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into port last might on her first trip under
her new schedule.
The large bugeye Silver Spray will sail In
the first tow leaving port for a lower river
point to load.
The Ada Ballenger and Shining Light are
loading oysters at Bay Points for the mar
ket here.
Crushed by Ice.
Stiff's wharf on the Potomac. about fifty
miles below this city, was almost COM
pletely destroyed by the ice moving down
the river Tuesday afternoon. A large field
of packed ice broke loose from the mouth
of Quantico.bay2ands swinging rapidly down
stream with fhN ebbing tide, struck the
wharf and2carrikd away two-thirds of the
structure. totally uniting 1t for steam
boat landing place The wharf was owned
who was Shot BY Herbert Marx, and It is
a coincidence that the wharf should have
been destroyed within forty-eight hours
after afterdMr. Stiffs death. Whether the
wharf will be rebuilt Or not is not known.
u General Items.
The steatT yacht Augusta. belonging to
Mr.. August6alnaes Of Alexandria Is at the
wharf of VIM AZ Moore's Sons at Alexan-
dria and WIN be, rebuilt during the winter
for service Ia the spring.
The tug Camilla viii. It Is expected leave
port today with e. tow OF ten or twelve
light oyster boats for the lower river.
The work on the new tug boat building at
Solomon's Island. Nd. for the Taylor Bros.
of this city Is being pushed rapidly and the
hull will be completed shortly 1t will then
be taken to Baltimore to have It's engine
and machinery put In.
A large lumber-laden schooner. bound for
this city. Is reported In the ice of Matthias
Point.
The schooner Wakefield on her trip up
the river yesterday brought about 500 BUSH
els OF grain from Brent.s wharf for the
dealers at Alexandria.
The tug James o. Carter. brought tow
Of two or three oyster-iaden craft into port
yesterday evening.
The Ice Is now so thoroughly broken up
in the river as to offer little, II any, OBJ
struction to navigation.
Arrangements are being made to cora
Evening star., 1901-12-26

padr; maIlard. 81 per pair; bIackheads. SOC.
per pair: dippers. 40c. toe soc. per pair:
Wild turkeys, Sc. to 12c. per pound; wild
geese. soc to 75c. each; swans, 81 to 81 so
each; quail. = to $50 per dozen. Rabbits
are selling at 18c. to 20c. each, and sauir-
rels brought fair prices.
Oyster Market.
The threatened short supply In the oyster
market here was relieved yesterday even
ing by the arrival OF two oyster-laden craft
from river points. and while the demand
today was not heavy it was good. Today
the poorer grades Of the biralves are sell
ing at 75c. to Soc. per bushel, while the
larger and more select stock Is selling at
90c. to sl.25 per bushel. The recent arrivals
at the wharf are the E. r. s. Dougherty
and the s. L. Bowen.
Arrival Of Vessels.
The Baltimore tug ]. s. Hoskins came
into port yesterday evening with loaded
OIL barge for the Standard OIL Company.
The tug Maryland is lying at the wharf
Of De Wilton Aitcheson. and viii resume
towing ciay-laden barges from Broad creek
as soon as the Ice will allow.
The Lizzie Burt and the Kathleen, now
at Alexandria, are expected to sail for the
lower river today
. The schooner Sidonia Curiey Is berthed al
the 10th street wharf OF the American Ice
Company to unload her cargo OF pine lum-
ber for III. l.. Biscoe.
The tug Fayorite. with light oil barge
from this city in tow, has arrived at Balti-
more, where the barge will load.
The schooner c. H. Cowart Is lying at
the Duke street wharf. Alexandria. waiting
an opportunity to go down the river.
The schooner William Marshall is at the
wharf OF Johnson & Wimsatt, foot of i31.
street southwest to unload her cargo oi
laths.
The tug Spray and her tow Of stone
barges are stiu frozen In Occoquau bay. bui
expect to be able to get out today.
The barge Daniel. now lying at 0Iymoni
will leave Tor home either today or tomor.
row.
The Weems line steamer Potomac came
Evening star., 1901-12-26
3 to A..

