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The Washington times., 1902-08-10

far-fained squalor and depravity Of some
Of the lower class paupers of Italy.
Even the indomitable globe-trotter, who
makes a careful study of life in the
worst of the slums in all parts of the
world. finds as difficult task as he
explore some of the holes in the capital
city OF Mexico after nightfall. But one
does not have to seek for a glimpse of
the curious, the squalor, nor the de-
praved in Mexican life OF the lower or
der. 1t is about him on every hand as
he passes through the country, is thrust
in front of him at every turn, is insep-
arabic with the beauties of the country.
In fact, the traveller from the United
States, with ideas of his own on the SUBJ
ject of cleanliness, usually has pretty
rough time of 1t while sojourning in the
republic to prevent his palate from be-
coming nauseated on the food that is
supplied him at even the best hotels that
are to be found there. Old and expert
enced travellers have frequently said
that the best, and, in fact, the only sat
isfactory way of touring Mexico is to
make UP a party and charter a special
train, or at least special cars. upon
which the tourist can live during the
greater part of the time he is in the
republic. In this way he can secure
meals from a first-class American din
ing car, without being obliged to face
the ordeal of obtaining such meals as
can be had at the hotels and railway
stations.
First View" of the City of Mexico.
Volumes have been written, and count
less poems published, all dealing with
the first view" of the City OF Mexico
as seen from the railroads that enter
the capital. Fortified with intelligence
CLEANED from guidebooks and innumer-
able other sources. the tourist on his
way to the one-time abode of the Mon
tezumas is all ready to echo the declara-
tion of the aforesaid publications that
Throughout the whole world there Is
not such splendid scene as the first
view of the capital of the Mexican re-
public"
But let him obtain that far-famed
first view" let 1t burst upon him as
he gaZes out of the car window, and
well, he may say il is beautiful more
often he says something under his
breath about being disappointed that he
The Washington times., 1902-08-10
KioWas' Mescal Dope

"HERE is evidently no stopping
the mescal dope" among the
j Kiowa Indians on the kiowa
reservation in Indian Territory.
Although the Government authorities
here have prohibited the use of the fas-
cinating drug under severe penalties. the
red men still adore it as sacred, and an
indispensable adjunct to their religious
ceremonies.
The religious rites OF the Kiowas
usually take place on Saturday night;
the men. having obtained supply of
the drug which is brought by traders
from Mexico. seat themselves in circle
around large camp fire within the tent.
After prayer the leader hands each man
four buttons. One of these. freed from
the tuft of hairs, is put into the mouth,
thoroughly softened. elected into the
palm of the hand, rolled into bolus
and swallowed. Ten or twelve buttons
are thus taken at intervals between
The Washington times., 1902-08-10

F all the many odd communica-
tions daily received at Police
Headquarters, the following
letter to Captain Boardman is
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-01
THE PER DIEM BASIS.
1t Is TO Become Effective Today All
Over tile Country.
COTTON BELT CASE IS ON HEARING
Federal Judge Bryant Has Not Yet De-
oided Whether He Has Jurisdiction
in the Matter.

The great revolution in the methods Of
charging and collecting for car service In.
augurated by the per diem plan which will
go into force ON July / has extraordinary
interest for the car service departments Of
ali the railways and lines, and the action
of the International association of Car Ac.
countants and Car Service officers In Its
convention last week naturally conferred
upon that subject. OF the go members in
the American Railway association, repre-
sentlng the ownership Of about l,o7O,ooo
freight cars, So per cent or more, In respect
to mileage and equipment, have agreed to
put the per dlem plan In force and the
attendants Ut the convention, with the ex-
ceptlon of the representative Of one lmpor-
tant Western line, which has not yet signl-
fed its assent, seemed to be heartily In
favor OF the new method.
The per diem plan 10 being put into effect,
and for one year ut least the great ma.
give II fair trial II Is up to- the car
accountants and the car service Officers 70
work out the infinite number Of details
which may test the practlcabillty OF TINS
great reform in the interest oil economy
and busness-like handling OF the freight
eurning equipment of the railways Inc
operative and traffic Officers Will nave the
earnest cooperation or thoae ~ charge OF
the ear service departments and IL Is 70 nc
believed that the difficulties Will vanish us
they are encountered and that the principle
of per diem, founded as its advocates be
lleve Il TO be, on Justice and equity, VIII
be worked out TO Il lasting success.
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TlE-uP IN EAST TEXAS
10 Gradually Delng Relieved--No Train
Running Vet.

