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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-21
Indicates rise. Indicates fall.
River Forecast.

River Forecast
 The Coosa and Alabama will remain nearly stationary during the next two days.
 The barometer is generally below normal in southern and eastern districts. with de- pression moving eastward from New England and deeper one over Western Texas; show CTS have occurred in nearly all Atlantic coast districts and at scattered points in the in terior of tho South. with heavy rainfalls in portions of Louisiana and Mississippi: rains have also been quite general from the Middle West eastward through the Lake Region to New England. though area of high barom- eter is dropping southeastward over Montana, giving generally fair weather in the West. with somewhat cooler in the Middle West and upper Lake Region; temperatures continue high in the Southeast.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-21

Short-If I had as much money as you have I wouldn't be so blamed stingy with it.
 Long-My dear boy. that is the very reason you will never have it.-Chicago News.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-21

Memphis. June 20-Fisher pitched a great game for Shreveport today and suc- ceeded in shutting the local team out. Only two hits. both by Williams were made off the visiting twirler. Hulseman excited the admiration of the spectators bX driving four pals over left field fence within few inches of the fair line. Then grasping his bat firmly the big Shreve- port fielder hit one over the trees for a home run Attendance 1000. RH F. Memphis ............ 0 o 0 a 0 o 0 % 2 Shreveport .......... 00oO 00- '
 Battcries-Sample and Accorsini; Fisher and McGuire.
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CITY BASEBALL LEAGUE.
Independents and Gersts to Meet To-
 dav

The Independents and the Gersts of the city baseball league will cross bats at the Baseball Park this afternoon. Each of thees teams has won a game md this game will decide the leadership of the city league.
 The game will be called at p m.
 The following will be the lineup:
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Boston. June 20.-In the first inning of today's game Thomas singled and Barry battcd out d home run, winning the game for Philadelphia. Attendance. 2.lm. Boston .. .. .. ....OOOOOOOOO | pbiIadcInhia .2OOO0O OO00--2 : | Batteries-Willis and Kittredge; Frazer and Dooin.
 Rroollvn Junc aO-The New York team defeated Brooklyn in the first of the SC ries of games today between the inter city teams at Washington Park Attend ance. 1000. h, II; r. Brooklyn .. ,... 70 Q Q 0 U o-i I Ratteries-Evans and Bowerman; New ton and Ahern,
 PittshurE. June 2o.-Pittshurg-St. Louis game postponed-rain.
 Yale Beats Harvard
 camhridg~. Mass June 2o.-hale Won an easy victory oyer Harvard on soI'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-21

diers' Field this afternoon in the first Of their annual series of baseball games. the score standing to- 2, It was liar wards class day and the game had been postponed one day on account of rain 1t was a contest of pitchers. Clarkson was put in to pitch for Harvard in the ninth inning. but he had poor control of the ball. Attendance. 12,000.
 RH.E Yale .. .. .. ... ....0 Q Q 0-I Harvard .. 70 0 0 0 0 0 Q 2 0-2 , Batteries-Garvan and Winslow; Clark son, Stillman and Keernan.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-21
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Detroit. June 20.--Casey's three-base hit following Elberfeld's s base on balls scored Detroits first run in the fourth inning In the sixth inning three singles and a double steal netted two more for Detroit. Atterdance. 2.SOO R.H. E. Boston . .. . ....OO0 % co : q Batteries-Miller and Mcclure; Dineen and Warner. Cleveland. June D.-With two men out in the eighth inning Townsend went up in the air and Cleveland batted out n victory. Attendance, 25OO.
 R.H.E. Cleveland .. .. .. II 0 1 *--S 12 Washington . . .211O1 00O0 0-5 10 3 Batteries-Wright and Bemis Townsend and Clark
 Chicago June 20.-Chicago- Baltimore game postponed-rain.
 St Louis, June 2O.-Philadelphia-St Louis game postponed-rain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-21

New Orleans. June 20.-Little Rock took the first game from the home team on general superior work in the field and at the bat Skopec, who could not stand the heat, and Allemang were too much for the local team. Dannehower was easy and Stanley wild. Attendance 1000. Score:
 RH F. New Orleans. O100 % O00 01 & 2 Batteries-Skopec, Ailemang and Lynch; Stanley, Dannehower and Westlake.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-21