Choice from Mems 25c. Neck
wear, big variety-I5c.
Mems Full Dress Silk Muff1ers,
sell at $2-95c.
Ladies Very Stylish Black Ker-
sey Cloth Capes, fine satin lining.
rows of silk stitching, elegant
quality, regularly S7.9S-S4.o8.
Ladies Elegant Tailor-Inade
Suits, handsome styles, tucked all
over, blue, black, brown and Ok
ford; silk-lined jackets, with silk
faced lapels; sell at $ao.o8-spe-
cial, SIo.oS.
Ladies Walking Skirts, stylish
ly made, gray, S. and more usual
ly-SI .o8.
Ladies Fine Black Cheviot
Skirts, all wool, made with founce
or fare; s. would be fair price
for such garment (but one to a
buyer)-SI .o8.
2o-inch-wide Corded Jap. Silks,
IS choice spring shades; value
soc. yard-3oc.
Heavy Golf Cloth, black and
Oxford gray, for raglans and
walking skirts; values, soc. yd.-
2oc.
Flannel Skirt Patterns, zK yds.
wide, crochetted ends, light and
dark-25c. each.
S. Hand-knit Trolley Capes-
$I.4o.
Heavy Flannelette Wrappers
7oc.
Mems $3.50 All-wool Sweaters
-S2.25.
Mems 15c. Silk Garters-oc.
Mems Golf Gloves-5oc.
Mems Lisle Thread Hose, the
ST value-44c.
Pretty Sofa Cushion Tops, in
handsome. oriental and floral ef-
fects; worth I5c.-61sc.
White Applique Scarfs and
Shams, beautiful designs, some
very slightly soiled, usually 4oc.-
I5c.
Ladies Black Hose Supporters,
with belt attached, small lot-4c.
pr.
Ladies Fine Sample Shoes,
worth up to $2.5o-$1.3o.
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tCOSitSBED.t
Bed Spreads, good size, hand
some designs; worth 6oc--3oc.
Handsome Nottingham Lace
Curtains, worth So pair every
Where-o8c.
Ladies Fine Tailor made Suits,
in a variety OF fabrics and many
styles; all very high grade and
selling readily up to $2o-special
at SI2.5o.
Mems High-grade SOC. Silk
Neckwear-25c.
Mems Silk Fleece Underwear,
blue and ecru, odd sizes, sells at
$I.5o-75c.
Choice OF any mans ST Silk Tie
SOC.
Mems Cardigan Jackets, sold
for S. .o8-$2.3o
Heavy Flannelette Wrappers
79c.
ST. .Eiderdown Dressing Sacques
silk frog fastenings-5oc.
S. White Bedford Cord Coats
$I.98.
Boys Finely Made Suits, in YES
tie and double-breasted styles,
suitable for dress-$I .o8.
Boys Knee Pants, all wool, will
wear we'll and look well-3oc.
Boys Corduroy Pants, the
never-wear-out quality; all sizes
2oc.
Special lot Novelties from the
holiday selling; worth up to 25c.-
choice, &C. Motion dept.)
Ladies and Misses Untri1nn1ed
Hats, all colors and shapes, also
including ready-to-wear hats in
best fur felts; worth up to ST 40
special, 25c.
Lot of Wings, Breasts, Pom
poms, etc, worth TIP to $I.3o-33c.
Mems Pointed-Toe Rubbers, all
sizes; worth 75c.-21c.
Ladies Best Juliets, sold tip to
SI.25-5oc.
Children's Best Dongola and
Box Calf Shoes, all solid leather;
value, ST .25-6oc.
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White Checked Muslin for
aprons and cl1ildren's wear, sell
ing at Sc. yd.-4zsc.
54-inch Atwood Ladies Broad
cloth. black and all leading colors ;
worth 75c. yd.-for this hour, soc.
Heavy Ribbon-trimmed Elder
down Bath Robes-$2 90.
Mems S.. 80 Silk Muff1ers, plain
white, plain black and fancy
$I.6o.
Mems Full Dress Shields, plain
black. plain white and fancy; sell
at SI-75c.
Boys Fancy Shirts, the 75c.
quality-44c.
Boys Fine Dress Suits, in dot
ble-breasted or vestie style; selling
always at $4-S2.5o.
E Cakes Toilet Soap-5c.
Perforated Tissue Toilet Paper
-3Hc. roll.
Boys and Youths SOC. Rub
bers-2Ic.
Mems Finest Russet Shoes,
little priced at S.. 5o-$I.5o.
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10 to 4 1 .

