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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-26
coMNIIrrELMEN ~.

Councilman Street chairman OF the com
ndttpe stated thar no looked upon the
proposition as satisfactory one. lie said;
"As soon as Mayor Holt returns 10 the
city the committee win get together and
we ulll confer with the street railway
company look at the question this way
the franchise Is good fer twenty three yenrS
aud au extension Of ten years would be "a
small mattcr n We can get percentage
~ the companys earnings. When otherwise
we would get nothing. estimate that the
amount the citS would receive the first
year world he $500, and the total for
lha tlirty-t three years. estimating that the
uompauy's business would incrclaP por
rent Annually, the total amount the CITY
would receive woulu approximate S3lntuh
1.-THE only difference. practically. between
this proposition ana the ono considered
several weeks ago IS that the city will bo
paid per cent Of thc earnings during
the ten-year extension OF time aud tho
earnings Of the interurban lines would he
nddCd TO those OF the city lines, the inter
urban percentage % he based upon car
mileage, that Is the city VIII receive iis
percentage ON all fares paid on the line
whether the passenger leaves or enters
Houston or merely rides between uterine
diate points When an Is tukcn INTO clu-
siderntion, I think Il is q good proposition
nnd offers the city chance for a good
trade"
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Eeho 81 chleano VISTA.

MI g. L. Tailmadge OF Chicago, who has
been an Oklahoma immigration agent for
the Santa Fe. was a Houston visitor laat
week He returned home Tuesday 70 take
Up work IN the interest Of South Texas and
expects TO return December . with parry
% holneseeAets from Iliuols. Michigan and
ton was due 10 the glowing accon,s Given
Of this city by one Of the Chicago eanifai.
lists entertained here the arst Of the month.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-26
Committee Appointed 10 Investigate
Proposition Advocates Caution.
TRANSFERS AND CITY DEBT INVOLVED
Chairman Street Gives Some Figures
Based Upon Proposition Which Is Re-
pcrted 10 6e. Favored BY Company

From a reliable source Il Is learned that
the contention between the city and the
Houston Electric company is in fair way
to reach a conclusion and the brief state
ment BY Councilman Street TO the city
council at Its regular meeting Monday
afternoon was the prelude.
Mr.. Street was careful TO state that he
was merely putting before the council a
proposition he had been informed would
be accepted by the electric railway people
II made IN due form by the council
The overture now nude for settlement
opens anew the questions so earnestly dis
cussed last July when a proposition along
similar lines was being entertained.
The committee, which consists Of one al
dcrmen from each ward. IN whose hands
rests the investigation Of tho attitude Of
the electric company and the city, has held
no meeting as yet aud has nothing to give
out In the way Of definite statement, but
the gentlemen expect to make a report OF
some character at the regular meeting next
Monday,
The proposition which the committee now
has upon which 10 base a conference with
the city also involves the transfer question,
the compromise and settlement Of tile suits
pending for the collection OF paving assess.
ments, an annual dividend to be paid the
city FOR franchise privileges and an cXten-
sion Of lines In the city, together with plac-
ing vestibules on all cars Tor the protec-
tion OF motormen. These matters were all
freely discussed three months ago
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-26
rnNrrANY II MIIIING.

Iu The absence from he city Of Mfr H. Is.
rayur maDaeer Of Der street railway In
terrsts 10 Houston Mr. w IL Tucker, the
cempnpy's cashier, made q statement CON
coming the proposed settlement He said
be felt certain That Il franchise or agree.
neut containing The terms outlined before
the council Monday afternoon would be &C..
cart1nlc 20 ihr company. Sold h'; ION
tbr parrentarc basis tho city would have
10 tlko the risk with the company as re
CARDS future Increase m business ""
aard this as "a good time 20 make a SET
yel- fair one for the city Hnd lhlnk mat.
1ers arc well along toward Dcius closed
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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-20
Bees and rheumatism.

