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AUSTIN DAILY STATESMAN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7. 1902. ACE THREE. THE RAPID TRANSIT SALE (6 $34,000.00 STOCK 8 GOING RAPIDLY AT THESE PRICES Riverside Percale Calicoes, 2 l-2c per yard. Crossbarred Muslin 2 l-2c per yard.

All Our Shoes at Manufacturer's Prices. Men's lace effect hose, reds and blues at 12c per pair. Men's linen collars, broken sizes, 3c each. Ladies' linen collars (to close the lot) lc each. Men's and Boys' Clothing at Just What its Worth Wholesale in New Ysrk.

8 LAG. N. RAILROAD. On the present schedule effective "December IS, International and Great northern trains arrive at and depart 'from passenger station as below: Northbound. Arrive 10:40 a.

12:10 a. 2:57 p. 11:12 p. uu Leave 10:50 a. 12:15 p.

3:00 p. 11:15 p. m. Southbound. Arrive 4:00 a.

5:45 a. 3:10 p. 8:50 p. m. 4:10 a.

6:00 a. 3:20 p. 9:00 p. m. HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL.

No. 24 leaves Austin at 1:25 p. -arrives at Houston at 7:20 p. m. No.

26 leaves Austin at 11:00 p. arrives at Houston at 6:10 a. m. No. 25 arrives at Austin at 7:20 a.

leaves Houston at 11 p. m. No. 23 arrives at Austin at 4:10 p. leaves Houston at 10:30 a.

m. Austin Division. No. 75 leaves Austin at 8 a. arrives at Llano at 1:10 p.

m. No. 76 leaves Llano at 2:00 p. -arrives at Ausain at 6:50 p. m.

LAMPASAS STAGE LINE. Lave Burnet 11 a. m. -Arrive Lampasas 4 p. m.

Leave Lampasas .....10:15 a. m. Arrive Burnet 3:15 p.m. W. A.

NEWTON, Prop. MASON AND LLANO STAGE. Leave. Llano ...12:30 p. m.

-Arrive Mason 7:30 p. m. Leave Mason 6:30 a. m. Arrive Llano 1:30 p.m.

Daily except Sunday. Making connection with train. Fare, $2.50. Mason and Llano stage makes connection with the east and west. bound -trains at Llano.

Fare, round trip, $5.00, limited 10 days. S. G. McLEAN, Proprietor, Llano. SAN SABA STAGE LINE.

Leave Llano 1:00 p. m. San Saba 7:30 p. m. Leave San Saba 4:30 a.

m. Llano 12:00 noon Dally except Sunday. D. F. HARLESS, Proprietor.

jLL KEY BROS. BREVARD, 8 Jl -THE BUSY STORE- eSSSC5SSSSSS3iSSSSSSSSS3S9 A WHITE PATH. HERE is only one there are many kinds of soap. There is only one destination, but there are many paths that lead to it. If you want the short est and safest road to Cleanliness, it is paved with Ivory Soap.

Neither man nor clothes ever get beyond the cleansing power of Ivory Soap. Its rich, creamy lather extracts every particle of dirt but It stops at the dirt Ivory Soap it floats. OOniUWT 1M THE MOCTIR AMtU 00. CINCINNATI BURNET CO. 3500 acres In solid body.

Permanent water, good grass and some agricultural land. We can sell this at the remarkably low price of $1.25 an acre cash, or half cash, balance 1 to 5 or 8 years, or 5 years straight with 8 per cent interest. It is the cheapest tract of land in Burnet coun ty. TRAVIS CO. 66 2-3 acres black land farm, 7 miles north of Austin; 63 acres in cultivation; good residence, barns, stables, sheds, two wells.

Price $3000, on very desirable terms of payment. BREWSTER CO. 23,000 acres for sale or exchange. Permanent water and good grass and near the quicksilver mines. RANDALL CO.

