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THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1897.
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A NEW TIME CAKI) VVU.l. «iO IN EJ
FECT ON THE SANTA 1<'E
ON MAY !t«.
It
General Manager A. A. Allen of I he
Ivaty untl a Hunt of Kailroad
Ollleinls in Town.
Mr. M. R. Perdel!, superintendent, and
Mr. J. T. Byrne, chief dispatcher of the
northern division of the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe, Mr. J. W. Dickinson, superintend-
ent, and Mr. H. B. Connor, chief dispatcher
of the southern division of the line, are in
Galveston assisting General Superintend-
ent Resseguie in making up a new time
card to go into effect Sunday, May 30. About
ten days ago there was a general time
card meeting In Chicago of every branch
and division of the Santa Fe system, with
the result that on the 30th instant a new
card will go into effect from Chicago to San
Francisco and from Denver to Galveston.
Superintendent Re.sseguie says that there
will be no radical change in the arrival or
departure of trains at Galveston. One ad-
vantage of the new card will be that pas-
sengers for Colorado and California will
be able to leave Galveston on the night train
and go straight through to their destina-
tion. Heretofore they have had to take the
<>.30 o'clock train in the morning and lav
over at Newton, Ivan., from about 11 o'clock
on the morning following to about 4 o'clock
in the afternoon. Coming from California
or Colorado a similar lay-over had to be ex-
perienced. With the new card all this will
he obviated and passengers will save several
hours' time en route.
* * •
Mr. H. C. Archer arrived 1n Galveston
yesterday morning from Detroit, Mich.,
wearing a suit which he thought was very
springlike when he started south, but which
will come in handy some day next winter
when a norther is on. Mr. Archer Is here
for the purpose of establishing and taking
charge of a joint city ticket office of the
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf and the
Houston East and West Texas railroads.
. He brought with him the following circu-
lar:
Houston East and West Texas Railway,
Houston and Shreveport Railroad, and Kan-
sas City. Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad—Cir-
cular: Houston, Tex., May 20.—To Agents
and Connections: Effective this date, thes«
companies will establish a city ticket office
at 218 Tremont street. Galveston, Tex., with
Mr. H. C. Archer in charge as city passen-
ger and ticket agent. Prepaid ticket orders
for tickets from Galveston via these lines,
requests for reservations in sleeping cars
at Galveston, folders, etc., should be sent to
Mr. Archer. Yours truly.
R. D. YOAKUM.
General Freight and Passenger Agent,
Houston East and West Texas Railway
and Houston and Shreveport Railroad.
H. C. ORR,
General Passenger Agent, Kansas City,
Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad.
Mr. Archer was kept busy all day shak-
ing hands with old Lime friends and ac-
quaintances. Jn 1X86 and 1887 Mr. Archer
was union depot ticket agent at Galveston
and left the city to travel in the interest of
the Texas and Pacilic and the Missouri Pa-
cific passenger business, with headquarters
in Dallas. In 1889 he switched to the old
Ohio and Mississippi in the same capacity
and continued under the Baltimore and
Ohio Southwestern administration until De-
cember, 1894, when lie went to Detroit as
manager of the American contract company
of Chicago.
Mr. Archer is not going to get into his
office as soon as he would like, for the rea-
son that u commission lirm is occupying his
prospective headquarters and will not get
out for a few days. When the new depot is
completed the Wells-Fargo people will have
uptown offices in the same building with
Mr. Archer. The corner of Tremont and
Mechanic is rapidly becoming ticket row.
* * *
Mr. A. A. Allen paid his first visit to Gal-
veyton in the capacity of general manager
of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad
yesterday. It will be remembered that he
recently succeeded Mr. T. C. Purdy, re-
signed. lio was accompanied by Superin-
tendent Jos. W. Maxwell of the Texas lines
and Mr. William O'Herin, superintendent of
machinery and motive power.
Mr. Allen claims that no special business
brought him to Galveston—that he was in
the northern part of the state and simplv
took a run to the gulf to get a flying view
of the property and an insight into existing
conditions. These conditions, he said, boded
much good for the future. Texas was never
in better shape, and the outlook for business
next fall was splendid. i!e visited the
wharves and examined into the plans of the
wharf company for increased business. The
party will leave Galveston for the north this
morning.
* * *
The News is in receipt of a numbea- of
pamphlets and brochures recently issued by
the Burlington. One cleverly advertises
their new train service between Kansas
City, Leavenworth, Atchison, Si. Joseph and
Chicago, known as the new "Eli" trains.
Another is devoted to the bicycle roads in
Pike county, Missouri, one of the most fa-
mous counties in that state for wheelmen.
Another pictures the Yellowstone National
park in such glowing terms that the reader
at once wants to pack up and hie himself
to that Mecca of tourists.
• * •
The workmen are laying brick on the
fourth story of the new Santa Fe depot in
Galveston. The structure is beginning to
have quite an imposing appearance. Tho
contractors are supposed to have the build-
ing ready to turn over to the union depot
company in one month from yesterday.
...
Gradually the old buildings are being re-
moved from the property of the wharf com-
pany in order that the building of the new
system of tracks may not be interfered
with.
* • •
An Edwards and Moffett Port Arthur ex-
cursion spent the daylight hours in Gal-
veston yesterday. The Galveston, La Porte
and Houston brought the party down from
Houston in four sleepers. There were about
100 ladies and gentlemen on the excursion
from Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Dakota and
Oklahoma. They spent the day in sight-
seeing and seemed to greatly enj'ov the day
Mr. W. I. Rush of Kansas City had charge
of quite a section of the party.
* t »
Mr. George F. Lupton, assistant general
passenger agent of the San Antonio and
Aransas Pass railway, with headquarters in
San Antonio, was a pleasant visitor in rail-
road and commercial circles yesterday Mr
Lupton has but recently acquired his title*
Up to two weeks ago he was chief clerk Jri
the passenger office of the road at San An-
tonio, and previous thereto was ticket agent
of the Southern Pacific and the "Sap" in the
Alamo city. He was in charge of Commer-
cial Agent Atkelsson during his stay in the
city.