Mems Fancy Suspenders, in
box, the soc. quality-2Ic.
Ladies Real Kid Gloves. mode,
tan, black and white, the ST quail
ty eyerywhere-40c.
BOYS Knee Pants, nice looking
and made in superior manner
25c.
BOYS Blue Century Cloth
Waists, made to last-o1fc.
Special lot of Boys Double
breasted Suits, 10 to IS years;
worth more than double-for this
hour, Su.25.
Boys Blue Cl1incfilla Refers,
sizes 3, q, 5 and years-SI.oS.
Mems SOC. Suspenders, in fancy
box-25c.
z5c. Sweaters, in blue and white
and maroon and white-3oc.
Boys Wool Sweaters, ST grade
-6oc.
$3.50 Cardigan Jackets-SI.98
Ladies Very Modish Raglans,
newest and best styles; Oxford
gray, all sizes and very high grade
selling every day at S18 and
S2o-special at SI2.5o.
Ladies' Fashionable Oxfor
Gray Walking Skirts, made in su-
perior manner, small priced at
S3.5rSI .o8.
Ladies Elegant Dress Skirts,
black and blue Lymansville chev-
lot, trimmed with founce, best
binding. high grade in every par
ticular-S3-o8.
4o-inch-wide Black and Navy
Blue Wool Storm Serge, double
twist, yarn dye, fast color; worth
all OF 35c.-Ioc.
4o-inch-wide All-pure Wool
Camels Hair Cheviots, in garnet,
green, navy, new blue, castor, Ok
ford and brown; value, soc. yard
-2oc.
38-inch-wide Unbleached Can
ton Flannel and Sheeting Muslin,
good weight, sold at &c. yd.-3Bc.
Best Quality Holland Window
Shades. all colors, with fixtures
complete-I9c.
Evening star., 1901-12-26

mence Ice making at the Alexandria ice
plant on the Cameron street wharf within
the next week or ten days.
A colored deck hand on the ferry steam.
er Belle Haven. named VIM. jackson was
accidentally shot through the hand with
a pistol in Alexandria Tuesday night.
Captain James McCracden now has
charge at night of the Alexandria ferry
line wharf at the foot of 7th street south
east.
Captain Addie Posey has returned from
short visit to friends in Westmoreianc
county, Va.
The funeral of the late James O.. Stiff,
Who was snos by Herbert Marx. took place
at his home near Oak Grove Tuesday anf
was attended by a large throng of thu
friends of the deceased
Evening star., 1901-12-26
POISON IN SOLDIERS. FOOD.
Eighty Men at Cheyenne Barraci
Made Seriously III.

Made Seriously HI,
A dispatch from Cheyenne. wyo., yester-
day says: Eighty members of Company F.
18th Infantry, we're poisoned while eating
breakfast this morning. and for q time
fully half of them were in danger OF death.
Before breakfast was over every man In
the company had to leave the table, and
soon all were prostrated and in great ag-
ony. The post surgeon was hurriedly sum-
moned and administered an antidote.
Forty Of the men who sat down first were
IN very bad shape. The antidote adminis-
tered relieved all OF them. and this eyenine
most OF them were able to be out. One old
man. however. whose name was not ascer-
tanned. is critically Ill
The surgeon examined the food served ar
Dreakiast. ana Is OF the opinion that the
poison was in the beef
Evening star., 1901-12-26

While crowd of men We're discharging
pistols in celebrating Christmas at Nacog-
doches. Texas. stray bullet struck Mitch
ell Bird. aged thirteen. infiicting a mortal
wound The boys father then fired into
the crowd with a shotgun. seriously wound
ing Ed. Lee. Reuben Chandler and Edgar
Moore. all negroes The boy Is dead and
one Of the negroes is dying.
Evening star., 1901-12-26
4 to 5.

