Southern Mercury United with the Farmers Union Password. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 25, 1905 Page: 2 of 8
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SOUTHERN' MERCURY AND FARMERS UNION PASSWOHB.
VETERANS
OF 'FORTY-SIX
Two Mexican War Participants
Arrive in Dallas.
OF SCOTT'S LEGION
Although Advanced in Years They are
Active—Came Here From
Pennsylvania.
rotary; Fred C. Swltzer awl Judge Al-
lison. Another committee of eleven
was appointed Inst night is an equal-
ization board. The committeexlenlres
to state that all funds HPnt In are
toeing carefully placed In due form on
the bor.kF. 1V> further desire to Mtnte
that the money distributed will first uro
to those who loj>t their entire home
«nd effects and to state to ull who may
desire to contribute that every cent of
money made up will be carefully dis-
tributed to those who ore most In need
There Is positively no danger of funds
being misappropriated by the mariner
in which they are handled.
3. Snyder will rebuild, nnrpenfers
are at work everywhere. You never
saw a set of people more determined
than are the citizens of this place. The
report that went out that Snyder was
moving to Mountain Park Is an error
and a great Injustice to our town.
The sanitary condition Is good.
The territorial health oiflcer came In
last night and is much surprised to
see the excellent sanitary condlt'on
that the town Is in. having read the re.
ports that have gone out that our town
was simply a hog hole full of dead
carcnssen.
5. The citizens of Snyder appeal to
Capt. Francis J. Keffer, president of; the outside world to come to the front
Scott's legion, the first organization
formed in honor of the Mexican war,
and William C. Haines, secretary of
the same organization, both of whom
live in Philadelphia, arrived in Daiius
yesterday In attendance at the meet-
ing of the veterans of this war. which
meeting is to be held In Dallas this
.week.
These are the fiist two veterans to
with more financial assistance, as more
than 200 homes are completely destroy-
ed and all homer* are Injured or wreck-
ed. The fund to date Is wholly In-
adequate to meet the bare necessities.
We destre that every person who reads
this report start at once with a new
list and receive contributions to far-
ward to the relief committee.
6. So far it Is estimated that more
money has been spent by sight seers
who have come to see the show than
has been received by the relief com-
j „ „ j,,crnnrri nf i mittee. This Is Bimply shameful, to
and a"e the «dvarK,.e of thjnk tha( the peopJe^ve „pcnt mrre
the 300 or more who are expected t°j money jn pay|nfr railroad transporta-
gather here on Irie days mentioned
above. Capt. Keffer will be 80 years
old In June and Mr. Haines la 78 years
of age. Last night when they were ap-
proached by a reporter at the Oriental
hotel they both grasped the newspaper
man's hand in a strong and hearty
clasp and neither seemed to be very
much fatigued after the long Journey
from Philadelphia, and after being on
the road for three days and nights.
Each talked entertainingly of his life
and both of them, besides fighting In
the war which proved of such benefit
to Texas, are veterans of the civil war.
They were Union soldiers during the
days of '61 and '6". Capt. Keffer, al-
though born In Switzerland, came to
America when he was 11 years of age,
and has proven his love for his adopted
country by lighting Its battles on many
bloody battlefields. During the Mexi-
can war he was a private in the First
United States volunteers, which regi-
ment was recruited in Maryland. Dela-
ware nnd Pennsylvania. This regiment
on the way to the seat of war came
down the Ohio to the Mississippi audi
down the broad bosom of the "Father
of Waters" to New Orleans, and from
there to Brazo Santiago, which was lo-
cated rear the month of the Rio Grande
on the Gulf of Mexico. The first bat-
tle In which he fought was the battle
of Palo Alto, and which was fought on
the 8th day of May and which was fol-
lowed by the battle of rtesca dela Pal-
mo, on the next day.
He fought In nearly every battle In
which Scott's division participated and
■was at the battle fought near the City
of Mlexico. when the Mexlculis capitu-
lated and acknowledged themselves
whipped. When the t ivil war broke 6ut
he joined the First California volunteer
tlon, etc., to simply see the sights than
they have contributed to help the grlef-
strlcken people. There have been fully
20,000 people here simply as sightseers,
who could not have spent less than
|2 each.
