davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-15
FIGURES OF SETTLEMENT.

Manager Van Week Says the increases
Win Average $3.50 Per Month.
"Somebody made good guess at the
figures Of settlement between the railroad
ana the grievance committee of the conduc
tors and trainmen." laughingly said Mana
ger Van Week OF the Southern Pacific YES
terday The story MS printed said The
committee had secured demands aggregat
ing in the neighborhood Of S500OO Der
month, the hgures being computed by one
OF the committee
no, YOU didn't miss Il far" continued
the official. lust about $40 500 per month
This is about as close as 1t can he fSlred
aud this means about Sl00 per month In
crease that the company conceded on tbs
demands made"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-15
Texans in New York.


New York. February 14.-rhe following
Texans are registered IN New York:
Aqstin.-R. NJ; Castleman, st, George;
mmersyille,-J. W. Nesthins, st.
George.
Hlllsboro.-P. II. Pennington, Broadway
Central. ~
..Folt Wprth.-A. d. Smith. II. Robinson.
Herald Square.
Gaiuesyille,-J, Patterson. Herald Square;
j. slolsrcff. Broadway Central.
Dallas. Wv. c. CABOT H. w Mea,,
Brpsdwny Central
TcIas-Thomas Jolly. H. 7. Scott, As.
tor; j. W. Woods Broadway Central.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-15
For Singers and Speakers.
The New Remedy for catarrh Is Very
Valuable.

A Grand Rapids gentleman who repre-
SCENTS prominent manufacturing concern
Michigan, relates the following regarding
the new catarrh cure, he says:
After suffering from catarrh Of the mead,
throat and stomach for several years, /
Sc,yd m Stusrts Catarrh Tablets quite
accidentally and like everything else I'M
n ediately bought package and was decl9-
edly surprised at the immediate rellet IL
niota rure after several weeks use.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-15
East and West officials Return.

Manager Goodrich, General Freight
Agent Taylor, Passenger Agent Doherty
and Immigration Agent Dixon. all Of the
Houston East and West Texas returned
TO the city yestei day from Shreveport and
other points on the line, They report
everything In good shape and business bet
ter than Tor some time past
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-15
sl5ERIFFs' DEPARTMENT.

Straged OF stolen, from Mira. W. r.
Fisher. 100 la Branch street, Houston.
Texas. one iron gray mare, 5 Years OH,
branded ALP, connected with q half circle
foot: foretop clipped out. Five dollars re'
ward for return or So. 80 reward Tor any In.
formation leading 10 recovery OF same.
A. Il. Anderson, Sheriff.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-15
Mr.. Wheeler Got Rid OF His Rheumatism.

'During the winter OF 1898 / was so lame
In my joints, In fact all over my body. that
] could hardly hobble around. when I
bought bottle Of ChnrAserlalns Pain
Balm From the hrst application began
10 get well, and was cured and have worked
steadily all the year.--R Wheeler. North.
Huod, y. \. For sale by all druggists.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-15

Of Congress avenue near the passenger
depot but the quarters are too small to
handle the immense amount Of business
received daily.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-15

Rheumatism more painful In thIs climate
than any other affection, cured Us breserip
fion No. 2S5I, By Elmer a AmendN d. ".
Schmidt. Houston, Texas, sole agent
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-15
RAILROAD SCHEDULE.