Yard wide All wool Tricot
Cloth. II new winter shades, sells
always at 3oc. yd.-eoc.
Genuine Eclipse" Flannelette,
yard wide, all colors; regular
price, I21zc. yd.-oBc.
Women's Derby Ribbed I'M
derwear, 5oc. value-2sc.
w o m men' -c1asp Kid
Gloves, all shades, always $I-72c.
Boys Fleece-lined Underwear,
800. vaIue-25c.
Infants S. Christening robes
1898.
So Skirts to match-$I.o8.
Mems Enamel Leather Shoes,
worth $3.50.
Steel Scissors, extra quality
IIc. pr.
Evening star., 1901-12-26
Kaiser Tosses Msaey to the Foo

dispatch from Berlin says.
Emperor William. while walking In the
environs OF Potsdam yesterday. tossed
several three and four-mark pieces to the
pocr-tDoldnE persons whom hs passed. The
emperors Christmas bounty u never linn
ited. but this year he has doubled his usual
subscriptions TO charitable funda.
Evening star., 1901-12-26
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Sheet Music, very slightly soiled
-2Hc.
Perftimed Talcum Powder-3c.
box.
Ready-1nade Bleached Pillow
Cases, hand torn and ironed, wide
hens, the I2Rc. quality-Ssc.
each.
Evening star., 1901-12-26
The Holiday Hour 5aIe5I>Chapter z,

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Sand Fe lmnroyemenLa.

Galveston, Texas July 81 II. r.
hocppc, assistant engineer Of the Santa
Fe, with headquarters ct Clchurnc, Ia In
the clty. He Says that the engineering dc
pnrtment is being Kept very busy al pres
cut dcvlSlpg plans for new structures that
are heius bull ny the company AZ Gle.
burne The depot is peine enlarged 50 as Go
add baggage room aUl q room FOR the
tNinmcn and the lunch room Is also hctnc
made larger
The plans Tor new dcpots arc now holng
made FOR the following places. BrCuhum.
NaursNillv Ardmprc aud Morgan Ncxt
Monday work viii bc commenced ON thr
plans for new d'4ot at beaumont which
VIII cost SlS,o,N 4 ninrstall round house
wiz also hc constructed at that place ia
tho near future
The work of rapdjrinE the damage causrd
hl the tire ut the depot lu Fort Worth T.
just being completed and has cost SlS,Ola
making the hulhug moro handsome
structure than it was before the Hrc A
new depot II also about completed az
SllshCe
Mr. Noerpo states thai the town OF Gle
hurnc is rapidly recovering tron the re.
cent ore and that there arc now eighteen
now buildings tp the co0tHe OF CunHtruc,
ton w that city.
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MoNApNocN HANpIcAp erAkEa.

Victory OF Cambrian in the Event Was
a Surprise.
Chicago. July ~. .rhc victory Of cam.
brian In today's Saoo0 MouadnocE haudlctp
stakes al hawthorne came as IA sur. ri o
60 the general racing public, Camnisl
WAS eligible TO all Of the hlg hand ca =
at Washington Park, hut he lid not <, AT.
ter any OF those events. A bic crowd saw
tho race. Cnmbriau was wen playei at
10 Go i. kplsht took him right to the
font uud set the pace most ct the why
Advance Guard camo nkc O shot in the
stretch, but Camhrlan finished with re-
nRrkahlc gniucncss and won ny half a
length A lvuEth hnck ~ Advance Guard
came luuiNitv, iuhu HriEht and The tun.
QuVror all heads apart Robert Nadicll
mfdu poor showing aud unsacd nest TO
Five rurlongs J. " Kirby. Jack Rattun
RuSt Fame llWC t,u1.
Milo-ohla, Nosuvian, Couundrum Time,
l.A-l,
Mile and sixteenth. setting Helen uaK,
ton, Rassclas, naENar rlmc 1;5tl.
Mile and "A furloug. MoaUipock handicap
-tamhran, Advance Guard, Louistlile.
Time ihiA
SIX rerlougs Tho Pride, Rival Dare, Mag.
Eic DAVIS. Time i14ls.
Mile aud siNtvCutb, settling Oduor,
LHtcltcy, GaWNiue Time, i4pA,
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Notes md Personals.


