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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-30
INTERLookNe pLANT DELAYED.
siunaI EnaLneer Slater and Aasistant En-

Signal Engineer Slater and Assistant En-
oineer Corrigan Have Gone East
Every prominent railroad IN the United
States Is installing the Westinghouse cleo.
tro-pncuntutlc intcrlocklng system for the
movement OF trains aud the linton switch
and Signal company, which received the
order " the Southern Pacific for the In.
stallOtiou Of plant is working day aud
hight ia an effort to catch up with the de
mand, This explains the delay Of the i'm
provcmcni, The Southern Pacific will erect
four towers. making one tower answer for
several roads at one or two places. There
are two crossings with the International
and Great Northern one with the Santa lie
and one at CLANCY Junction with the Hous-
ton and Texas Central. 1t Is hoped that
the latter VIII be speedily installed, as It
is greatly needed TO govern the movement
OF trnlns IL may De decided, however to
Chungc the location OF this tower, and by
placing them closer together save cousid-
cradle expenditures The electrical power
required for the manipulation of the system
VIII be slight and viii be used principally
at FlNtOnia and lultug, between Houston
and san Antonio, at the San Antonio and
Aransns Pass crossings IL greatly faCili.
tAtvs the movement OF trains and they pass
the crossings without stopping.
Mr. w W. slater chief signal engineer
for the Southern Pacific system, arrived In
the city from san Francisco a day or SO
crossings here, he accompanied Assistant
Signal Engineer G., s. Corrlgan Of Hous-
ton on q trip East where they viii attend
TO the details OF the installation.
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ORANGE NEWS.
Medals of Honor Presented to the Con-
tederate Veterans.

Medals of Honor Presented to the Con-
tederate Veterans.
Orange Texas, October 2g.-Last night.
at the court house. the Confederate vel.
Grams of the Walter r Lane camp. were
presented with crosses of honor by the
ladies' of Pelham chapter. United Daugh.
terS OF the Contederacy. with exercises m.
proprlatc to the occasion There was a
large audience OF ladies' and gentlemen, aud
inc small party OF old, white,haired vet
Grams, soldiers Of '6i. were seated tooetber
IN one section of the room. while IN The
gallery, the Orange Rifles, representing orr
ssuiaiery OF today, formed a touching con.
The court room was beautifully drained
IN Confederate coors, the Bonnie Rlne
nag una INC cross barred bapner forming
PAINS were seen In abundance The scene
was indeed brilliant one. The Indies wcrc
~ attred In stylish toilettes and added ia
me beauty Of the picture
The program was made up Of features IN
heeplhg with the occasion There were
I IeaSts by our leading men and the IIar-
Confederate selections and airs Win T.{bins
me audience and the old teteraps wern
Iamllar ana loved When "Dlxle" WINS
naSed me old veterans applauded aud tbeir
dieuCe "S Vh''lo au-
- The veterans who received crosses were
dayla BBand, Charles Sexton, ] Swipford
G. II Grubbs, r. G Wilson 1 n m5oW We
G. ,Grayett, ", r. BolIn, il II Rus,e II
y Il. LiyinsstGn W W Fleming. W f.
s HrS lanahan, w . Street G. A. Gun.
INC uniforms and equipment Of rho
OIange hlheS were received TODAY ana No
spSmP pI, WI, VII attend the entertainmeut NJ
upifoT, o ei. nS nand tomorrow night full
49, y. shnou' a prominent merchant oe
nfr rdnl,s has heen prospecting IN
GeS5Ise wv expects TO open Up Big drT
early date. ms pace at an
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LIEUT. CRANK eN ROUTE HOME.
Boy Returning Home on Fur
louah from PhiIipplnes.

