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Denver girl was held up by two me
ri the City park few nights since. Sh
was learning to skate and seemed to ei
joy it..
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Sir Thomas Upton may as well get
ready for the gamiest fight in his ca
rcer. The new American cup defen-
der is 10 be called the Eagle
The Springfield herald., 1903-01-09

An eastern paper says Lake Erie is
growing shallower. There are enough
wrecks reposing on its bottom to ac-
count for this.
The Springfield herald., 1903-01-09

II. because of their true merit tina
go many smokers prefer Ba1ters Bun
head scent cigar.
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Jennie-He. is q man after my ow
heart. Lucille-He was alter min
too. but | Tilted him.
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Denver Directory.

0XFORn H0TFI i7.h 1ssIS sIkEET; hEroTa SIAH
Strictly First-olsss Popular Prioes Ii. Morse. Mgr
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-12
COUNTERFEITING TOOLS
FOUND IN THE MOUNTAINS OF BUR
NET COUNTY.
The Dies Were for Dollars and Dime:
and There Was a Considerable
Quantity OF Queer Green.

Lampssas, Texas, February 11-sheriff
Tom Young and City Marshal Rice King
have Just returned from the mountains Of
Burnet county, where they captured
countertelting outfit and arrested the two
men IN charge AS wired to The Post be-
fore, counterfeit money was passed two
days ago in this city by a young man from
Burnet county IN the shape of silver dol
lars. After passing four dollars on four
different parties the spurious coins were de-
tected as such. He was arrested by sher-
IL Young and landed In Jail. There he
made a full confession and implicated an
other party and told where he could be
found with the tools, molds and money.
Sheriff Young, City Marshal King and Mr..
Mat Smith, well acquainted with the coun.
try, AZ once set off to the place designated
They found everything as described. On
the banks Of little mountain creek they
found buried the molds for silver dollars
Of the 1901 and 1902 issues and also one
mold for coming dimes with such ingredi'
ents as they needed. More than that they
/ found batch Of spurious bills of different
denominations, some that might have seen
passed, but most of them poor specimens
few Confederate bills and some straight
out products Of the green goods man, bills
I printed on one side ouly, apparently photo
/ grsphed, ON the whole the counterteitinl
plant seemed well organized in everything
except experience.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-12
WASHINGTON couNTY Lease

Records Of Twenty Years Ago Show
Value Then Placed on Land
BRENNAN, Texas, February ll-,-As al.
ready told IN The Post today, Judge f. r
Sinks in response to telegram from
Messrs. sesrcy e. Garrett. came down
from Giddlngs Tuesday afternoon and
srsuted the injunction prayed for by the
citizens restraining the commissioners from
mum to Mr.. c. n, Metcalfe for the wash
ington county school lands
The petition recites that the new lease
gave no opportunity FOR competitive bids
and that they were binding their successors
In Office TO a contract thereby abridging
the right OF their successors In the control
OF the Washington county school land.
The following gentlemen are named as
oomplainants. D. c, Giddings, W. A.
Wood, p. Reiehardt, George Tucker. F. w.
Wood. ID. G, Giddings, Jr., Frank Geisecke.
Heber Stone, r A, schuerenberg and b.
Eldrdge The petition Ia signed and sworn
20 by George Tucker for the complainauts
Tho defendants named are Judge Y. L.
Curry and Commissioners 6 A. Broesche.
J r Pennington. w. n Crawford and
William johnson and the lessee. c. n, Met
calfe.
Mcssrs Mathis & Pace have been en-
ployed by Mr.. Metcalf and their contention
viii be that he has contract and At the
spring term ~ the district court they will
ask that the Injunction be dissolved
The proceedings Of the May. 1885, term
n tho commissioners court Of Washington
county show THAT ono Harvin offered over
SO per acre for this tract ~ land. and
that MI. Metealfe raised the bid 70 81 rer
acre. and "A there was iT,1i2 acres Of the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-12