Chattanooga. June 20.--The second game of the Atlanta Chattanooga series was a pitchers battle but only one run was free from errors. Both teams did poor work. but four errors in the second gave Atlanta the game. Attendance 1000. Score:
 RH E Chattanooga ....... O11OO000 1 Atlanta .............. 02O0 % *-3 ? Batteries-Hopkins and Roth; Wilson and Ldtimer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-21

Cotton Region Bulletin. U S. Department of Agriculture
 Weather Bureau. For the twenty-four hours ending at a. nn., 18th Meridian time
 MONTGOMERY. Ala, June 20.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-21

pay temperatures slightly lower m Ala bama, night temperatures generally slightly
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-21
BASEBALL.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

Nashville June 20.-Nashville keeps up the winning gait, defeating Birmingham again today. Kennedy made the prettiest catch ever seen on the Nashville diamond of a line drivsl into center from Haller, doubling Dowie at first. Attendance 1,200 Score. RH E Nashville .......... 005 501001- F 0 Birmingham ........ 0 00e10 004 10 3
 Batteries-Hill and Fisher: Clarke and LauZon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-21
THE WEATHER

Maximum temperature. 97 Minimum temperature, "A. Average temperature for day. S6 Normal temperature for day. Sl. Accumulated deficiency in temperature since Jan. |. l45 degrees.
 River Bulletin. U. 8. Department of Agriculture
 Weather Bureau.
 MONTGOMERY, Ala, June 20.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-21
Yale Beats Harvard.

Pittshurg. June 20 o-PittshurE-St. Loul game postponed rain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-21

canhridee. Mass June o.-Iale won an easy victory oyer Harvard on sol-
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on Too late to be included in averages
Remarks.

Indlcatea trace.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-07

writer in the international Railway Jour
nal believes that Senator Clark Is getting
ready to establish an entirely new set of
conditions In the Southwest. It is plain
that new conditions are arising in the rail
way situation. Scores OF Instances could
be given, all based on competition due to
the acquisition Of terminals on the Atlantic
ard Pacific coasts by ambitious lines and to
the expansion OF mileage through new and
undeveloped territory.
1T Is cone, dcd in railroad circles that all
arrang, ments must necessarily be like pie
crust Gould wants an Atlantic coast term-
inus and Clark Pacific coast terminus
The Mcores aud Gates IRE actively DO m
ing Rock Island, and Hartman Is striving
to protect his great interests Hg inst com
petition. The Wabash ~ after scalps and
the Heading is decorated for the auction
block. The Pennsylvania, however Is alert
and Will see to It that the Reading does
not acquire the wrong sort OF a stepm other.
ITO summarize. conditions are not yet
ripe for Gould and Cassctt to bury the
Ratchet and shake hands. The control %
the great interior freight traffic region must
first be determined. Harmony must he eS-
tahllshCd there before an entente cnrdiale
can be arranged on the Atlantic coast
AT present all the conflicting forces point
to six controlling heads on American rail.
ways, and when the BIZ, SIX got together,
MS they Icusr and will, II Is believed that
a. J Cassett will be the natural aud incy.
table head OF all"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-07
AMONG THE RAILROADS.
Personal Jottines About the Men Be
hind the Throttle.

Personal Jottinas About the Men Be
hind the Throttle,
Engineer John Waters Of the Texas and
New Orleans returned yesterday from New
orleans. where he has heen undergoing
treatment Tor throat trouble. Mr. Walters
many friends will he glad to learn that he
has entirely recovered.
Chief Engineer Frank Emery OF division
No 500 will be central figure In an in
teresting event that Is scheduled for next
month. The bows have noticed that Frank
has been attending church regularly OF late
and preparing for The change
Engineer j. L. Burts OF the Southern Pa,
ellie was out yesterday for the Grst time
after n severe spell OF sickness, He will
be able 10 take his run In n day or Two
Three engineers were laid on lately for
alleged violations of the rules OF the
Southern Pacific company, one of them
has been rcinstated aud the others are cx
pected IA return 10 work shortly.
Several petitions were circulated In the
Southern Pacific shops Yesterday asking
for signatures 10 the protest against the
council granting the street railway fran,
chise extension. large number Of sigma.
lures were obtained.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-07
OCEAN RATES ARE LOWER
Than They Were at the Same Time
Last Season.
A GOOD BUSINESS IS EXPECTED
But the Galveston Agents Have Few
Vessels Under Charter-Lost Much
Money Last Year.

