the Report of the Commission
for the Past Year.
PROGRESS NOTED IN EACH FEATURE OF REPORT
Earnings Larger, Expenses Lighter, Fixed Charges
Are Diminishing, More Men Are Employed.
Roads Which Are Now Being Built.

dates Q. taeir respective osranlr.tioas. De
creased daring the rear $50 37k -. aul
wclld EavH reached more Wan S3ltstNts
but for re Gulf. Co,orafo and Sansa p
back irierpsi item, previously mentioned
TIE accumulated dR1cit for SD the CON
p2Lies IN June ~ 1871. vas ST. ,645. Ets5 EEL
and s-H1ivides thus Cult. Colorado ard
S4zt2 p Railway eguFsur. Sll 50, l3l ~
al other cGupaE.es. S-TT3. 20 %.
thAt comparing he year PatilE Jane ~
l@rl. wirh the year enfinE June go isiI
track Mileage has incrr4sel Il - per ce1S
she number q t1ns n f-elzlt har.ed pe'
year has Increased u 1G Ger cent gross
earnings hsFe Increased - = per ~e1t and
income from operation has Increased lss. II
Deg cent
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NORTH TEXAS RAILROAD RUMoR.

SAID that Cuff ard B-szos Has Been sold
70 Oklahoma and Texas Southern.
Fort Nort1. T='Ias, NoYemba- ~ svrs
was received here tais afternoon 10 the
eject tina. the G1'f and B-azos railroad
has been so.t, Ja@ purchasers being The
Oklahoma aad Texas southern company.
II is also reported t.at the latter road
VIII connect vita the Brazos Valley ~
Mineral Wells. J. ls uow constructing
!-cu Blackwell. O. T.. and will cross the
henre- railroad 81 Vernon. from Wh.cn
I0.-l j. Hlii pass through Graham OF
Jacksboro. TIE BTszos Valley extension
has been partially graded from Mineral
11,na rcac will probably build m 10 n
connection vita the Braz0s valley az an
cary date
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jumped on a Ten-Pennv Nail

The little daughter Of Mr. ]. y. Powell
Jumped on an Inverted rake made OF ter
penny nails, and thrust one nail entirely
through her foot and a second enc half way
through. Chamberlain's Pain Balm was
promptly applied and ave minutes later the
pain had disappeared and no more sunertns
was experienced. In three days the child
was wearing her shoe as usual and with
absolutely no discomfort. Mr.. Powell is a
wen known merchant OF Portland. Va.
Pain Balm Is an sutiseptic and heals such
injuries without maturAtion and Ia one.tAIrd
the time required BY the usual treatment,
Fer sale BY all druggists.
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alrht to be Initiated into the mysteries of