Mr. "W. F. Tuley, traveling passenger
agent of the St. Louis and San Francisco
came down yesterday with Mr. II. C. Arch-
er and allowed his whiskers to illuminate
ticket row.
Mr. II. A. Jones, general freight.agent of
the Southern Pacilic and Houston and Texas
Central, came down from Houston yester-
day afternoon.
Mr. Trice'* Appointment.
Dallas. Tex.. May 20.—The appointment
of Mr. Leroy Trice as general superintend-
ent of the International and Great North-
ern to succeed General Manager Campbell
was confirmed to-day by the receipt of
telegrams from Mr. Trice resigning his po-
sition as superintendent of the eastern di-
division of the Texas-and Pacific and an-
nouncing his. promotion. Mr. Trice offered
the position of assistant general superin-
tendent of the International and Great
Northern to Mr. George Lawrence Noble,
at present chief clerk in the vice presi-
dent's office of the Texas and Pacific, and
Mr. Noble has accepted.
Mr. Trice goes to his new quarters in
complete charge. It is no flattery to say
there is hardly a man In the state more
eminently qualified for the position. For
twttiuy-tiv© years he has been oa th«
Texas and Pacific, lie began at the bottom
in 1872 as a section hand. He has been
section foreman, roadmaster, brakeman,
conductor, trainmaster, assistant superin-
tendent and superintendent. He knows
every -spike between Fort Worth and Tex-
arkana. Hp has grown lip with the road.
jfMirl. fvnm its construction to the present,
has been steadily at work. He is a Trxan
—all his interests are here, his home is
here and he knows all the people.
Mr. Ii. S. Thorne. vice president and gen-
eral manager of the Texas and Pacific,
speaking of the appointment of Mr. Trice
to-day, said:.'"The International and Great
Northern gels as good a railroad man as
there is in the country. He is an honest,
straightforward, manly man, every inch of
him. and it will not be too much to say
that the International and Great Northern
lias secured one of the best officers in the
state."
So far as Mr. Noble is concerned, every-
body in Dallas knows him. He is the -son
of the late George Noble, who was for
many years the executive head of the
Texas and Pacific. He has been in the
service of the Texas and Pacific for twelve
years, ten of them in Mr. Thome's office,
beginning as a boy and working his way
to the chief clerkship. His friends here
were busy congratulating him to-day and
expressing regret that his promotion will
take him away from Dallas.
For the present Mr. E. W. Campbell,
trainmaster of the eastern division of the
Texas and Pacific, will discharge the duties
of superintendent. Appointments to fill the
vacancies have not been announced.
O. R. C. Picnic.
Brenham, Tex., May 20.-tThe day which
the Order of Railway Conductors had se-
lected to have their sixth annual picnic
was an ideal spring day. Nearly one thou-
sand people were in attendance and a de-
lightful programme was carried out to the
letter. The picnic dinner was excellent.
There was everything that heart could wish
and the large crowd did ample justice to it.
The regular excursion train left on the
return trip late this afternoon, but a large
number of the visitors remained to see the
baseball game and to attend the ball to-
night.
A meeting of the citizens and visitors
was held during the afternoon. Colonel J.
G. Rankin, acting as chairman, stated that
there was a little business to be transacted.
Speeches were made by Hon. Harry
Haynes, Messrs. C. B. Felder, W. B. Gar-
rett and others, extending an invitation to
the conductors to hold their next picnic
here.
Conductor Kilpatrick, speaking for the
order, said he had little doubt that the in-
vitation would be accepted with thanks,
for it was the unanimous verdict of all who
attended the picnic that they had been roy-
ally entertained while here, and they would
like to come again.
The ball game between Brenham and
Navasota resulted in a victory for Bren-
ham by a score of 14 to 9. The batteries
were: Weaver, Spencer and Hughes for
Brenham, and Johnson and Wickizer for
Navasota. I. Eldridge, umpire.
Reduced RateM.
Houston, Tex., May 20,—The general pas-
senger department of the Houston and
Texas Central has announced reduced rates
from points on the line to Corpus Chrlsti
Rockport, Aransas Pass and Portland, to
go into effect on June 1. All tickets will be
limited thirty days from date of sale for re-
turn. Summer excursion rates will also go
into effect on June 1 from points on the line
to Woo tan Wells, Galveston and Sour Lake,
via Houston. The maximum rate to Galves
ton is $13.50, from Denison, and the mini
mum $3.05, from Cypress.
Reduced rates from all points on the line
to Sherman, on account of the state con-
vention of the Baptist young people's union
and Baptist Sunday school convention, to
be held there on June 22 to 26, have also
been made. Tickets will be sold on June 21,
22, 24 and 25, limited to June 28 for return.
The rate from Houston is $8.25 and from
Galveston $9.25.
Mr. Campbell'N Realffnation.
Houston, Tex., May 20.—The announce-
ment in to-day's News of the resignation of
T. M. Campbell as general manager of the
International and Great Northern and the
appointment as general superintendent and
manager of Leroy Trice, now a division su-
perintendent on the Texas and Pacific, was
ttoa cause of considerable surprise here, al-
though it has been known in certain circles
for several days past the change was to be
made. The retiring general manager was a
great favorite with all classes in Houston,
as in fact he was everywhere he went, and
many expressions of regret at his resigna-
tion have been heard during the day. He
was the possessor of considerable dignity,
but was never unapproachable and was
particularly gracious to newspaper men,
among whom no official In the state was
more popular than he. In a word, his res-
ignation is universally regretted.
Left for tlie North.
Houston, Tex., May 20.—James A. Blair,
owner of the Houston East and West Texas
and chairman of its executive board, accom-
panied by General Attorney James Byrne,
General Manager Norman S. Meldrum and
General Superintendent E. B. Cushing, left
for the north in his private car, 'Frisco No.
