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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-12

Secret SerN'ice Operatives Porter and
Gallaher had a talk with The prisoner
and secured a confession which led n
the fin5sing ef his pant They searched
his house near F:ftyfirss and Justine
streets and secured a complete outfit
for making the bogus bills. Besides
they found eight-tive $50 bills and over
$4,000 Worth of the bogus Swedish
kroner notes.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22
GIGANTIC RAILROAD SCHEME.
Transalaskan Road to Be Built to Con,
meet with the Transsiberian Line

Transmission Road to Be Built to Con-
meet with the Transsiberan Line.
The organization OF gigantic railroad
scheme has been perfected, SAYS a late
dispatch from Denver. Colo. Quietly the
promoters of the project have been at work
during the past six weeks, and through
their efforts the Transalaskau Railway
company has been launched.
The company is incorporated under the
laws Of the State Of Washington and can
ltalized for $5oOOO.ooo The scheme IL
the building and operating OF line OF
railroad In Alaska and connecting with
the Transsiberlan raiIoad at some point
opposite Cape Prince Of Wales on the
American side, by line Of steel ferryboats
across Behrng Strait, The officers are.
President j. j. Frey, president OF the
Florence and Cripple Creek and Cripple
Greek Consolidated lines. and formerly gen
eral manager Of the Santa Fe system: argt
Vice president and treasurer A. H. New.
general manager, Il. S. Granger; gene All
solicitor, stephen l.. Selden general attor.
ney, Henry c. Charpiot; chief engineer w
u. Smith; directors, j. ], Frey, A l.. New,
Warmer Il. Smith and stephen l.. Selden'
Headquarters Of the company win be al
Seattle.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22

Mr., j. II. Hill manager Of the Calves
ton, Houston and Henderson, was UP from
Galveston headquarters yesterday.
Mr. A, T. Wansbrough local soliciting
freisht agent Of the International and Great
Northern, left yesterday for brief trip
through the Houston interior territory.
Mr. Gus Hoover travelling passenger
agent of the Cotton Belt route with head
quarters at Waco. WAS one of the out of
town railroad men who spent yesterday in
Houston.
Among Yesterdays visitors to Houston
was Mr.. w +. Mcclure, general freight
and passenger agent of the, Galveston,
Houston and Henderson, with headquarters
at Galveston
Mr.. stephen Johnson, manager of the
Pierce Oil company, with headquarters in
~. Louis called on local railroad managers
yesterday and the day before.
w. J. Bergeron has accepted a position
as stenographer In the office OF Superin-
tendent T. 5. Mcdowell of the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas headquarters at Smith
vile, Mrs Bergeron and daughter will
leave in few days TO join MIN.
Persons desiring to catch the Houston
and Texas Central trains to North Texas
had better consult the new time card that
parture of all trains have been changed
materially The new time card is effective
today.
The passenger department of the South
ern Pacific has received a very beautiful
and attractive souvenir pamphlet. entitled.
Southwest" The pamphlet contains num-
Der OF pretty mountain scenes. harmonious,
" colored The publication Is copyrighted
by Fred j. Feldman of lei Paso.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22
THE NEW SHIP SERVICE.
First Vessel of the New YOrk.GaIyeS-
ton Line Is En- Route.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC PIER READY FOR IT
The Pnedene VIII. However, Be the
First Vessel to Discharge Cargo.
Loaded with Silver Ore.

Galveston, Texas September 21.--Adyces
from New York are to the effect that the
steamship FL Monte sailed from that port
Thursday for Galveston. The ship was
said TO be the first Of the New York-Gal-
weston service which is to be placed In
operation by the Southern Pacific Railway
company The local officials Of the COM
pany here have as YET received no notice
regarding the matter. They are not pre-
pared to deny the report, as the line has
been expected to begin operation for some
time, and the wonder has been that 1t
should have been delayed until this time,
as the pier has been ready for use for
several weeks.
The Pinedene, which will be the first ship
20 discharge cargo at the new pier, will
come in from quarantine tomorrow, and
begin unloading. Her cargo comprises So
600 sacks OF silver ore, which Is en- route
from Antofogasta, Chile. TO Pueblo, Colo.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22
NEW RoAp FoR LIE WEsT.
Rock Island and Santa Fe Racing to
Cover the ella Valley Territory.