Our contemporaries seem to be
elated over the bee cure for rheuma.
tism and devote considerable space to
this stringent remedy. For ourselves,
We can see no reason for rejoicing.
We have been set upon by hive full
of bees and we have been rendered
helpless by rheumatic onslaught. OF
the two evils it's toss of the penny
which is the "wusser." The bees
make up for the short duration Of
their infection by the pungency Of the
pain; rheumatism isn't quite SO Sc.
we're as numerous bee stings, but 1t
detains one from business more than
a day and makes one feel like walk.
ing barometer, twenty years older in
damp weather. One thing is certain,
however, an aggressive, able-bodied,
active bee can make itself so bust.
ness-like that the rheumatic not only
forgets his rheumatism, but every
other i'll that flesh is heir to.-Centre.
vile (Md.) Observer.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-20
The Unique City of Dalny.

At present there is being founded
on the shores of the Pacific ocean in
Siberia the Russian city of Dalny.
This city will form the terminus of
the new Siberian and Manchurian
railway, and it's site has hitherto been
known as Ialienwan.
The unique thing about this new
city is that it begins its municipal
life with all modern improvements.
There are piers of stone and cement;
a large breakWater with no ships to
seek refuge behind it. The streets are
graded and paved, although there is
no traffic for them as yet The diff
ferent quarters Of the town have been
laid out, space provided for parks,
schools, churches, etc. Gardeners are
already identifying the parks. Elec-
trio lights and electric railways are
already in operations. AS yet not a
foot of land has been sold, although
over 100000 have been expended for
Improvements and public buildings.
The population now exceeds $4,000.
$4,000 of which are employed in build
ing the railroad, which is to be owned
by the Russian government.
It is calculated that the city will
cost $18,O0O.OO0 before the present
plans are completed. It is provided
that when lands are sold taxation will
begin, and the city's government will
be placed in the hands of council
elected by the taxpayers, OF which two
members must be Russian subjects and
not more than two Chinese or Jap
anese. The port will be an absolutely
free one, as the government wishs to
encourage traffic.-Municipal Journal.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-20

Saratoga is Track-Mad.

The degree Of rapidity with which
horse racing has leaped into popular
favor this season, and particularly
among the fashionable habitues OF
the Saratoga track, Is unexampled.
This form of amusement has ever
been predominating one IN the an.
nails of American sport and a favorite
gambling means for the Interchange
ing of money but this year the bet
ting mania has laid hold Of the peo-
pie as never before and the amount
of money that changes pockets after
each race is extraordinary.
Il estimate that two millions Of
dollars day is bet on the races at
this track" said a prominent Sara
toga bookmaker a few days since.
"The amount OF betting now" he con-
tinued, lis five times as great as any
other year that I have known here.
The money does not come from any
great plunger or group of plungers,
but from the great assent lages Of
rich men who are willing to bet from
500 to $1,000 on their choices in a
race"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-20
Stories of Snake Bites,

An English traveller just returned
from India says that the stories about
the great number of deaths from
snake bites in India are to a great
extent unreliable as statistics when
carefully analysed. He accounts,
moreover, for these extreme exaggera-
tons in figures on very plausible
grounds. In India, he says, the law
requires that when there Is a sudden
death a detailed report Of it must be
made to the civil surgeons, and as
there are many such deaths far from
the civic offices where the report
should be made, the under officers per-
form their duty with the least possible
trouble. To save the annoyance of
transporting dead bodies, or vital or
gans, and the loss Of time in getting
evidence on the facts of the cases
which may be plain murders, by poi.
son or otherwise report of death
by "snake bite" is made. This sort
of report is very convenient and
makes Interesting statistics
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-20
PUTS DAMPER ON PROPOSALS
lndignitles Heaped Upon tho Bride
groom-Elcct In China.

lndignities Heaped Upon tho Bride
groom-Elcct In China.
Women are constantly complaining
that eligible Haen show most uncon-
promising desire to remain single In
stead OF selecting q wife. It Is. there
fore, good thing that the same con-
ditions do not prevail In England as
In some parts of China, or the prob
ability is that not one in thousand
would ever take woman for better
or for worse"
In these Celestial regions the bride
groom-elect has to submit to being
dressed up by his friends In any sort
Of costume they like, and thus habited
they accompany him in state through
the streets Of the town. Perhaps in
that part Of the world men are over
anxious to be married, and everything
which can possibly be done to induce
them to remain single until they ar
rive at a more mature age has to be
resorted to.
1t is another case Of all being fair
In love and war, and no doubt the
Chinaman who is shouting to-day as
he accompanies his friend knows full
well that next week he may be the
backgrounds and so the punish
ment is robbed of much of it's terror
WCman'S Life
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-20
A SacriIecious Expression.