land the amount he offered was $70.SlS
That was twenty years ago.
Both of these bids were rejected md the
question required to renewing the lease
then held by Mr. MetcAlf by reason Of his
former lease he was to be- given the prefer
ence at the same figures. Mr. Harvin Of
fered 1874 cents per acre for the lease for
ive years. and Mr.. Metcalf was granted a
lease at these figures, his former lease Civ
ing him the preference at the highest bid.
The stlpuations of this lease, as shown
by the records were to the effect that the
rental was to be paid quarterly in advance.
and that the lease was for FIVE yeas. Thus
twenty years ago the county received on a
lease only lasting half as long 1891 IL,
nearly twice as much as the place has been
lensed for In the past few years.
Attorney Mathis, representing Mr.. Met.
calfe, appeared before the commissioners
court Wednesday morning when County At
soruey Ewing was to give his opinion, as to
,the legality Of the lease. Mr.. Searcy and
Mr.. Ewing were both present and while
they read no decisions bearing directly on
the case, they stated that they believed It
TO be Illegal.
Mr.. Mathis stated for Mr.. Meteslfe TINT
II they would show that the lease was He
gal he would voluntarily surrender and
agree to let them rescind their action; that
he only wanted legal and fair lease. They
claimed that the contract was binding and
fair and that If Il was shown that 1t was
not he didn't want II,
/ Mr.. Metcalfe left Wednesday for San An
I gelo.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-12
Better Than
Champagne.
A Good Story Is Told of
a ST. Louis Gentleman.

friend OF his sent him a case Of Red
Raven Splits. It arrived while he was
absent from home. His wife opened the box
and seeing all the dainty bottles mistook II
for champagne. She told her husband on
his return that he had been presented With
case Of wine He. being genial fellow
went to the telephone and called few
friends
In the evening, when they came to open
the wine ths mistake was, Of course. dis
covered prominent physician, who vas
among the guests broke into a cry Of de-
light Why" he said. this is provldAn.
Ial, This beats champagne ali TO pieres
1here Is nothing that acts so gently on tbs
llver tones the stomach and gives nap
Splits It is Justly called the Prince ~
Aperlents, and taken IN the morning. ara
a dinner or banquet will surely cleanse M
system and put one right for the dar's
Wors he pulled the cork and poured n .
sparkling water into a glass. ~ do NJ,
tnink champagne could be more beautiful :"
ne added. nor half as efficacious Tbsr
all agreed, and each man took homo
unlnty bottle as q souvenir.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-12
Returned from Dallas.

General Passenger Agent NJ. L. Robbins
Of the sunset-Central lines and Assistant
General Passenger Agent william Dohcrty
of tho Houston East and West Texas rail-
way returned yesterday morning from Dal-
las, where they have been I'm attendance
upop meeting 81 the general passenger
agents, which convened I'm Dallas on Tues.
day, with the object In view OF fixing the
rates TO the Confederate reunion 20 be held
IN New Orleans,
AS stated in the columns OF The Post
Yesterday a rate Of cent per mile for the
round trip was made for the event. Upon
this basis. the fare from Houston to New
orleans md return wonld be 81 25 for the
round trip.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-12
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC SCHEDULE.
important Trains Win Be Affected by tho
New Time Card.

Important Trains viii Be Affected by tho
New Time Card.
The officials ol the Southern Pacific com.
pany are still Ggurlng on the new schedule
which viii 90 into eject on that road rcAt
sunday, the 10th instant
Several changes have been decided upon
since the announcement Of the new
schedule given IN yesterdays Post.
AS decided upon, train 40 OCresSeut
City cxpress) now leaving Houston Tor NeW
orleans at 1850 D. IN, VIII leave az ~ p.
M or half an hour earlier The arriving
time from the West will also be changed 10
meet the change noted.
Train No Pacific Coast express now
arriving in Houston from New Orleans az
9:45 a. M, will arrive at 1913 a N ana
leave at 1925 a. M, instead OF loOo Il: IN,
Train No Sunset limitedl reacIlu5
Houston from New Orleans and the Easi
at ii:85, will arrive at 1908 A. m anu
leave at 1928 a m. ,.....,...
Train No s New orleans locall, leaFlhE
Houston ut 5 A. NJ. will leave NJ $3.50 a. IN
Train No 4 Galveston, Houston anu
Northerul. which now leaves Galveston |'
s,g5 D. M, reaching Houston at 10 p'
m Will be chungci so az TO leave 'a4tHs'
ION m H. m arriving IN Houston ut , j..
m connecting with RE now night tram oil
ne SIM Antonio md Arkansas Pass.
Train Nos Galveston. Houston nii'
Sarthcrni leaving Houston AZ loVo q. w.
VIII be changed TO leave at lo'lo
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-12
A. j. RICHTER HERE.

