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SOVTHERM
MER.CVRT.
Vol. XXV. No. 11
Dallas* Texas, Thursday, March 16, 1005
$1.00 Per Annum
>ys' Qothing in J905 Styles
SANGER BROTHERS' CLOTHING FOR BOYS HAS
STOOD THE TEST FOR NEARLY FORTY YEARS.
rqVERY conceivable new
It style is represented in this
'—' admirable showing of boys'
clothing. We exact from the
manufacturers the most pains-
taking work, and thus obtain
the best clothes that human
skill and brains can produce.
We invite you to call and in-
spect our new lines of—
Fine Worsted Double-breasted
and Serge Suits, hand-made at
$7.50, $8.50,
$10.00 « $12.50
'AN V
SLEUTHS NEEDED
TO GET EVIDENCE
.$830
Good wearing Cheviot and Serge Double-breasted t r A A
Suits, perfectly tailored and all wool, at $3.50 and. . PJ*vV
Fashionable Double-breasted and Yoke Norfolk
Suits, at $6.00, $7.50 and
VSrn TOWN TALK HSs
Our own make from all-wool cloths, double sewed with linen
thread, all seams taped. The patterns are the best we have
procured in years. In spite of an advancing cloth
market, price remains the same, per pair 75c and JVC
ORDE BY MAIL, TELEPHONE OR TELEGAPH
Wt Prepay Express on Orders Value $5.00 or More
SANGER BROTHERS,
Dallas, Texas.
it
An
INTERESTING TRADE-MARK
DECISION.
y Owners of trade-marks, as well as all
rholesale and retail druggists, will be
[.'terested to learn that the proprietors
•f Perry Darin" Painkiller have recently
woo sAother trade-mark Infringement.
PUty took action against the Light-
ning Medicine Company, of Rock Island,
to I*ettaln them from using the word
FatnklUeis The court decreed that the
Davis & Lawrence Company are only
entitled to use this word, and Issued an
(^Junction against the Lightning Med-
icine Company restraining them forever
from its use. The Davis ft Lawrence
Co. own the name Painkiller as a trade-
mark. by right of originality, b'y right
of adoption and first use. Apparently
they have all the law and equity on
their side and they have the will and
disposition, as well as the money, to
protect their right*. They will prose-
cute to the extent of the law any party
using the name "Painkiller" as applied
to a medicine.
Greenville, Tex., March 15.—Miss
lilllian Goolsby gave a very swell en-
tertainment on Saturday In- honor of
her couffin, Miss Bounds, of Sherman.
The color scheme, green and white.
Was carried out in the decorations and
refreshments:
A Blow in the Back.
An overcoat is a necessary nuisance and
the tendency to take it oft on warmish
days in late autumn and winter is as
Strong as it is unwise. A treacherous
wind hits you in the back and the next
morning you have lumbago. Rub well
and often with Perry Davis' - Painkiller
and you will be astonished to find how
quickly all soreness is banished. There
Is but one Painkiller. Perry Davis".
TOM
WATSON'S MAGAZINE FOR
APRIL.
EDITORIALS—Hon. Thomas E. Wat-
son.
In Russia—President Roosevelt and
tin Railroad Problem Bribery in
Georgia—Who Pays the Taxes?
The Free Pass Evil, etc., etc.
CORRUPT PRACTICES IN POLI-
TICS Hon. Lucius F. C. Garvin, Ex-
Governor of Rhode Island.
THE NEW YORK CHILDREN'8
COURT—Hon. Joseph M. Deuel, Au-
thor of the legislation creating the
Court, and one of the Judges presid-
ing therein.
CONSERVATIVE AND RADICALS—
John H. Girdner, M. D.
HEW SINS—Footpace Ethics in a
Horse-Power World—Charlotte Per-
i, kins Oilman.
THE CONSTITUTION—A Document
that Needs Revision—Frederick Up-
ham Adams.
FICTION
Will N. Harben—Owen. Oliver—W.