Help, help, help? Everybody!
J. W. McCIJNTIC.
CUAUDK MILL1SR,
B. B. BURNKTT.
Cammlttee.
CRANK PASTOR 16 FOUND.
Dr. S. S. Lappini Meets Requirements
of l Peoria Chureh.
Peoria, HI., May 20.—The Central
Christian church of this city has decid-
ed to Issue a call to the Rev. S. S. Lap-
pini of Atlanta, 111., because he, among
hundreds of applicants, was able best
to meet the following sworn require-
ments for a pastor:
1. He must bo a young man.
2. He must be a married man.
3. He must be an evangelist.
4. He must be a lodge member.
5. He must be a mixer.
0. He must be n crank.
7. He must be the burden bearer of
the flock.
The following Is the text of the let-
ter written by the Rev. Dr. Lappin,
through which he secured his call:
"1. I still lack a little of being thir-
ty-five years old. I can set my foot
on a wall ten Inches higher than my
head, and can 'chin a limb' ten times
hand running.
"2. I have been married twelve years
and my wife and I are still living to-
gether.
"3. I am an evangelist, and never
HANGING OF
WESLEY JONES
"Haven't you ever heard of the hang-
ing of Wesley .Jones?" asked the Old-
est Settler of a Times Herald reporter
the otiinr day. "No? Well, It was
about the most interesting and hu-
morous event that occurred In Dallas
In the early days. I say humorous,
because there were some incidents be-
fore tlie hanging that could be termed
nothing else but ludicrous. Wesley
Jones was a negro of the most pro-
nounced African type and he was about
as black a man as the Southern sun
ever shown on. He was a caricature of
a negro, the kind you see in the comic
weeklies.
"Weslev Jones had committed an un-
mentionable crime and a Dallas coun-
ty Jury had nald that he must hang
for it, and hang he did, although my
story is principally about the events
that occurred before "the hanging.
"In 1876 the negro population was
not so peaceful and law-abiding as the
colored population Is to-day. There
were deep, low mutterlngs heard from
the blacks when Joneu' sentence was
pronounced, and some of them were
bold enough to assert that Wesley
should not hang. Marlon Moon was
then sheriff of Dallas county, and he
was the kind of man for the place.
He did not know what the word fear
was, and he was feared by the negro
population, and the bad set of whites,
too.
"We didn't have the up-to-date Jail
then that we have now, and the sheriff
and his deputies had to guard against
Jail breakers from the outside, too.
Stage robbers were often kept there,
and their friends were wont to rescue
them at times when they had the op-
portunity. It requires a large force
of deputies to be on hand at the
lock-up nt all times, and even then
It was not uncommon for a prisoner to
slip out by removing the flimsy bars
from his cell window.
"Downstairs there were two large
rooms and there were great lire places
in each room. These, with a couple
of stoves, heated botlt floors of tha
Jail. But 1 must get back to Wesley
Jones. After the negro's case had gone
through all the courts and it was de-
-elded that he must hang Wesley ap-
proached the sheriff one day and said:
'Mlstah Moon, I guess I'se got to hang.
Now, a nigger should hab some relig-
ion befo he dies. Please, suh, Mlstah
Moon, can't I hab a preacher come an'
see me?'
"The sheriff readily agreed that
Wesley needed religion and he kindly
offered to call in a negro preacher. The
services of Rev. Mr. Stokes, a local
neg'ro rlivine, were used In the effort
to assist the prisoner to obtain the re-
ligious enthusiasm he was after. There
were volunteers to help Mr. Stokes and
they became so numerous that it was
necessary for Sheriff Moon to limit
both the number of visitors and the
number of religious services. Revival
services were held at all times of the
day and Wesley became so proficient,
in the method of conducting them that'
he was soon the leader. In fervent
supplications his voice was lifted high
above the rest and he sang with an
enthusiasm that stirred his assistants
to greater effort. A few days before
the hanging Wesley again approached
the sheriff and Insisted that he be bap-
tized.