20,000 acres in solid body under 4-wire fence and otherwise highly improved. Fine agric ultural land, with abundance of per-manent water; $3.00 an acre, long time, low interest rate. WE HAVE a large amount improved, clear, Income-bearing city property In different places to exchange for ranch lands and farms. Vendor lien notes for sale. RANCHES AND FARMS IN ALL PARTS OF TEXAS.

The Gaines Land Company M'DONAID BLDG. Jv. fit. 'i ROAD WAS BOUGHT BY PRESIDENT F. H.

WATRISS OF THE COMPANY FOR $100,000. $25,003 PAID AT PUCE OF SALE The Remainder Will Be Paid When the Court Confirms the Sale-Receiver's Certificate. The Austin Rapid Transit Railway company, which for the rast several years has been in the hands of a re ceiver, liajor Ira H. Evans of this city, was sold by him yesterday noon at public outcry in front of the court house to the highest bidder. The road was bought in by F.

H. Watriss of New York, president of the company, and the price paid was $100,000, w'bich amount, in accordance with an order of the court, was the minimum price placed on the road. As soon as the sale is confirmed by the court, it is the purpose of the company to reorganize and some extensive improvements are to be made in the system, which will result In much good to the citizens of Austin. The bonds outstanding against "the company aggregate $343,000 and the certificates of indebtedness and other liabilities make the total amount, Including the bonds, over Out of the above amount paid by Mr. Watriss for the road $25,000 was paid down to Receiver Evans in accordance with the terms of the decree and the balance will be paid when the court confirms the sale.

It is learned that the amount of receiver's certificates amounts to about $80,000 and this will be paid out of the $100,000 received for the road and the remainder will be applied to the payment of the bonds. The sale is to be approved by Judge Maxey and it will take several days. STATE HOUSE HAPPENINGS The following railroad companies have paid their quarterly passenger taxes into the comptroller's department for the quarter ending March 31: The New York, Texas and Mexican Railway company paid $148.41 taxes on $14,841.41, the gross passenger earnings for the quarter. The Gulf, Western Texas and Pacific Railway company paid $85.99 taxes on $8598.79, the gross passenger earnings for the quarter. The Texas, Sabine Valley and Northwestern Railway company paid $47.94 taxes on $4794.15, the gross passenger earnings for the quarter, Chicago, Rock Island and Mexico Railway comtmnv naid $13.33 tavps on $1332.83, the gross passenger earnings ror tne quarter.

The Southern Kansas Rail wn onm Danv.of Texas nairl 28 IS tnvpa nn $3814.89, the gross passenger earnings ror, tne quarter. The tax collectors of the following counties hied their annual statements with the comptroller's department of the taxes collected during 1901: Eastland, Comanche, Callahan, Crosby, Lampasas, Refugio, Angelina and Jack. This makes a total of sixty-five counties wnich have thus far sent in tneir annual settlements. Engineer Thompson of the railroad commission nas submitted to the commission his report on the application filed a few rluvs asm hv Jnrla-p A Stedman, general attorney of the In ternational ana ureal JNortnenr Railway, for authority to issue J9K8 nnn bonds on Dart of the road from Nana. sota south, the particulars of which were puDusnea at the time the application was filed.

Judge Stedman will be here noon, nt Which time it is believed the fom mis sion will take some action on the report. The charters of the following for. porations were yesterday filed in the secretary of state's office Hamilton-Pratt Mercantile company of Bronson. Sabine county; capital stock $50,000. Incorporated by D.

E. Pratt and A. D. Hamilton of Bronson, and John H. Kirby of Houston.

The Cumberland Rest of Fort Worth; no capital stock. Purpose, to establish and maintain a home for aged and indigent Christian men and women. Incorporated by Mrs. A. M.

Simpson, Mrs. M. F. Matthews, Mrs. Emma V.

Ellis and others. The Sedarmann Heat and Power company of St. Louis, with a capital stock of $25,000 was granted a permit to do business In Texas. The Beaumont. Texas, Petroleum and Liquid Oil company, limited, of London, England, was granted a permit to do business in Texas by the secretary of state's department.