Murray Graydon— Capt. W. E. P.
French, U. 8. A. Eleanor H. Porter—
ft. M. Bower—Vincent Harper—Hugh
Pendexter.
Sent one year with The Mercury for
$1.75. „ j
For sale at all News Stands, at 10e
per copy.
BRADY CLOSED
THE CASE
Jary
Charged at 2 O'clock by
Judge Calhoun.
A VERDICT EXPECTED
End of One of the Greatest Legal Bat-
tle in Recent
Years.
ANTI-BEEF TRUST COMMITTEE IS
VERY SLOW PROGRESS.
MAKING
change of venue in suits against rail-
road corporations for damages. |
Mouse bill No. n! , exempting certain
counties from the o|>erntloiis of the
stock law.
House Mil No. 4r>0. attaching Hockley The editor of this department de-
land Cochran counties to Lubbock for sires to have a correspondent In each
judicial purposes. camp of veterans, and among the
for holding court "in" the Thirty-firstju- teresfuT'the"v^te"8 "th'f1"? "m'"
dictal district. terest to the veterans, their families
and friends, be sent in each week from
all sections of the brigade, much good
will result, and many old comrades
Department United Confederate Veterans
ANNUAL STATEMENT.
Charles A. Walsh of Iowa is on the Ground—Data is Hard to Ob'ain.
Southern Paciiic Merger Bill and its Opponents—Argu-
ment of Friends of the Measure—Pe; sonal
and Minor Mention.
Austin, Tex., March 15.—The legislative anti-beef trust committee It
experiencing some difficulty in securing data against the beef trust. Alt
their sessions are executive as a result of the fact that the information
that they are to get can only be secured as a result of detective work and
by promising the greatest secrecy as to who flftnlshes the information that
is needed. Every one realizes that there is a. trust and that it is doing
Texas more harm than any other section, but if it becomes known that any
particular set of men are coining here before the legislative committee to
testify against the beef trust it Is feared that the truBt will take out a re-
venge on them later on. For that reason the legislative committee Is going
to work on. the quiet to secure the information that they desired and the
intimation is forthcoming that the committee Is very sanguine of securing
some veiy reliable and beneficial facts by adopting this plan of carefully
guarding the authorship of their information. The committee has had one
or two meetings already and will hold another one to-day to hear the testi-
mony of a number of parties who have strong evidence or discrimination
In prices at the hands of the trust. C. A. Walsh, the right bower of Mr.
Hearst, is still here looking over the situation, and it was learned yesterday
that he will remain here until some representative of Lawson and Hearst
arrives to take his place. During the past four or five ,days he has taken
several sprints around the state, and it is claimed that he Is Riving the
legislative committee some of its inside facts but that fact Is not admitted
by any of the Interested parties. The legislative committee realize that
they have a very serious problem confronting them in gathering data
against the trust that will be effective, and while they know that the trust
is sapping the state's Interests It Is hard to get hold of any tow line that Is
strong enough to drag the trust upon the rocks of destruction. The com-
mittee will peg away, however, until they get something tangible If it takes
a month, and in the meantime the political aspirants of the North and Kast,
as well as some of the frenzied finance people are doln^ their very best to
get in a position where they can come In for some of the glory In the event
that anything decisive Is done.
... . , along, boys; you can talk well enough
«9, ,n yo,,r camps; let s see how you can
s' *. do it In our Confederate page.
SPONSOR FOR TEXAS DIVISION
U. C. V.
Headquarters Texas Diw. U. e. v.,
Fort Worth, Tex.. March 11, 190; .