Rock Island and Santa Fe Racing to
Cover the ella Valley 7 srritory.
There seems 10 be little doubt that the
Santa Fe is planning TO build the 25o-mllc
extension south from Casa Granuc, ArIz.
1t begins to look as though the new move
by the Santa Ice is due to fear that he
Rock Island will try to occupy the valley
Of the ella river by an extension from III
Paso to san Diego. Cal, says the Topeka
KAN State Journal The Santa Fe not
desiring to lose such a valuable foothold
in the rich mining aud timber country, is
making efforts to anticipate the possible
move by the Rock Island
The extension of the Rock Island from
Liberal, Kan, to III Paso, Texas, is the
act which has stirred the Santa Fc to ac-
ton. This extension is now nearing com
pletion, and viii be ready for operation by
January ]. A combination Is said TO haze
been effected between the Rock Island and
the Phelps. Dodge ~ Co. copper mining
syndicate. The Phelps company Is now
building a line from Blsbec Ariz., to lei
Paso, Another company, called the san
Diego Eastern, is building a road from
II is stated that Rock Island engineers
have already explored the country between
Phoenix and Yuma, ana have made plans
for the extension of the Phelps line from
Bisbee 10 Yuma by way OF the ella val cy
upon which the Santa Fe also has a covct
Gus eye. Rumor has II that the San Di, go
Eastern is in reality being built for the
Rock Island.
This chain Of circumstances seems to in
| dictate very strongly that the Rock Island
| Is about to gain its long desired objective
a Pacific coast harbor. The immense in
| crease In the Oriental commerce is power.
| ful incentive for reaching a good Pacific
| coast opening.
The people Of San Diego firmly believe
! that they will soon have the Rock Island
| connection, and think that San Dlego S
| destined to be one of three great Pacific
harbors, San Francisco and Portland being
the others
In connection with the Rock Island OK
tension from Liberal Kan, to connection
with the White Oaks road, a new coal
line, 1870 miles In length, is to he built
Tho branch road win leave the main line
at Liberty station, about twenty mites
southwest Of the Canadian river crossing
ana extend TO the northern part Of Col nv
county, New Mexico The Rock Island
now owns tho extensive Dawson coal field,
In ColtaN county, ana expects to secure not
only enough fuel 10 supply large portion
Of It's Western lines demand, but also con
siderable for sale. Work on the coal lin,
VIII be commenced as soon as the main line
extension is completed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22

circuit court at Springfield, Ill, to set aside
the sale OF the Centralia and Ches er rail-
road now known as the Illinois southern
railroad.
Mr. E. G. BlrNcht, chief clerk in the
office of agent Of the Missouri Pacific at
Pacific, Mo, has resigned to accept sim
liar position on the Choctaw. Oklahoma and
Gulf railway Mt Gcary, O. T.
Eastbound grain shipments from Chicago
last week were the hghteSt of the season,
but traffic officials say that the general
traffic is so heavy that the light movem mt
Of grain and -four will have no effect on
earnings,
Vice President and General Manager
Greene Of the Baltimore and Ohio South
western says that the dispatch from wash
ington. Ind. to the effect that the com
puny had recognized the union was entirely
without foundation.
1t is lntimated that Mt the annual meet
ing or the Northern Pacific, to be held next
month, J. NJ. Hannnford, third Wee pre- l.
dent viii tender his resignation He has
not fallen in with Mr.. Harrman's traffic
consolation plans.
The management of the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe railroad announces that the
experiment with crude petroleum for laying
the dust In the Mojave desert has been en-,
tirey successful. 1t will be necessary,
however. to treat the roadbed with oil three
and perhaps four times zach year.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22
NOTICE OF HEARING.