is in Charge Of the Southern Pacific IN
formation Bureau.
A. J. Richter, the excursion agent OF
the Sunset. Central passenger department
was visitor to Houston Yesterday
Mr.. Richter is at present conducting tn
information bureau o. the Southern Pacinc
IN New Orleans,
Tho main fenture Of Mr. Nchters WORK
during tbr carnival will be- TO provide Wis
itors with proper accommodations. Last
year exactly 1s46 people were assigned 20
suitable uuGrtcry In tao city tnd II is
fully expected that moro than double that
number will be taken care OF at THIS sea
sons festivities.
Heretofore railroads have endeavored only
70 bring as large a crowd MS possible tc
events. without even thought as to then
comfort upon arrival. The innovation adopt
cd by the Southern Pacific wns a popular
ono from the start, filling, rs II does. 4
long felt want. and will no doubt be fol
lowed by other roads.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-12

r. g. George agent OF the Sunset route
at Eagle Pass, was In the city yesterday
c. a. Taft superintendent a the Wells
Fargo Express company, is in North Texas.
G. H. Carringer. commercial agent OF the
Santa Fe route. has returned TO the city
after trip
L. f. Adams. chief clerk in the general
passenger department OF the Santa Fe at
Galveston, was In the city yesterday.
Manager Jef " Miller Of the Houston
and Texas Central will leave for North
Texas this morning on an inspection tour.
j. W Wilkinson, chief rate clerk of the
Southern Pacific passenger department, Is
q his desk again after several days Illness
j. a. HYDE, assistant superintendent OF
the Wells-Fargo Express company, mas re-
turned from a business trip to Eagle Pass
A. j. Chapman, commercial agent OF the
Queen ana Crescent route at Dallas, was
here yesterday mingling with the railroad
men.
W r. Mcclure, general freight and pas.
scnger agent OF the Galveston, Houston aud
Henderson railroad, returned to Galveston
yesterday.
/ ". j. Taylor general baggage agent OF
the International and Great Northern.
/ with headquarters AZ Palestine, was here
yesterday.
/ y d. Finch, travelling passenger agent
Of the Illinois Central railroad, with head.
quarters at san Antonio. was in the city
yesterday
William DOptrtyt assistant general IItlEul
and passenger agent OF the Houston East
and West lcIas railroad, left last might
FOR Beaumont.
Passenger Traffic Manager S. F. r. Morst
Of the sunset Central lines. accompanied Ivy
his private secretary, Anderson Chenault
left last night for san Antonio.
]. p. Rogermun, travelling freight and
passenger agent OF the Baltimore and Ohi'
Southwestern railway, was here YESTERDAY
from his headquarters in Dallas.
a. c. Shaw, general agent Of the pas
senger department OF the Canadian Pacih
railway, with headquarters at Chicago
and c. E. Benjamin, travelling passenge
agent Of the same road at St Louis, ar
} expected here within a few days. The
are making tour OF the Southern country
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-12
A DAILY NUISANCE.
A Simple Remedy Which Will Interest
Catarrh Sufferers.