Special Order No. 14.—'Th > Major
(Jeneral commanding takes pleasure in
announcing that he has appointed Miss
Insurance Companies File Statements and friends will hear of each other
of Business. j ftKa'n- w'l° long since believed
I each other dead. The Daughters of
Austin. Tex., March 15.—The follow- the Confederacy especially are re-
ing companies have tiled in the insur- quested to use this paper for their pur-
nine department statement of business poses, and will always find a hearty
tran acted in Texas for the year en<J- ' welcome. Send along your lists of vet-
Ing Dei . 31, 1904, and rellcensed to oran8 'or publication and be sure that
operate in the state for turrent year: i!'le conimand and birth place of each
The Star Mutual Life and Annuity',S plV*>n aml of tho wlfe'8 n,so- Ct,mo
association, of Home,
paid, $53.&r>; office fees,
Fraternal Companies.
Royal Knights Sceptre and the Un-
tiles' Home and Palace, of Dallas; of-
fice fees, *7.
Mutual Aid Society of Wrath coun-
ty, headquarters at Stephenville. Of-
fice fees. $7.
Supreme Southern Pnmlly Circle, of
Hon: ton. Office fees. $7.
International Order of Twelve, Sir
Knights and DauglYters of T.tbor, of
Marshall. Office tees, $7; agents' cer-
tificates. $1.
United States Protective Society, of
St. l.ouls. Offlca fees, J7.
National Penevolent Association. of
Dallas. Office fee.-, $7.
Grand Lodge Rons of Hermann of
Texas, headquarters at San Antonio.
Office fees, 7; agents' certificates. $7.
The Palestine Telephone company of
Palestine reports to the comptroller
738 Instruments In use oyi tise 1st of
Jnnuary, lflor.. and paid $18.40 to the
tax imposed by lnw.
The Texas and Pacific Railway com-
pany reports $406,580.40 gross passen-
ger earnings for qunirter ending Dec.
31, 1!>04. a nidi paid the occupation tax
of $40<tr,.80.
The International and Orwt, North-
ern reports $306,751.55 passenger earn-
ings for the same period and pnld
$30(19.72 tax.
The Western Union Telegraph corn-
only one renson for this persistent op-
position, viz.: it Is much easier to
control Isolated camps than It la a con-
solidation of camps In a regiment. We
want our old organization that we had
during the war, that w rtught under,
and achieved under t..r> K . -y- that
tnches to every . ,,r command
o, the late wai ' t Is, companies
(camps), regit, e n r'gudes, divisions
(by States* < irp.-.t . by departments),
and all con. dtda.ed Into one organisa-
tion (army. Lt i these different organ-
izations be officered ns they were dur-
ing the war (and are now). Do this
and 50 per cent, in my Judgment, will
not equal the gains In membership
within a. twelve months. Give the old
boys a show, and they will do their duty
to their God, to their homes, to their
county and to their organization.
Article 4 of the constitution of the
Stale Division. U. C. V., originally pro-
vided for regiments, but It has been so
p'eked at and emasculated during the
past two years that it is a daisy now.
and I would like to see every member
of the division read It. So far as I
know, Gen. Charles L. Martin Is the
INTERESTING REMINISCENCE.
Roscoe, Texas, March 13.—I notice in
the Fort Worth Record that Congress
parnT reports' "having" se?it T6M89 flay I haH P"ssed a joint resolution to return
messages and 2(!.9f,2 night messages for the captured Confederate Hags that
CONSOLIDATE NBILLS.
Austin, Tex., March 15.—County At-
torney Hrady today closed the argu-
ment for the state in the Moore brib-
ery cast.
He began, his speech at 9:20 this
morning and spoke for four hours, re-
viewing the case in detail.
When Brady concluded, the court an-
nounced that a recess would be taken
Southern Pacific Merger Sent to En-
grossment.
Austin, Tex. March 15.—As was ex-
pected, consideration of the Southern
Pacific consolidation bill in the house
yesterday precipitated a long and te-
dious debate.
This bill, as previously stated, au-
thorizes the Galveston. Harrisburg and
San Antonio Railway company to pur-
chase the New York, Texas and Mex-
ican, the Gulf, West Texas and Pacific's
Gonzales branch, the Galveston, Hous-
ton and Northern, the San Antonio and
Gulf railroads, together with all their
rights and franchises.