n. n 4. @. n. N.
Grand osnhs pspo,
fsrvs Ne w., 1909. m Arrive No. ., p n
tssvs No. t..i0.9o a N Arrive No. q. Z.20 p .
kssys No. s.. HOO p, n Arrive Not 6io a I"
Il. a n. o. n. "a.
Grand Central DEPOT
fss Ee e.. z25@n Arrive No 1899 !.
Lay, Es . ssso A S5,.i NJ 20 10
O., "A. a 8. a. ny.
Grand Central Depot
leave No. y. 1905 an Arrive No $3.50 p e
tssvs Nc. ILLS y Arrv'.No.ro+<.oo .
g.. n. 4 y. n. n
Grand Central Depot
I.sve Ne 1923 N INV. No, s.,S.9os.
tssvs No =. 500 ~ hrfVs 70. $500 p.S
Me-, s and Sundays Only
y. r. II. NJ. n. n
Grand Central Depot
Ls.ys Ne IsI ,Io.i5 a m Arivs No tss. SIS Pm
o. A. q A. p. Ry.
Grand Central Depot
tssv. Ne ,.."9.5ss N AuIvs No s.o.3sp..
a.. G. a 8. F. II. r.
Grand Central Depot
yssv~ ....7.ooa m Arrive. ,e.s5sn
Galveston Trains
tsays 400 m Arrive ......9.3opn
Lesve..".....7.45 n huive.... ...T.30 pm
Additional SUNDAY Specials
Leave .......s.55 m Arrive $40 a u
Ltavs.......1.50 p. n Arrive. 900.
lnhsse trains leave the Santa re Corgres,
Ave-. peIoi 10 minutes later than the asoys
". II. W. II. IL. IA.
Fifth Ward Depot.
Ishvs 200 am e.. Express Tran Arrive 10. o o p
Grand Central Depot
Lsavs SOS >. m..................Au Arrive 9.o2 a. n
NJ, X. q II. n. II.
M. & T. Dcpot Filth Ward
IsEve 80 0 A. IN ................A Arrive 9. 30 a. m
Leave 2 o 5 P. tn .....+.-.. 80. :hftvs 3 so q
sc. n. II. II.
Dspo, foo, OF Coicrcss Avenue.
fftve - p n......... ........ Arrive 40 an
Leave 8 90 a. m............ co.. Arrive ESQ pa
Columbia ana Vcsseo Trans
Lssvs 800 a. m.............. Arrive AS ?. N
Dolly Except SUNDAY
Leave zoe am Sunday ony) Arrive AS -.
g. n. a n. H.. II.
Essvs...I g. G. NJ Depoi.............6.0o a. n
Lave. NJ. K. & T. Depot .....,.,,... 9A5 a. N
Lsave...,l @. =. bepot......,,..,...9.S5 a. m
ieavs. Grand Central perot.......-4.AS 70
Lava &, g. ~ Depot .............4g ,, m
sAeFyt.. Grand Centre DEPOT ..........9 .Oe % N
'Leayt...l a - D'po,. ..........9 IO ). m
hiaHlzhi spe- al srrys, 70 n sundVA
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-15
a FORT WORTH RUMoR.
Gould Headquarters to Be Established at
that Point.

mat FOInt,
Fort Worth, Texas. February 14.-Tele
grams have been received here from Presi.
dent Gould Of the Could system Of rail-
ronds corroborating statements published
recently In these dispatches that the Gould
lines In Texas would operate under one
general head which Is to he located in
Fort Worth. The lines thus affected are
the Cotton Belt and the International and
tSregt Northern
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-15
A TEXAS WONDER.
hALLls eREAT pIscoVERY.

HALL'S GREAT DISCOVERY.
one small bottle OF Hairs Great Dis.
eoYery cures all kidney and bladder trou.
bles, removes gravel cures diabetes, semi
nal emissions, weak and lame backs,
rheumatism and all Irregularities OF the
E5ueys and bladder In both men and wo-
meA regulates bladder troubles In children.
II not s9!a w y3cc druggist, viii be sent
by mail on receipt of-Si. One small bottle
Is two mouths treatment and viii cure
any case above mentioned Or. T.. W. Hall,
sole manufacturer L. o. Box GO. ST. Louis
Mo. Send for testimonials. Sold by all
druggists.
waxahachie. Texas. oct 20, 1901
! was troubled with kidney and bladder
trouble Tor number OF years. | have used
the Texas Wonder, Halls Great Discovery,
with wonderful results, aud can cheer.
fully rscomInend H. PHIL 3. WYcuN.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23

not yet as great as eleven years ago Tbero
were only I2S,l43 cabin passengers and 43S. .SGS
steerage passengers landed in New-York in
1901 Not even in 1900, when the Worlds Fair
In Farls probably took about 5000 more people
over and back who would not otherwise have
sailed, did the cabin lists give total of over
lS',So2. The improvement in traffic since the
nara times that followed 1893 is partially indI-
Gated by these figures, yet their failure to equal
those OF 1881 requires explanation. Can if he
that Americas industrial independence makes
II necessary to send fewer buyers to Europe
than formerly? good deal has been heard
"lthln the last year or two about the improved
steerage accommodations on certain steamships
IL is not Incredible that these and the economy
thus effected, may have transferred to the third
class several hundred passengers who would
otherwise have gone in the second cabin. Per
haps shifting of two thousand three thou
sand from one column to the other may have
occurred
One of "Enstneering's' tables compares the
number of passengers brought to NeW-York by
the different steamship lines for the last three
years. thus making it possible 10 see where the
principal gains and losses have occurred. Ow-
ing to the exceptional influence of the Paris
Exposition. it may be well TO omit 1900 from
consideration. and compare 1901 with 1899 It
appears that the North German Lloyd. Ham
Red star, HollanJ-America and Atlantic Trans
port lines carried more passengers than before,
while the Cunard and American lines hardly
held their own. In nearly every instance the
increase Of patronage was enjoyed by companies
that have put ships within a year or
two though minor influences may also have
operated. one OF the American Lines best
ships for instance. has been entirely out of
vice for nearly two years-the Philadelphia.
Perhaps some similar influence has operated
temporarily to the disadvantage of the Cunard
company The wisdom OF building new ships
however, seems 10 be pretty well demonstrat ted
by the experience Of most of the lines.
Still another comparison is instituted by En-
glneering. Though the leading German lines
snow the largest average number of passengers
per trip. yet when the cabin passengers alone
are considered the Cunard Line leads with 3l2
Trip. The American Line comes very close to
ms aus average being 80, while the White Star
carries only 10 The North German Ilovd OBJ
and the HamburE-Auerican la3
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
MELT7NG SNOW WITH STEAM
SUCCESSFUL WORKING OF MACHINE IN
DISPOSING OF HUGE PILES.
IN ROCHESTER,.