This story is told CT a Milwaukee
boy: He came into the house one
morning full of excitement. He had
found new family of kittens and
described them to his mother. There
is black one and white one and a
Maltese and two others, and they are
just like Jesus"
"Why, what do you mean by that,
Josiah? You should not say such
things"
"But they are just like Jesus, any
way"
'How is that?" asked his mother,
her curiosity aroused in spite Of her
desire to reprove the boy for what she
thought was ssacrilege.
"Why, they were born In manger.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-20
CURES RHEUMATiSM AND CkTAERH
q. Il. Z. Cures Deep-Seated Cases Especial.
1y-To Prove 1t b. B. 3. Sent Free

u. Il. II. Cures Deep-Seated Cases Especial.
1y-TO Prove i b. B. 3. Sent Free.
These diseases, with aches and pains in
bones, joints and back, agonizing pains in
shoulder blades, hands, fingers, arms and
legs crippled by rheumatism, lumbago, sci.
atica, or neuralgia; hawking, splitting, nose
bleeding, ringing in the ears, sick stomach,
deafness, noises in the head, bad teeth thin
hot blood all run down feeling of catarrh
are sure signs of an awful poisoned condi-
ton of the blood. Take Botanic Blood
Balm. (B.B.B) Soon all aches and pains
stop, the poison is destroyed and a real
permanent cure is made of the worst rheu-
inatism or foulest catarrh. Thousands of
cases cured by taking BIB. 1t strength
ems weak kidneys and improves digestion.
Druggists, 81 per large bottle Sample free
by writing Bic BALM Co, IA Mitchell
ST., Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble and free
medical advice sent in sealed letter
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-20
A MATTER or SELECTION.

Said vulgar little girl, who was sneering
at another
In accents that we're very far from mild,
"You amt got no father, you amt got no
mother
You amt nothin' but horrid 'dopted
child I"
"Tm quite as good as you," came the an
swer from the other.
II was carefully selected from lot;
But only look ut you-your father and your
mother
Had to keep you II they wanted to or not!"
Boston Globe.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-20
She Does Not Elirt.

The one girl In the world who does
not understand the art OF flirting il she
Of the Philippine Islands. She is wom-
anly and interesting, extremely grace
ful, as straight as an arrow and always
picturesque. but seldom pretty. A girl
becomes young lady at II or -; by
81 she Is probably grandmother, but
even at the advanced age of so she is
still supple and graceful and pictur
esQue. The type Of beauty of Ill the
Pacific islands is the same. The skin
is yellow or brown, the hair straight
and shiny black, the eyes soft and lus-
trous, and the teeth white. The girls
are modest to the last degree.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-20
HUMOROUS.