" 'All right, Wesley," said the sher-
iff, 'I will get you a tub of water and
oned her sinter and search for Hoch
was begun. He was found two weeks
later In New Vork and brought back
to Chicago and confronted by several
of his supposed wives.
During the trial expert testimony
was offered by the state that Hoch had
poisoned the woman by administering
arsenic. Yesterday's verdict was one
of the quickest on record In Cook coun-
ty, the Jury having reached a decision
in less than half an hour. Three bal-
lots were taken.
"Well, I guess it's all off with John,"
groaned Hoch as the verdict was read
In court, but It was plain that he was
greatly afTected. He had set in a
stooping position, but when the dread-
ed word "death" was reached he turned
pale, stared hopelessly at the jurors
and then sank limp In his chair.
Hoch's attorney will ask for a new
trial, although the condemned man
after reaching his cell declared he was
ready to die and would be better satis-
fied if they did not make the effort.
New Engineers for Canal.
Washington, May 20.—Three addi-
tional names of engineers who are to
be members of the board of consulting
engineers on the Panama canal, yrere
made public by Secretary Taft this
afternoon. They are Gen. Abbott, for-
mer chief of engineers, U. S. A., and
later principal engineer for the New
(French) Panama Canal company: Mr.
Randolph, who was formerly In charge
of the Chicago -drainage canal, and Mr.
Schleussler, an engineer of California.
CONCESSION
DISSOLVED
Venezuelan Court Upholds President
Castro.
turn persons away If they want to Join _
the church where I am preaching: es-U-ou can have "the ceremonies "in The
pecially If T have reason to believe they
are In earnest.
"4. I am a lodge man. I belong to
four lodges, attd would not object to
joining some irlore, provided the breth-
regiment and was captain of one of the ren will pay the admission fees and
companies of this regiment, which was j keep up the dues.
afterwards known as the Seventy-first} "5. You don't define the meaning of
Pennsylvania regiment. During this 1 'mixer' clearly, but T guess I would fill
war Capt. Keffer was captured at the the bill. If you mean socially Inclined.
battle <>f Mali's HI 11 IT and was held as
hostage for the return of some Con-
federate sailors who had been captured
by the sailors of the Union navy.
William P. Haines was a private ln\
Company F, Eleventh regiment of the
regular United Stati s infantry. This
regiment In getting to the seat of war
I'm your man. Whoever comes near
my church near service time must be
fleet of foot if I don't make him shake
hands before he gets away.
"(5. I am a crank: not a fool, under-
i stand, but the kind of crank that
i 'moves things.' As you suggest, things
, , ,. . „ 1 move where I preach. If I cannot make
. .n v-rit rL, ul®;1 them move, I generally get some of the
.I, 1 W-vJ.. 1 Ml f,; j!"?*! cranky brethren or sisters to lend a
m .1 Tin, -, v!2 to nitv!hnnri 1111 the t,llnK starts. On several
M v nn occasions I have succeeded so well In
tag in the southern republic was ended > v' eoods'^nd ^fw^re mo^ed "lntHn"
and the Mexicans had been whipped to! . ' goods, arid .ill were moved into an-
a standstill, he went back to his native I ° ,,S pastorate.
country. When the tocsin of wsr again Now, as to being willing to as-
sound id In 1SC1 he again entered the1 the burdens of the flock, I had
ranlts to fight for his native country,' P a little less positive in my ali-
gning Into the army as first lieutenant I ?we,r' f?r Tt n,,n n"1 sure wh(it mean
of Company F. in the Twenty-sixth i v\y ',huL Ido not propose to take care
regiment of Pennsylvania volunteers, iof t,ie POcketbookB of the brethren
Seotfs legion, to which both of these1 while "shlng. or to speak
old soli'iers belonged was organized In i knowingly about the bigness of the
the city of Philadelphia In the year of hat!' worn h>" the *00<l sisters at East-
1851. more than a half century ago, nnd ertide. I will not engage to salve the
when the association was formed there
was more than 400 of them, but Secre-
tary Haines told Uie reporter last night
that "there are only sixteen of us left."
consciences of the brethren who lutr
rah for Jesus and vote for the devil,
and I will not uslier any such up to the
pearly gates. 1 will not engage to write
This organization was named In honor: or to deliver eulogies for those meni-
of General Winfield Scolt. who had
charge of the division which marched ,
on the City of Mexico from Vera Cruz,!
while General Taylor had chnrge of the
division that entered from the north.