The Commission viii Consider Estab-
hshment OF Rates on Sugar Cane.
Austin. Texas September u The rail.
road commission today issued the following
honce of hearing TO consider the matter Of
transportation OF sugar cane:
It is ordered that notice be and the same
Is hereby given to all persons interested
that the railroad commission OF Texas WILL
on Tuesday, October II. at its oface in
austin, take up and consider the matter
or establishing rates for the transportation
Of sugar cane. carloads. between points in
texas. The following Is submitted as a ba.
Rates In cents per ton of 1000 pounds
10000 pounds per car.
EApl9nation-Column No. l contains rates
10 apply on shipments transported over n
single line OF railroad or over two or more
lines of railroad which are under the same
management and control. Column No. 3
contains rates to apply on shipments trans
ported over two or more lines OF railroad
and control.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22
Lennth Of Nae WorId,s Railways.

The useful work known as Railway
Archives" published by the Russian min
lstry of public works, contains every year
review dealing with railway develop
ment throughout the world. According TO
the figures available in 1899, 1t appears that
at the end of that year the length o. all
the railway systems In the world amouute
length of railroads represents nineteen and
quarter times plus 500 kiloms., the ir.
conference of the earth at the equator,
ceeds by 1000 klloms., twice the mean dts
lance OF the moon from the earth. or 3S4,
42u kiloms Tho figures To- $50 klloms.
betokeu the total length of the various
| tracks, and no account Is taken of the
| fact that a line happens to possess two or
more lines Of rails
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22

in this city yesterday for the purpose Of
completing arrangements for the handling
OF the import traffic next year. AS re-
suit a substantially new import committee
VIII be formed Ia which the initial rail
lines from the seaboard and their connect
ing ocean lines will be represented and
one general import agent will he appointed
who will have supervision over Ill the
Is intended to have all lines and interests
handling import traffic represented in the
committee.
With a general import agent authorized
TO supervise all import traffic and agencies.
It is thought that any trouble that may
arise over cut rates can be much more
easily traced and rectihed than under pres.
ent conditions.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22

A japanese Guest.

Mr.. NJ. Akazawa, a prominent young
Japanese American of San lose, Cal. called
on The Post yesterday in company with
Mr.. +. ~ Gray OF the Houston Manufac,
turers' association. Mr.. Akazawa has ar.
ranged TO begin a course of study In the
University of Texas. Ills visit to Houston
has to do with the rice industry To n
reporter for The Post he stated that hs
had received many letters from Japan ask
Ing him to Investigate the rice Industry
countrymen concerning conditions obtaininp
mere, Mr.. Akazawa gave il as his opintO1
that there will not be an extensive colonial,
looks forward TO a steady immlgratlrs. t0
South Texas as a result of what he win
be able TO say concerning this country.
from Messrs. Cash & Luckel to accompany
them to Matagorda county during his stay
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22

How any man may quickly cure him
self after many years OF suffering from
sexual weakness, lost vitality. night
losses. varIcocele. etc, and enlarge small,
weak organs to full size and vigor Simply
send your name and address to DR.. l.. w.
Knapp, 1877 Hull building, Detroit, Mich.
and he will gladly send tree receipt with
full directions so that any man may
easily cure himself at home. This Is
certainly most generous offer and the
following extracts taken from his daily
mail show what men think Of his gen
crosby:
Dear Sir: Please accept my sincere
thanks for yours OF recent date. / have
Given your treatment a thorough test and
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22
THE RATTLE OF THE Rail.

The rate situation ut Kansas City Is now
much improved as regards grain.
Within short time the Colorado and
Southern railway Will have laid seventy
pound rails over the entire system.
The so-callcd "wind, splitter" train which
the Baltimore and Ohio had constructed a
few months ago, expecting great things,
has been dlsmantled.
The Missouri Pacific is preparing to sup.
ply Holsington, Kan, with commodi GUS
and modern depot facilities A large coal
chute win also be built there.
Secretary Wight enters an emphatic de.
NAL Go the persistent rumor tha' the Chl.
cage Great Western Railroad company has
or will, absorb the Green Ray and Western.
suit has beeR nlsd In the unIted state.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22
THE ATHENS BRANCH.