In It's earlier stages catarrh is more OF
nuisance than a menace to the general
health but sooner or later the disease ex:
tends to the throat, bronchial tubes and
even to the stomach and intestlnes.
Catarrh is essentially a disease Of the
mucous membrane, the local symptoms be-
ing profuse discharge of mucuS. Stoppage
Of the uostrls irritation in throat, causing
coughing sneezing, gagging and frequent
clearing of the throat and head.
snn n u saves Etc, aften gives temporary
relief, but anything like cure can only he
obtained by treatment which removes the
catarrhal faint from the blood and the dis
appearance of the Inflammation from the
A new remedy which meets these require
ments and which so far has been remark
ably successful in curing catarrh is stuart'S
Catarrh Tablets.
Thcse tablets act upon tho blood and mu-
cous membranes only. They can hardly
be called a secret patent medicine as they
are composed Of such valuable remedies as
Blood root, Hydrnstin, Red gum and SINH
lar cleansing antlseptics, which cure by
eliminating from the blood and mucous
surfaces the catarrhal poison.
StuArts Catarrh Tablets are large, pleas.
ant tasting lozenges taken internally, al.
lowing them to dissolve slowly In the
mouth, in this way they reach the throat,
fsuces and the entire almeutary canal,
| II desired they may also be dissolved in
water and used as douche, in addition to
the internal use, but 1t is not at oil nee
| essary to use douche; a few Of them dis
/ solved In the mouth daily will be sufficient.
| However, when there Is much stoppage Of
1 the nose, a douche made from these tab.
/ let's will give immediate relief. but the reg
I ular daily use internally 81 these tablets
/ will cure the whole catarrhal trouble with
out resortinE to the Inconvenience Of a
douche
Dr. Bement states that the internal
treatment for catarrh is rapidly taking the
/ place Of the old plan OF douchng and 10
cal application and further says that prob.
nhly the hest and certainly the safest rem.
! edy at present on the market Is Stuart
/ CRtarrh Tablets, as no secret Is made oi
their composition and all the really efficient
remedies for oatarrh are contained 10 thiS
tablet
Druggists sell Stuarts Catarrh Tablets Of
6fty cents for full sized packages Aeh
your druggist and II be Is honest be will
tell you there Is no safer more palatahle
more efficient and convenient remedy OF
3. the market,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-12
scHuLTER is A CANDIDATE

For Attorney General to Succeed MIR,
Bell.
Austin. Texas, February lit was
learned by The Post correspondent here to-
night from a source the credibility Of which
can not be questioned that Judge L. S.
Schluter Of Marion county will announce as
candidate for attorney general 80 the
next election before the present session of
the legislature sdjourns. He has been
pressed By his friends 10 do so and has
consented
From the same sourte II was also learned
that Attorney General Bell had fully de.
olded not 10 stand for reelection
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-12

Mckinney, Texas, February n.-H. !.
Rogers. representing Stone & Webster, Bos-
ton, owners Of extensive electric street rail
way interests Ia Texas, was here yeSter-
day IN company with W G. Scarf OF Dali
las, and conferred with a number OF local
capitalists concerning the construction Of
nm electric road between this place and
Wa1nbachie Mr.. Rogers will soon make
trip through the country preliminary IA
surveying route between the two places,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-12
CAN NOT BE COMPLETED
7. and N. 0. Extension viii Not Be
Through by The First of May.
SPECULATION As TO A PENALTY
For Failure to Complete Within the Time
Specified in the PermIt--The New
Southern Pacific Schedules.

Beaumont, Texas, February 1.-The
Texas and New Orleans has until May ]
in which to complete It's extension from
Beaumont TO Dallas. SO far as can be
learned here the road can not be completed
within that time. There is some srrmise
here ns to what Is to be done about II, as
the time Is specified in its grant BY some
Il is held that the bill now pending IN the
legislature giving roads more time in which
TO complete lines will apply 10 THIS case'
others believe that there VIII be some pen
atty attached.
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raken under AdvIserent.

Austin Texas. February 1.-THE railroad
commission took up and considered the mat
ter OF the crossing Of the tracks OF rhe
Santa Fe railroad at Clehurue by the
Trinity and BraEoa Valley railroad this
evening
j. W. Terry OF Galveston represented the
Santa Fe and Frank Andrews the Trinity
and Brazos Valley,
After hearing testimony the commission
took the matter under advisement
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-12

Gainesville, Texas. February 11.-Mrs. A.
Shortrdge who died few days ago, left a
will with Mr.. o'Bren as executor, The
testament states that she wishes her real
estate sold and after the liquidation Of her
debts the remainder of the money to be
for the Odd Fellows orphans home at
Corsicsna The estate is valued at $1,000
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-12
r. a. 3. v. Given a Franchise.

HllleAoro, Texas. February 1.-THE city
council held special session laSt night
and gave the Trinity snd BraEos Valley
railroad franchise to traverse Boisdare
street. II will therefore change the courSe
originally decided upon and will cross the
KATY on West Franklin street. They have
purchased the old J, X, hotel and Will CON
vert q into a passenger depot This Is
within nifty feet Of the Katy passenger de-
not.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-12
l-an. civ Cate Headouarters.