The aggregate length of the several
lines embraced In this purchase or
consolidation Is approximately 300
miles, located entirely in Southwest
Texas.
This bill was before the houfie on
majority and minority reports of the
committee on common carriers. In the
•debate. It was contended, by those who
opposed the passage of the bill, that
it was violative of section 6. article 10,
of the constitution,'which prohibits the
consolidation by judicial sale or other-
wise of a Texas railway with the rail-
way organized or chart'-red under the
laws of another state. It was also ar-
gued that the bill was contrary to the
constitution of the United States, which
forbids the enactment of any law im-
pairing the obligation of a contract,
and that In this Instance It enable
three-fourths of the stock to alTect the
i desired consolidation without regard
to the rights of the owners of the re-
the quarter, and rvtlA an aggregate tax
of $1729.85.
The Farmers' Telephone company of
Parts, report." 760 phones In use and
paid r ta.x of $6.50.
PROSECUTING
THE MORMONS
pnny to bay front property which It hns
purchased in the < Ity of Galveston, find j Wholesale Work Bene Done by
upon which It Intends to construct a •
Canadian Authorities.
New York. March 15. —Wholesale
prosecutions of Mormons on the charge
to 2 o'clock at which time he would training onefourth.
charge the Jury. It Is expected that a On the other hand. It was contended
verdict may be reached in the case by those who favored the bill that t'
some time this afternoon. short lines to be purchased. In them-
This will end one of the greatest legr.l selves, were but mere feeders to th"
battles wnich has ever taken place In Galveston. Harrisburg and San Anto-
a Texas court, as the best legal talent nio rood, and cannot he profitably op-
had been retained in the case. jerated as Independent lines. It Is ne-
t cessary, under the present law, to
TOBACCO INDUSTRY. maintain general offices for each of
these short linen at an entirely useless
Texas is Destined to Lead aa a Grower ot *30 00J /?«*' annum.
. ., The message of the governor wasj
of the Staple. , quoted on the bill, in which he said:
system of wharves.
A few years ago a question, was
raised as to whether the slate In sell-
ing lands fronting on the hay had re-
linquished title to the submerged lands.
between the shore and the channel, and - ,
when the Southern Pacific bought laivls polygamy have begun al Raymond,
there for docks. It applied to and re- Alberta, one of the Northwest terrlto-
eelved from the legislature a law r''"H which has been made Into n prov-
quitlng the title. , I nee, according to a Tribune special
The Rock Island Is seeking confirm-I'l<>m Winnipeg. I he mounted police
atton of Its title In the same wav, (have taken up tho campaign against
preliminary to Hie development of the the Mormons, who number several
property. ; thousand. having moved from the
The committee on towns and city Unrted Stales and I'.urope in the last
corpor itlop.s returned the bill to the "ve years. I lie first action was |"k-
senate with a favorable report. |eL' 11 KaInst a well known resident of
Magrath, who recently brought two
_ , , . ... I wives from the United Slates, whom
Mr. Onion Introduced a Joint reso- • jj,, jH H.,|t| |0 have married In lllah.
lutlon in the house yesterday pro- He declared he was not living In po-
poslng to amend the slate consl Itu- t lygamy, tint was given his choice of
tion so as lo fix the number of mem- je^vlng the country or hldng prose-
bors of the senate at thirty-one and ;eutorl. Similar notices have I
the members or the house at ninety- i nerved on many others known to have
three, and further providing that the rnorf> than one wife.
membeis of neither branch of the leg
I.ucy Dundas Lowe, of Galveston, | only Brigadier General who ever tried
to carry out the original constitution
of the division. Now there Is nothing
of article 4 to carry out, but for the
First regiment to demand of the State
division brigade organization. We lack
one of having enough camps to form
two brigades under article 4. as It la
now printed. I would like for some
comrade who knows, to give the Veter-
ans of the State a history of the mu-
tilation of article 4 of our State divi-
sion constitution.