Enaineer Bosohke Leaves to Oversee
the Work.
Galveston, Texas, September 21.-G W.
Boschke, engineer OF the Southern Pacidc
left last night for Athens TO look after
tho work on the branch Of railroad which
is In course OF construction near that place.
The road when completed, will extend from
Dallas to Beaumont, whore 1t will connect
Wlth The main line. present about 100
miles Of the road have been completed aud
by law the company has n year and eight
months In which to complete it. II is the
intention, however, to complete the work
as soon as possible and get the road in
operation. Mr.. Boschke says that the work
Is very heavy and that It is too early TO
venture 10 say when the road will be com.
pleted.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22
re TO he the features Of the exhibit.

are TO be the features of the exhibit In
addition to showing ghe actual products Of
these two industries and their various uses
to commerce, Mr.. Attwater has arranged a
number of attractive displays Of birds and
beasts which are denlZeus of the coast
country. They are all appropriately label
been written about them. large frame
contains photographs Of many pretty babies
who are labeled products of the Rice Dis.
trlct." The Sunset limit passing through
the rice belt" is another novelty that
will catch the eye of all, The rice belt
is an actually and not a figure. IL was
constructed by Mrs Attwatcr and is pro-
vided with a buckle. and the Sunset limited
wears the belt with becoming grse
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22

the benefit has been extraordinary. 1t has
completely braced me up. am Just as
vigorous as when boy, and you can not
realize how happy l am"
Dear Sir: Your method worked beau
tifully. Results were exactly what j
needed. Strength and vlgor have COM
pletely returned and enlargement Is en-
tirely satisfactory"
Dear Sir: Yours was received and
had no trouble in making use OF the re-
csipt as directed, and can truthfully say
1t is a boon to weak men. l am greatly
improved in size, strength and yigor."
All correspondence Is strictly conhden-
tial. mailed in plain sealed envelope. The
receipt Is free for the asking and he
wants every man to have it.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22
Wln Divide the Pronertv.

1t is said that when the Omaha. Kansas
City and Eastern system is sold under fore.
closure the property will he divided and
bought up by the Burlington and>wabash
companies. The Burlington, 1t is said, Will
purchase that part of the line from Quincy
TO Kansas City, and the Wabash viii
take over the road from Omaha TO ~
Louis This arrangement would give the
latter road line of its own from st. Louis
10 Omaha and the Burlington second
route between Chicago and Kansas CITY
via Quincy, parallelng in a way its pres.
ent road between the TWO points The OBJ
tect of the Burungton's move, 1t is sad
Is to prevent purchase Of the road by
O. competitor
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22
SOUTHERN PACIFIC OIL BURNER.
Engine Equipped for the Liquid Fuel
Put into SerNirn

Engine Equipped for the Liquid Fuel
Put into Service.
Galveston, Texas September 21-The FIRST
oil burner Of the Southern Pacific to reach
Galveston arrived here yesterday and left
again with the passenger train which went
out at $ o'clock The initial trip yester-
day was made without the slightest diff
Guilty and the fireman was congratulating
himself last evening on having nothing to
do The locomotive liremen have formerly
had very hard labor In handling coal, and
the oil burners Will do away with n vast
amount OF very irksome toll. The South
ern Pacific. as well as the international
aud Great Northern, the Santa Fc and 9TH
er roads Will adopt the use of oil as fuel on
us Texas branches as rapidly as locomo-
tiyes can be equipped with oil-burning ap
paratus.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22
COOLING Cars in France.

dispatch from Paris states that novel
conttvance for cooling railway carriages
In hot weather has been ntted by the state
railway to all carriages of the o o'clock
express train from Paris to Royan It
consists OF a box measuring three fee- by
eighteen inches, divided into compartments
and fixed 10 the front end of the carriage
In such a way that current of air passes
through the compartments Of the box,
which are tlled with Ice into the corridor,
and thus keeps the interior OF the carriage
much cooler than the outside air.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22
OIL FUEL SPREADING OUT.

Announced Now that the Wisconsin Cen
tral Is Making Tests.
officials Of the Wisconsin Central are
having extensive tests made with fuel oil
which is being used upon three locomotives
Of the consolidation type. Until figures are
computed It will he impossible to say
whether the tests have been highly success.
ful but 1t is understood that the result
Is considerable economy in operation,
by experiments made by the Sou heru Pa
clhc and the Santa Fc. The former COM
pany has ascertained that with an aver
age of 300 working days TO the year and
with oil used on 40 engines the company
would save St,203O00 annually In fuel
Nlncty-hyc Of Its engines are now fitted
for burning oil
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22

Detective Charles Quin and Messrs.
Frank Dunn and Isaac Josey returned yes
terday from La Grange, where they at
ton and Harry Fulton, who are charged
with hurgiarlzlng q jeweiry. store az La
Dunn for 1851. Benton waived pre-
lminary hearing and was admitted to
bail In the sum OF $1,000. Fnlton's case
was up for a hearing yesterday, but had
not been concluded up 10 the time Of the
departure OF the gentlemen mentioned. The
defendants are represented by Attorneys
Brockman and Enrenswerth Of this city,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22
Pearl-HueIoner.