Capital stock, $1,250,000. The Texas office is to be located at Beaumont The following charter was filed In the secertary of state's department: Frontier Hide company of Houston. Capital stock, $20,000. The incorporators are J. C.

Hutchegon, T. F. Maurin and J. P. Lants.

The comptroller's department has registered an issue of $10,000 city of Comanche water works bonds. These bonds were first approved by the attorney general's department. The state insurance department has granted a permit to do business in Texas to the Fraternal Censer of Dayton, Ohio. Ii you are an employer and two men of apparently the same capacity and habits were to apply for a position of responsibility, one of the men being a renter and the other a home owner, which one would you select? Secure a home in Hyde Park. M.

M. fehipe, 105 East Eighth street. 4 I. A a N. R.

R. EXCURSIONS. 4 4 California Point. nA Pn On sale Tneaduva Marxh ie j. April 1 and 15, May 6 and 4 tare pius Z.00.

4 4 For tickets and Information 4 4 call at City Ticket Office, 622 4 Congress avenue, corner Sixth 4 4 street "Red Front" 4 4 P. J. LAWLESS. 4 4 Passenger and Ticket Arenf. u.

444444-444-4 4 4 ff ashville and Return, $22.50 Account general conference C. M. E. church. On sale May 4, 5, 6, good to June 4.

The most direct and best accommodations are obtained by going via Memphis. T. Asheviile, N. and Return, $31.10 9 Account Southern Baptist convention. On sale May 6.

7. Extension limit to June 2 for return. The Shreveport and Memphis gateways are the shortest and quickest way to reach Asheviile. City ticket office. 522 Congress avenue, corner Sixth street.

Red front P.J. LAWLESS, CP. ST. A. kind of Cleanliness, but HOLDER TAKEN MY SHERIFF SAUNDERS OF CALDWELL COUNTY TOOK PRISON-ER TO LOCKHART.

Yesterday morning Sheriff Saunders of Caldwell county, who has been, In this city since Saturday night, returned to Lockhart, having In custody Joe Holden, who shot Postmaster Wash. Harris at Lytton Springs last Saturday. Holder will be held at Lockhart, It is very likely that he will be tried for Insanity. Harris continues to Improve. What constitutes the re! Value of a town lot? It is not the ground.

It Is the surroundings, the streets, the proximity of the street cars, the distance from school, the healthfulness of the location, the beauty of the seen, ery, the absence Or presence of dust and mud, whether the community la thoroughly respectable or not. See M. M. Shlpe, agent for Hyde Park. Summer Law School UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.

tn Vlnrtnlmnioiinialnn. Kid Summer. July ItofVntrm. tier 1, wn. Hv the Uir faculty.

Helpful to beimuemi lacked Instruction, For vataloKtm, adilreaa .1 juiiva, ovemmrji vaariulk.vulet va. HOTEL NORfllANDIE Broadway and Thirty-Eighth New York. Best Hotel location in the city. Absolutely fireproof. European plan.

Located In the amusement and shop-' ping district. Twenty principal places of amusement within five minuta walk of the hotel. Family and "transient hotel. CH AS. A.

ATKINS CO. AUSTIN HOUSE Corner Tenth and Brazos Streets, On One Block from the Avenue, Has been remodeled and furnished. throughout with new furniture. Terms reasonable. MRS.

M. E. FARRAR, Proprietress. BEST PASSENGER SERVICE TEXAS. 4 IMPORTANT GATEWAYS 4 mo rsouskc to Nswt autmoM.

Superb Pullman Vestibules sleepers, Handsome Reclining Chair Ca (SEATS FREE) ON ALL THROUGH TRAINS. ONLY LINE WITH fast mornlntr and evening trains to St. Louis and th East. ONLY LINK WITH Pullman SleeDer and high back Scarrltt seat Coachuf thiouifh (without change) to Me Orleans. Sally.