nlrht to be Initiated into the mysteries of
Hoo Hcodom-
Mr.. Ed S Beard. commercial agent az
For. Worth Tor the Fort Worth and Den
yer City road. spent while IN Houston
other railroad boys who went down 20 the
coucatenstion Of Hoo-Hoos.
Mr. George D. Hunter city passenger
and ticket ssent Of the International and
Great Northern, accompanied By large
delegation Of Texas railroad men. went 10
Galveston last night where they ali al
tsrded the Hoo-Hoo concater alton.
Nj; c. K; Dunlap, ,reight agent Of the
Sunset. Central lines. was at his Office IL
Houston yesterday, after having spent the
day before az AqSrin attending the 'n-ti-
ing Of the commission al which a he1-ing
on the -four rates was accorded.
Mr. J. w. Stevenson. local yard master
for the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass,
las resigned the position 70 go 70 loakum
& train on the Lockhsrt branch Of the
road. The duties Of yard master will here
after devolye upon the agent. Mr. J. T.
AtkeisoE.
Mr.. Jer y. Miller. acting manager Of the
Houston and Texas Central, spent yester-
day morning inspecting the company s
shops and machinery located here and also
examined the lmpFcyemeSIs being maae
equipped with new platforms and elsbor-
ate hand rails and gates.
Mr.. E. Z. Bane, formerly agent for the
Pacific express company AZ Galveston, who
was transferred TO Houston, relieving Mr..
c. T. Stephenson, arrived here at noon
yesterday and at Las p. m. took charge
Of the local orflce. Mr. Bsne IS succeeded
as agent at Galveston by Mr. J. {. Wig
gins, formerly cashier there.
The Grau grand opera will leave New Or
leans at s o'clock this evening on a special
train over the Southern Pacific, consistin =
Of ave Pullman cars, three baggage cars
and two day coaches. The train will arrive
In Houston at O'Clock tomorrow morning
stopping IN the city for the performance
tomorrow evening. and continue on its
western trip, leaving Houston at / o'clock
Tuesday morning.
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tends 70 the throat. bronchial tubes and
eVea 90 the stomach ard intestines
CStsrrA is esSentiaily q disease Of the
MUCOUS membrane, the local symptoms be
ing q profu.e discharge 81 mucuS stop
page o. the ncstrils. irritation in throat
causing coughing, sEeezius. gaEging and
frequent cleartugs Of tue throat and head.
TIE usual treatment by local douches.
snufs. s2lTes, etc, ef-s1 gives temporary
relief. but anything Ike q cure can only
be obtained By treatment which removes
the catarrhal taint from the blood and
t1e disappearance OF the Inflammation from
the mucous surfaces.
aew remedy which meets these require
Dents and which SO IA has been remark
ably successful in curing catzrrh IS StUart's
CatsrTa Tablets.
These ,aBlets act gpen the blood and
mucous membranes Oaiy Tney can hard
y De called q secret patent medicine as
they are composed Of such valuable rene
dies ae Sangul1arls. Hyd-as'in. Eucslrptol
and similar cleansing art.sepIcs which
cure ty eliminating from the blood and
Mucous srrfsccs the catarrhal poison.
Stusrt's Catarrh Tablets are large. pleas
ant tasting .ozerEeS taken internally. al
loving them 70 C.sso.Te slowly The
mo1t5. in This way t1ey reach the throat,
e lcss and the entire aiinentary canal
Il desired, they nay also he dissolved in
water and used a. Q do1r1s. in addition
70 the Internal use but u ls not G. all rec
essary 10 rse dou-ze: ! few az them dis
/ solved In the mouth daily viii Dc sufficient.
However, when there is much stoppage Of
Aa-- Lta-fr p 4W-.1F -AaA- AeAll AA-'r NUTS
viii give immediate relief. but the regular
daily use internally ~ these tablets viii
cure the wh5,e catarrhal trouble without
resortiu. 70 tae Inconvenience Of q doGrh-.
d. Benent states that me internal
treatment Tor catsrrh is rapidly taking the
place % the old plan Of douchinE. and local
application and further SAYS that probably
the best and certainly the safest remedy
at present o. the market l. STARTS Ca
ta-rh Tablets. ss no secret is made OF thnlr
composition and a.! tie really Efficient rem
tablet"
Druggists sell Stuar,'s Cstarrh Tablets
az 30 cents fo- full sized packages. ass
your druggist and II he IS honest he vii.
tell you there Is no safer. more pslatable.
more efficient and convenient remedy on
the market
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ARRANeINe 90 rs REMovAL.
w. John ~. Knight %iH Come 10 Hous-
tor 70 LHe hsr Meek.

w. John ~. Knight %iH Come to Hous-
ton 70 Live Nsu Week
Mr. John u knight. WHO is 20 represent
she Southern Railway throughout Texas
"a travelling passenger agent, with head
quarters IN Houstol spent yesterday II
the riiy making arrangements foz his re
T1p7ai TO tais place ce1t week NJ Kulgat
comes 10 Houstoa from New Orleans,
wAese he has been passenger and assistant
ticket agent for the Southern for some
uu-e 3asf he Is most agzeeabie gcn-
'.eDan 1-2 viii no dorh- prove very pop
u.4t srlpEg local railway men.
Ar. Knight is ror q strange Ia Texas.
having al one time been connected with
TIE Southern Pscl5c a. san Antonio. and
a -zrEe number % Texas railroad men
esr ree--d -0r hin as man and ss @ tzir
AID honest competitor He viii remove
bis family 20 Bo1F-o1 s.so
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Notes and Personals.