Galveston, Texas. August 6."The pros
poets for the season are that we Will haze
lots Of ships and plenty Of freight said a
prominent ship agent TO The Post CORE
spondent this morning, IN response TO a
query regarding the amount OF available
tonnage in sight and the shipments ex
Dected. He stated that there were so
many things that affected the ocean freight
rate situation that he did not care to be
mentioned In an interview regarding the
matter, as It would take some time to pre-
pare an interview which would preseat the
situation properly
The ship agents here had a very hard
time last season The ocean freight rates
were completely dcmoraiized for long
time and many of the agents lost money.
They had chartered their ships In advance
and when the rates went down they were
unable to secure cargocs at prices which
Wouiu cover the amount paid Tor the snip5.
| lhi5 VIII not be the case during the com-
lug season. for the simple reason that the
snip agents hHNc prOnted by the experience
suAcu last year aud are not chartering
D." many ships as they ala the previous
acasOn.
aus time last year there were num-
btr Of ships on their way here for the
freight Tor the coming season. When they
aIINed many of them remained mere for
acN crui weeks In order to get cargoes One
ship remained In port three months and
many OF them remained here for over one
month waiting for Caigoes. some OF them
waited rather than accept cargoes AT inc
rates in eject, hoping that change would
huaiiY come.
IT can be readily seen that all thls in.
VOWED great loss and II Is asserted that
the snip agents who did the least business
last year made the most money, as those
VINO did business lost money on It,
Now there are no ships chartered which
are en- route here for the coming season
aud many of the regular liners have not
yet announced their saillugs. This Ind
Gates mat the plans OF operation during
tine coming season will be cntrely differ
cnt from those Of the past one.
The ocean freight rates now are about
80 per cent lower than they were at this
| exact time last year, but this IS because
the break In the rates referred TO had not
occurred at this time last year. The breaN
| took place shortly after the arrival OF n
| large number of chartered vessels at the
/ opening OF the season. II the present rates
continue In effect until the opening Of the
/ senson, and Il Is believed that they VIII
! they viii be about ~ per cent higher thar
/ the rates last year which were IN cnec'
after the break occurred.
| The best posted men expect the rates u
remain Arm and higher than curing tn,
previous season by the ratio mentioned
! above.
A good cotton crop ia looked forward t.
and there is already considerable grain ar
irving here for export. This makes 1t ap
pear that there viii be plenty II foreigi
freight this season and II Is said there WI
be no difficulty In securing all the snip
/ needed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-07
GENERAL RAILROAD NEWS.

Rail Lines Acquire Ocean Carriers.
Railway experts believe that the next
step Of progress In American rlllr7adlng is
II dlcated by the recent absorption OF the
Cromwell line by the Southern Pac!Bc and
ether similar deals In the East. The Santa
Fe Is also reaching out for water facilities.
That company Is credited with plan to oh
tain control Of the Oceanic Steamship com
rany which conducts line OF ships from
Frisco to the Hawaiian islands. Tahiti and
Australian ports. The company Is now TN
der control OF Spreckes. and he IS reported
TO b. about ready to turn the pr perry
over TO the Santa Fe. Mr.. Hill Is seeking
to control the trade over his roads to Japan
and Northern Asla. Other roads are con
templnting control of ocean shipping tacil'
tiles to Australasia and East India.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-07
THE BEAUMONT SITUATION.
An Explanation OF Why Tank Car Deliver
les Are Often Delayed.