Putting away three machines have been kept at
work in Third-aye., near the Cooper Union. most Of
the time since the big snowstorm, doing work
among the suowdrifts that make glad the heart and
lame the back OF the with the shovel.
Snow melting. Snow Inspector Clark says. Is
success and ne believes that this has been demon
strated beyond all doubt by the big machines now
at work i'm Thrd-ave. This trial. the first severe
one given the machines this winter. has, the snow
inspector SAYS. shown them able to do all that is
claimed for them.
The principle underlying the snow melter Is sim
ple-reduce the snow water and let the water
run away into the sewer. I'm general appearance
the nelter resembles road roller with the
rollers removed Where the shaft OF the big forward
roller should be IS large iron box into which ten
shovel the Back OF the bol
and making up end Of the machine is the bo!et.
From this two funnel shaped pipes perhaps a foot
and the box filed with a valve is turned and
the steam IS forced through jets Inside the hues
into the box and the melts fast as II
be shovelled into the box while the water runs
down into the sewer through big Pipe beneath the
box.
Figures now in the possession Of Snow Inspector
Clark show that the frst days trial at Third
and Astor Place machine melr>d $50 cubic
yards Of and the second day 80 yards
inside OF eleven hours Nine teams enabled to
contractor in the midcity sections is large on the
shorter haus teams still be prontably used TO
dump the SNOW into the rivers as before.
Mr. clark believes the time Is far distant
when It VIII be possible 10 have snow melting ma
chimes stationed more thoToughfares to
cope with the II falls. and thus do away
with the troublesome hCckades following a big
storm.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23

placed in the same building-In the same corner
OF the room, in fact. Indeed, not a few allow
their men to prepare the cartridges by fixing the
caps In advance Of placing the charge and keep
ing them hand.
The proper way to handle dynamite is this:
the charge. the necessary number of cartridges
should be dropped in. After all but one has been
placed IN the hole the cap for prilnng the last
cartridge should be brought from the place where
II is kept and placed In the cartridge This
cartridge, then. primed and ready for the ex-
plosion. should be carefully lowered into the hole
ana tamped with wooden tamDer. gently and
with care. After sufficient quantity of earth
mas been packed on top OF il, the charge Is ready
II should be carefully guarded until the very
moment when the charge is TO be exploded. Under
such circumstances there is not the slightest dan
ger of accident.
The largest number of accidents with dynamite
occur in the spring and the fall. The dynamite
freezes through the night when the weather ia
cold and the men will not take the proper pre-
cautions In thawing II out When YOU remember
that II will explode spontaneously AT $40 degrees
what can one think OF a man who will put II IN
'front.' or fire and let II stay there or in an oven
and leave it, There is only proper way to
thaw out dynamite. Put II in a where the
temperature Is about 20 degrees. and keep II away
from the fire Let IL remain there until II has
thawed out. and there VIII not be an explosion
until the cap is placed and fired.
Dynamite is dangerous. There is enough trou-
bic now without telling people TO let down such
safeguards are maintained. Any explosive is
danGerous n 1t is handled improperly. Dynamite
without danger. This is because the flames eat up
the stuff so quickly that the heat of them does
not communicate itself to the unConsumed por-
ton of the stick But that is reason why II
should be tried by inexperienced persons why
the explosive should be set before fire to thaw
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
TO SELL EMPIRE CITY TR4Ck.