Mr.. G. NJ Winstead, travelling frsiEh,
agent OF the Cotton Belt. came IN 20 head
territory.
Mr.. T., c. RadeY, division superintendent,
or the International and Great Northern.
Mlth headquarters az Palestine, spent yes.
terday In Houston
Mr. J. r. Dillon, Houston commercial
agent az the Gulf. Colorado and sants Fs
Ieft for Galveston last night 10 be present
at the Heo-Hoo concatenstion.
For the occasion Of the Masonic grand
,ouge meeting 10 Houston, November ~ fS
nouneed convention excursion rates.
hr. L. Noel assistant general ,r.,~A,
agent OF the Katy, with headquarterS al
Houston, went down 70 GalTeston I,st
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HORSES AND MULES FoR BRITISH
Twentv-tour Carloads Went Out OF Fort
Worth Yesterday.

Fort worth Texas. November 2-T7yen
ty-four carloads Of horses and mules wer,
shipped out OF Fort Worth today over III,
Houston and Texas Central BY the agent.
OF the British government for the use Of
tue british troops In South Africa. The
inspectors for that government Will com
menee working In this vicinity about No.
Vember and then about 100 additional
carloads q horses and mules Will he n,ovcd
rom here for South Africa la addition
70 the shipments moved today nud tbosc
"a tne prospective, about 100 carloads have
already gone out Of here Tor sentb 80.
Pretty close hgures have 10 be mas
on me stock sold 70 the British goyerr-
ns~nt, for the ageuts who have tie mr..
SSnsslhg N hand are exceptionally sbre5rd
nsEksiA NAare tka SszHs alaAs Of Hfsck
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AeoLlTIoN az a pEpARrMENr.
Southern Pacific Bridges and Buildings
Put Under New Supervision.

P|NpfS'HH TACTIC Sno1eS and Buildings
Put Under New Supervision.
The department OF bridges aud buildings
which has heretofore existed on the South
ern Pacific, Atlantic system, was on yes
tsrday abolished by a circular issued from
the Office Of Mr. w G.. Van Week, man.
eyer Of the lines Included in the system,
whose headquarters ere In Houston sim.
utaneousiy with the announcement Of ths
sboAtion OF the department Of bridges and
buildings was the issuance Of a circular
from the Office Of Mr.. L. B. Cushing. IN.
gineer OF maintenance Of way, appointIue
AR. D.. X. Colburn, former superintendent
Of bridges and buildings, TO be assistant
sngineer Of maintenance Of way.
The Jurisdiction Of the several division
euperlntendents Is. by the terms of M
Van Weeks circular. extended 10 enbrs 90
on their respective divisions the super-
vision Of all work heretofore cared Tor by
the department OF bridges and buildinR.
and In all matters relating 10 this part oi
their duty the division superintendents have
been Instructed to report 10 the engineer 81
maintenance OF way.
The change was made according to the
circular issued. In pursuance OF the pIaE ol
organization outlined In the presidents cir
cular Of October !, 1895.
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SENTENCE AFFIRMED.

Anderson Norris VIII Be Hanged for the
Murder OF Mrs. French.
Waco, Texas. November The court OF
criminal appeals has affirmed the case OF
Anderson Norris, convicted here on a
change OF venue from Navarro county o.
the murder Of Mrs. Emma French 1s,
December. The evidence showed that Nor
rls beat Mrs. french to death with q
target rife. The defense was that the
defendant was under the legal age for
capital punishment. Norris Is a negro. He
get a death sentence
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-03

Dallas, Texas, November 2.-It is learned
here on what IS considered the best Of
authority that Acting Manager Miller Of
the Houston and Texas Central has made
arrangements. as a result Of which the
work Of laying eighty pound steel on 100
miles OF the main line between Houston
and Dallas will be begun about January l.
The completion 81 thls work will give the
Central seventy-hV and eighty-pound rails
over the entire length Of the main line
between the two cities named
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Paid Their Paassnner Lay.

Austin, Texas. November 1.-The follow
Ing railroads paid their quarterly passenger
earnings for the quarter ending Septem-
Der 80:
Chicago. Rock Island and Texas paid
S15S-5 81
The Cane Belt paid S5e9l.
Velasco. Brazos and Northern paid SO e.
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The Texas Southern extension.

Marshal Texas. November IL. 2.
Walker president and general manager
Of the Texas Southern railroad. left today
for New York to complete negotiations for
extending the road south to San Augustine
this winter. Land Commissioner J. T..
Fesslfr OF the road goes 20 Kansas City
10 complete a deal and arrange 10 have
his family move to Marshall. 5ir. Fessler
win meet Mr.. Walker in New York where
they viii close up matters and return 70
Marshall Tor Immediate work
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KATY Officials h Tc.nn.