These two men will be the only rep-
resentatives from Pennsylvania, nnd
they came a long distance to meet their
old comrades, for both of them realize
that they are growing old nnd this may
be the last meeting that they may be
able to attend before "taps" sound.
Secretary Haines said last night, "We
burled eight of them last year."
Both of these old sol die iV are of the
opinion that Dallas is destined to one
day be a great city and they express
astonishment at finding such a wide-
awake nnd progressive city here. They
say that they know they will be well
entertained and both are looking for-
ward with much pleasure to meeting
some of their old comrades who will
begin to gather here early next week.
SNYDER'S APPEAL.
hers who regard their religion as a
kind of spiritual life insurance."
And now, since these qualities have
been disclosed by the letter. the Atlanta
congregation his tightened the strings
on.Its minister and is loth to give him
up. He has the call under considera-
tion. and the Peoria congregation is
anxiously awaiting a decision.
RETURNED HIS PASSE8.
Mayor Dunne Says This Has Been His
Policy Since Entering Public Life.
Chicago, May 20.—Mayor Dunne ex-
plained yesterday that his action In
returning the passes and tickets which
have been sent hlni ns mayor of Chi-
cago was merely in line with the pol-
icy adopted by him years ago.
"It was in 1892 that I hegan sending
back gratuities and passes, and not In
1905, aa has been stated," he said. "It
was the policy I adopted when I en-
tered public life, and I have continued
Distressed City Asks Aid of American
People.
Snyder. O, T., Mny 20 To the En-
tire People: Last night nt a mass
meeting of the citizens of Snyder all
questions relative to the condition of
affairs were openly discussed and the
committee below was appointed to
spread the news to the outside world
of the actual conditions here existing
snd to correct the mistaken reports
that have gone abroad.
1. The report has gone out that the
relief fund will far exceed the loss here
It being reported that the city of St.
Louis had sent $50,000 and other ex-
travngant and untYue reports regard-
ing the amounts subscribed. The total
amount to date is about $21,000, all
told. The total loss in property Is not
less than $500,000. This committee begs
to state that the relief fund so far Is
■mailer than any other cyclone fund
to any city whose mortality was less
than half of ours. We deiitre to thank
those who have, assisted, but make a
strong appeal to the outside world to
make another effort to help the grief-
stricken, homeless ptfple. This fund,
to «ay the least, should be doubled or
•▼en trebled.
t. The committee In charge of our
(Salmi*?1'^C.'SSSett/
to practlv.-e it."
"Will
you request city employes to
act In a like manner?" the mayor was
asked.
"The thought has not occurred to
me. I do not want to take the posi-
tion Jf criticising any one who accepts
such favors, as I do not wish to ex-
press an opinion on the matter. The
attitude of public men upon this ques-
tion differs. 1 do not want to put myself
up as a paragon of virtue, for there
may be some atguments In favor of ths
practice." _
DYING IN THE DESERT.
Cell.'
" 'Now, Mistah Moon,' qaid the con-
demned negro, 'You am church mem-
ber enough ter know dat ain't de way
ter get bupllzed. l'se got to be baptiz-
ed in de runnln' rlbber jes laike John
d' Baptist.'
"Wesley was so persistent In his
pleas to have a 'riber baptism' that the
sheriff finally gave his consent, taking
the necessary precautions beforehand
and warning Wesley that there would
be no hanging If he attempted to es-
cape. The baptism was advertised for
several days among the negro popula-
tion of the county and they were out
en mass to witness the ceremonies.
Rev. Stokes, who was a long, lean ne-
gro, ofllciatcd, and as Wesley was very
heavily built It required a mighty strug-
gle on the divine's part to handle his
erring brother In the water.
