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IDLE HOURS oLUB GOES FISHING.
Thrilling Experiences of the Dauntles:
Thirteen--A Big Catch.

Thrllina Experiences of the Dauntless
Thirteen-A Big Catch.
The Idle Hours Fishing club, composed Of
Houston and Dallas experts witch the rod
ard line, held It's second annual outing a.
seabrook last saturday and Sunday. The
occasion was more notable as tine ceebra-
ton Of the birthdays Of all the members
watch events are not Fixed festivals ms far
as the members Of this club are concerned.
The members Of the club are thirteen in
number. which shows that they are not as
superstitlo1s as the usual run OF fisher
men. Their names are T. Hippo" Noel,
silent jack Leblanc, Checkers" Coombs.
"Trottiu' Hoss'' Billy Weeks, "Tramroad'
Earnest, Whispering John Bate, X.
Kenney, Red Snapper" Briggs, GREASY
Charley CahuOn, the "Jay" (Phiips) from
Butte Hungry Ben stratton and Thirsty
Dlck' Courtney.
Nearly all these faithful devotces Of Isaak
Walton went down TO seabrook and on their
return declared they had swell tlmc--'n
fact, all sorts Of swell time sea swells.
Fwells from mosquito bites and swelled
heads, the latter caused by the pride Of
the noble anglers who caught the biggest
FISH.
owing 10 the lack Of facilities for taking
care OF the prize specimens all the hig ones
got away but one, and that was the one
caught by Frosty Dan" Ills fellow ash
erman said that Dan got n bite late In the
afternoon and when he caught sight Of the
FISH he had hooked ne got so excited he feU
out of the boat and had 70 be pulled ont
aud hung up TO dry, hut he brought his nsr
ont with his and Is going to have the
"whoppcr" stuffed and put In a glass case
In his Office He broke his fine rod and
ruined a sos Panama, hnt he Is not in thu
least discouraged over the fact that his bis
Ash tipped the beam at one pound and {
| half,
The next annual meeting OF the club will
| he held Mt New Braunfpls.
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here yesterday with his wife en- route to
New York via Galveston for a three weeks

here yesterday with his wife en- route to
New York via Galveston for a three weeks
stay.
Horace Reese, assistant general freight
agent of the Houston and Texas Central
at Dallas. was in the city, accompanied
by his wife. en- route home from New Or
leans.
General Manager Jeff n. Miller, A. V.
and w. L. Bisbee. trainmaster of the Hous-
ton and Texas Central, left Yesterday for
an inspection trip up the road,
W. L. Coleman, formerly chief clerk In
the general managers office of the Houston
East and West Texas road, was here yes
terday. He now represents the Equitable
OIL and Land company Of st. Louis.
T. ]. Anderson assistant general pas
senger agent of the Sunset-Central lines,
has gone 10 New Orleans, accompanied by
his wife and little daughter, who are en-
route to Virginia to spend the summer.
The Houston and Texas Central Will run
special train between Bryan ana C9lege
during the Farmers congress, July 10 TO
Is, inclusive The train will be made up
of first class chair cars equipped with cleo
trio lights and all modern convenlences.
The Southern Pacific handled a large
number Of passengers through and out OF
Houston Sunday. About SEQ came over
from Beaumont on the excursion, most of
them going to Galveston. The excursion
to Port Lavaca took about 600 to that coast
resort.
A message was received yesterday by
the local Katy passenger department from
the party of nine HOustoninns who are en-
route North on the Katy Flyer. thanking
the company for courtesies extended and
the especial honor conferred in providing
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BUSINESS NOW AFFECTED.
Santa Fe Unable TO Handle Ffelgh'
Out of Cleburne.
ENGINEERS WONT LEAVE THEIR POSTS
Saw They Have a Contract With the
Road and Have No Grlevanoe-A
Few More Men Are Out.