100, over the International and Great North-
ern at 4 o'clock this afternoon, after sev-
eral days spent here a.nd at points on the
line. Messrs. Blair and Byrne will go on to
their homes in New York, while the other
two officials, both of whom have their head-
quarters here, will stop at St. Louis. In
conversation with a News man this after-
noon Mr. Blair expressed himself as highly
pleased with the progress made by the road
under the new management.
llnrry Archer's New Position.
Houston, Tex., May 20.—Harry Archer,
who is to take charge of the new ticket of-
fice of the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf
and Houston East and West Texas lines at
Galveston, passed through here this morn
ing on his way to the Island city. Mr.
Archer is well known among the passenger
men of the state. Several years ago he was
located at Galveston and later was travel-
ing passenger agent of the Texas and Pa-
cific. After that he accepted a similar posi-
tion with the Ohio and Mississippi, now the
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern, with
headquarters at Dallas. About four years
ago he resigned to engage in other busi-
ness at Detroit, Mich. He is a favorite with
the profession, the members of which wish
him all kinds of good luck in his new place.
Convention to Secnre Rates.
Guthrie, Ok., May 20.—Senator T. P. King
of Cowley county, Senator Warwick Saun-
ders of Columbus, Neb., Senator T. B. Weils
of Brownsville, Tex., and R. B. Forest of
El Reno, members of the Kansas, Ne-
braska. Oklahoma and Texas legislative
committees ^pointed to secure lower
freight rates tcr the gulf, met in this city
to-day to call a convention of western peo-
ple interested in gulf transportation, to be
held In a short time, to discuss means of
securing lower freight rates to the gulf.
The convention will probably meet at To-
peka, Kan., but the date has not been fixed
up to a late hour this evening.
Passed Through St. Louis.
St. Louis, Mo.. May 20.—General Manager
T. M. Campbell of the International and
Great Northern passed through the city en
route from New York for Palestine, Tex.,
his headquarters. He authorized the an-
nouncement that he has tendered his resig-
nation as general manager of the road, to
take effect in a few days, and the same has
been accepted by President Gould in New
York. Mr. Leroy Trice, division superin-
tendent of the Texas and Pacific, will sua-
ceed him. He gave no reason for the
change.
Excursion to Waco.
Belton, Tex., May 20.—A special train
consisting of seven coaches and two bag-
gage cars left here at 7.30 this morning over
the Katy for Waco. There were over 300
tickets sold here for the excursion. Station
Agent A. R. Breasher went with the ex-
cursionists to see after their comfort.
Plans Adopted.
New York, May 20.—It was announced to-
day that at the meeting of the Chicago and
Northern Pacific railroad held to-day 85 per
cent of the outstanding bonds were repre-
sented, and that the plan of the reorgani-
zation and settlement with the Northern
Pacific were unanimously adopted.
Houston ISiotes.
Houston, Tex., May 20.—The material for (
the improvement of the Santa Fe ticket
and freight offices at No. 208 Main street
has arrived and the work will be com-
menced in the near future. When complet-
ed the office will be one of the prettiest in
the city.
C. T. Campbell, general superintendent of
the Southern express company.headuuartera
I at Chattanooga, Tenn., Is in the city. Mr.
■ Campbell was formerly superintendent of
i the Texas express company, headquarters
i here ami at Dallas, and lie has a large eir-
I cie of friends here. lie Is looking alter tho
| interests of his company in Texas, lie
I came to Texas from the Southern express
! company, under the late Colonel A R
! Small, who was the pioneer of the express
! service In Texas.
! Three tourist cars containing a party of
i excursionists from points north of tin Kan-
: sas City, Pittsburg and Gulf, arrived here
i this morning over the Houston Hast and
j West Texas and were taken on to Galves-
ton over the Galveston, La Porte and
Houston shortly after 9 o'clock. The party
returned this evening and left for Port Ar-
thur via the Southern Pacific.
George F. Lupton, assistant general pas-
senger agent of the San Antonio and Aran-
sas Pass, returned to headquarters in San
Antonio to-night, after a business visit
here.
R. B. Webb, traveling freight agent of
the Iron Mountain, left for points north on
the International and Great Northern this
afternoon after interviewing local shippers.
W. B. Groseclose, assistant general
freight agent of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas, is in New Orleans looking after
some official business.
John P. Moore, general live stock agent
of the 'Frisco, spent the day here, engaged
in looking after matters in his department.
W. W. Willson, general manager of the
Gulf, Beaumont and Kansas City, is here
from headquarters in Beaumont.
L. J. Smith, the railroad contractor from
Kansas City, spent the day here on busi-
ness.
DEATH OF SENATOR EARLE.
South Carolina's Junior Senator
Passed Away Yesterday.
Greenville, S. C., May 20.—Senator Joseph
H. Earle died at 5.40 this afternoon.
Senator Earle of Greenville was born in
the town in which he died April 30, 1847,
and was therefore but a little over 50 years
of age. Having been left an orphan during
his early childhood, he resided with his
guardian near Sumter, S. C., and attended
the high schools at that place until he
entered the service of the confederacy in
the war between the states. At the close
of that war, while still a boy, he was a
member of Charles' battery of light ar-
tillery, Johnson's army. Soon after the
close of the war he entered Furman's uni-
versity at Greenville, S. C., where he fin-
ished his collegiate education. He taught
.school for three years, and dur-
ing that time studied law and was
admitted to the bar in 1S70. In 1878 he was
elected to the legislature of South Caro-
lina from Sumter county and in 1882 was
elected to the state senate from the same
county. He was a delegate to the national
democratic conventions of 1880 and 1884. and
was appointed by the latter convention a
member of the committee to notify Mr.
Cleveland of his nomination. In 1886 he was
elected attorney general of South Carolina
and was re-elected in 1S88. In 1890 he op-
posed Hon. B. R. Tillman as the conserva-
tive candidate for governor and was de-
feated. In 1894 he was elected to the office
of circuit judge, which position he held
when elected to the United States senate as
a democrat on January 27, 1897, to succeed
Hon. J. L. M. Irby. He received all the
votes of the joint assembly except one,
which was cast for George W. Murray, re-
publican. He took his seat March 4, 1897.