Quite large party OF officials and at
taches Of the Missouri. Kansas and Texas
railroad system were In Houston yesterday,
among the number being Messrs. J. W.
Maxwell, general superintendent: c. $,
sheTwin, land and tax commissioner. and
G. A. Forrest commercial agent Dallas.
T. S. Mcdowell division superintendent,
Smithviile. and Harry A. Woods. travelling
auditor, La Grange The gentlemen ell
went down 70 Galveston last night TO at
tend the Hoo-H0o coucatenstion.
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THE RED RIVER ROUTE.

Steel Gang and Constructors Are Making
Excellent Progress.
Sherman. Texas, November 2.-The steel
gang Of the Texas, Red River and South.
ern railway are twenty seven miles out OF
sherman. about seven miles beyond Gun.
ter. the second station. and four nIlas ,bis
fle q Cellna, Collin county. where a depot
Is q be established. Al the Office Of Inc
conraetors satisfaction Is expressed al the
progress 81 the work. Sam Lazarus presi.
Dent Of the line has been sIck mt was
~ today. He Is delighted with the prog
ress and Is enthusiastic over the mafnia.
ceat country the road i opening.
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Dr., W. \ Harrison and wife will leave
several months The Doctor viii vissf the
hospftls and attend Post GRADUATE
kehool. All eomlaunieations addressed 10
eags. Ill, vii receive prompt attention.
~, ". II. HaUiAan,
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ce- Be cbtained- any oees-z1ined efcrt %
fas paft q the STOCK rasFeTs % Advance
prices fcT their a1iEals ~ a dispoEitieo
70 1pl1 then shore the iowsss re2so1a DE
prices would cEpNe tie BrittssrEB 20 VITA
draw from this teTritnry.
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RAILROAD SCHEDULE.

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A Daily Nuisance.
a Simple Remedy Which win Interest
Cstsrrn Sufferers.

II its earlier stages eatarrh Is more Of
nuisance tkzn a menace 10 the general
aeal;h, but sooner - alter, RE disease ex-
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Fin WEz Desse
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H. Z. a w. t. r.. n

caefs trIi1s lesTs tas sIra r Cssgrsts
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Errnft NsrrN Crps1
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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1901-12-27
INCOME soc, 900 PER DAY.
Tremendous Receipts and an Enormous
Amount Held by the Mutual Life
Insurance Company for It's
Policy Holders

New York, November, 23.-Re-
cent occurrences have called world
wide attGntion,to the high charac.
ter OF the investments OF the Mn.
tual Life Insurance company OF
New York. No questionable secur.
ties OF any kind are ever consid.
cred by the company. An evi.
dence OF the Thrift and skill OF the
management is the fact that the
Mutual Life has either paid back
to policy holders or holds for their
benefit nearly ninety million $780,
O0a,0G0) dollars 10 excess OF the en-
tire sum received by the com
pany from its members. This is
nc curly four times AS much as the
twenty-elght other life companies
reporting to the insurance commits
sloner OF New York can together
show. The income Of the Mutual
Life is more than two hundred
thousand dollars every day.-Cln.
cinnatl Times Star.
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WHITEHOUSE.

Jno. NJ. sagraves representing
the Hardware CO., of Huntington,
w Va, was here this week.
Felix Grimsley, the hog man Of
Fiat Gap, has moved to this place
and opened up a livery stable.
Henry Butcher, of Two Mile,was
shot yesterday between the eyes.
The ball glanced upward and did
not fracture the skull. Re is i'm.
proving and we hope he will soon
be well.
S. +. Williams, merchant, has
sold out to John W. Ward.
g. V. sagraves, Judge in Pad
Cassidy case at Inez Ky, returned
home Friday.
b. II. Harris went to East Point
Monday.
The new depot at this place is
Just about half built aud the shan
ty cars gone. There is some talk
OF the railroad going on up Big
Big Sandy aud we believe it will
60. Timothy Winklcy.
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YATEsyILLE