Cleburne. Texas, July 14.--No freight
trains have gone out OF Cleburne today
on account Of the inability Of the road to
furnish engines. Some Of the passenger
trains have been behind time. The man
agement is getting more men in, however,
to take the places of the men who are
out, and think that business VIII be hormhl
Tie clnder ut men and the Ore builders
In the roundhouse Joined the strikers To-
day. ,,,t
nent engineer If his brotherhood expected
to Join the strikers. aud tc Sald they n9I
no grievance and would continue TO IululI
their contract to me road. The hfemen
are Of the same opinion. The car reporters
have not quit work yet anu prooaDly VIII
not. i.
All the officials in the mechanical de-
nartment as well as Superintendent hoo'
bins. are working night and day 20 Keep
business going as best they cam ana are
hopeful Of success. -, A..
No violence has been attempted ~ 5 ,n
strikers, and they say they VIII WIN pe-
cause the road can not get help enough
to continue business much longer
Galveston, Texas. july 1.-THE ma
chinlsts strike Of the Santa Fe remains
unchanged from the compnny's standpoint
of the struggle. The men have been Of
fered no concessions and the company APP
parently intends to allow them 20 remain
out. Trains are running on schedule time
As usual. The traffic Is uninterrupted and
unless the other unions Join the machlnisls
it seems that they Will have poor chance
OF winning their strike. vice President u
! polk returned this morning from Beau
mont and General Manager Nixon left Tor
that point Colonel Polk was seen by
The Post correspondent today and ne re,
ported that he bad nothing new IN fegaru
to the strike situation.
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GOOD RAINS REPORTED
THROUGHOUT NORTH TEXAS AND
THE INDIAN TERRITORY.
Expected that the Biggest Cotton CroF
Ever Known in that Section Win Be
Raised This Year.

Denison, Grayson Cornty. Texas, July IL.
splendid rain has teen falling In this
section Tor the past tW enty-four hours, in
GLIDING practically all OF the ChickRsn w
and Choctaw Nations and the biggest cot
ton crop ever produced will be raised this
year. The plant is in Hne condition aud
the rains within the last week will make
the crop Farmers in this territory think
the cotton crop will be one-fourth larger
than any ever raised.
Denton. Denton County. Texas, July Il.
The long drouth which has prevailed over
North Texas for the past forty days was
broken today and last night by a series
OF rains and showers which will do world
OF good to the cotton and late forage crops,
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Very Remarkable Cure Of ni.,,.o.

About six years ago for the t,rst time r.
ny me ! had a sudden and severe attach
81 diarrhoea," says Mrs. Alice Miller =,
Morgan, Texas. II got temporary ra,,e,
nut it came back again and again. and FOR
SIX long years have suffered more misery
my agony than ! can tell. 1t was worse
Fhan death My husband spent hundreds
OF dollars for physicians prescriptions ana
treatment without avail Finally we moved
10 Bosque county, our present home. and
one day happened to see an advertise
ment Of chaDberlains Collie, Cholera ona
Diarrhoea Remedy with a testimonial Of !,
man who had been cured by It. The case
was 50 similar to my own that concluded
70 try the remedy. The result was wonder.
~, ~. could hardly realize that was well
city orrbelieye It could be SO after bav.
ss,ltr1ed SO long but that one bottle or
- g, costing but rev cents. cnred
~ sale BY all druggists.
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New BRIDGE compIsted.

Hearne, Texas, July 1.-the Central has
Just completed the Iron bridge over Pin
oak creek and it is thought to be one of
the best Of its kind in this section. The
food Of 1899 destroyed good bridge, but
this one is much stronger and is n good
piece of work. The dump is being filled
In, the pilIng which was put in after the
of the creek will be widened. This creek
has given the company great deal OF
trouble. great deal Of farming lane
was ruined during the food by the dump
at this point washing out and layer OF
on the land.
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Roek Island sutvevors.

Navascta, Texas, July IA corps OF
men who are being closely watched by the
people throughout a large section Of Texas
are those nov camped near Dolph In this
county. They are the engineering corps
making the Rock Island railway survey for
the proposed line from Dallas to Houston.
Saturday afternoon they quit their work
at Posts mill and expect to cross the Beau.
mont division Of the Santa Fe road some
place between .antersyille and Bobbin.
They are following what Is known as the
old "air line" survey The fact that this
survey is being made through a portion OF
Crimes county Is somewhat of a surprise
to the people inasmuch ms their new
charter provided for no building In this
county. This, Of course. Is no great obsta-
Gle 10 their locating the line through
Grimes county, II advantageous.
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Lawton Extension 10 Be Built.

Sherman, Texas, July 1i.--It was stated
In a Sundays special from Denison that
the liue from Sherman to Lawton, o. T..
would not be built and that the surveyors
were called in and that the necessity for
building this line was removed by the
purchase Of the Arkansas and Choctaw
by the Frisco.
Messrs j. A. Rackaby, chief clerk to
Chief Engineer Hincklcy, and Fred Warren,
office engineer for the system south OF
sherman. arrived here from Fort Worth
today When asked concerning the matter
Of taking off the force working on the
survey OF the Lawton extension. they re,
murked: THAT story is absurd, and abso
lutely without foundation. Captain Hinck-
ley was shown that paragraph, and re
marked this morning before leaving Fort
Worth that there was not even the sem
bance OF truth In It,"
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New Frisco Extension.