Wigwag-Success merely depends up
on how hard you work. Borrewcll-
And also whom you work.
He-She holds her age well, doesn't
she? She-Yes She doesn't look a
day older than she says she is.
'He got soft and I sat all over him."
remarked the slangy girl. did you
make an impression?" asked her dear
est friend.
Muggins-Are you going to send
your son to college? Buggins-I sup
pose so. He doesn't seem to be good
for anything else.
Freddie, why did you drop the baby
on the hoor?" "Ah, I just wanted to
test the kid. Heard everybody say
that it was bouncing baby.
Nell cont believe Harold has ever
been in love before. Belle-Why do
you think that? Nellie actually
asked me il he might kiss me?
Benham-I believe our boy is going
t.: be the fool Of the family Mrs
Benham-Its quite probable; it's very
likely that he will outlive you.
Wigg-Every one thought he was a
millionaire, and now it appears he
died insolvent. Wagg-Maybe he paid
his doctors bills before he died
Mrs. Newlywed was doing her mar
keting. How are your kidneys this
morning." she asked the butchers
10y. Fine replied the boy "How's
ycurn?"
MY boy, you take after your faith
err said the old friend of the fam
lily. HUH" replied the boy You
ought to see the way mother takes
after him"
Manager-What is the matter with
the glass cater? Assistant-He is get
ting too tony. Manager-How so? AS
slstant-He refuses to eat anything
but cut glass.
First Small Boy-Did you throw any
old shoes after your sister when she
got married? Second Small Boy-Not
much. threw all my mothers slip
pers.
Hook-That chap with the smooth
face is On the stage. He does the
heavy work. Nye-Plays the villains,
| suppose. Hook-Yes; and shifts
scenery
Blobbs-Why doesn't Scribbler
write one Of those historical novels?
Slobbs-He says he's handicapped.
Blobbs-In what way? Slobbs-He
knows too much about history.
Policeman-Come along now, quietly,
or it will be worse for you. O'Toole-
Gill not! The magistrate told me last
,lme niver to be brought befoor him
again, an begorra, I'm going to obey
his instructions.
Then you don't consider him
smart?" Him? Why, what he doesn't
know would fill a book; in fact"
"Ah! then he's pretty likely to make
writing a society novel;
81 never saved a cent before l was
married" said the sad-eyed man who
was surrounded by group of women.
They beamed upon him gratefully.
"And yet I always managed to keep
out of debt" he sighed.
81 hear you hope to make a great
musician Of your son." ''Yes." Whom
have you selected to teach him?" ION,
we haven't got that far yet. He's
giving all his time now to the doctor,
Who guarantees to make his hair thick
and luxuriant."
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-20
Congress Meekison Of Ohio.

Hon. David Meelison is well known not
only in his own State but throughout
America. He was elected to the Fifty
fifth Congress by very large majority,
and is the acknowledged leader of his party
In his section of the State.
Only one flaw marred the otherwise COM
plete success Of this rising statesman. Ca
tarrh, with it's insidious approach and te-
nacious grasp, was his only unconquered
foe. For thirty years he waged unsuccess-
full warfare against this personal enemy
At last Peruna came to the rescue. He
writes:
..IhGve used several bottles of Pc
Tu,,a aud feel greatly benefited
thereby from, my ca tarsh Of the head.
IfeeL encouraged to believe that If
use it a short time longer 4 eciLL be
fully q bic to eradicate the disease Of
thirty gears standing. ''-DGvid
Meektson, Member of Congress.
If you do not derive prompt and satisfac-
tory results from the use of Peruna write
at once to DIR. Hartman, giving full state
ment of your case and he will be pleased
to give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-20
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured .by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J..
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
lions and financially able to carry out any
obligation made by their firm.
WEST Il TRUAx Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
WALD1Na, KINSAN MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. Testimonials sent free
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-20

Beotem-Pshaw! I must have $50
by noon today, and left all my money
at home in my other clothes. Can't
you help me out?
Wiseman-Sure. I'll lend you car
fare to go home for it.-Philadelphia
Press,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-20
PLEASANT FOR THE INVALID.
Undertakers' Signs Calculated to Rob
Death Of Its Terrors.

Death must have greatly diminished
terrors for the inhabitants Of Rut-
land county, Vermont. From the town
of Fairhaven as a center an enterpris-
ing firm Of undertaEers-"fu funeral di-
sectian-has literally covered the
surrounding country with roadside
signs that must be never-failing
source OF comfort to the passing in
valid. Here is one of them:
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-20

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use OF DR.. Hines Great
NerveRestorer. $2trial bottle and treatiseiree
DER. II. KLINE, Ltd. 991 Arch st.. Phila.. Pa.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-20

Mrs. Winslow'sS othing Syrup for children
teething soften the gums, reduces infamina-
ton allays pain cures wind colo CSC a bottle
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-20

Some men shrink from their duty until
there is nothing left of them.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-20

The trouble with some men is that they
are not ready for their opportunities when
they come
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-20

The man who doesn't hit the mark every
time isn't failure by long shot.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-20

The man who is looking for trouble can
find trouble without trouble.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-20

You can do your dyeing in half an
hour with PUTNAM FADELNss DYES.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-20