Mr. Earle had been in ill health for some
time past and for several weeks his condi-
tion had been considered serious, if not
critical. Had he lived he would have served
as senator until March 3, 1903.
Overdose of Morphine.
Shreveport, La., May 20.—Mrs. J. H. Glatt-
anoff died last night of an overdose of mor-
phine. She left a 3-year-old boy, who was
in the bed with her this morning trying to
awaken her when the milk woman knocked
at the door. Her husband heard with sur-
prise the news of his wife's death as he
was going to work this morning.
License Revoked.
Topeka, Kan., May 20.—Webb McNall, su-
perintendent of insurance, to-day revoked
the license'of the Metropolitan insurance
company of New York and ordered the
company to cease doing business in Kansas.
The action grew out of the company's re-
fusal to pay certain death claims held by
Mrs. Josle L. Dunn of this city and Mrs.
Pert ha C. Emery of Kansas City, Kan.
FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.
Treaty of Peace.
Ortiz, Mexico, May 19.—The. peace confer-
ence between the Mexican government and
the Yaqui Indians resulted In a formal rati-
fication of the> treaty of peace between the
Indians \nd the government, by the terms
of which the Indians accept land in several-
ty and yield their claim for the remainder
of the vast area, for the control of which
they have been waging a bitter war for
years, killing hundreds of Innocent settlers
and driving out federal troops whenever
they sought to suppress violence.
A Fatal Train Wreck.
Cologne, May 19.—A train conveying a de-
tachment of reserves from Westphalia to
Metz ran off the rails to-day between Hillo-
shelm and Grotscheim. Nine men are known
to have been killed and thirty-five Injured.
The accident was caused by the train break-
ing In two. the rear portion subsequently
overtaking and crashing into the front part.
Rejected in tlie boner House.
Berlin, May 20.—The committee of the
lower house of the Prussian diet to which
the bill amending the laws of public meet-
ings and associations was referred on May
18. to-day rejected the clauses providing
that meetings and associations which con-
travene the criminal law or endanger the
safety of the state or public security may
be dissolved by the police.
Matters In Chiie.
New York, May 20.—A dispatch to the
Herald from Valparaiso says: According to
the Tribuna, a radical newspaper generally
well informed, the coalition or government
party will have a good working majority In
the next house of congress.
The bad weather continues. The rains are
very heavy, accompanied by northerly
gales, and shipping operations are com-
pletely paralyzed.
Japanese Town Destroyed.
Victoria, May 19.—The steamier PJmpress
of India, from Yokohama, to-day brought
news of a lire which destroyed the town of
Hochije, in the silk district of Japan. Near-
ly 4000 houses were destroyed and between
forty and fifty lives were lost.
COMMERCIAL MATTERS.
AxNlKiimcnt.
Mason, Tex., May 20.—R. J. Basee, drug-
gist, made an alignment yesterday. Lia-
bilities, J1S0U; assets $421)0.
Hank Clowed.
Logransport, Intl., May 20.—The State na-
tional bank was closed to-day by Nationai
Bank Examiner George B. Caldwell. A
crowd gathered about the bank ami heavy
losers cursed their ill luck. The bank ex-
aminer reports that the closing wafc rnadn
necessary because much of the surplus and
other money had been loaned on worthless
securities. He expects, however, that the
deposits, amounting to about $300,000, will
be paid almost in full.
A Plil lent Ion for Hecdver.
Tyler, Tex., May 20.—The suit of W. R.
Driskell against the Texas life insurance
company was revived yesterday by the fil-
ing of an amended petition and application
for a receiver. Judge RusseJl granted the
application for a receiver and appointed
John Broughton of this place as temporary
receiver, and set the hearing for a perma-
nent receiver for next Saturday. *
Snvlnm Ilmik Cloned.
Lacona, N. H. May 19.—The Belknap sav-
ings bank closed its doors to-day. About
51.000,000 is due depositors. The bank will
go into voluntary liquidation.
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I
A\ ORGANIZATION TO Sl'CCEED THE
L ATE SO I TIIWESTER \ TH A F-
FIC ASSOCIATION.
To Regulate All Freight Trnttle Hav-
ing Origin or Dent lino Ion In
Texas—Tlie Agreement.
St. Louis, Mo., May 20.—(Special.)—Follow-
ing- is the full text of the agreement of the
new Southwestern freight bureau, which
lakes the place of the Southwestern traffic
association:
Preamble—For the purpose of fulfilling
the federal and .state laws regulating com-
merce and to aid in enforcing them, espe-
cially with the design to prevent unjust
discrimination of the giving of undue or
unreasonable preference or advantage to
any particular person, firm, company, cor-
poration or locality, or to any particular
description of traffic, in any respect what-
soever; for the purpose of interchanging
authentic information with regard fo taf-
ifffe'; for consultation and mutual advice
as to their reasonableness and publicity,
and correctly and economically publishing
and distributing the same; and for the
purpose of securing and distributing sta-
tistics, the following named companies
hereby associate themselves under the
name of the Southwestern freight bureau:
Santa Fe system, Rock island system,
Southern Pacific system, Missouri, Kansas
and Texas railway company, Missouri Pa-
cific railway system, St. Louis Southwest-
ern railway company, Texas and Pacific
railway company, St. Louis- and San Fran-
cisco railroad company, New York and
Texas steamship company, Cromwell steam-
ship company.
Article 1. The headquarters of the bureau
shall be at St. Louis, Mo.
Art. 2. With the exceptions provided be-
low, the traffic within tin- purview of this
agreement shall be all interstate freight,
traffic na d freight traffic with foreign
countries having origin or destination In
the state of Texas.
The exceptions are as follows:
(a) Traffic between Galveston and Key
West, Fla., and between Galveston and
points in Great Britain and points on the
continent of Europe.
(1)) Traffic to and from trans-Pacific
ports by way of Pacific coast ports of the
United States and British Columbia,
(e) Coal and coke.