10 Gradually Delng Relieved--No Trains
Running Yot.
Concerning tho tic-up OF the Houston
East and West Texas between Nacog-
doches and Shreveport as result of the
rainstorm of last week, an official of that
road soid last night that n line had been
opened for the work train as far as Lur-
Kin. The gangs will commence the repair
work On the Angelina river bridge to-
morrow. The road IL now open from
Shreveport TO Teneha on the eastern end
and large gang ia working night and day
under the direction OF Mr. Gallagher.
The officials hope 20 be able TO cross
the Angelina river todny. Tho water Is
running very swiftly
-Four and n half miles OF track ia gone
between Lufkin mud Garrison, besides two
bridges This. with the trostie work de-
stroyed. makes u total Of seven miles or
track washed awuy,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-01
MILLERs STIRRED UP,
Kansans Are Trying to Get the DiffeTen
tial Removed.

kansans Are Trying to Get the DiffeFen-
tial Removed.
Galveston, Texas, June 8O-rhe miliers
of Texas are considerably exercised over
an effort which is being made to secure
the removal by the Interstate commerce
commission of the differentlal Of D cents
per hundred In the transportation of hour
and Of wheat between points IN Kansas
and points In Texas,
The effort is being made by the mayor
Of Wichita on behalf of the millers OF
that place and is in the form of petition
to the commission for the removal OF the
The petition sets forth that there is no
equitable reason why the cost Of transport
ing flour should be cents per hundred
greater than the cost of shipping wheat
and that the commodities take the same
rate In all directions but to points in Tex
as They allege that the present arrange
ment makes It possible for Texas millers
to purchase wheat in Kansas and Missouri
and pay more therefor than the mtllerS OF
Wichita and other points In Kansas can
afford to pay, and that this gives the Texas
milers an undue advantage over those OF
Kansas. The prayer Is that the diherential
he removed.
This action on the part cf the Kpnsas
millers will be combatted by the Texas
Millers' association. 1t being their conten-
tiGn that II costs much more TO transport
-four from Kansas city to Texas than II
does TO transport wheat II Is asserted
that only about $4,000 pounds Of -four can
be loaded In a car while 10000 pounds OF
wheat can be loaded In q similar car. This,
1t Is claimed, indicates very clearly that
the cost Of transporting the wheat Us less
and that they are therefore entitled TO a
cheaper rate than that charged Tor flour
The Texas mllers hold that while II may
be true that the rates charged for trims
porting the two products IS tho same In
other directions than Texas, II is not right
that II should he and that q Is the con
ditions elsewhere that need regulating
rnther than those relating 10 Texas ship
ments
1t is evident that the removal OF this
dfferential would be great advantage
to the Kansas millers and n great disad-
vantage to the millers Of this State, and
tho matter viii be holly contested. The
date of the hearing has not been fixed
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The COTTON BELT SUIT.
Judge Bryant Has Not Yet Reached
Conclusion

Judge Bryant Has Not Yet Reached
Conclusion.
Sherman, Texas, June ao-Todny the
case of Tyler vs. the Cotton Belt railway
was called in the Federal court before
Judge Bryant In chambers. This is to hear
motion by the Cotton Belt to dissolve tho
injunction restraining the company from
moving It's general offices from Tyler Sew.
eral years ago railroad was started from
Tyler towards TeXarkana; this was bought
by the Cotton Belt ana Tyler claims the
company contracted with the city to perma-
nently retain It's general Offices there. Tho
property was later bought by the present
company under a decree of the Federal
court and on this ground 1t Is asked thar
the injunction, which was granted by a
state court, be set aside. The contention
of Tyler Is that the case properly belongs
IN the State courts and Senator Chiffon for
Tyler made a motion that the case be re-
manded because the Federal court was
without jurisdiction. In arguing this mo
tion 1t developed that when the road was
built out OF Tyler il was a narrow gauge
called the Tyler Southeastern. THIS was
sold and the name changed to tho ST
Louis. ArEansas and Texas This was sold
to the present ownership and It Ia alleged
that contract was entered into between
the management Of the road aud tho cliff
zens OF Tyler whereby the general offices
OF the company for Texas were 10 remain
permanently az Tyler and that tho same
Is provision Of the charter granted to
the company, When the company sought
10 remove the offices Il was enjoinod from
doing so on petition Of Tyler IN the state
courts Defondauts asked that the case be
removed 10 tho Federal court which was
denied, whereupon they filed tho TRANSCRIPT
and motion To dissolve in the Federal court
Judge Bryant called for the original peti-
ton. The ATTORNEYS for plaintiff are; Hon.
Horace Chiffon Johnston and Edwards, and
p. Il. Cain OF Tyler; j, w Fitzgerald of
Tyler, Hiram Gass Of TexarkRna, n w.
Finley and n. H. Perkins OF Dallas. 1ld
Head billiard represent the railroad.
Electric Cooling Devices.
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New statlons Established.