Houston Boy Returning Home on Fur
Tough from Philippines,
Lieutenant Robert Kylo Crank, son OF
Major W H. Crank OF this city, Is ex-
pectcd within the next few days upon n
visit 70 hls family and frlenda after two
years, arduuuH cuasting duty in the Philip
pines Ia command OF the gunhont Isle de
Cuba, one " the warshlps sunk by Dewey
ON that memorable May day fonr years
ago &c Manila, and which was afterwards
raised. repaired aud commissioned IN the
service OF Uncle sam. Major Crank re
ceived d letter from his son some two
weeks Since. dated az Manila, In which the
Ncuten0ut stated that he had applied FOR
and been granted n leave ~ absence, and
would within a few days sail for San
francisco en- route home on a visit. fnls
viii be the first leave be will have en-
ioyed since his entry into the naval serv-
lee seven years ago, with the exception of
five days at one time. For a young officer.
the lieHtenant has seen a great portion Of
tha world and has enjoyed many interest
Ing and exciting experiences, For three
years he was an ensign aboard the Marble
head on the MediterraI can station. oecu.
pied thu same position aboard tho battle
ship Texas during the blockade and battle
al Santiago, and has seen quite great
many interesting phases OF Oriental life
during the past two years on his present
station. Lieutenant Crank wAg recently
promoted from ensign TO his present rank
and has many friends in Houston who pre-,
alct for him brilliant career In his chosen
profession.
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ANrl-pAss AGREEMENT.

Railroads Agree to Cut Down the Privi-
leges Of Officials and Employees.
st. Louis. October 90. AT a meeting Of
the executive officers Of Western and
Southwestern railroads, held here In re.
spouse to the call issued by James v. Ma
honey chairman OF the Western trunk
lines commission the old agreement as TO
the issuance OF passes to officials aud em-
poyes OF the lines Interested was pra,4
tically reufhrmed committee of three
was appointed to confer with the trunk
line officials ON the anti-pass question, as
follows: Darius Miller. vice president Of
the Burlington: j. T. Hartman, vice
president of the Illinois Central and i.
&. Bird. Vice president OF rue Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul
James V. Mahonev Of Chicago ,vss re-
elected chairman, and the meeting nd
'ur.ad to meet In st. Louis ON Decem-
Der .
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RrownsvllIe tlonduras RIce.

The local offices of the Southern Pacific
passenger department, through the kindness
OF Mr., G. a. TAFT, general superintendent
Of the Southern division OF the WelsFargo
Express company received yesterday a very
hae sample ef Honduras SEED rice, grown
about fye milesq from Brownsville by Mr.,
j. o. Wheeler. The sample sent was not
Brownsville experts pronounce the sam.
pie equal TO the Honduras cereal They
claim That both the climate aud soil Of
Brownsville are we'll adapted TO the growth
Of Huuduras Rice
Prof. Knapp. president Of the Texas Rlc,
Growers association examined thu sample
yesterday and was enthusiastic over the IN
usually large returns which may be ma
when the cereal is properly cultivated.
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81 like Houston aud believe the CITY has
a great fnture,' said John Ringing Of
Ringling Bros, circus, who was In the cry
yesterday morning. 1T LOOKS better 10
me every time 4 come. Everybody seems
busy, the stores and streets are niied VITA
people and the city m general has a pros
porous appearance
1T N my belief that our business here on
Thursday, November g. Will exceed onr
previous records Everything points 10 ms
conclusion al any rate. We are coming IA
Houston with the biggest and best cirens
we ever owned, and II can not fail to please
the people.
acts, and the papers up North said thal
every one Is a feature. Our best drawiua
cards, however, include the Nelson famiS
OF acrobate, the Dunbar trio, asrialists,
John O'Brien's equine ballet Pearl Souder.
elephants, the Holloway trio, tight wire ex
perts and Captain WebD's trained seal.
and sea lions
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WRECK CLEARED AWAY.

Pc ssenaer Traffic Resumed on the la
Porte Road.
La Porte. Texas, october 20 The wreck
OF the burned cotton train has been par
TALLY cleared away. and passenger traffic
was resumed at noon today. No effort wss
made to run the morning train from Gal
weston to Houston, but the train T." the
opposite direction was run throug out
two hours late temporary swl.,a MAS
put In TO run the trains around the wreck
and a large force Of men are sim work
ing clearing away the ruins OF ;he burned
cars. II will he several DAYS before the
road Is restored to its former condition.
Several La Porto citizens. aummOned TO
serve on the Jury in Houston, were Obliged
TO drive the entire distance today.
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southero paeItIols New Elevator.