"The sheriff carefully searched the
candidate for baptism and the minis-
let before they entered the water and
as an additional precaution he tied
one end of a long rope around Wesley's
body. Sheriff Moon held the other
end of the rope In his left hand and in
the other hand he held a six-shooter.
Across his lap lay a Winchester. In
this position ho witnessed the cere-
monies, waiting to take part In them
at a moment a notice. After Jones had
been baptized there seemed to be
some misunderstanding about the
right direction to the bank and the
preacher and the prisoner struggled
and splashed around in the water. The
sheriff catne to the rescue, however,
and pulled the prisoner to the bank in
the same manner he would have land-
ed a big fish.
"The baptizing occurred Just south
of the place where the Commerce
strei t bridge now stands. Hundreds
lined the banks of the placid Trinity
and watched the ceremonies with In-
terest. A great shout went up when
Sheriff Moon began the ludicrous Job
Of hauling the negro In with the aid of
the rope, which he had securely tied
around his waist.
"The hanging took place in July.
1876, and scaffold was erected in the
river bottom north of the Texas and
Pacific railroad bridge. Thousands of
people were present and there was a
line of vehicles from the scene of the
hanging to Horil's Ridge, which Is the
high bluff at the upproach to Oak
Cliff. Wesley Jones, the condemned
man. made a speech on the scaffold
which was Inspired by religious en-
thusiasm. He warned all the bad ne-
groes to be good or they would fol-
low In his footsteps. Tho two local
military organizations did guard duty
during the hanging. One was the La-
mm* Rifles and the other was the
Stonewall Grays. Dr. James Eblen
was in command of the former and
Dr. Thruston led the latter company.
J. C. McNealus was orderly sergeant
of the Lamar Rifles and Epps O.
Knight, the present chief of police,
waB a private In the front rank."
Caracas, May 20.—The Federal court
of last Instance today handed down ?ts
opinion In the asphalt trust case. It
dissolved the Hamilton concession, now
held by the Ne<w York and Bermudese
Asphalt company, and ordered the
company to pay damages to the gov-
ernment for the expense It was put to
in suppressing the Matos rebellion.
This is thei case that has embroiled
Former Minister Bowen and Assistant
Secretary of State Loomia, of the
United States government. In a con-
troversy In which bribery is the charge,
and has on several occasions threatened
to bring the government of Venezuela
and the United States into armed con-
flict.
In 1883 the Venezuelan government
granted Horacio Hamilton, an Ameri-
can. the absolute concession to the
asphalt In the state of Bermudese for
a term of twenty-five years. In re-
turn Hamilton pledged himself to con-
struct a canal atid dredge a river. This
he never did. nor did the New York
and Bermudese, which finally acquired
the concession.
For several years a contest over a
portion of the property raged between
the Bermudese and the Warner-Quin-
lan company.
Three years ago the Matos revolu-
tion against President Castro broke
out. Castro charged that the Bermu-
dese company organized the revolution
and contributed $400,000 towards Its
maintenance. i
When the revolution was suppressed
President Castro instituted two suits
in court. One was for the annulment
of the concession on the ground that
the interior improvements had not been
made. The other was for damages
against the company, as reimbursement
to the government for the great ex-
pense it was put to in suppressing the
revolution.
The decision Just handed down was
on these suits. Last fall Castro went
a step further by securing the appoint-
ment of a receiver. A. H. Carner. for-
mer manager of the asphalt company,
who was dismissed when the trust ab-
sorbed the concern, was appointed.
On the ground that its property was
being confiscated, the Bermudese com-
pany made representations to the state
department at Washington, demanding
interference.
Minister Bowen. upon instructions
from Secretary Hay. requested arbi-
tration. President Castro declined,
holding that under the articles of the
concession, all disputes were to be de-
termined by legal process In Venevue-
lan courts.
The asphalt company then set up
the claim that legal proceedings were
farcical and merely a cover for unlaw-
ful confiscation.
It was upon a demand for an anpwer
to this government's request that Cas-
tro a vear ago broke off negotiations
nnd left the capital.
The Washington government was
about to send a warship to enforce ita
request when rumors of a scandal
halted the negotiations.