(d) in the event of the organization of
a similar bureau or association, covering-
traffic to and from the states of California,
Oregon and Washington, the jurisdiction of
this bureau over such traffic to and from
said states of California, Oregon and
Washington shall cease, provided that, in
that case, membeVs shall promptly file with
the chairman of the bureau copies of tar-
iffs relating to such traffic.
Art 3. Sec. 1. The bureau shall be gov-
erned by an executive board, consisting of
the president, or of a, vice president or gen-
eral manager of each company, but they
may designate other officers, fully empow-
ered to represent them thereon.
Sec. 2. The executive board shall have no
power to bind the members of the board to
any rule or regulation in restraint of trade.
Sec. 3. The executive board shall elect and
fix the salary of the chairman of the bureau
and the salaries of other officers and em-
ployes of the bureau shall be subject to Its
review and approval.
Sec. 4. The executive board shall meet
upon the written request of three or more
or its members, or upon call of the chair-
man of the bureau.
Sec. 5. Three-fourths* of the members of
the executive board shall constitute a
quorum, but it shall require the unanimous
action of those present to adopt any propo-
sition.
Sec. 6.—The executive board shall pre-
scribe the rules for admission of new mem-
bers. and, by unanimous vote of all of its
members, only salhl determine changes in
this agreement.
Art. 4. Sec. 1.—There shall be a confer-
ence committee, consisting of a duly ac-
credited traffic officer of each company.
Sec. 2. The conference committee shall
meet dally, Sundays and holidays excepted,
when they have business to transact, or
when called together by the chairman of
the bureau, who shall be ex-officio chair-
man of the committee.
Sec. 3. Four-fifths of the membership of
the committee shall constitute a quorum,
and a tour-fifths vote of the full commit-
tee shall be necessary to adopt any meas-
ure.
Sec. 4. All proposed changes in rates,
rules or regulations affecting the traffic
within the purview of this agreement shall
be submitted to said conference committee
by the proponent company for consideration
and exchange of views, such consideration
and exchange of views being expressely
limited to the purposes expressed in the
preamble, three days before the rate fixed
for their becoming effective, and shall be
announced by the chairman of the bureau
in sufficient time to permit of publication,
filing with government, officers and distri-
bution according to law, except such rates
as the Mailory and Morgan steamship
lines may find necessary to make, from
time to time, in order to meet competition
of water lines not members of this bureau
between gulf and Atlantic ports, it being
required that the Mailory and Morgan
steamship lines shall promptly file with the
chairman of the bureau all rates su made.
Failure upon the part of any member to
comply with the terms of this section shall
subject the offending member to a line of
$100, said fine to be assessed by the con-
ference committee against the deposit pro-
vided for in article 0 hereof.
Sec. f». All members ure required to file
with the conference committee all divisions
between themselves and between them-
selves and parties not members of the bu-
reau. Divisions between proprietary lines
excepted.
Failure to comply with this provision
shall subject the defaulting member to a
fine of $500 for each offense, and each ten
days of omission or neglect to comply after
receipt of a demand from the chairman of
the bureau to file said divisions, or any
part of them, shall constitute a separate of-
fense.
Fines provided for by this section shall
be assessed by the conference committee
and collected by the chairman of the bu-
reau by ilraft against the deposit provided
for by article G.
Art. 5. Sec. 1. It shall be the duty of
the chairman of the bureau and the con-
ference committee to discourage any re-
duction in rates by rebate or drawback,
by the payment of commissions or cartage,
by underbilllng weights, or misrepresenta-
tion of the contents of packages, or by any
unlawful device whatever. Upon com-
plaint or upon knowledge or a reasonable
suspicion, derived from any source, that
such devices are being practiced, it shall be
their duty ti promptly and thoroughly in-
vestigate each case and to report to the
federal and state commissions any and all
reductions In rates by any unlawful device
whatsoever, submitting to the commission
the evidences upon which their report is
founded, and in every reasonable and or-
derly way consistent with the purposes of
this organization, as declared In the pream-
ble, Invoking the aid of the commission to
summarily stoo the unlawful practices.
Sec. 2. The conference committee .shall
also assess and collect from the offending
member a fine, which shall not be less than
the gross earnings computed at lawful
rates on the tonnage carried by the offend-
ing member under the Illegal device, with
a minimum fine of $500 for each offense.
Sec. 3. In so far as his duties under sec-
tion 1. of this article requires, the chairman
of the bureau or his deputy shall, at all
reasonable times, be given access to the
records of the members hereof pertaining
to the traffic which is subject to the bu-
reau.
Article 6. Sec. 1. Each member of this bu-
reau shall keep on deposit with some bank-
ing or trust company, to be designated by
the executive board, such respective sums
as may be fixed by the board, but not less
than $500, for a fund to be drawn upon in
penalty for willful violation of the inter-
state commerce law or any other state or
federal law, in the respect* particularized
in article 5 hereof, for violation of the pro-
visions of sections 4 and 5, article 4, and to
secure payment of a withdrawing member's
share of expenses as stipulated in article t»
hereof. Said deposits shall be subject to the
draft of the chairman of the bureau.
Sec. 2. All fines assessed and collected un-
der this agreement shall be applied to the
expenses of the bureau, but the offender
shall not benefit by such application.
Sec. 3. Upon the dissolution of the bureau,
the balance remaining of the sum or sums
deposited by each member, less the tinea
assessed against the depositor and collected
by draft on the deposit, shall be returned.
An. 7. The expenses of the bureau
shall be fairly apportioned between its
members by the chairman of the bureau,
subject to the approval of the executive
board. When so assessed, the chairman, of
the bureau shall draw upon ea'-h member
monthly in advance for the amount as-
sessed.
Art. N. Sec. 1. Any member withdraw-
ing from this bureau before the term ex-
pires for which it was organized, except by
unanimous consent of the executive board,
shall not be released from its obligation to
contribute its share, as fixed under article
7 hereof, of the expense of maintaining the
bureau during lis entire term.