les Are Otten Delaycu.
Since The Posts interview with Vice
President Krnttschnitt regarding the car
situation at Beaumont very little has been
heard concerning the same. 1t developed
yesterday, In confirmation Of Mr.. Kruttsch-
nitt's remarks, that the Southern Pacific
has held at Houston from 100 to 80 oil
tank cars ON account Of the alleged con-
gosted condition Of the Beaumont yard and
The Gladys tracks which, Il Is said, makes
1t impossible TO move the cars 70 those
points. Somc time ago the Southern Pa
cine was loading 1875 cars Of oil every day.
enabling the road to care for l2J empties
each day at Beaumont and Gladys Now
they are loading about half Of that mum.
Der and the surplus cmptlcs are headed
toward beaumont with the above result
Few OF the companies are loading oil, II Is
said, for the reason that most Of the oil
/ must now be pumped ana the companies
yet lack air comprCsdng machinery for get.
! ling the oil out Tho condition of the Bcnu-
mont yard may he illustrated by detailing
the method of handling cars, For Instance,
one of the large tracks at Gladys VIII Ne
! fun ~ cars TWO cars In fhe very center
Of the line, may belong to n company,
| which demands that they he placed at a
| certain loading rack Every track In tho
/ yard Is full Of cars. principally emptics.
! In order to comply with this request this
! large track must be pulled" the two cars
wanted Isolated thrown out, and taken
| to the loading rack track, The latter also
must he pulled" and the two cars placed
| where they are wanted. Then room must
| he made for the two cars removed from the
/ loading rack track by running them down
] from the long track from which the Arst
I two ears were tnlsl. This incessnnt
switching and hauling and pulling REQUIRES
| n great deal OF time, 70 paraphrese an old
/ saw, II is such wiring In and cring ont
| as to leave the ward men all In doubt
| . al tutal la no fra lr n1an
going out or coming back
Therefore, Il Is pointed ont by southern
Pacific officials under present conditions
| with only n few Of the Arms loading oil.
II is dlnlcult 10 handle the situation and
the criticisms which have appeared almost
daily are not Justified I'm their stand
polut,
Al present there are three oil trains IN
the GLADYS Held and n capable man Is In
| charge of these trains. II claimed ny
ihc company that the switching Is be'rg
done and the cars are hainc handled ms
cxpedirlonslv as possible under tho clrcum'
| gtnTgge
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-07
eeaument pklslen Now onsn.

Galveston, Texas August e.--The train
service was resumed this mcrnlng On tho
Beaumont division OF the Santa Fc aud now
the entire road Is In open rs, once more.
Arrangements had been mnde 10 repair
the damage done by the water rapidly and
within twentv-four hourS after the water
been placed In condition for the operation
OF trains.
No further reports were received NJ tho
offices OF the Santa Fe today regarding
the condition Of the Rrazos river as II has
nov receded below the danger mark and
there Is no fear Of further trouble from
this source az present.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-07
A NEW DEAL is ON.
Santa Fe May Make Use Of the katys
Tracks.

Santa Fe May Make Use OF the katys
Tracks.
Galveston. Texas, August Negotiations
are pending between the Santa Fc Railway
company and the Missouri Kansas and
Texas Railway company which, II closed.
viii be the means Of the Gulf. Colorado
and Santa Fe running trains to Gainesville
via Sherman and Denison over the tracks
OF the Missouri, Kansas ana Texas This
viii not interfere with the present az
rangement existing between The Santa Fe
and the Cotton Belt. A report has been
circulated 10 the affect that the service
would be inaugurated on September L II
this is true the officers OF the company
here have not been advised OF the fact ana
Al seems that they would be. as the date Is
not far distant Induiry was made regard
ing the matter by The Post correspondent
today and he was given the Information,
but further fhnn this nothing definite Would
be given out
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-07
AUSTIN BRANCH OPEN.

Train Was Put THROUGH from Hampstead
by the Central
Austin. Texas. August 6.--The Houston
and Texas Central succeeded today In got
ting train through from Hampstead 10
Austin It being the FIRST IN several days.
The interruption was caused by the track
being flooded 10y the Brazos river Just
west Of IIempstend water covered tho
track ~ some places to depth Of hre
feet The train was due here at 40
O'Clock this morning, bnt did not arrive
until fcw minutes before noon Both
passenger and freight traffic has been re
gumcd,
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ROCK ISLAND PL ANS.
Very Little Is Known About the lnten
tons of the Company.

WY ClAhlg 10 INflONNIl fNpOhL kT1G l0Itn-
tons of the Company.
Galveston, Texas, August 6.-Englneer r.
II. Peters Of the Rock Island. who has
charge of the surveys being made by that
company for Its proposed extensions from
North Texas to the gulf has visited this
city several times recently and it is he
lieved that his visits are in connection with
the entrance OF the road into Galveston
As far as The Post correspondent has been
able to learn, the company has made no
arrangements here for terminal facilities
and In some quarters It Is thought that
the visits OF Mr., Peters may have some
bearing on the matter.
While the report that the Rock Island is
coming 70 Galveston is generally accented
IN railroad circles here, there Is n differ.
once of opinion regarding whether II pro
poses to come over Its own rails or those
OF some other company Some hold fhot
me company wants more trockare IN
leNas' and that 1t Is In competition with
~ the roads over which 1t might ent.,
HalNeston. 1t is further urged that tba
surveys now being made by the compnnv
WIZ cost several thousand dollars and thn+
1 !rills would not be expended unnecessarily
luose holding the view that II win cnna
over the tracks OF some other limo clojr,
that the fact that the SURVEYS have hanm
maze may Indicate nothing more Than tb,t
rut Iodu Is endeavoriug to force the com.
peutive lines into Ct traffic arranrcmf
Wnlch VIII be advantageous.
20 Que mere seems 10 know ANYTHING da6
wv, ahout the matter though. ana the best
own rails ~" over IT'S
Galveston Is taking great deal ~ 4,
o oo,att, IN the matter. however ms il Il
considered OF great Importance In tSis 49,
tFHAOIapG
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-07
A New Train Service.