Denison, Texas, July A.--Johnson Bros,
contractors who built the Frisco extension
from Sapulpa TO Denson and who have the
contract to build the Arkansas and Choctaw
and other Frisco extensions In Texas Okla
hona and the Indian Territory, notified
their subcontractors to meet them In Madill
IN their private car accompanied by ]. f.
Hlnckley, chief engineer for the Frisco
The contract was let for line from
Scullin TO sulphur. distance OF about
seven miles, and for grading on the ex-
tension OF the Arkansas and Choctaw from
Ashdown, Ark, TO Hope.
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I. and G. w Oepot at Anderson locate

Anderson, Texas, July i2-Mr. Leroy
Trice, general manager; j. D. TrammelL
chief engineer and Locating Engineer Cole
Of the International and Grent Northern
rairond were here Wednesday and located
depot grounds The depot has been located
# will he very convenient 10 the citizens Of
Anderson and the travelling public. Mfr.
Tricc made many friends during his short
stay here and the people feel very much
shown In their behalf In building this
branch to Anderson. They left the same
evening for Ronns Prairie. accompanied by
DR.. Fred b. Johnston, who knows the coun-
try.
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MEN, KATY ROAD.

It Is to Be Built from CoSsa'o 70 ING
homa City. :"
Denison, Texas, July 14.-Deniu,1- w.,
have direct line TO Oklahoma Cityf ~ us
morning the Missouri. Kansas and
railroad put four parties OF surveyors IN ,Iv
held surveying a line from Oklahoma Cf ~
10 Coalgate, where II will connect win
the Denison and Washita Valley Railroad
company The road Is to he huiit nndnr
the name Of the Texas and Oklahoma Rail-
road company. The survey, Il is expected.
VIII he completed within sixty DAYS. and
or way In the Indian Territory will he Sc.
cured as fast as the line is located and
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Notes and Personals.

te 7. Jackson, surgeon for the South.
DIR; T, nc at San Antonio. was here yes
'oraay, vAFonnor, Jr.. commercial agent n
W. G. %Sp, left last night FOR a trip
the Frlscduentral Tcxas
through .ton Fry, travelling freight agent Of
Jesse S. kolm Pacific. with headquarters at
the Missouri spent yesterday In ;he city.
san AhtonloA rnagen. general agent OF the
j. W. Fiak irrational road at Ciudad,
Mexican INN was In the city yesterday.
fornrio DiaZ, ~ passenger agent Of the Chi
A. L. Ffsher& ttwestern railway headquar-
cago and Nork sed City. was visitor here
ters M Kans land
yesterday cent general scent OF the
George 81. aern at Kansas City, was
Kansas City
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such splendid dinner and supper at Deni-
son and Parsons respectively.
The general freight departments of the
Sunset-C Central lines announce that they re-
fuse to participate in the socalled "Garvey
mixture" as applied to produce shipments.
This action is taken, 1t IS stated, to pro
tect the wholesalers OF the city in their
State trade.
The Galveston, Houston aud Henderson
road announces a round trip rate from
trip. tickets on sale July 10, 16 and IL,
good for return until July is. This rate is
made for the benefit Of those attending the
democratic convention
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The following epecial rates are authorized
by w. H. Taylor, general passenger agent
Of the Houston East and West Texas rail
road:
Scottish Rite Reconsideration Texas,
August IL to rs, 1902. Agents are author
lied to sell tickets for the above occasion
Mt convention excursion rates. Dates of
sale, August and TO- hnal limit August
II. 1902.
State stenographers' Assoclation-Fort
Worth, Texas. August s and ., 1902 All
cason at ono and one-third fare for the
round trip. Selling dates, August and
s; limit, August 10, 1902
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A TEXAS WONDER.
HALLS GREAT DISCOVERY

One small bottle OF Halls Great piscoy.
cry cures all kidney and bladder troubles
removes gravel, cures diabetes. sem,na,
emissions. veal and lame backs, rheuma.
tism ehd ell lire mlarties OF the Kidney.
aud bladder In both men and women. ragn.
lates bladder troubles In children. If nor
sold by your druggist. viii be sent by mali
ON receipt OF 81. One small bottle is t,yo
months treatment and win cure anv caso
above mentioned. Or, i. W. Hail. so,s
manufacturer, r o. Box 6ea. st. Louis Ma
Send for testimonials Sold by an dru,
lists. Nub
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Little Rock, Ark. July 14-ofhclal an
Nouneement was made today that H. G.
hclark has resigned as general manager OF
Choetaw, Oklahoma and Gulf railroad;
w AZ the office is abolished and w. w.
thAhntZ Jr., formerly of the Central rail-
W&d OF New Jersey, Is appointed general
roai oerintendent, effective at once.
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rhe Fort Worth ExtenaIon.