Bankson T. Morgan. referee. IN pursuance Of a
judgment of foreclosure and sale made I'm the
action of the Washington Life Insurance Company
against Mary S. Clark will at 12l5 p m on next
Tuesday, at Manor Hall. YCnkers. sell the Empire
City racecOuTse.
The Empire City track was laid down at cost
of about 100000 by the late Corporation Counsel
William Clark. Ii was recently sold at auction.
and was bid in by Frank Farrell the poolroorp
king. for S2lSOCO. irregularities in the sale be-
Ing charged. resale of the property was ordered.
bond was posted which guaranteed a sale of
100000 and 10 per cent of this was deposited.
The order was brought about by charges made bv
the attorneys of Mrs. Clark Last wear a track
meeting was neld at the track. under the manage
ment of Philip Dwyer, PRESIDENT OF the Brooklyn
Jockey club, but the railroad facilities of the
grounds were so poor that il did not prove a sue
cess. II was thought some time ago that a SYN
dtcate OF racing men would buy in the property to
use it eventually as substitute for the Morris
Park track, after the latter up build
Ing lots. II Is not known whether or repre-
sentatlves OF this syndicate will attend the sale
next Tuesday at Yonkers
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23

air from a refrigerating plant. The proper proper
ton OF mixed acid is put into this vessel, the
whole is agitated by means OF either Il mechanical
mixer or by having air forced through 1t, and
highly concentrated glycerine Is added slowly The
tempera ture of the mixture must exceed 70
degrees. because heat greater than this would
cause yellow fumes to arise, and substance
would decompose. temperature of 800 degrees
would cause the liquid explode in the agitator.
After the slycerine has been introduced and the
whole sufficiently agitated. the mixture is into
a separate vessel and allowed to stand until the
giycerine. now fully charged with the nitric acid,
has risen to the surface. This is nitro-glycerne.
1t is drawn off and washed thoroughly In water.
to remove every trace OF the suphurc acid. This
is done In an aGltator. BY chemical process the
acids are Tecoacentrated. and be used again
and again
For facility in handling the nitro -glycerne is
then made into dynamite by mixing il with some
combustible matter. This consists of nitrate of
soda or nitrate of potash and proper proportion
or carbon.s The carbon considered the best for
this purpose Is fine woodpulp. whicn abSorbs the
o-glycerine. The absorbent of the nitro-gyce-
rine is known IN the trade dope" and filling
this Is the part of the manufacture In which the
ton of the nitro-g -glycerine by the dope" must be
perfect and the latter not be SlrcharEed so
as to permit leakage. The consequences of dvn-
amtte cartridges leaking drops of .uch high ex-
plosive as nitro -glycerine might be disastrous
The percentage of nitro glycerne used In dyn-
amtte cartridges varies from 70 per cent to 10 per
cent. or course. the higher the percentage of
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23

Syracuse has its share of ramshackle build
fngs. One landmark by the side Of the canal
within plain view OF the heart of the citv con-
talns some apartments described by a tenant as
not worth the 81 30 week which is charged for
them The most wretched shanties discovered
by Mr.. Devine inhabited by negroes
Albany has not many tenement houses but
there are many large houses in the old part OF
the city which have fallen into the hands of
poor people because the original owners have
moved up town" and into the new parts OF the
city. What the casual observer sees is simply
en- old fashioned brick wooden structure
usually of good late Colonial style and in
ve"y fair condition. To these must be added
the small buildings sometimes erected on the
alley or narrow street al the of
pretentious residaace. If the business needs or
the social position of the owner who may reside
in the front building demands it, the building at
the rear becomes a shop or stable. If, how
ever. the securing of the greatest possible in
come is object the rear structure is rented
as dwelling. and under favorable conditions it
may prove TO ne by means unsatisfactory.
The housing conditions of Troy are spoken of
the least satisfactory Of the four cities of the
second class. The collar factories of Troy, like
the clothing industry of Rochester but to
greater extent, may be held responsible for
much that is deplorab'e in the domestic life of
the city" As 20 the lodging houses Of Troy the
writer says:
/ have compared the lodging house OF Roches-
ter with that of the Bowery. With equal jus
tice may we compare the lodging house and ten
ements of a large congested district in Troy 10
those of the toughest portions of Cherry Hill.
Amazement grows as one witnesses in house
after house accommodations which only be
offered to the migratory and utterly self aban-
doned tramps. The health officer in response TO
inquiry what class of people do really
call for such accommoda tions explains that they
are chiefly tramps and beggars. Some of the
rooms are filled with beds of the double decker
type. far beyond any standard which a health
board could in reason approve.
AS in other cities. there many thousands
of self-respecting and prosperous working
whose families comfortably housed. but
those who have explored the meaner alleys and
unsatisfactory houses believe that they bear
unsatisfactory relation to the better sort OF
dwelling
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
OCEAN STEAMSHIP TRAVEL.
RECOVERY FROM THE HARD TIMES OF
\ FEW YEARS AGO