Galveston, Texas, October 20 Tho new
million bushel elevator Of the Southern Pa
clhc company is nearing completion on their
big docks All the machinery for the cle-
vator is here and Installed. and the con-
veyor is about done. Ii will he impossible
been many exasperating delays in getting
machinery for the big power house that
will furnish power for all the Southern
Pacific work on the docks. The indications
are that 1t will be nj least thirty days be-
fore the elevator Can be put TO use.
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Notes and Personals.

o. l.. Clark. land and tax commissioner
OF the Santa Fe, came I'd from Galveston
yesterday.
r. w. Wright. city passenger agent Of
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas at Green
vile, was IN town Yesterday.
William Davis president OF the San An
tonic and Gulf Shore railway. has returned
to San Antonio after a brief visit to Hous
ton.
the Missouri. Kansas and Texas with
Headquarters at La Grange. wa in Hous
ton Yesterday.
Thornwel Fay, general superintendent OF
the Louisiana line Of the Southern IA
from New Orleans.
George II Bower, general baggage agent
or the Missouri Kansas aud Texas, With
headquarters at Parsons, Kan. was a Hous
ton visitor yesterday.
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FARMERS ARE INTERESTED
In the lnterurban Road Projected
Throuah Hill County.

In the nteruban Road Projected
Through Hill County.
Hillsboro Texas, October 2o.-Thc in
terurbnh proposition is attracting much at
teuton in this county, particularly among
the farmers. The following committee Is
having no difficulty IN securing the right
Of way for it: j. h. Thompson, chairman;
George Carmichael. w. c. Wear, II. II.
Simmons, John Cox. Harry Beck, w. w,
Buck, W, u. Spell, George l.. Jordan. Cap
tain 4. b. Smith. Jim Frazier, j. ID, Pitts,
A. L. Smith, Il. j, Fieklin, ID. G. Harper,
The route to llnis county has been sur
yeyed and every farmer along the route
has slgnihed u Willingness to give the right
OF way. MIR. fannam was here today
going over the route and comforting with
the business men about 1t.
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MAY BUILD DEpoTs.

Santa Fe Disposed to Improve It's
Buildings.
Galveston, Texas, October 20 General
Superintendent Nixon Intlmates that the
Santa Fe may do Fomethlng handsome In
the way of building new depots In the near
future. He does not mean that there is
TO be any Wholesale improvements at every
water tank on the Tine but the policy OF
the company OF lettering Its property Is to
be vigorously carried out The new depot
az Coleman built at a cost of $4,000, is near
ing completion.
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LANp ACCENTS AT elppINes.
Visitors Were Given Barbecue and
Shown Over the City.

NiSitorS were OiNcn Barbecue ana
Shown Over the City.
Giddings, Texas. October 2o.-The North.
ern immigration agents aud home seekers.
who are touring the State. were enter
tanned by the Business Mems league yes.
terday on the evening previous com
mttee was sent to meet them at Waco
aud accompany them here. The train,
consisting Of ten Pullnans. arrived at the
depot at / O'Clock aud was met by com.
mltteo Of citizens and the Giddings band.
The ladies of the party were met With
carriages and driven TO the public square,
where an old fashioned Texas barbecue
was spread for the guests After lunch
ing the visitors were shown over the city
and seemed greatly pleased with things
here and In the South generally. AT 3
O'Clock y. N. the train pulled out for San
Antonio. leaving the Giddiugs people thc
pleasant memory OF having once enter
tanned Il few representative people from
the other side OF the mason aud Dixon
line
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TraokIayinn Is Rroaressinn.