Lane City, Texas, February 1o.-Mr c. H.
sharmnn, general superintendent, and Mr.
L. Levy. chief dispatcher. of the Cane Belt
Railroad company have moved their head
quarters to this thriving little city from
Eagle Lake aud arc domiciled in their com
modious two-story brick building The shops
Of the company have recently been opened
here, in charge Of Master Mechanic Pas
kereon
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-12
eoARo is SATISFIED

With the Normal Building, II 10 Said, at
San Marcos,
San Marcos. Texas February n.-Gover'
nor I,anham. Comptroller r. NJ. Love, Sen
ators Faust and Wilson and Representatives
KYLE. smith and Thorpe visited San Marcos
TODAY snd iuspected the Normal school
building lust completed. The gentlemen
we're entirely satisfied with the edihce and
the charming location After dinner an in
formal reception was held az the Hofheinz
hotel until 2 o'clock, when the party re-
turned 10 Austin
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-12
The katu Calendar.

City Passenger and Ticket Agent n. B.
Barnes Of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
railroad Is in receipt Of supply OF the
calendars Of the Missouri, Kansas aud
Texas railroad for the year 1908. on each
leaf Is shown some view along the line OF
the Katy. and altogether the design OF the
new calendar Us an attractive one.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-12

Meridian, Miss, to New Orleans, distance
Of 1875 miles. This road has been used Uy
by The Southern Railway, since Its en-
trance to New Orleans. By acquiring THIS
line the Queen and Crescent will now have
u direct air line from Cincinnati 10 New
Orleans.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-12
centrnI lnnprovements At perIs M.

penison, Texas, February IA force o.
about 200 men have arrived here and win
begin work tomorrow on the improvements
In the Houston and Texas Central yards
consisting of now round house, additional
tracks etc,
The grading for the new building viii be
under the supervision OF j. r. Hughes. who
win represent his uncle, j, p, Hughes, who
had the contract
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-12
For Chilir and for FeVArG
oXIDINE
10 Guaran red.
For Msiariai Poison.
FosteTs Local Forecasts.

Weather changes noted below will occur
within twenty -four hourB OF D. m. az
tates given below:
February 12--ThreatenlnR.
February 13-variable.
February i4-cooler.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-12
or Ter Aus,ir.

Sam n Dixon. passenger and lmmisra.
tion agent Of the Houston East and West
Texas railroad, left last night for Austin
Mr.. Dixon win attend a meeting OF the
executive committee Of the Texas uorti-
cultural society, which will he held in the
Capital City tomorrow. ne well as TO be
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-12
AcodIREn ANorHER ROAD.

Southern Railway Has Come Into Pos
session Of N, O. g. N. Z,
Chattanooga, Tenn. February Il-lt Is
authoritatlvely snnounced that the south
ern Railway has acquired the New Orleans
and Northeastern railway, which runs tgogn
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-12

Jacksboro. Texas. February i0.--George
Freeman, in examining trial today for the
murder Of his sonin-lsw. saiier. was re.
minded to iail without bond The sailer
family have many friends and much OF the
sympathy OF the community.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-12
PowaII ADMITTED 70 eond.

Beeviile, Texas, February 1.-THE grand
ujury returned an indictment against Homer
Powell for murder today. He sued out
a writ Of habeas corpus and his bond was
III ns shot ana Filled Charles sheffer here last
Saturday evening.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-12
sHERIFFs, DEPARTMENT.

Taken up by j NJ. Damon. Harrisburg.
Texas one fawn co1red jersey COW, brand
ed ANAL on right hip. has tags ~ each
ear, with name OF j. II, Montgomery.
Etarksyille. Miss
A. r. Anderson. Sheriff.
By A. Anderson, deputy.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-12
Elected Texas and Pacific Director.

New York. February 11.-James H. Hyde
was elected q director Of the Texas and
Pacific Railway company today, succeeding
Isaac J. Wistar, resigned.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-12
M. Trloe lmnrovInn.

Palestine. Texas. February 1i.-Mr Trice
is steadlly improving and will soon be
able to be up.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-12
Remanded Withollt Am.

Bronchial Troubles ara often permanently
mred by Piso's Cure for Consumption