WILL BRING CRISIS.
Court's Decision Forces T.his Govern-
ment to Act.
Washington, May 20.—The action of
t'ie Venezuelan courts in finding
against the asphalt trust will bring
about a crisis In the Venezuelan case,
where, by reason of the charges against
Assistant Secretary of State Loomls by
Minister Bowen, has become a cause
colebre.
The next step will be a review by
the department of Justice of the Ven-
ezuelan court records. If they are
found valid the Bermudese company
can have no recourse. If not, the Unit-
ed States will act promptly.
SHEA NOT BEATEN.
DEATH PENALTY FOR HOCH.
Pour Travelers are Rescued from Death
by Starvation,
San Diego. Caal., Mny 20.—George W.
McKane, who has arrived from Impe-
rial tells of the rescue of four persons
on the desert who were .almost dying
for lack of water. The party comprised
a Mr. Friend, his wife and two both,
formerly of Boston, but more recently
living at Phoenix, Ariz. They undertook
to cross from ths latter place to Cal-
ifornia. Their water supply gave out,
and at a point between Ehrenburg and
Old Beach thev were almost ready to
give up. Just then McKane and R. H.
Denton, cattlemen, appeared on the
scene, revived them with water and
directed them to the nearest well. Their
■ubaequent movements are not known-
Jury Out Only Thirty Minutes to Con-
vict Bigamist Murderer.
Chicago, Mny 20.—Johann Hoch, who
by his own confession Is several times
a bigamist and who is charged by the
police with having married at least
forty women In the past fifteen years,
was found guilty of murder yesterday
and the death sentence recommended
by a Jury in Judge Kersten's court.
The crime for which Hoch will be
led to the gallows was the murder of
his last known wife, Mrs. Mary Welck-
er Hoch. Hoch had been married to
this woman but a few days when she
became suddenly 111 and died. He then
formed an alliance with a sister of the
dead woman, Mrs. Fischer and secur
lng the latter'a money, fled from Ctfi
cago. This woman, in quest of revenge,
notified the police that Hoch had pou-
non-unlon drivers, under police protec-
tion, and became steadily worse until
the beginning of negotiations last Wed-
oaday. Twenty-three hundred police
have been kept on almost constant duty
in the business district and at barns,
and a large force of specials were
sworn In. The sheriff also employed
nearly one thousand special deputies,
and it is estimated that the extra cost
to the city because of the strike has
been over $50.00 and to the county
nearly $35,000. The teamsters have lost
in wages about a half million dollars;
different unions have been assessed a
total of $250,000.
The business community figures Its
one member selected by the employing
interests throughout the state, one by
the labor unions: the two to agree up
on a third man—he to be a man of such
standing as would guarantee the con
fidence of both parties. The mayor is
anxious to put this question up to (iov.
Deneen.
There was little if anv trouble on
the streets todav and none of a serious
nature.
This was the forty-flfth day of the
strike which started from a small be-
ginning and has had such disastrous
effects, both In the wuy of violence and
damage to commercial Interests./
September 15—more than eight
months ago—nineteen garment-workers
employed by Montgomery, Ward &
Co., struck, because as they claimed,
the former was Bending its work to
non-union cutters. The firm promptly
filled their places but the garment
workers' strike spread to a number of
wholesale houses. It has been a los-
ing fight from the start and finally in
the latter part of March the garment
workers asked the teamsters to declare
a strike In sympathy. President Shea
of the teamsters, was summoned here
from Indianapolis, and with others,
held a conference with Mr. Thome of
the Montgomery-Ward house, the team-
sters demanding arbitration of the
garment workers' affair. Mr. Thome
declared that matter a dead issue, add-
ing that he had demanded aribtration
last fall and It had been refused. There-
upon the teamsters in the firm's employ
were called out and trouble began,
rapldlv extending through various call-
outs and lock-outs, until now 3772
teamsters are out. Violence began
with the first attempt of Montgomery,
losses, due to the shrinkage of business,
cost of bringing In hundreds of strike-
breakers, together with the Item for
supporting them; hiring hordes of pri-
vate detectives at close to the million
mark In dollars.