The following stations were opened TO.
day on the Fort Worth division OF the In
ternational and Great Northern: Leroy,
lot miles north of Waco; Penelope, 261
miles north Of Waco Mertens, 40s miles
north of Waco; Italy, 4o,4 miles north of
Waco. Leroy and Penelope are prepay sta
the Cotton Belt and Italy is n junction
point with the Missouri, Kansas and Tex
as. Agents are In charge of both stations.
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Rumor Without Foundation.

New York, June 3O.--Ihe Southern rn-
ciHc company is not prepared at this time
TO extend the Morgan line uervice TO
Mexican ports from Galveston ana the
proposition has not been officially cousih-
cred by It. The company does not think
It to the interest Of the railroad nor ultl-
mately that of Mexico itself to develop
the coast trade rather than the railroad
system.
l.. j. Spence of the Southern pacinc
company says: "rhe rumor is unfounded.
1t is highly improbable the Idea VIII he
considered"
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Notes and Personals.

Mr.. Ely Ensign, travelling passenger
agent OF the Houston and Texas Central, Is
at homo again,
ID. J. Price, general passenger agent OF
the international and Great Northern, WAS
in the city yesterday.
Messrs, o. c. Van Zandt ana L. Il.
nunle' travelling passenger agents or the
Santa Fe- are In Houston
Mr.. A ], Richter, the Southern Pacific
excursion agent. Is In town preparing to
advertise special excursion to New Or
leans July n, taking passengers from
houston, Galveston and Beaumont
Charles z. Purifoy OF the Southern Pa
cihc, auditors office, came IN lnst nieit
over tho International and Great Northern
from two weeks vacation, one week OF
which was spent In Kentucky with friends
ana one In Arkansas with relatives.
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OUTLOOK FOR RICE.
Late Rains Have Assured the Crop In
Wharton County.

Ldtc lSilS fldNS assured lnG lfQD IN
Wharton County.
Wharton Texas. June 3o-Presidenu l..
Marks Of the Bay City Milling company is
in Wharton today, In reply to the query,
How does the late rain affect the rico
prospect?" he replied: Prospects are very
fine over the whole rice section although
about Is per cent OF the rice was lost by
dronth and failure to obtain water. The
canals now are all full and all pumps ready
to operate. A large force Of men have
about repaired all leakage and the rains
have removed all danger of want Of water
for the present, and allowed ample time for
all pumps TO be repdy for work. Rice will
BIO ut for harvesting between August and
is. The Bay City Rice Milling company's
new rice mill VIII ho ready to receive and
mill the rice by August l. Everybody in
our section Is delighted and full OF hope
for the future. The heavy rains have been
OF great value, our town is growing fast
and the rice fields, now standard indus.
try, place us among the most prosperous.
Wide awake sections In South Texas"
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Very Remarkable Cure Of pIs,rboea.


About six years age for the flrst time In
my life had a sudden and severe nttnck
Of diarrhoea," says MIRA Alice Miller. Of
Morgan. Texas. II got temporary relief.
but It came back again and again, ana
Tor ak long years have suffered more
ninery and agony than ] enn tell. II was
worse than doath Ny husband spent hun
dreds Of dollars Tor physicians. prescrip-
lions and treatment without nyail. Finally
we moved TO Bosuuo county, our present
home. and one dav ] happened to see an
advertisement OF Chamboriains Cole. Chol-
era and pisrrhooa Remedy with testi.
nonial ofss man who had been cured by 1t,
The cass rzs 80 similar to my own that
ooncludsd to try the remedy. The re-
suit was wonderful, could hardly pcaiizs
<hat ] was wall again, or oesieve It could be
~ sfter hzsinx suffered 90 long, but that
NJ hdttis sf na1iHne. costing but few
Gnffa cured me" Jror sale BY all drug.
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Katy's New Roundhouss at penIson.