MIR. J. H. kcllsaal 81 the san Auionl,
and Atansls Pass. with headquarters ut
Ncabum, Is guest az The Rice hotel.
Colopcl l., A. parnn, superintendent OF
the Houston ana Texas Central at En.
MIS- visited Houston yesterday.
Mr. W. @ Kaltc, travelling passenger
agent OF the hls -Four route. whose head
qusmcre are az Dallas, spent yesterday
Ia llouatQn.
Mr. H. 6. Rady. division superluteud.
cnt " the Information and Great Northern,
with headquarters at Palestine, vislit Il
Houston yesterday.
Chlef Clerk Joseph Hclicn ot the Soutn.
ern Pacific passenger Impairment was cir
eUlNting among the railroad mcn In New
orlcaus Yesterday
MIR j. w, Allen Of Dallas general
freight agent OF the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas vsitcd the metropolis of the South.
west Yesterday afternoon.
Commercial Agent NJ II Smith Of thu
Chicago, Milwaukee and St raul came
down from Dallas headquarters yesterday
and spent the day in Houston.
Mr. A. G Hoover. who represents the
Cotton RcH a, travelling passenger agent
tho visitors to Houston yesterday.
MIR II, A. 1oies freight traffic manager
ana gcnetNl freight agent nf the Atlantic
srstom OF tho southern racihr aud the
visit 10 North reNas
Colonel j. c. Andrews Southwestern
passenger agent ot The Southern RAILWAY,
Urier % several DAYS absence, during
and Dcnucsscr has returned 10 his head.
quarters Ia Houston Colonel Aulrews
Snil his trip was decidedly pleasant ono
and he was aprconhly surprised 10 Hnd
lhinra generally In excellent condition
Rains have fallen recently In the vpc-
lions ot lNnncssec he visited. end the
Northrrn mart NJ Louisiana. he thiUks has
heG enough rain to produce an average
yield Of corn.
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GOING OVER THE GROUND.
Officials Of The Frisco Inspecting
Terminals ia Fort Worth.
CHANGE IN SWITCHING ARRANGEMENT
Texas and Pacific Unable 20 Longer
Handle RE 6rsnde Roads buainess.
Santa re VIII DO the Work.

rcrt Worth. Texas July "a, President
H. " Norkum % the Frisco. General su.
pcf,ntcndent Davidson aud II. l., wnchel.
late president OF The Memphis road,
reached here tonight In Mr.. Noakum's prl.
yate ear They have come 10 insncct tho
cowpony'S recent acquisitions here. The
Fort Worth aud Rio Grandc road. aud
a'so 10 look into the mattor OF terminals
and general headquarters now hcms ar.
ranged Ia the Wheat oface, corner Eighth
and Main streets
IL Ia Learned tonight that ofncial no.
ngo has hegn glNen the Fort Worth ana
ltl0 Hrande Railroad company. nov a part
VI the 'Frlscp system, hv the rcNas and
hcinc that after August 10 the after
yomnanA VIII Ar uu8hlc fu handic Ihe
frrlght business of tho former company Ia
lhls city, ur 20 do its switching. II "a be.
lNel that thls work Win now hc done
by the Santa 10. as the Frisco Mil fnr
the tlpc helng use the tracks Ut thit road
nom the stock yards into the city.
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Following extracts taken from his daily
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Commission Valuations,

Austin Texas, July p. In compliance
visa the ete2k and bond law, Eaglpeer
Thompson Of tho railroad commission has
PLAYED valuations GA tho following rat.
foAds;
Texas Midland, from Commerce 60 Paris,
\ distance W SfB mllcs, total valuation
N'tE OCT o6 or S2a,S,A. al per milc
lac&shoro branch Of tho Chlcago. Rock
island aud rcNAa from RridcrpgNrt 40
luolshorn, gN1T miles, total valuation
EisA,10oGN or SlGNlS as PR mile.
Texas CentfNl from Alhany tu stamford.
~ Y MILES. total valuation $500, $50. 40, or
Sla6iA,ad per mile
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Child Labor
In the South
No the nlltor Of Tho Post.