Sec. 2. The chairman of the bureau Is au-
thorized to return the deposit provided for
by section 1 of article fi of any member
withdrawing from the bureau before Its
term has expired, except by consent of Urn
executive board, and to make Ills draft
monthly against such deposit for any un-
paid share of the expenses due from said
withdrawing member, provided, however,
that, by this provision, the bureau does
not waive any right of proceeding in the
courts against the withdrawing member in
order to collect any and all amounts due
as its share of the expenses of the bureau.
Article 9. The executive board shall have
authority to establish such weighing and
inspection agencies as may be necessary id
prevent fraud and enforce a compliance
with the interstate and state laws.
Article 10. It shall be the duty of tin*
chairman of the bureau to wait upon the
executive board with such information and
advice as it may require from him. lie
shall also preside at all meetings of the
conference committee, keep the records of
the bureau, including the records of the
executive board, and shall receive from the
several members of the bureau copies <>!'
their respective rates, for traffic within
the purview of tills agreement, compile,
print and distribute all tariffs, in strict
conformity with law. and receive, formu-
late and distribute -statistical information
as to such traffic. Members of the bureau
will furnish the chairman of the bureau
such reports of freight traffic as may be
directed by the executive board.
A majority of the conference committee,
with the chairman, shall construe this
agreement and all resolutions, their decis-
ion to be binding untl "reversed by the ex-
ecutive board.
Art. 11. Ten days in advance of a meeting
of the. executive board, the chairman of the
bureal shall furnish to each member of
the bureau a list of the subjects which
will be presented for consideration of tin*
board. Subjects not listed may be consid-
ered by the board, but affirmative action
thereon will not become effective until ap-
proved by absentees, provided that failure
to respond to the notice of the chairman
of the bureau within ten days from its date
shall be construed as an affirmative vote.
Article 12. Nothing herein shall be con-
strued as to give the bureau the right,
or to suffer it by the joint action of the ex-
ecutive board or of the conference commit-
tee or of the chairman of the bureau, to es-
tablish or change freight rates over the
lines of any member of the buieau, nor
shall it be held that any member hereof
has ixrrted, directly or indirectly, with Its
sole and exclusive right to fix and control
any and all rates upon any and all traffic
carried by it, subject only to the limita-
tions of the federal and state laws. It is
hereby made the duty of the executive
board and all other officers and agents of
the bureau to so exercise the power and
authority conferred upon them respective-
ly as to discourage ami prevent violations
of the interstate commerce law or any oth-
er federal or state law, regulating com-
merce, or the provisions of the charter of
any of the parties? hereto.
Art. 13. This agreement shall become
effective June 1, 1897, and continue in force
until May 31, 1N98, Inclusive.
WHEN GRANT VISITED .1A PAN.
Most Imposing Pageant of Ills Tour
AYon In tlie Flowery Kingdom.
Ladies' Home Journal.
There was no pageant in General
Grnnt/'s journey around the world more
imposing than the reoeptlon given by the
mikado at Japan's capital. The United
States steamer Richmond, bearing General
Grant and his party, steamed into Yoko-
hama, the harbor of Tokio, escorted by the
Ashuelo and a Japanese man-of-war, on
July 3, 1879. There was assembled a fleet
of warships of other powers. At noon the
admiral's barge, Hying General Grant's flag
as ex-president, and conveying the general
and his wife, Prince Dati. Minister Bing-
ham and Minister Yoshida. slowly pushed
for the shore, and on the instant every
naval vessel manned yards and fired the
American national salute. The day wab as
beautiful as days of which we dream—a
blue, cloudless sky, a soothing, lapping sea.
The sudden transformation from this
sleepy, lazy, silent summer day Into the
turbulence and clangor of war. the roar of
cannon, the music—-every band playing an
American air—the manned yards, the offi-
cers on deck In full dress and saluting the
barge as It passed; the cheers of the multi-
tudes thronging the shore, the fantastic
day fireworks, the cannon smoke banking
into clouds, the barge moving with slow,
steady stroke, all formed a brilliant and ex-
traordinary scene. As the admiralty steps
were approached, there, In waiting, stood
the imperial princes, the ministers and the
high officials of the realm in the splendor
of their rank and station. As the general
stepped on shore the Japanese guns thun-
dered their greeting, the bands played "The
Star Spangled Banner" and Mr. Iwakura,
the venerable prime minister, advanced,
and. taking the general's hand, in the name
of the emperor welcomed him to Japan.
Reaching Toklo after an hour in the train,
the city authorities met him with an ad-
dress. and the mikado's state carriage,
through a continuous double line of in-
fantry. standing at "present," conveyed the
general to the imperial palace of Knriok-
wan.
Prince Kung, then sort of regent for Chi-
na, in his conversations at Pekin with Gen-
eral Giant, talked with earnestness upon
the relations between China and Japan.
This led to a message from the prince to
the mikado, an extraordinary incident little
known in. the histories, and the whole bus-
iness In time to be so managed by the gen-
oral that war between the two nations was
postponed. At Nikko, Japan, General Grant
met the Japanese ministers who came by
tlie mikado's command to discuss with him
the message lie had brought from Prince
Kung and LI Hung Chang, Count I to, sec-
retary of the Interior; Count Salgo, the min-
ister of war; Count Inouye, foreign minis-
ter, and Mr. Yoshida, the Japanese envoy
to Washington, composed the embassy.
They sat In a little temple (the afternoon
sultry, a thunder storm rattling among
the hills), and discussed the issues. In the
end was a letter addressed to Prince Kung
and tlie Japanese prime minister, containing
suggestions which were accepted by both
governments, it was a basis of peace not to
be broken for many years. So it will be seen
that there were useful days as well as
days of pageantry In Japan. General Grant
In time became not alone the friend, but
the companion of the mikado and his coun-
sellors.
WACO *UEEX CARNIVAL.
Miss Dwyer of San Antonio Captured
tlie Pri/.e for Reality.