The point that hurts the business In-
terests most, however, Is the diversion
of enormous amounts of trade to St.
Louis, fndianapolis. St. Paul. Omaha,
Kansas City and other points. Promi-
nent wholesalers say that this Is the
worst feature of all, from a monetary
standpoint, as It will take months to
regain this trade.
In fact, the strike has been the worst
trouble Chicago has had to deal with
since the American Railway union strike
which was only brought to an end by
the sending of Federal troops to. the
city. *
The attention of our readers is called
to the announcement of our premium
proposition, wherein we offer to give
away handsome and useful presents to
those who will take the trouble to do
a little missionary work for the The
Missionary Password.
Sherman-Gainesville Interurban.
Sherman, Tex., May 20.—G. A. Has-
senger and A. L. Lazarus, New Or-
leans capitalists, came to Sherman this
morning with a proposition to build
an Interurban line from Gainesville to
Sherman. They asked this city to sub-
scribe for $25,000 stock. Gainesville
has subscribed $45,000 and Whitesboro
$10,000. A large meeting of business
men and property owners was held at
the Commercial club rooms this after-
noon, and after several enthusiastic
speeches the proposition was accepted
and President Stinnett announced that
there would be a meeting of the Busi-
ness Men's club Monday night, at
which a committee would be appoint-
ed to take the stock subscriptions.
Judge Lasarus stated that work will
commence as soon as the city fran-
chise is granted and the stock sub-
scribed. The company binds itself to
complete the line in one year.
See that every member of your local
reads The Mercury-Password. Point
out'to him that it's decidedly the larg-
est, the best and the oldest Union pa-
per; has a fine corps of Farmers' Union
correspondents, besides furnishes the
current news of State and nation as
vreU.
Grayson County Potato Crop.
Denlson, Tex., May 20.—In spite of
favorable reports, the potato crop Is
very poor. The acreage Is much larger
than last year. The Denlson commis-
sion houses have sent men into the
field and they have examined the pota-
to crop and bring back unfavorable re-
ports. The output for Grayson county
Is estimated at 300 car loads. About
200 carloads will be nearer the number.
Save Your Daughter
No. 185 West nth Street,
New York City, N. Y., April i, 1IM.
Wine of Oardol has been a blessing to my home,
often found that it was a great relief when 1
I have
7 or in
lot
Ebut 1
liter aL „
' and ahe suffered with headaches andgidt!
ness in the abdomen and about the loins. This seriously in'
I e pecially grateful for what it did for out
only child. 1 noticed that her menie* were
ly and ahe snflered with headaches and giddiness, heavi-
zitHl
Leader of Teamsters Declares That the
Union is as 8trong as Ever.
P"ferrlng to the rumors that he was
be- ."n end that certain members of
his brotherhod were determined to
make trouble for him. President Shea
said this afternoon:
"I am not a beaten man. I am not
a defeated man. I have not been asked
to resign: I do not Intend to resign."
Furthermore Mr. Shea declared that
his men could keep up the struggle
Indefinitely.
"I have heard people prophesy the
breaking of the Teamsters' union. I
can tell you that there will be a Team-
sters' union In Chicago If the strike
should last year. We could, however,
afford to give up and let them retain
the non-union men In our positions.
Why? Because within sixty days after
the removol of the police and deputy
sheriffs the non-union men would all
be gone nnd the union men at work
again. I do not mean by intimidation,
bu' simply through the fact th.it the
incapacity of the strike-breakers will
firallv eliminate them."
Mayor Dunne expressed ds« n satis-
faction at the prospects of early set-
tlement. and expressed hopes that
measures would be adopted immediate-
ly that would nt least tend to avoid
a recurrence of disorder and commer-
cial turmoil resulting from similar con-
ditions. Hla first Idea la a remodelling
of the atate board of arbitration, which
has been repeatedly snubbed during
the present trouble. He wsutd have
Ward * Co. to send out waiena with
Nerve Fag.
If You Waste Your
Nerve Energy, After
Awhile You Will
Suffer For It.
Tou can waste nervo force by excess
over-work, worry, anxiety, etc.