I am gratified to be able to say that
the First regiment. Fourth brigade,
Texas Division, IT. C. V., is now in
better shape every way than it has
ever been In its four years of existence.
At the Temple reunion last year of the
Texas, whether it Is under article 4
nated from brigade formations, there-
fore the First regiment at once took out
ar ticles of Incorporation from the State,
and Is a legal body under the laws of
Texxas, whether It Is under article t
of the Division constitution or not. I
was commissioned Colonel of the First
regiment, Texas 1'nlted Confederate
Veterans, by Gen. John B. Gordon,
Commander-in-chief of the IT. C. V.
Association .and my commission hears
Texas, as sponsor for the Division of
Texas, United Confederate Veterans,
for the general reunion of the United
Confederate Veterans' Association to
be held In I.oulsvllle. Ky„ on June 14,
Ti and Ifi, 1905, and that she Is entitled
to, and shall receive all that honor, re-
si-ect and courtesy due such position
fiorn the chivalry of the Southern huI-
dlers.
Miss Ijowe Is hereby authorized to
ii| iMiint such maids of honor to attend
her at such reunion as she may select,
and will notify these headquarters of
the appointments made by her.
By order of K. M. VAN ZANDT,
Major <leneral Commanding.
GKOROM JACKSON,
Adjutant General and Chief of Staff.
since the end of the war between th"
States, have b.*en stored In tire utile
of the War Department In Washington.
I suppose the flags will be sent to the
Governors of the different Southern
States. Now who will 1h> lire custo- his official signature, attested by his
Chief of Staff. This Is not only the
sanction of headquarters for regiments,
but their official recognition, and if the
abolition of brigades by the Texas Di-
vision at its Austin reunion some years
ago was In confiic* -villi headque^ersf
authority, and was. therefore, null and
void, why Is not this abolition of regi-
ments at the Temple reunion last year
the same tiling? If tho Division could
not abolish brigades over their pre-
vious recognition and approval by the
general, main organization, by a parity
of reasoning, the Division cannot abol-
ish regimental formations, th y having
beten previously recognized and ap-
proved by the general, main organisa-
tion.
Most, respectfully P. G. Carter.
islature shall
this number.
■ver be increased above
ROBBERS CAUGHT.
One Shot and Killed and the Other Is
Roped and Arrested.
Boerne, Tex., March 15.—Telephone
Representative Peeler of Austin In-
troduced the follow ing resolution In
the house yesterday, which was unan-
imously adopted. The committee pro- .
vided for In the resolution was named |messages received here yesterday
as follows: Sea bury, Sharpe, Terrell of brought the first news of exciting ar-
Travis. flryan of I aylor. Webb, R. B. ; r(f„ts in Comal county last night, In
Blalock ami Judge T. I). Cobbs: , , . ... , . ,, , ,
Whereas, ihe citizens* executive com- | which Mexican was fatally shot
mlttce of Austin, recently appointed and died later, another roped In the
by the mayor of that city to arrange brush and the officers ure after the
for receiving Ihe president of the .. , , , ,, ...
Unite 1 Stales In the capital city with- ,,hlnl- U 1h m"" w"r"
In the near future, desire a committee 1 Implicated in the burglary of William
of peven from the house an/1 a com- j I^iwhon's store at Kendullu. In pos-
the commit!"- appointed from the . «■ bomum* to La w!:iois sto e
house and the president of the senate Antonio Sala/ar Is dead. ha% ng been
to be a member of the committee ap-j"1"'1 between the eyes Jose Davick Is
pointed from the senate: therefore be It n r wrest and It Is expected the
Resolved by t be house of represenla- 1 thlnl rnun wlM " ithln •<
fives that a commlltee of seven, of i hours. .... , ...
Sheriff George Zoeller and Constable
fllans ow these flags when returned lo
the Southern States? Will they be
stored away In the Slate capital, or will
they be returned to some one of the
survivors ot the regiment the flag be-
longed to? Yes, give them back to the
brave men who followed their flags to
the end and fought for four long years
for constitutional rights.