The wedding Of Miss Elma NJ. Huebner
and Mr.. Edgar W Pearl took place at the
lone of the brides mother Wednesday
CNcning at O'Clock.
Edwin McNutt, After ENJOYING refresh
lrcnts with relatives and q few intimate
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl left for West
Texas to spend their honeymoon.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22
BIG WATER RESERVOIR.
The BURLINGTON Is Building One thai
Will Cost $4,000.

WIN COST 1SUiOUO.
A reservoir which holds supply Of
water for locomotive use has Just been com
pleted by the Burlington at Galesburg, Ill.
1t is by all odds the largest reservoir ever
constructed for such a purpose and forms
water works system equal TO that Of
many towns.
The reservoir was secured by building
an earthen dam with n solu .rick wall
across a ravine. The dam drains 20OJ acre 3
OF land, and when Il is filed to the over
flow 1t will hold sufficient water to las a
year The work involved an expy nature
Of $4,000 BY the construction of this
mammoth basin the Burlington has success
the shortage OF which is one of the serious
obstacles in the operation Of fast trains.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22
The Brownsville Project.

Corpus Christi, Texas, September 1.-The
Brownsville railroad agitators in Canada
who propose TO construct the new road
from here TO Brownsville have written that
representative OF the company viii be
sent here shortly to secure right of way
and make other arrangements aud that
construction viii begin MS soon thereafter
as possible.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22
The Industrial Exhibit.

Prof. II. p. Attwater. in charge Of the
Southern Pacific Industrial exhibit, which
is TO be given a prominent corner among
the exhibits at the Dallas fair. was a very
busy man yesterday receiving box after box
of advertising matter and various exhibits
Quite force of hands were engaged in
the packing The rice and sugar interests
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
The uawlor.

New Orleans; c. Langhan, A. Jones, Beau,
mont H. lander, Mansheld C. e. Selvage
Galveston; w. j. Hogue, Iowa City; Norris
Stein, Galveston; 7. D. Hirsh, city; Frank
Haynes. Port Arthur; b. r. Henderson,
st. Louis; p. l.. Haywood, Beaumont; II.
J. Briggs, Thibodeau; W., S. Champion
1ioiiad
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22
Frisco Officials at sherman.

sherman, Texas, September 21,-Superln
tendent Davidson and party Of Frisco ON
Gals came In last night on special and
spent part Of today inspecting their prop
erty here.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22

All persons interested in the matter above
set forth are requested to present 10 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, 1901-09-22
CONSOLIDATING IMPORT TRAFFIC.

Railroads Reaching Atlantic Points Have
Come to an Agreement.
New York, September RIA meeting Of
the traffic officials Of the railroads reach
Ing the principal Atlantic ports was held
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22

was list dasf Stencils, rubber stamps,
notary and lodge seals, metal checks, etc,
,. v. Lore. ZOOS Mechanic st.. Galveston,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22
81. Il. & w. IT. n. II.
Fifth Ward.

Fifth Ward.
Leave z 90 am Express Train Arrive 10 90 pm
Grand Central Depot
Leave sos p. Arrive 9.o2 a N
shreveport, Kansas City and Cnelnuau)
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22

All trains arrive and depart from the Grand Cen
tru depot except the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Trains which have depot in the Fifth ward, the In
isrnatonal g. Great Northern and Columbia Tap
which use the International and Great Northern de-
pot on Congress avenue, and the Houston East and
West Texas morning train which leaves from and
strives Of the Houston East and West Texas depot
The Missouri. Kansas & Texas and Galveston,
Houston & Henderson trains pass the International
and Grea, Northern depot