The protracted meeting here has clos.
ed on account Of bad weather Rev
Rice announces that he will begin one
at Fallsburg soon
Rev Sylvester b Miller was here
Tuesday He has moved from Hunt
ington TO Twin Branches o. Blaine
Rev Miller bought a nice lot Of hogs
from James Compton and G j Carter
last week
Frank Cnrnutte and wife and son,
Eugene. Of Ferguson W, Va visited
visited Mrs Curauttes sister Mrs Nks
cy Bentley
Miss Alta Lakin has gone to Catletts-
burg to spend the winter with her grand
mother, Mrs Amanda Hampton.
Los Lakin has returned TO his home
ut Zelda after visit here He is il
bad health
Attorney Meredith Perkins, Of Dry
Fork and Others from that neiShbor
hood. passed here Monday onroute to
Louisn to attend County Court.
Country Greenhorn
Crowded ont last week
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within the next six months. The
GufTy-Galey forces have made a
rush In these counties and the
leasing forces of small operators
have trailed and fandwiched IN be-
tween.
Floyd county ,n6rtheast of Knott
county, is th9home of the Stand
add secret operations, covering a
period OF several Sears. The Stand
ard has been doing business there
under the name OF the New Do
main Oil Company.
Only a small part OF Kentucky's
oil regions has been mapped out,
Some OF the big operators have
covered fully dozen counties to
the west and southwest, besides
those mentioned, and their money
has been poured into them freely
In paying the large forces that hav,
been employed in leasing land il
all directions.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1901-12-27

The Washington press, as well
as the residents of the District Of
Columbia, are vigorously kicking
because the President has appoint
ed another negro to be Recorder Of
Deeds of this district, The office
is purely local one and its occu,
pant has TO deal nearly entirely
with white citizens. The latter
think the President should give
them a white man to do business
with. The reader will observe that
it always depends upon whose OK
is gored. The newspapers here dc
not care how many negroes are ap-
pointed in the south TO do business
with the whites down there, but il
is all wrong TO appoint them north
OF the Mason and Dixon's limo.
How jolly it would be il President
Roosevelt would fiji some Of the
postofflces in Northern states with
the colored friends Of Booker
Washington. Why not-C-J,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1901-12-27

The greatest outrage ever perpe-
trated in any branch Of the United
States government was the de-
cision Of the two inexperienced
towards on the Naval Board Of IN
quiry against Admiral Schley.
They are towards because they
did not have the moral courage to
decide against the wishes and die
tates of the dlsgraceful gang who
are in charge OF the affairs OF our
navy. Dewey's courage was well
established before and fully Su>-
tanned In this instance pyhis ring
ing verdict in favor of the grand
old warrior who demolished the
entire Spanish fleet at Santiago.
Dewey has been under hot fire and
his verdict is worth more In the
minds OF the people than all that
the non-combatant "heroes' could
swear to.
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they captured cur pickets abo t
midnight and surprised us They
captured two pieces OF artillery
and nearly halfof our men. When.
| awoke | WAS lying in fence cor
aer near Col. Cooks headquarters
and had my horse tied to the fence
BY the halter. The yankee, were
then all around me. sprans iu-
to my saddle, my horse still tied,
aud had to get down and unite
him. About this time Col. Cook
dashed by and told me to follow
him. | turned my horse in the
direction he had gone and just let
him loose. We ran right through
the lines and they following to
ne to stop and surrender, but /
had no time to surrender. | had
on a new shirt aud did not propose
to lose it, We ran to the Potomac
river, where Col. Peters was form
ing regiment on the opposite bank.
The yankees followed me to the
bank, but ! never stopped, but
just bailed that river dry, knowing
that Col. Peters would check them
as soon rs we got over. Peters
opened out on them and they fell
back. Gen. Bradley 7. johnson
was sleeping near there in a brick
house and they ran him out with
one boot on. lie jumped on an old
gray horse that was standing there
with no saddle and saved himself
We gathered up our men as soon
as We could aud formed line and
helped Peters. We then Went
across the mountain and joined
Gen Early. This was in the sum
mer OF '6I.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1901-12-27

In an interview Ex-Governor
Bradley took occasion to empha-
size his recent utterances about In
ternal Revenue Commissioner
Yerkes.
"John Yerkes,p said he, ''has at
tanned such an altitude thata man
of ordinary standing cannot reach
him. He reminds me of Pinker-
toms pup. Pinkerton'S pup had a
curl in her tail, and when she dis
covered it she grew proud,so proud
in fact, that she screwed up. her
tail so tight her bird legs couldn't
reach the ground.n