Although we went down in defeat
and lost all except our honor, we are
now a united country, and Ihe South
will defend the flag of our country with
as much fidelity as she did her Con-
federate banner. I.et the Confederate
flags b- placed In the hands of some of
the veterans, who will take care of
them and have them at our reunions,
there to let Ihe old heroes look upon
the old scarred and blood-stained ban-
ners once more.
I long lo see my old flag once again —
Ihe Mag of the Third Texas cavalry,
which was captured by Kllpatrlck's
command in September, ISH4, In a raid
or, the Macon railroad, near JjoveJoy's
Station, In Georgia. Gen. Kllpatrlck.
wllli about 4000 men, turned tho left
Hank of the Confederate position and
gained Ihe rear. Gen. Ross soon ha.l
his men In the saddle and In pursuit.
A little after daylight, Ross struck the
en.-my on the flank and inflicted con-
siderable loss on him, and no opportu-
nity for attack was allowed to go un-
improved. Gen. Ross had 000 men
after Gi-n. Kllpatrlck and pursued him
so closely but little opportunity was
allowed him to destroy the railroad.
Kllpatrlck attempt'*! to enter lyivejoy's
Station, where he struck a brigade of
infantry. Gen. Ross had formed Ills
brigade In the enemy's rear, expecting
to bo supported by the brigades of
Cosby and Ferguson, neither of which
put In an appearance In time to afford
any support. Kllpatrlck by this time
hud about ascertained what force Gen.
Ross had after him, and meeting up
with a force of Infantry in bis front,
with Gen. Rosi with his 600 m n In his
rear, his only hope of escape was to
charge through Gen. Ross' line, first by
a furious shelling, and then to charge
the line. On. Ross' men wen* dis-
mounted at the time and armed with
having a bayon t. in
lost eight or len men,
Austir^, Tex., March 15.—According "Manifestly. It Is better for all con-
to the records of the Internal revenue cerne(1 to have different points con-
. „ . . .... neeted bv one continuous line than by
colle.tors dipaitmeiit here, the tobac- two or more connecting roads with
co industry In Texas is fast destined the resultant Increase in the cost of
to become one of the leading ir.dustiles operation. In convenience and delay to
tn t taa i the traveling and shlrplng public."
j - ws. | <j.he romblnntion of these small
Webster Flanagan, Jr., who has roads will cut down expenses, provide
chnrge of that prut or the work in the continuous and unbroken transoorta-
offlce, stated yesterday afternoon that fre|^ht"service lmDrove Das"enger
for the post several years the amount The eonstruction'of flftv miles of nd-
of tax puld or. Texas tobacco and tig dlttonal roar! provided by the bill.
ars grown and manufactured here has reduce the distance to San Antonio
been steadily Increasing. In fact, the from Cucro and points south. Short
Increase 1ms been remarkable. ; mileage governs both passenger and
In abci.t two weeks he will have fr^'eht rates.
?omp.ied the repoit for the fiscal year A letter was read from Judge I.. J.
showing the exact increase in the Storey, chairman of the railroad corn-
amount paid for this special line of mission, stating that reports in that
buf.tr®ss- _ department from the line the South- married pH"r to Jan. 1 1870.
Th« greatest Increase come frolfl'the ern Pacific proposed to purchase show-J For li e support of the home from V'"',
which the honorable speaker shall be , ,
one. be appointed to act wllh said elt- Kneupper of Kendal county auc „f.ort guns, not
Izeris' crmrrilltee to receive his excel- ! Deputy Sheriff Nowotny of < omalj (|lp brigade. We „
lency. Theodore Roosevelt, president of ^ounty have been on the trail or he i . , • j,.(j lmd wounded, and about thirty
the United St ites. i robbers since Saturday. They cam®1
| upon the party of Mexicans near Klsh
The committee on asylums have re- i *'r s
|n
f rime . ...