ONLY LINE WITH handsome new Cnaf Cars through (without change) dally, to St. Louis, Memphis and El Paso. 3NLY LINE WITH a saving of 1 2 hour to California. ONLY LINE WITH Tourist 81eoplnj Cars, semi-weekly, through (wltUctuI change) to San Francisco. ASK FOR SCHEDULES OP OUR INCOMPARABLE TRAINS, "CANNON PALL "NIGHT EXPRESS E.

P. TURNER, StfttftAi. PaauNQift ano Ticket Aosmi, DALLAS. TEX. hailwayZ AUSTIN, TEXAS.

i I I 1 I xcursions I I Aire cunnc ruixi MEAL FOR 50 CRIMINAL CASES ACTED ON SOME IMPORTANT CASES WERE DISMISSED YESTERDAY AND OTHERS WERE SET. In the Fifty-third district court yesterday the following cases were acted upon in the criminal docket: George Monson, murder, by agreement of parties. John Sorrells murder, set for June 16th, 1902. R. A.

Haydin, forgery, retired from docket. Morris Guent, theft by bailee, dismissed on motion of district attorney. Abe Williams, hnro-lnrv. riismlsaoA on motion Of district attorney for reasons on nie. Harry Davis, forgery, passed over ui iew uays.

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ucnmg BKin numors, scabs or syDhllitlc blood no) Ia ulcers, persistent eruptions, pimples, boils, aches and nnlns In hnViea joints or back, swollen glands, risings and bumps on the skin, rheumatism or catarrh, or any form of skin or blood diseases. Men, women and children are being cured In every state by Bot anic Blood Balm for purifying th blood and expelling the germs and humors from the entire system, leavino the skin free from eruptions, and rosy with evidence of pure, rich blood. No sufferer need longer despair, help Is at hand. no matter how manv din. couragements you may have Botanic Blood Balm (B.

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B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm) ROliI hv nil ririior Ktoroa with complete directions for home treatment for $1 per large bottle. For fre iriat treatment address Blood Halm 71 Mitrhfll KtrPAt. Atlanta fta and trial treatment will be sent at and free medical advice given.

Over 3000 voluntary testimonials of cures by using Blood Balm. ThoruuKhlv tested for 30 years. CHEAP EXCURSION RATES To Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn. Tha National Rnntfat Innlvtnurlu to be held at St.

Paul May 20 to 28. 1 rinai limit can De extended to June 30. The annual meeting of the National Educational association will be at Minneapolis July 7 to 11. Final limit can be extended to September 1. In the interest of those who will attend these conventions the Chicago, Milwaukee and St.

Paul railway will be prepared to furnish perfect facilities In the way of such through train service as may be required, and the most modern and luxurious equipment, consisting of sleeping and apartment cars, dining and buffet cars, chair cars and up-to-date coaches. Tickets will sold both to Minneapolis and St. Paul and return at one regular first-class limited fare, plus $2, the final return limit being of such liberal character that It affords opportunities to the passengers to visit the many point of Interest In the northwest. For detailed Information address F. A.

Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, 111., or M. F. Smith, Commercial Agent. Dallas, Tex. AN EASTERN TRIP VIA WASHINGTON.

If a trip" to Philadelphia or New York Is made over the Vandalla-Penn-sylvanla Short Lines a ten days visit to may b. enjoyed without additional cost for fare, as tickets over this route may be secured via national capital at same rate as ovei direct line. For particulars address J. M. Chesbrough, A.

O. P. Ait, 801 Cen-tury Building, St. Louis. RALSTON'-PUKINA CEREAL DEMONSTRATION.

Monday, Tuesday and Wednpsday, May 5, 6 and 7, Miss B. A. Dlnges will talk Interestingly about the manufacture and usages of Ralston-Pu-rlna Health Flour. A loaf Purina Health Bread will be given free with every purchase of two packages -of RalHton-rurlna cereals. Deen Walling, pure food grocers, 221 and 23 East Sixth street.