You can weaken yourself by not eating
proper food or securing sufficient rest to
renew the nerve energy you use -up.
The proper treatment. In addition to
good phosphatlo food, such as whole
meal bread, prepared cereals, etc.. Is
Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine.
This Is as truly a brain and nerve
food ns any food you could eat, and be-
sides, furnishes strength and tone of Its
own, which goes to the weakened nerve
system, and sets it to rights.
Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine Is a re-
freshing, revitalizing tonic food-medicine
for the brain and nerves. It reconstructs
worn-out nerve tissue, and Alls your
languid brain with new life and vigor.
Dr. Miles' Nervine hns made so many
marvelous cures, of people uo sick the
doctors thought they wero Incurable,
that it is today the standard medicine
In many thousands of American homes.
The first bottlo* is guaranteed to help
you, or druggist returns your money.
"The extreme best, close confinement
and intense mental strain Incident to
the banking business, has caused mo
to suffer with nervousness and Insom-
nia. It gives me pleasure to say that
I have used Dr. Milts' Nervine with
very satisfactory results In the treat-
ment of those affections. I am now on
my fifth bottle, and cat and sleep well.
In fact have almost fore it ten that I
possess nerves."—B. T,. f>Al.BY, Asst.
Cashier, Bute Bank, letarcana. Ark.
FBEE
Pain Pills, the
for Pain. Also
to us for Free Trial
of Dr. Miles' Antl-
ew Scientific Remedy
ymptom Blank. Our
.... our
Specialist will diagneee your case, .tell
terfered with her studies and ahe had to discontinue several
of them.
A visitor calling on me and discussing the matter suggested that I give her a coarse
of your Wine of Cardul as it had relieved her daughter of a similar trouble. After ag
daughter had uaed itfor five weeks 1 found
a great improvement in her looks, health
and behavior, in fact sho was a different
e'l. The flow became regular aad we
re not had any difficulty since.
Taaascaaa, Barn sows
*VINE*C0RDUI
something more than a mere temporary ailment. They
were symptoms of a functional weakness which would become more and more
aggravated as years went by. But Mrs. Thompson was ready to take advice
for her daughter's welfare and she gave the little sufferer Wine of Cardui and
now she is a well young woman.
If your daughter is sickly and frequently ailing the letter of this good
mother contains the best advice yon can follow.
Wine of Cardui is the menstrual regulator that cores nine eases out ef
every ten. Yonng girls, mothers and aged women find this tonie indispensable.
All druggists sell (1.00 bottles Wine of Cardui.
THE BEST AND CHEAPEST,
The Lindsay Hand-power Hay Press.
With ouly two men working it This Press can put up from
100 to 125 bales of hay per day. With three men 200 to 250
bales can be turned out. Standard size, from CO to 100 lbs.
Easy to operate. No horses or team required. Durable and
Cheap. More than 1,000 now in use. Costs less than one-
fifth what steam or horse-power presses do. Every farmer,
should have one. Only $35.00.
For particulars, address
BEARD & LINDSAY,
And mention this paper. Paris, Texas
BIG WONDER PACKAGE oniy 10c, 3 packages for 25o
To quickly a oure new customers we have made up this big wonder
packnge which oontalns • verythl -g below sll sent postpaid for ouly 10 cts.
1 Stone Set t';«teil tiold Rlntf, 1 In lian Bead Neoklace, 1 Oolulne Wire
Bracelet, 1 Pocket Kook. Gpnt's Scurf Pin, Lady's Brooch. 180 Silk Pleoss,
1 Photo Album of World's Fnlr, 2 Silvered Studs, t It >se Pin. 6 Pem, Jap-
anese Lucky Charm, Bare Japanese Mask, and outfits of games, lnclullna
I>omtnoes, Snap or i arils. Also grand nddlthm of a Nlckle Plated Minnture Watch ana
Chain f -ce of charne. Understand we send all the^e goods j ust as we say for only 10c post-
paid and include the watch free. Don't fall to send at once. Address:
W. E. SNELL & COMPANY, 438 Pacific Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
THE DALLAS BUGCY & WAGON CO.
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