1t has long been the practice Of "Engineerng"
to print statistics every year showing the num-
Der Of passengers brought across the Atlantic
to this city in the previous twelve months The
figures published go back to 1890. From
these it appears that the high water mark OF
travel was reached in 1891, when 150.023 ca bin
passengers and 1920 steerage passengers
were brought 10 this pOrl Then came a gradual
falling off. and between 1894 and 1898 not once
did the number Of cabin passengers reach
100000. Indeed in 1895 it fell to about 10000
Thus is strikingly illustrated the effect Of hard
times on ocean travel Presumably the people
covered by this census We're Americans who
had been abroad on pleasure or business and
were returning. The figures for the steerage.
of course, include many passengers who had
never been IN this country before
IN the last three years there has been a
steady increase in transatlantic travel but II is
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
STATE UNTERSITy MAY KEEP wAuPCM
THE CoAIPLAINT IN THE ACTION OF THR onion
DAGA NATION TO RECOVER FOUR
BELTS DISMISSED.


The Court Of Appeals in per curtain opinion.
has affirmed the determination OF the Appellate
Division in the Fourth Department affirming the
action Of the Supreme Court in the County OF
Onondaga jsmissiug the complaint in the action
of the Onondaga Nation and others against John
Boyd Thacher, that action having been begun to
recover possession OF four wampum belts.
Mr.. Thacher declared upon the trial that he had
acquired title tc the belts from the Rev. DR.. oliver
Crane. March >, 1898; that Dr. Crane had
quired title thereto from Henry p. Darlington. OF
the United States Army, in July, 1892 and that
Darlington acquired tile thereto from Thomas
Indians, living on the Onondaga reservation. in the
plantiffs deposition was that at the time Webster
assumed to sell the belts to Darlington they We're
TO sell transfer title thereto, but that they be-
The trial court dismissed the complaint holding
thar the plaintiffs had no right 70 maintain such
to the belts IT further appearsd that the Indian
,i hi bhfbStyes tb gaze eViGenGe that an the
transferred to the University OF the State OF New
Jgsfice WHiams HII!ia who wrote the opinion at the
ARsb c6n 6y a3R 69d5 Rat the only M
Is the University of the State of New-York. and
acquire e has asof as the s"S
beits by action in the courts IKE the one at bar
says. says TT & seems e us ridcHl9qs howeyeT to say
wampum keper of any indian tribe or eonfei
eiracy It was not an Indian and had no statutory
wampum keeper of the kind indicated by the evil
In closing the court says IF there were any
good purpose to be served by allowing the Indians
themselves to regain possession of the wampum
belts we might struggle to reach such a result,
but where the controversy is between other parties
who claim to have purchased the belts and paid
their money therefor. then all question OF senti-
ment is gone, and II is mere question of title
to be determined upon the evidence and we are
unable TO see any reason why should reverse
the trial court in its finding that Webster had
good title TO the belts when he made his transfer
IN 1881, or why We should not at least conclude
selves that the University of the State of New
York has failed satisfactorily establish any
transfer de-
fendant holds under his chain of title which began
in the Webster transfer of 1891"
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
WOODLAND CEMETERY.

The Woodlawn Corporation has issued a book
which contains full information concerning the
property and growth of the cemetery which was
organized December 90 1868. The property consists
Of four hundred acres WoodIawn station on
the New-Hork and Harlem River Railroad Since
It's organization 6o2os hurials have been made Re-
cent improvements have been the 'telfordzines' os
number OF walks and the installation of a
.etery force OF special patrolmen. The hook
gives prices for lots tombs and graves as well as
the rules and regulations Of the cemetery forms Of
deeds, requests and map of the Rrounds Lame
D. Smith is president of the corporation.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
TIE TyVENTOR or PING P0YG

From The London Chronicle.
The parior game has its Journal and the
first number Of The Table Tennis and Pastimes
Pioneer reaches US. There is really quite good
deal to cay about ping pong. apart from the photo
grabs of its champions. For instance who invent
ed ft2 The credit is claimed by the Rev w A
6.nncox, Congregational minister. who patented
the invention. but did not that the ordinary
A1HlG4 room table would suit the game
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
foreign Hesorrs.

EUROPEANS AND TRAvrr
LERS will find the London office of n.
Tribune. 40 Fleet Street. a conven;.,.
place TO leave their advertisements ,.,
subscriptions tor The Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
Az UNKIND RETORT

From The Chicago News
husband. ING "hs'S
can yourself a fool IL you wish nv dear"
calmly rejoined his wife but remember Won havs
always claimed TO be a seIf-made man"