City News SHORTHAND AND TYPEWRITING. Mrs. Lillie Erwin instructs all her pupils personally and only a limited number of scholars are enrolled, so that the best possible results are se-cured. In shorthand- the Pittman, -Graham or Gregg systems are used. No.

208 East Fourth street. Phone 411. TURF EXCHANGE. Rear of the Crystal Saloon. Direct wire connectioa with.

New Orleans nd San Francisco. 1 H. MADIGIN Proprietors. GEO. A.

FORBES. Manager. The Hancock Hotel has the neatest rooms and sets the best table in the city and wants your patronage. THE ELITE CAFE. The Elite Cafe at No.

911 Congress Avenue Is the place to go for first class meals. Board by the weeh and day nd the service is of the very best. A MODEL CAFE, m. nf thA meals at the Elite 'cafe, conducted by Mrs. fc.

J. White at No. 911 Congress is daily becoming better known and accordingly her patronage is on the increase Mrs. White makes a specialty of fine coffee, and her business lunches can not be excelled. -a Why not begin saving your earnings? Ten cents a day will pay for a lot, and 20 cents a day will pay for two lots in Hyde Park or Hyde Park Annex, and we will donate one lot free of cost, and we will furnish you material to build a home.

M. M. Shipe, 105 East Eighth street. WARNING Tenderness, aching in the small of the back is a serious symptom. The kidneys are suffering.

Take Smith's Sure Kidney Cure at once. It is a reliable kidney remedy and system reg- alator, and will cure the trouble before it develops its dangerous stage. Price 50 cents and $1.00. For sale by SI. C.

CornwelL ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY. Entrance examinations to the University of Texas for session of 1902-1903 will be held in the University building according to the following schedule: English, Wednesday, May 14, 9 to 12 a. m. History, Wednesday, May 14, 3 to 6 p. m.

Mathematics, Thursday, May 15, 9 to 12 a. rn. Latin, Thursday, May 15, 3 to p. m. Greek.

Modern Languages, Friday, May 16, 9 to 12 a. m. Natural Sciences, Friday, May 16, 3 to 6 p. m. Applicants should present themselves by 8:30 of the morning of May 14.

An examination fee of $3 will be charged. JOHN A. LOMAX, Registrar. CLOUDCROFT, The Roof Garden of the Southwest. The season at Cloudcroft will open on June 1st, the Lodge Dining Hall and Lunch Counter having been placed under the able management of the popular hotel proprietor and manager, Mr.

Geo. Waterman. The fame of Cloudcroft as the Premier Resort of the southwest has been heralded far and wide, and patrons may rest assured Its reputation will not be allowed to suffer this season. Extensive Improvements have been made In the way of accommodations and outdoor as well as indoor amusements and entertainment. For a booklet regarding Cloudcroft, further Information in reference to this Summer Resort, call on nearest coupon Ticket Agent, or addrews, A.

N. BROWN. G. P. E.

P. R. I. Route, El Paso, Texas. W.

S. OLDHAM ATTORNEY aT LAW 0c 103 1-2 East Seven ntreet, AUSTIN. TEXAS. rlff 'til1 fib THE CHICAGO BEACH Fl FTY.FI RRT ROML FViRfl ANn Is the finest summer and winter hotel on. the Great Lakes for families tourists and transient guests.

Has nearly a 1000-feet broad veranda like auuvc. cum oi Btoue ana pressed DncK. 450 large rooms. All outside. No courts.

Furnished throughout In mahogany. 220 private bath rooms. Just 10 minutes by Illinois Central Express from the shopping and theater district of the city. Cool In summer, away from the city's dust, noise and smoke. Golf, tennis, boating, bathing and fishing.

Send for handsome new Illustrated booklet. A FIRST CLASS mm fiirar1'' .1 i i i ri i lit i i i mm Mil' jl 11 1 I I I lill FOR KATY FLYER PASSENGERS LOUIS, CHICAGO. KANSAS CITY. i mm GALVESTON. AUSTIN, SAN ANTONIO, fekVPALLAS and FT.

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