Waco, Tex., May 20.—The carnival scene
to-night was brilliant and bewitching. Tha
queens of the Texas cities and towns on
their thrones attended, the central throne
occupied by Miss McGregor, the Waco
queen. The judges to make the award on
the bea.uty and style of equipage, together
with the costume of the queen elected, were
Messrs. W. R. Crush, W. II. Weak, A. G.
Nash, A. L. Smith, J. L. Spurllng. S. K.
Ely, K. H. Brown, Ed D. SLsk, A. W. Grif-
fith. J. N. Tennant, jr., K. P. Wooford, J.
C. Mldleton, J. Gordon Brown, C. J. Mar-
tlet t and F. M. Brown. They reported in
favor of Miss Gertrude Dwyer of San An-
tonio and Miss Dwyer was led forward by a
band of nobles in gilt and purple and
crowned by the Waco queen. The victorious
San Antonio queen was placed upon the
central throne and the Waco queen took
her place beside her. The coronation was
witnessed by 10,000 people. An artillery sa-
lute was fired and the bands played "God
Save the Queen."
Killed by Lightning.
St. Paul, Minn., May 20.—In Manyaska
township, about seven miles south of this
place, four boys were struck by a bolt of
lightning. Two of them were Instantly
killed and the other two were severely in-
jured, and at this time It Is doubtful If the
injured will recover. A heavy storm was In
progress at the time.
Mean All Right.
Detroit. Free Press.
"What do you mean by calling me a suc-
cessful highwayman?" growled one capital-
ist to th<* oither.
"I meant, sir, that you own an elevated
railroad."
Are you sure
that you're using the right thing
for washing? If the work is slow
and hard, and you have to depend upon
rubbing, then you ought to get some-
thing else. And even if you have some-
thing that saves work, it may be bad
for the clothes. You may be ruining
them.
Pearline gives ihe easiest, quickest,
most economical washing, of anything that's safe to use. The
more you investigate, and inquire and compare, the surer
you'll be that Pearline is the only right thing to wash with, mo
SptlH ',ei'l"ers ""'l some unscrupulous grocers will tell you "thisis as good as"
k-.5Ci.lU. or "the same as Pearline." IT'S FALSE—Pearline is never peddled,
it an(1 if y°ur grocer sends you something in place of Pearline, be
OdLK honest—send it buck, JAMES PYLE, New York.
IT III* BHK\ MtllVMaOl) HiyiWKKN
Til 10 < <>MM\M)|:its III.' (.llllKlv
AND Tl KlvlSII I'OKCIOS.
FUG OF TRUCE IGNORED IN [PIUS
H>' the (ireekN, Hut nit ArmlHtlce Re-
ported Later— l«eneral Foreign
i\ev»N of Interest.
Athens, May 20.—An armistice between
the Turkish and Greek troops In Thessaly,
to extend over a period of seventeen days,
was formally concluded to-day.
Ignored n Finn of Truce.
Berlin, May 20.—A telegram received here
from Constantinople this afternoon says
that an attempt of the Turkish commander
in Eplrus to treat with the Greeks for an
armistice has resulted In failure, owing to
the Greeks having ignored the tlag of truce
and to their having attempted yesterday
with two battalions of troops to make a
fresh incursion into Turkish territory. The
Greeks, it is further .stated, also she.led tha
Turkish position. In conclusion the Con-
stantinop.e dispatch says the Turkish gov-
ernment disclaims a.l responsibility for
what may follow.
ARMISTICE CONCLUDED.
Constantinople, May 2t).—1> p. m.-An ar-
mistice was formally concluded to-day for
seventeen days between the Turkish and
Greek troops on the frontier of Eplrus.
Armistice Geiierul.
Constantinople, May 20.—The armistice
concluded to-day Is general and Includes
the .and and sea forces of both combat-
ants.
The ambassadors of the powers met this
afternoon to consider the terms of peace.
Pence Ncuotliit Ioiim.
Constantinople, May 20.—Although not def-
initely decided, it is thought the peace ne-
gotiations will be conducted between Tur-
key and Greece direct, and that afterwards,
fol.owing the precedent of the treaty of Si.
Stefano, the terms will be submitted to a
European conference, which, will probably
meet in Paris.
The CretiuiM' Derision.
London, May 20.—A special dispatch from
Canea says thai the Cretans have decided
to co-operate with the admirals command-
ing the Meets of tlie foreign powers In the
work of organizing a government for the
island.
I.iimiti Deserted.
Lamia, May 20.—This town is deserted,
with the exception of the prefect, a news-
paper correspondent, the telegraph opera-
tors and a few others.
A Correspondent's Story.
Athens, May 20. The correspondent of tlie
Associated Press who was with the Greek
army after its retreat from Domokos has
arrived here, lb* was unable to transmit
his dispatches from Domokos on account
of tlie wires being blocked. Me furnishes a
picturesque account of tlie battle of Do-
mokos, fought on Monday last, confirming
the stories previously told of the heroic
conduct of tlie Greeks, but also furnishing
continuation of tin- complete breakdown or
all the Greek military organizations and
the failure of their generalship, lie says:
"On Saturday Crown Prince ConstantIne
informed the British and Ills ambulance
doctors (Ked Cross society) that there
would be no fighting and that they had
better disband the hospital and ambulance
corps.
"On my way to the front 1 found around
Lamia 40.000 refugees, miserable from three
days' Incessant rain, having no shelter ex-
cept a few blankets. Women were giving
birth to children on tlie sodden ground and
the road leading to the precipitous pass
was encumbered with commissariat trains
composed of rickety country carts drawn
by feeble horses. I heard sad accounts of
the state of the army. The men had to lie
In the heavy rain, and for days they lay
in the trenches or on the open ground. The
weather was bitterly cold, the neighboring
heights being covered with snow, and there
was much fever and dysentery among the
t roops."