Hearne, Texas, July 14.-Contractor Hugh
Burns, who had his headquarters here for
several months while building the Fort
Worth extension Of the International and
Great Northern railroad, was here yester.
day on his way home to spend a few days
with his family. He was asked about the
extension and said the work is going on
nicely and # will be only a few weeks
until the road will be In Fort Worth.
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Carnegie Library for Temple,

Temple, Texas. July 14.-For soma t,me
past Mrs W. s. Banks, president - 49,
Federated clubs of Temple has hser IN
correspondence relative 10 the securlng g.!
Temple one OF the Carnegie Iibrar,es
few weeks ago the city council nossed 49,
t1oinano" appropr1atns sufficient sum
- suppo9' ne library and today Mrs
Banks received letter. from, NJ 49,
agent stating that the ordinance had bssS
sScsReea r and mat the $4,000 was subject
20 tue temple associations check
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NO OFFICIAL ORDER
But Tyler Believes that Division Head
quarters Will Be Changed.

W.T. 0~'" '''T' N1S ~''UIFJ~~'
Tyler. Texas, July 13.-'rhe rumor chat
an order had been issued by President
Brtton of the Cotton Belt that Tyler would
after August be no longer the stopover
point for the crews for the Waco-Texarkana
division created stir here in both business
and railroad circles The Post reporter
has talked to several tralnmen about the
rumor of the proposed change and all agree
that IL will greatly Inconvenience all ira IL
men. a great number of whom own homes
here If the order for the change is made
It Is not unlikely that grievance com
mttee Of railway tranmen will wait on
the officials aud vigorously protest against
1t.
There has as yet been no official an
nouncement that the change would he
made but by many citizens and railroad
men the rumor is accredited. The changing
Of the division would hurt Tyler more than
the removal Of the general Offices.
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Young Man Killed BY Llahtnlna.

Weatherford, Texas, July 14.-During a
rain here this evening Andrew Heifrn was
struck by lightning and instantly killed
HIS mother and sister were severely
shocked while sitting in room at his
brother's house. -
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contracts will he let Immediately. Tho
extension from Coalgate TO Oklahoma City
will be begun before the extension q the
line from Coffeyville Kan, Is completed
TO Oklahoma City, and when the line Is
completed trains will be operated from
Dcnson to Oklahoma City and from Okla
homa City to Parsons. Kan.
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Ietnpie' Texas. July l4.-Mrs. W. NJ
teihy on Dallas. ]. W. Moore and II. c.
tend meeting OF the State con ye,,+t 10 at.
printers which meets In this city ''' tomo VI
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Fosters Local forecasts

Weather changes noted below will occur
within twenty-four hours of p. IN. OF dates
July Is Cooler.
July 16-Cool.
July 1T--ModeratIng.
July 1S--Warmer.
July l9-Threatening.
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Found PIentx of Timber.