Quarantine was first established against
infectious diseases in the tenth century.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-20

am sure Piso's Cure Tor Consum ption saved
my life three years ago.-MRs. THOMAS Rob-
BINS, Maple St., Norwich, N. Y. Feb. II, 1899.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-20

A man looks anything but merry when
the laugh is on him.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-01
MINE MANAGER GLEASON WAS
FOULLY MURDERED AT VICTOR

the door were Mortified to find three
big pools of blood between the door
and the shaft. Over the shaft are two
trap doors which close together in the
form of IA letter v. When these doors
were raised more blood was found Oh
the underside. Then the searchers
knew that there had been n tragedy
and were confident of finding the body
of Gleason in the shaft. Descent was
made as quickly as possible and the
body was taken out. Coroner Dunn
was called from this city and after he
had examined the surroundings the
body was removed to the morgue.
Gleason's watch had stopped ut the
hour of / o'clock. Between his firmly
set teeth was the stub of IL cigar he
had been smoking on his way from
Altman to the mine. An examination
of the body revealed n bullet hole in
the head, four Inches above the right
ear, and around it the scalp was pow
der burned. The bunet was not found
ut this examination, but from the
wound appeared to be about thirty
eight caliber. Its course was down
ward at an angle of forty-tive degrees
toward the base of the brain. This,
taken in connection with the fact that
lHSlue lHe sIluIl uouSe WIS lounn All
iron dump hook bearing blood stains,
is taken to indicate that Gleason was
struck down with the dump hook upon
first entering the shaft house. and was
shot after he was down by some one
standing directly over him. Then the
body was picked up and thrown into
the shaft. 1t is presumed that at least
two men We're engaged in the bloody
deed. While one of them lay in wait
inside the shaft house, the other must
have met Gleason OH the lonely trail
and on some preteXt induced him TO go
with him to the shaft house, and the
man who met Gleason must have been
some one whom Gleason believed to
be his friend. Gleason was not a man
to be easily led by an enemy into Il
trap. The hypothesis that Gleason
went voluntarily into the shaft house
Is based on the fact that on the out
side were no evidences of struggle,
and the fact that the bullet entered the
top Of his head shows that he was not
shot until after he had been felled to
the ground.
Who committed the deed, and what
the motive was, are questions not yet
decided. At present there are no
clews.
The Woods Investment Company has
offered n reward of 5000 for the ap-
prehension of the murderer, and it Is
said the county commissioners will Of
fer n similar reward. This is expected
to enlist the best talent in the county
in hunting down the criminals and it
is believed they will be caught.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-01
VENEZUELA MEANS TO OFFER
RESISTANCE TO GERMANY

fensive measures Venezuela Is adopt
ing, but there is no indication that she
is laying mines or preparing In any
way to resist an occupation OF La
Guayra or MaracaibO. which are such
open ports that they are practically de-
fenseless against such n powerful ar
mament as the Germans can bring to
bear The reliance of Venezuela seems
to be on the practical difficulties Ger
many will encounter.
There appears to be much reliance on
the part of Venezuela in the sentiment
and sympathy which can be aroused
within the United States when a
European invader is actually operating
on American soil and Venezuela issues
declaration of war. Venezuela, it Is
understood. also relies largely on the
fact that foreign capital is invested In
the large Venezuelan ports and would
be the heaviest suff erer from any de-
struction wrought by the Germans.
Money from France, England, Ger
many and the United States has built
up La Guayra, Maracaibo and the 9th
er large places, and little Venezuelan
capital, 1t Is said. Is ut stake.
A German blockade, Venezuelans de-
clare, will prove quite as onerous to
American, British and other foreign
shipping as it will be to the internal in
terests of Venexuela. and these ship
ping interests are expected to appeal
to their several governments. There
are few hopeful signs on both Sides
that at the last moment q clash may
be averted.
The presence of the North American
squadron and many other American
warships in West Indian waters y the
source of much speculation in Germany
and Venezuela. The Berlin officials
are assured that the presence OF Amer
lean ships has nothing to do with Ger.
many's plans against Venezuela, but al
Caracas the presence Of American ships
in the neighborhoOd is looked upon
with satisfaction and is construed a.
distinctly significant.