Ing on the Dallas. cleburne and South
western railway Is progressing quite rapid
ly. The rails are laid 10 Keene and the
construction gang are on this side Of
Kcene. They viii tomorrow begin on the
East Buffalo bridge az Cleburno, their last
bridge. and Il Is estimated that the con
struction engine win be in Clcburne by sat
urday. November j.
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Palestine, Texas. October %, General
Manager LEROY Trice OF the international
and Great N0rthern arrived home last night
after being absent several DAYS. accom-
panvlug the New York capitalists over
HE international and Great Northern prop
critics Mr. Trice Is very well pleased
with his trip and the work being done
work on the fort Worth division.
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at the rate OF ten or twelve a month In the
about 1900 engine. and every engine that
Eoes into the shops for repairs comes out ap
OIL burner The Transformation OF encl
engine costs about $500. which Is quickly
recovered from the saving In fuel The
same plan OF conversion is going on az the
Houston aud Texas Central shops. The
Houston East and West Texas now has
several oil burners, st both shops every
track IS occupied by nn engine undergoing
repairs, and usually general overhauling
Ia necessary.
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Texans in New York.
fcno,t,t

, New York October % The following
iG 94o are registered in New York.
houston II, p Mclaughlin Aston.
Avenue ~ Nahldden, Park
SMarsaall.-J. W. Adds. ImperiaI
=, San Antonio. NJ SDauidinS Nnrto,. "
w Weiss, Darlington "ot'on' W.
B Bali,ss.-C Nj; Park Morton.
PSapy,H.. /, ); siebolt Metropolitan.
eAas.-w' eager. Broadway Central.
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,rhe JIatter Cut on.

sherman. Texas. October 20, Some time
since more or less appeared In the local
and State paners relative TO the Platter
"cut OF. by which the sherman Sapulpa
division OF the ST. Louis and San Fran
cisco would be mare CLOSELY connected with
the Frlsco's latest ACQUISITION. the Arkan-
sas aud Chootaw. the contractors and the
engineers who are 20 establish grade, etc,
are being gotten together along the line
OF the cut on and 1t Is 10 be built Mt once.
Wlthinsa few months win practically have
a brand new railroad.
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AN lMpoRTANT AppoINrMeNr.
James MoDonough OF the Santa Fe Made
AsRlRta ant SUPERINTENDENT

Some of the best talent among the em-
ploles OF the Santa Fee has been recently
secured 10y the Southern Podhc In the
shops in the Fifth ward there me ucvefal
expert machlDists from tae Santa lie. aud
on Monday lost the Southern Pacific ap-
pointed Mr. James Med nough assistant
superintendent. with he Idquarters at Hous.
ton. Mr.. McDonough is an old empoye
OF the santa Fc and at preset Is road
foreman OF engines. He is hig lly recon-
mcndcd as man Of ability His appoint
pected 10 assume his duties on that date.
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Mr.. u. T Forbes of Victoria, general
superintendent of tbs New York, Texas
aud Mexican and the Gulf, Western Texas
and Pachc was IN the city yesterday on
Official business. Mr. Forbes said that his
lines were In a prosperous condition The
tines over which his jurisdiction eXtenCs
cover cor miles OF road. operating dozeE
locomotives aud about 500 cars.
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The students IN the city are given a
rate Or s. for the Young Mems Christian
Association Star Course, which win open
.eiFftday night. NOVEMBER 4 All student 4
{. lelo desire TO secure these course tickets
Z ~ % SO AZ the Capitol Pharmacy Satur-
~ a. morRiug from y 50 ~ O'clock
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Kat,is Passenger Earnings.

Austin. Texas. October 2o'-rhe Missouri.
Kansas aud Texas Railroad company OF
Texas today paid its passenger taxes in
the comstroller's department. amounting to
S2T65. As. which Is 1 per cent of $40 547.9S,
the gross earnings for the quarter ending
September so,
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enc RaIt ID Ruild a snut.

wharton. Texas. October 2a.-rhrouga
the courtesy Of AGENT Mott 1t Is learned
that the cans Belt VII huiia a Spur at
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Glen Flora, connecting the road with the
sugar mill at that place. The work will
commence this week.
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DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