Dcnison, Texas, June s0.--1-ne Katy has
large gang at work pushing their new
roundhouse. II is brick structure ana
Will, when completed be the largest in
work on their electric light plant. Next
season they will put in an Ice plant The
estimated cost OF improvements Mt this
point for the past twelve months is fully
$4,000.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-01
Fosters Locsl Forecast

Weather changes noted below viii occur
within twenty-four hours Of s D, M Of
July Variable.
July 2--Cooler,
July 3--cool.
July 4.-Modsrnting.
July 6.--warmer.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-01
Houston Llneman promoted.

Mr. a, r, billiard OF the Houston west
ern Union has beer appointed general fore
man OF the southern Pacitic's telegraph
lines from Los Angeles, CAL to Portland,
Ore. Mr.. HiAlard came mere from Puris,
Texas, and has since been n tho service
or the Western Union as s!neman. lie
the next week
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TraInmaster strayder Dead.

TeNarkana Texas, June 3o,--F NJ Stray.
der assistant trainmaeter, and until recent.
ly assistant train dispatcher for tho Kan.
sas city Southern railroad at this place,
died this morning NJ malarial fever His
remains were carried to Brookheld Mo-
for iuterment the company furnl shing n
speclnl traln for that purpose commit
Free Masons escorted the remains to Brook.
uaI1
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Fort Worth, Texas June 3o.-T, A. Sell
leck, route agent for Wells Fargo & Co.'S
express. was here from Amarillo today ar
ranging for express service on the Denver's
night train, which begins tomorrow. The
new trains will require four messengers,
schrieber and +. c. Snyder OF the Santa
Fc at Galveston, ]. + Mcconnell of the
Houston and Texas Central route at Hous
ton aud A. T. Ray of the Southern Pacific
route at Houston.
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rate dining or cafe car service from the
North and East TO Texas Is steadily pro-
crossing with the work OF applying cleo
Its passenger cars OF all classes. ~ the
present time most OF Its through trains are
equipped with electrical devices calculated
90 make travelling pleasant during the
what IL has adopted electricity for cooling
and lighting a greater diversity and larger
proportion OF Its equipment than any other
Ina
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-01
Survey Has BEGUN.

sherman, Texas, June sO.--work on the
preliminary survey of the Lawton exten.
sion OF the Frisco actually began this morn.
lng. The first work done was north on Enst
street This route is looked upon with ia
yor by the officials because Of it's many
forward from this point 70 Ardmore ami
IaWton '
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MayfieId at Sherman.

sherman, Texas, jane 3o,-Hon Allison
MayAeld, State railroad commissioner Is
here. He said "a am here 10 make local
observations and investigations and will
perhaps be able TO make portion OF the
reasons for my visit public IN q few DAYS
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-01

Groesbeeck, Texas, June 8o.-sidney
Smith, the local agent of the Houston and
Texas Central has been transferred to
IneTnton His place will be fllled by Mr..
VIII Saunders OF Thornton.
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Next Commission Hearlno.

Austin. Texas, June s0.-The railroad
commission hearings for the month OF .Juiy
VIII begin on the sth and last probably two
days,
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zAPATA COUNTY FUND.
A Statement by the Relief Distributing
Committee.

A Statement by the Relief Distributing
Committee.
Zapata, Texas. June 2C..--Account Of cash
received by us for the aid OF the drouth
sufferers of this county;
Anril 81 10o2-grom Hon. Il. w.
ScabGryt currency ..........,.. $500 90
May 30, 1oo2-From Hon, f. W. Sea-
Dnly, currency ............,.. 80 90
Total currency ..,.... $3.50 90
May 80, 10o2-from Hon. h. w
Seabury, Mexican ,......... S225 90
June Is 1902--From Hon It. W.
Seabury, Mexican ............ 115 90
Total Mexican ........... $40 90
Amount distributed from April 21st, 1902,
TO present time:
by cash distributed .......,., SOB 55
BY cash paid freighters .,....... 90 81
Total expended U. S. currency :. s1o0 So
Balance on hand this day United
Statee currency .........., 80 IT
Balance on hand this day Mexican
money ....,,...,........... $40 ca
PROVISIONS RECEIVED.
April 81, 1923 sacks corn 29s2 lbs
May %, 1802--36 bundles, corn, four
coffee and beans ,..,.,,..,,.,, zoos lbs
May - 10o2-52 bundles rice. beans
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RAILROAD SCHEDULE.