The Houston and Texas Central vester.
dey inaugurated through train service be
tween Hempstead and Llano via Austin.
The train from Hampstead goes to Llano.
with but n few minutes stop at Austin.
where formerly there were two trains, one
bcing run ont OF Austin upon the arrival
Of the Hampstead train. THE same APPLIES
TO the south or east bound trains from
LIano to Houston. The same conductor and
brakeman 20 through. where formerly
there were two runs.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-07
| RELIEF EXPEDITION.


Not rag had he on, not a square inch
OF cloth,
From his feet to the hair OF his head,
But was drenohed--in fact we could sec
he was Wroth,
And these are the words that he said /:
owe stood it, tell you, as long as !
And I'm donel Why, man, even sit
ting
With nothing to do but just jiegle fan (;
From each pore my Ilfe-streneth emit
ting
I've lost flesh, lost temper, lost comfort,
lost health,
Lost everything that's worth the get
ting
Because imagined I'd add to my wealth
BY staying home, here, and sweating.
My customers, up in the Rockies so kool
Enjoy tramping, fishing and boating.
s| lo9-tres' at evening, they prove me
a fool,
As over their sports they sit eIoatino.
he Denver Road" Yes, that is the
Fro so, tns torture there's Only One
Don't Have to Apologizep patrons all
The puddle, in fact, has but one toad -
he puddle was large where the speaker
The sweat he had swote was a-stesn,-
ing,
We hustled him off to the mountains,
and .hat '0''0'
beamino. e'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-07

New York, August 6-The executive GO n
mittee Of the st Louis and San Francisco
yalroad Will meet tomorrow. after which
full details Of the acauiremcnt Of the CHI
cngo and Eastern Illinois line probably
viii ne made public The terms II Is be
licyed. win show that the deal involves a
long time lease on an SO per cent gu1r-
autoe aud not a direct purchase, az has
bccu declared in some quarters
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-07
1 and G. N. Now Clear.

Tyler Texas August 6--Trnins on the
Mneoa- Troupe branch crossed the Sabine
river this evening for tho first time In
over a week The rise. strange 10 say,
has just reached the International bridge
between KlgOre ana Longvicw. The com.
pnny has several section crews at the
bridge tonight to report any damage that
may occur from overflow.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-07
Track Was Demolished.

Marlin. Texas August 6.--rhree cars be-
longing to n construction train jumped the
track Mt the International road last night
aud about 10 feet of track was demolished.
New rails and new ties were necessary. n
large force OF hands worked most OF the
night and got the track In condition for
trains TO pass over at $50 O'Clock this
morning.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-07
Rumor Pronounced False.

The rvmor which gained some circulation
IN Houston n day or so ago to the eject
that a row was imminent between the sew
eral roads over the adjustment Of the
ticket rates to Galveston Thursday and
Friday. was entirely without foundation.
Mr.. Joe Greenhili. city passenger and ticket
ageat for the Santa Fe--the road alleged 70
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be aggrieved--ls authority for the state.
ment that there has been no semblance 81
a row about the matter There was a
friendly discussion among the passenger
agents relative TO the limit Of the low rnte
tickets and all were unanimous for the W
rate. They finally decided 20 sell the 81
round trip tickets Thursday and Friday
and limit them to Saturday August D.
These tickets are now on sale at the DIFF
f.ynut ofrIcna
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-07
RAILWAY DEMONSTRATIONS.

The New York Commercial Analyses
Conditions Among the big 'uns.h
The Wabash is the "enfant TERRIBLE OF
the East and the Rock Island Is the terrcr
Of the Western prairie roads. The Bur.
iinston and the Chicago and Northwestern
are also stgiyinS 70 raise rough house. =
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-07
Train Service Resumed.

Navasota. Texas. August 6.-The Santa
Fc Railway company today resumed serv-
Ice through the river bottoms to main line
connection nj Someryille,
The International and Great Northern
company resumed business northward yes
terday, SO all traffic Is now open.