FOR CONGRESS-
FOR STATE SENATE
L. g. Lipscomb.
FOR REPRESENTATIVES,
Patrick Egan,
Geo. b, Griggs
Rockwell Hoskina
FOR DISTRICT JUDGE
FOR COUNTY JUDGE
Blake Dupree.
FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY
f. L. Schwander.
FOR DISTRICT CLERK,
Henry Albrecht.
FOR COUNTY CLERK
Ed + Dupree
FOR CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY
FOR TAX coLLEcS;rdGRSa@,
Geo. L. Glass.
FOR SHERIFF
A. r. Anderson.
FOR COUNTY ASSESSOR
L. b. n, Schneider.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER
John Farmer,
FOR COUNTY SCHOOL SUPp.-
FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR
william Bradburn.
FOR COUNTY COMNnS'R. Prec. No. l.
ID. Super, Sr.
FOR COUNTY COMAIIS'R, Prec. No. p
r. 3. Dunks,
FOR COUNTY COMMIS'R. Prec. No. g.
Carl Hildebrand.
FOR COUNTY COMMfS'R, Prec. No. ~
TheO. lube.
FOR JUSTICE or PEACE. Prec. No. l.
J. C. Matthews.
]. r. MRrmion.
FOR JUSTICE or PEACE, Prec. No. p
NJ F. Bell.
]. u. Idlebrook.
FOR JUSTICE OF PEACE, Prec. No. s.
Chas A. Tomlinson.
FOR JUSTICE or PEACE, Prec. No. A.
=, S. Charpiot.
FOR JUSTICE OF PEACE, Prec. No. T.
Thos Pevotaux.
FOR JUSTICE OF PEACE, Prec. No. g..
NJ Mcdonald.
FOR CONSTABLE, Prec. No. l.
W. W Glass.
FOR CONSTABLE, Prec. No. g.
Herman Imnotf
FOR CONSTABLE. Prec. No. s.
]. J. Blaske
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RklLRoAD SCHEDULE


Uiaod Is1HaI Dapot
Leave. IA .1D.05 an Arrive M. g.. 7.e Qp-3
ksasa Na.p.. 81 ! p.n AfYiVe Ne. 10. S.90a.n
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tssvs 7 90 s.o. Express Train Arrive 9.f1 pm
Leavs......... sos s.ra Aufve .... 9 OF an
Al tsSins leave Gfsse Centrsl pssct
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l.sw4. ~ iciss 'a''s S,' SsG Il. .g s.ssNa
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A.. K. & 7. Depot P4,A W@a
Lave. o, 9ns.n hFTivs ....... also "a
Lss~e. 7.4o 40 Arri~s , e.5op-R
FerfQeivsstoa Trains see G., II. & Il
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fans. CAFE ROBINSON. 1902 1sth q. Az.
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1tn and II sts- n.e.-Griffiths Drug Store.
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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-08-16
WATER POLLUTED.
Drainage From Mines CHANGED so as TO
Empty Into River Above That Pro- .
posed Power Station.

The board Of public works have run
against a new obstacle in tho matter
Of getting q pure water supply for the
city that will undoubtedly necessitate
the change of plans as regards the place
where the drinking water viii be taken
from and the expenses ia its getting.
The water from the Great Western and
the Lamont mines is now emptied into
the river above the Falls instead of
below .hem as formely Heretofore
the mine water has been conduoted
through ditch along the railroad
bank mill the Lamont was reached
when tile ditch omptiod into q creek
that ilowed south across the Lamont
property ard empiied into the river =
short distance below the falls There
Il large volume of water from the
Western and. when that from the
Lamont was added 20 II, there was
auite little river flowing along. The
sinking Of the new shaft at the
Lamont will enable the operators to
take ont all OF the ore about the old
shaft and in the pillars ON the upper
levels. left TO preserve the backs,
which means that the ground is
liable 10 cave at any time after these
sports are taken out. The creek flowed
almost directly above the deposit and,
should "a cave occur, the whole volume
Of water from the Great Western would
pour into the opening. IL was TO
avoid this possibility that the change
in the course OF the water was made.
Il was the original intention Of the
hoard TO take the drinking water at
a point a short distance. above the
confluence Of Briar Hill creek with the
river. This, they figured would
enable them TO get water unpolluted
by the mine drainage. As the new
arrangement are. the Great Western
water empties into the river abont 20
rods further put the river than the
noint at which the intake was 20 be
located. To get clear.of this tainage it
win been necessary 70 lay about 30 rods
Of pipeln the river bottom or dig a
reservoir on the island so that the
water will filter.