H.. A. :. Q. u. n.
Grand Central Depot
lew. ". 1850 am Hrriys NJ ...ssSp n
n. = N. o. n. n.
Grand Central Depot.
Lsavs No g.. 3.2sa.m ArIys Ne.s ~. 90 pm
Leave No ,e...6.sO am Arrive No. O. 10. 80 N
O.. n. = .. 4. ny.
Grand Central Depot
Law No No ,,oes As,ys NJ No 8 sSS
O.. N. q y. N. n
Grand Central Depot
l.y: n s aIIys n H. ssS5 pm pm
Nos. 8 and Sundays Only.
n. r., II. A NJ. n. n.
Grand Central Depot
Leave No. ,sr.10.1s a Arrive No. rss. 3.3s pm
"A. a A. p. ny.
Grand Central Depot
leave No ,...o.5sa a. m Arrive No .6.2s pm
G.. @. q 9. +. n. n.
Grand Central Depot
Ieave........7.45 p M Arrive. $40 pm
Galveston Trains
is.ss. :...7s . M Sfys... pm
Additional Sunday Specials
leave .......s.5S am Arrive. $40 a 10
leave......l.50 pm Arrive. o-20 p.
Ar,hese trains leave the Santa Re Congress
Ave. Dero, minutes later than the above
n. II. a w. n. n. n.
leave 90 am. Espvess Train Arrive 9.lo m
Leave sos p. Arrive 9.02 a. IN
Al hains leave Grand Central Depot
NJ, X. 81 II. n. II.
M, K & I. Depot. Fifth Ward
leave 9.3o a. m, ..............rA Arrive 9. s. am
Leave 2, 40 p. .,.....,.. 49,. Arrive g., o pm
For Galveston Trains see g. H. & H.
I. 4 G. N. II. H.
Depot foot of Congress Avenue.
Houston and Waco Trains.
Leave II, rs p. m............... Arrive II. 80 pm
ST. Louis Trains.
Leave 3.3s p rn.....,....,...,..A Arrive 4 90 am
Leave 500 a. m,.,,,.....,. ...,Arrlye $50 pm
Columbia and veaseo Trains
Daily Except SUNDAY.
Leave 900 am. tSunday only) Arrive $40 pm.
G. II. & II. r. II.
Ieave....I, g. G. NJ Depot. ......,......6 500 a. m
Leave. NJ, x. & ]. Depot. .....,,..... o.O5 m
leave....l. & G. ~ Depot ,.,...,.,.....o.1 S a. m
Leave Grand Central Depot. m
Leave j. G. Depot .,...,........A.55 p. m
'Leave, Grand Central Depot ........ 80 a m
'LeaYe...l & q. ~ Depot.....,........ 7.4U a. m
Sundays only
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How to Succeed in Business.

Keep your liver IN good condition by
using Simmons Liver Purifier tin box5.
It coTects Constipation. cures Indigestion
Blliousness, stops Headache. gets your
heart In the right place so you can smile
at your nclghbor
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Total provisions Distributed. 40 2e0 lbs
Total amount of provisions

Iotnl amount or provisions on
AS can be seen from above report we still
have on hand this day for distribution,
$5017 United States currency, $340 Mex
Loan money and 1876 pounds of proyi-
sions We are satisfied this amount will
be sufficient to last during the months
of July and August. When funds and pro.
visions are exhausted We will give to the
press for publication full accounting of
al moneys and provisions received and
distributed. Very respectfully.
Espiridion Flores,
Manuel C.. Garcia,
Committee
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-01
New Q. and n. w. oharter FlIed.

Austin. Texas, June ao.-The amended
charter OF the Orange and Northwestern,
which YVES approved some time ago by the
attorney general, was flled with the State
department today
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-01
PROVISIONS DISTRIBUTE.

Assistances given to 146 families In pre-
clnct No. l from April 21st to present
time:
Corn, Rice. beans. bacon, etc. .13, s64 lbs
Precinct No. 3. 81 sacks corn. -. 5402 lbs
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Total provisions received ..... s3. s42 lbs

and bacon Observation-Disclosures. 6412 lbs
June 3. 1902-135 sacks corn -. 80, 452 lbs
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Electric Cooling Devices.
The ST. Louis and San Francisco, which
was the frst railroad company to inaugu-
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hailetsyilla Texas, June IL, loni.
nave used Your Texas Wonder, Halls cram
Discovery, for kidney and bladder troubles
nnd 1t cured me. ] cheerfully recommefd
y 20 III sunfaers from kidnAy ana bladder
trouble Respectfully,