, i prisoners, many of whom escaped (In
er-s store In Comal county. Halawi? B™t night. One of our men who was
pen, Which was surrounded killed In this charge was brave John
• ■ ■ " 1 - ■ ' -* my company—15, Thir 1
_ _ - Iry. So that was the way we
'a Winchester In his hands. Nowotnyj |,,„t „„r ((nK. |n this charge w-
raised his pistol and firel. Sal.izar tl<„d twenty-five or thirty saddles
.... it... ......M tlx. t>Ill1,.i * * - - .. .
ported lit voi ably a committee bill pro- j * '" ^.nr'Z "e . vlng U-j 1/endrlck. of
USV: !;yer.resinned toward N-oM.y whb| ;„ xas eav„,r>
The bin provides that the governor w'lH struck bet ween the eyes, the bullet
shall appoint a board of five members, ranging downward, as he was n a
two of which shall rp ex-Confederate stooping position the offliers then
veterans or the sons of ex Confed r- ] started for Davick who was found In
ate veterans Ihe other three members I be brush, and he h:i\ing a poor <p
In goo.l standing of the United Datigh- fallen as a shot, was roped and placed
ttis of the Confederacy, In supervise under arrest. Davick will be lodged
the gemral nviwigement of the house. : in the Jail here.
All applicants for admission must.
show that she is disabled and Indl- ; South Texas Vegetables.
gent and Is now a bona fide citizen of w„,.„ March 15—Vegetables,
the state ef Texas: and wn- a resident > " .
on Jan. 1. 1XM, and further that her!""" bgelnning lo come In from Houin)
husband was a sailor or soldier It', ihe; Tex
Confederate army, and thai they were
demand,
for Gen. Kllpatrlck. R. G. Childress,
Co. IS, Third Texas Cavalry, Ross' Bri-
gade.
REGIMENTAL FORMATIONS.
Another Argument in Favor of This
Movement is Offered.
Celeste, Tex., March 9.—I s e The
Mercury now has a page devoted to
Confederate Veterants, their wives,
sons and daughters. This suits me cx-
. 7, I r „,i While the " !. «he truth. Is. I just cannot
Texas at a lively rate, and while the ^ frf>m t,,kln(f Th,. M(.rt.ury, and
price is higher than at this time nBt L,ptdose you $1, subscription price.
_ CvKH'', -aninle Free.
■BnUll tJr- I**- ««y- Blooming-
to , II II, aunreriag sd
acailea Southern Merc* jr.
tobacco Industries of East Texas where ed that the majority of their stock
there are many large tobacco growing wo« already owned bv that company,
plantations, and the number of cigar On the wisdom of the passage of
j- . .. .. thfr b||( Ch(,|rrn.,„ storey did not "X-
un-ss an emphatic opinion.
still there Is a good
factories ai*e dally on the increase.
Charged With Arson and Murder.
clal hotel was burned up and two men
were burned to death In It Oliver
running It at the time.
July 1, IftO'i to July 1. W)2. Ihe bill and this is Increasing constantly. A
carries an appropriation of 110,000 or good mi.ny things were not caught as
tf.000 fr annum. I seriously by Ihe freeze as had been
I saw in the Issue of March 2 a com-
munication from Gen. Charles Martin,
concerning regimental organizations of
the Veterans. Nothing could be done
The appropriation carried In the bill ! reared, and It Is the surly crop of such United Confederate Vet-
Is not avail ,hi- t.nfll the Texas dlvls- things that Is coming In. Mr. Potts; to glve^ the I nlie.t ^onrMeraie v i
Ion, United Dfl-ghters of the Confed- ; «fates that the Irish potato crop of; «rims' organisation nioie life and vim
Senator Holtarud yesterday Intro-i erncy, shall have purchased suitable South Texas suffered severely, though, i than the formation of regiments
Hlllsboro. Tex., March 15.—C. M. Oil- duced a bill In the senate to confirm i ground* and completed the necess iry , nnd was cut almost ha'f In two. A I tiiroughout the entire South. Gen.