bl,nnessy. Texas, June ia Rock Is.
Hf" timber agent who has been in the
iaha to,y OF hts company for great while
emple been looking over the timber along
has hne Of the recent Rock Island survey ia
the liilsBunty.
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Ayarado Texas, October o, 1901
DR. p W. Hall. st. Louis. ST..
used one bottle OF your Texas wonao.
HAIRS Great Discovery. several years sso
Tor Kidney and bladder trouble and hsvs
never suffered from 1t since. yo,r. ,s rsre
D. J. HEAD.
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We Can't Tell a Lie
When we say there Is no shaking Of bot
ties, no licking of spoons, no wry faces
when Cheathams Laxative Chill Tablets
are used. 20 cts. No cure--no pay.
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n. q It. @. n. II.
Grand Central Depot
i..y. No. No. s,9,s9am Arrive Arrive. No, z.fiop m
Il. q N. o. II. IA.
Grand Central Depot
IsSss92sSo p n A SiSs Ne No ' 1sss M M
lsasfNo $3.50 am Arrive No, .. 10 so p m
4 g., H. q g. A. Try.
N Grand Central Depot
Leave No psI nm 1'iss SSs 100 =
g. n. q N. IA. r.
Grand Central Depot
Leave NJ ..1o.05 a. m Arrive No. .. 900 am
Leave No. =. !, 500 a. m Arrive No, 500 pm
Nos and Sundays Only.
n. ", IT. a n. n. II.
Grand Central Depot
Leave No. ,ss.lo.1s a. Arrive No. ,s,. 3.ss pm
8. A. 6 A. p. Ry.
Grand Central Depot
leave No. 1....9.ss a. m Arrive No a. 90 s pm
g.. @. 81 $. r. II. r.
Grand Central Depot
Leave 49,. 700 IA ArrIve..... s;ssam
Leays........7.A5 p. IN Aulve"....9.2o pm
Galveston Trains.
Leave ........z. 90 a, M Arrive ....... 800 pm
Leaye.........7.A5 Arrive. 30 pm
Additional Sunday Specials
Leave ......,s.55 am Arrive. $40 a. m
Leave.,.,....I5O ?. m Arrive. ....... o.2O ?. N
Allthese trains esve the Santa Fe Congress
Ave. Depot minutes later than the Above.
III. I'd. q w. II. IA. II.
Leave 2 90 o,m.. Express Train Arrive e:lo p m
Leave e.O5 o. m. Arrive 9.O2 a. N
A trains leave Grand Central Depot
NJ, X. & Il. H. n.
NJ. x. & T. Depot Fifth Ward
Leave 80 a. Arrive .. 81 an
For Galveston Trains see G., II, 81
\. e. C. N. ~. II.
Depot foot OF Congress Avenue
Houston and Waco Trains.
Leave i2.25 p, Arrive II. so pm
ST. Louis Trains.
Leave 3.S5 p m'.'.............'A Arrive e. go am
Columbia and Velsseo Trains
Leave 7.3Oa .............,,. Arrive. 4.As pm
Daily Except Sunday.
Leave 900 am SUNDAY onlyJ Arrive $40 ,. N.
G. II. 81 IL. II. II.
leave. I. q G. n. Depot. 90 a IT
Leave NJ. K. & 7. Depot...,..,......9.OS a n
leave l. G. n. Depot ,...........o.1 a. n
Leave Grand Central Depot..,.....,,4 As p. n
Leave. H. & 8. Depot. 3, II
'Leavs. Grand Central Depot ......... 80 a n
"Leaye. j & q. n. Depot ..,.....,. 7.4O a. n
Sundays only.
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Pnlisiana ana
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grTcHfNs. !
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k,ungworm
Elee 81 Der e.
k.of this
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VI. ID. q w. q. Y. n.
NJ, X. & II. H. n,

Leave 2 90 o,m., Express Train Arrive o.Io p m
Leave sos D. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 9.02 a. IN
A trains leave Grand Central Depot
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UNIFIED NINE woRKERs.
Election of National Omcers POST
poned Pending investigation OF

Election of National omcers POST
poned Pending investigation OF
Charges,
| Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 22.--Hationa
officers Of the United Mine Workers OF
America will not be elected until the
committee appointed to investigate
charges preferred against President John
Mitchell and Secretary Treasurer Wilson
has made Its report TO the convention.
The report will not be made probably
until Friday.
Officers would have been chosen yes.
terday morning II II had not been for
the charges preferred by Miss Meredith
and the declaration by President Mitchell
that he and Secretary Treasurer Wilson
would refuse to be reelected until the
charges had been heard.
The feeling In the convention to-day
was that the report Of the investigating
Wilson, and that they will be reelected.
The miDors pheered President Mitchell
wheu he eiappenrcd Oh the stage at Tom
liason Hail this morning.
He said he felt II would he more salts
fsetory " aelegsis from essh sIch Of tss
Meredith's charges had been sent be ap
pilinted on the committee named to In.
yestigate, so w. ID. Van Horn took the
chair and appointed Delegate Lawrence
Love OF district IL Of Iowa aDd Pat Do
Ian of district Of Penfsylvanla.
Thereupon President Mitchell resumed
charge or the convention.
tThe first order Of routine business was
the appointment Of the committee on
constitution, as follows: j.. w. Howe,
district no. 19y Chris Evans No. o. Peter
Hanraty, No. ~ John 7. Dempsey No: 1;
W. T. Morris. No. II; g. w, Purcell, No.
II; Paul Y. Pulaski, No. Q.