The correspondent then describes the bat-
tle of Domokos, his uceount agreeing with
the stories already cabled. In writing of
the bravery of the Greeks he referred espe-
cially to the young recruits and to the
Garibaldlans who. "in red shirts, caps and
green trousers, did splendid work and in-
spired all." Continuing the correspondent
says:
"With the Garibaldlans was a vivandlere
with a red Jacket. She fearlessly attended
the wounded under a hot lire and during the
confused retreat never lost touch with her
wounded until she had them safe in the
German ambulance hospital at Port Ma-
rino."
Hoy Injured by ii I'ony.
Caldwell, Burleson Co., Tex., May 20.—
Yesterday afternoon Fritz Jannett, son of
Mr. E. O. Jannett, met with a serious acci-
dent. He rode a pony to a pasture, and
while there became In some way entangled
in the rope on the pony's neck. The pony
became frightened and ran iway, dragging
the bo.v over the ground and up against a
post. Five or sis. teeth were knocked com-
pletely out and his upper lip was split In two
diagonally. While painfully injured, his
condition is not serious.
Teachers Elected.
Rosebud, Falls Co., Tex., May 20.—The
board of trustees met here yesterday after-
noon and re-elected the following teachers
for the ensuing year: Miss Leila Everett,
Miss Jessie Hemphill and Miss Drusha Tor-
bett. Superintendent J. P. Kcnnard's con-
tract with the board does not expire for two
years.
REPORT OP THE CONDITION
-OK-
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF GALVESTON
At Galveston, In* the State of Texas, at tha
Close of Business, May 14, 1W7.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts *567,028 43
Overdrafts, secured and unse-
cured
V. S. bonds to secure circulation....
Premium on lr. S. bonds
Stocks, securities, etc
Hanking house, furniture and fix-
tures
Due from national banks (not re-
serve agents)
Due from state banks and bankers.
Due from approved reserve agents. 31
Checks and other cash Items
Exchanges for clearing house 15,982 SI
Notes of other national banks 2,t»o 00
Fractional paper currency, nickels
and cents 1,394 75
Lawful money reserve in bank, viz:
Specie \ $10,332 00
Legal tender notes 19,315 00— 29,647 00
Redemption fund with U. S. treas-
urer (5 per cent of circulation)... 2,200 00
1,
DO,1
4,i
36,i
33,605 00
49,322 7G
2,245 12
,278 71
365 52
,982
,1)06
Total
..$«r
LIABILITIES.
expense
.000 00
000 00
,819 94
000 00
109 05
m 43
975 2t
840 00
Capital stock paid in
Surplus
Undivided prollts, less
and taxes paid
National bank notes outstanding.
Due to other national banks
Due to state banks and bankers..
individual deposits subject to chec
Demand certificates of deposit
Notes and bills redlscounted
'X*Ot(ll $827,119 18
Siute of Texas, County of Galveston, ss:
1, W. N. Stowe, cashier of the abovo
named bank, do solemnly swear that tho
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
W. N. STOWE, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
(Seal.) 20th day of May, 1897.
W. B. WALL IS,
Notary Public for Galveston County, Texas.
Correct- Attest:
J. REYMERSHOFFER,
CHAS. FOWLER,
11. A. LANDES,
Directors.
RECAPITULATION.
Resources.
Loans and discounts $568,498 5t
U, S. bonds and premiums 54,000 00
Stocks, securities, etc 36,024 00
I tanking house, furniture and llx-
iurc9 33,505 00
Redemption fund 2,250 00
Cash and sight exchange.
Total
132,2141 67
$827,119 13
Liabilities.
Capital stock $300,900 00
Surplus and prollts (net) 163,819 H
Circulation 45,00000
Rediscounts 54,639 55
Deposits 263,659 69
Total $827,119 18
FREE
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Manufacturers' Agent* and Comnlaatoa
Merchants.
Keep a full stock on hand or avarythlnr la
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Oppression, S11 (location, Neumlgla ttc,
CURED BY
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OR POWDER.
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HOLD BY ALL DKCGU1ST3.
on
^ Atlanta, fia. tl
•nd Whiaker Hahiti
cured at hofoe with-
out pain. Dook of par-
ticulars sent FREE*
B.M. WOOIiLEY.M.D.
In saying that Hood's Sarsaparlila cures,
its proprietors make, no idle claim.
The Rosy Freshness
And a volvety softness of the skin i* inva-
riably obtained bv those who use Pokzoni'b
Complexion Powder.
ICDUCATIONAL.
IIK; 4 ROUTB.
St. Louis to Burlington. Through curs.
Summer Lam Lectures
UNIVERSITY OF VIKOINIA.
July I to Aug. 81.1W7. Course Includes 36 lecturss by
Mr Justice Hsrlsu, ot U 8. siipr«u»« Court. Fo*
OftUklKUS, ttUams 11. C MINOR. Secretary.
Atlanta. «a. Office 1M* White hail St.
NOTICES.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals are Invited by the com-
missioners' court of Lavaca county, Texas,
until 12 o'clock noon. June 1.1. 18i»7. for the
building of the Lavaca county court house
at Hallettsvllle. Texas. Plans and specifi-
cations can oh seen at the office of the coun-
ty clerk at llallettsville. or office of Eugena
T. Hrlner, architect. Houston. Texas. A
certllied check in the sum of live hundred
($5110) dollars will be required in connection
with all bids on the building- and foUO in
connection with the plumbing and sewer-
aye, and $1000 In connection with the vault.
All checks to be indorsed by u local bank
and to be payable to D. A. Paulus. county
judge. The building will be let In one con-
tract except the plumbing and sewerage,
which will be let separate, and except a
steel vault for which separate contract*
will be let, and bids for same will also be re-
ceived on said date. No bids will be enter-
tained exceeding $60,000 for building. A sat-
isfactory bond to the amount of one-half
the bid will be required of the parties tj
whom the contracts are awarded ami
checks herein required arc to become tha
property of the county In case of failure tg
do so within twelve (12) days. Builder o5
vault to give a bond conditioned that he will
keep vault in repair for live years. Th«
right is reserved to reject any or all bids*
by order of commissioners' court.
IX A. PAULUS.
County Judge Lavaca Cow
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