ver, charged by Indictment with ar- certain act* of the Galveston city com. ! bulldlnzs without expe'se to the state, good n aiiy other talng.' rallied from Martin truly states the love und kindly
son and murder. Is on trial In the dls- mission In authorizing Ure c'oslrig of | which shall be conveyed to the stute the severe cold nnd gradually grew off existing among the Veterans
trlct court. Both sides announced certain streets, and appropriating land : of Texur. in fee simple. Ingaln under the Influence of the warm ., mlin,in ,h lJMr*t regiment of Texas
ready. Several years ago the Com mer- on the bay front for dock purposes. ... sunshiny d ,ys following. Mr. Pelts < ;inpo*'n* tM^rsiregimeni or lexaa
" . .. The object of Senator Holland's bill I Governor Ivmhnm signed the fol- also states that he thlrvks sti'nwberrles t t-v.s. jnere seerns 10 dp a nioo.n
is to confirm the title of the Chicago, lowing bit's yester'oy: will be coming In here In about a week power somewhere tnai is krunng regi-
Rock Island and Oulf Railway coin- Hou«* bl'1 No. r#7, relating to the or. ten days. , ments secretly all the time. I can see
WEEKLY REPORT FROM THE CON«
FEDERATE HOME AT AUSTIN,
TEXAS.
Total number Inmates, present and
absent 330
Number of Inmates on furlough from
quartern 8
Number of Inmates in hospital 59
Numbo." in insaiKt asylum 3
Number inmates In quarters 259
Number hospital Inmates on fur-
lough 3
In hands of civil authorities 315
During the present week there has
been an unusual number of deaths.
Tho Home has been in mourning al-
most Ihe entire time. On Sunday, the
i"th. Mr. Geo. W. Toole, who was ad-
mitted Into the Home on Aug. 20. 1904,
from Guy's Store, I.eon county, Texas,
passed away. Mr. Toole served during
the war In I.urnsden's battery, Wal-
thall's Division. He was a native of
Georgia, and at the time of his death
was seventy-five yenrs old. Mr. J. C.
Unveil, a native of Kentucky, seventy-
two years old, who was admitted into
the Home on the 20th day of Novem-
ber, 1901, from Llpan, Hood county,
Texas, passed away In the hospital pn
the 7lh of the inoulh. Mr. I vell served
in Company IC, Ourley's regiment, Dick
Taylor's Division.
(in Ihe 8th Inst. Mr. Jas. W. Young
passed away In th • hospital. Mr. Young
served Iri Company C, First Texas cav-
alry, llee's brigade. He was born In
Virginia in the year 1822. His resi-
dence before coming to the Home was
Tioga, Grayson county, Texas.
The inmates and the management of
the Home regret the loss of Mr. Bar-
ton Cornelius, who took a discharge
from Ihe home during the present week.
Mr. Cornelius proved himself worthy
of the respect of every one while here
and won many friends among the In-
mates nnd officials of the Home. He
sewed in Company A, Seventh Ala-
bama cavalry, Rucker's brigade, Chal-
mers' Division He was admitted Into
the Home on the 20th day of Septem-
ber, 1904, from Dalngerfield, Texas.
Our numbers were increased on the
4th Inst, by the admission of Mr. W. T.
Jrhnston of King, Coryell count?,
Texas. Mr. Johnston was a member of
Company F, Thirteenth Texas artillery.
He Is a native of Georgia.
Mr. D. F. Chaffln, of the firm of Chaf-
fln & Co.. of Snn Antonio, Tex., an old
soldier of the Civil war, came to the
Home lo visit his brother, J. A. Chaffln
an Inmate of the Home. While here
he was rather suddenly 111, and after
lingering' a few hours, passed away at
the hospital. His family came to him
a few hours after he had died. His re-
mains were Interred In the State cem-
etery.
The friends of the Home are greatly
ainrmed lest the Legislature (all to ap-
propriate sufficient means for the :
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