10 the Eiitor Of The Post
NV attention has recently been called
Go an article written boy Young Eugleh
woman Miss Irene NJ Ashhy on tho sub.
Jet Of "Cblld Labor IN the south"
There Ia a pathetic carncstncss In hcr
description " "the little gray shadow"
which appeals powerfully so Southern
chlyall and love of fair play It seems
hard, viewing the subject IN the ugb,
which sho envelopes It. that children IN
thcW tender years should DE compelled to
start al break OF day to the cotton factory
there TO toll twelve hours for a mere pit
lance. II seems hard that the poor farmer
SHOULD quit the free, open air VI the cotton
patch and the corn acid, whcrc his chill
drcn roam tho hills rs free as the wild
| cattle OF the pnns, unNSmmccd by any
restraint ut civilization. with no chance
| for amy education. NO hope, ~ aspiration
above a SCENT hrutc
tcnding with fatigue the honest inbor,p
/ vuHra home az night 10 SEQ hanging on
I tho fence a multitude Vt tow headed chll
| dr'l cigd Tn divers kinds W rags mn.
/ NNmpi uNconth Nnt enjoying the freedom
/ ~ nature IN It's almost primitive state.
z tlc secs the s,oop shouldered wlfc as aha
I rocket VITA one foot box cradle In which
! na S,hJ9liRed a sQu'rmlpg squalmg brat
/ Walir with her hands she tries TO mend A
/ garment tor her husband TO wear to town
| the. NEXT day,
| The taimcr puts up his trcd mule ana
| g,ts hin sclt ready cor the evening rrpasL
| Whwh consists Of bacon. glucose molasses
AMI bread With black coffee for drluE
The family eats heartily az tls iniiecs
uhlc WasS Ant I'm a few minutes rrtile IA
various attitudes Cor the nights apltvion'
As tho tgrucr Hes ON his humhlc he'd.
/ strange Visions come to his Imagination,
Wotuc,d. no doubt hl the bacon and rtu,
co,a molasses. lie secs Ia Il drcam mo
herd az rhildrcp clothed and eombcd. Ito
secs the stoopshoudercd wife straightrn
up and tn the Salow Sunkcn chepk there
gaines the FIRST blush OF a nurposS 1,6ere
I y Eiudled m the faded blue cycs the Atst
| uEbt ~ ambluon which he has seen thcrc
! tor mauy day the hope that her ch,l.
| drcn may be something ELSE than hcrd
| ~ Wild humsuityl thar they may NJ nN
I children she SAW once Ga thc town. clean
and tldN and meat lIc secs IN the lrrNto
! tcsutlul school building over on the hill
/ llr secs In that well lshtod, well venu
/ ,Gtcd mace, q group of ROSY .faced nanny.
/ contentcd childrep And IN the midst ~
\ the group Ne secs a colneiv mhtron tNnrh,
I TINS these children how 10 acquire Know.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-28
COTTON sGLr ron DALLAS.

a Proposition HAS Been Made by tho
Gould Line.
Dallas, TeXap. July ~ President w Z.
Conner OF the Dallas Terminal Railway
company tonight announced that President
Brittou or the Cotton Belt had made Il
written proposition TO build the ST. Louis
Southwestern into Dallas provided the cit,
viii agree 20 give right of way from IN.
Fair Grounds 60 Cuvuths Switch, n dis
lance of fye miles Ii s. expected that th,
V0er VIII hc accepted Tho Tine will prob
ably he built from Wylit a distance q
twenty miles.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-28

washington, 5uiS 81, Mr. CBrlsaanl, tho
4fs3lee ebslks a'snnreH. today laid before
ths siefs department aGidavlts from the
4fsiieF seRss general NJ New orleans. tar
az tatfh ~ Tho Circuit court OF Washing.
fse f9Heffs Mississippi, 60 catehlish thu
feiieasiii1 ~ The two hailana Who were
f1tsa NJ Frbtn, hiess, recently Me. ca.
flfeaps u now awaiting replf ~ thp state
rfpsflWenf ~ lbeep documents before com.
fiafJfai1na With Ms home government as
~ lhA nlat Nlnn ~ be ihken.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-28
MeNlean ennlhnaAiern.

Mexico city, July 81 There Is renewed
taxi % reNivlng the charter OF tho Mex,
lean Southeastern railway from point
on The lsthmus " rohausntcpcc railway
te Guatemala The road would open M
the central part OF the republic. rhe
roNcrpment asks for q deposit ct SANuN
a. guarantee of good faith, The road
W nkelA q 10 hulll with AMERICAN capital.