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WEEKLY FARM REPORTER t
ABILENE
VOLUME XXX.
JBILENE TEXAS FRIAY FEHUARY 2." 1010.
number 2X.
SEMI
MOUNTED POLICE
ARRIVE OH SCENE
TO ASSIST IN KEEPING ORDER
AMONG STRIKERS DUIltNG
STREET CAR RIOTS
STRIKERS SENT TO PRISON
Philadelphia Court Officials Lftdlo Out
Sotcr Punishment to Offenders
Who uro Sent to Prison
mid- County Jail.
By Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA PA. Feb.24 Four
companies of Pennsylvania state
mounted police two hundred In num-
ber. all heavily armed and under or
ders to enforce order evenat tho .cost
i Of human lives arriyeu iieru wi' -
W day and camped a Bhort distance from
the seat of the trouble. They win
assist in maintaining order while the
Philadelphia Rajrltt Transit Company
attempts to operato cars.
Today's summary of the past three
.lave nf upnaelesa rlotlnc places the cas-
ultles at three dead half a dozen or
more persons In critical condition in
the city hospitals and more than a
thousand suffering from lacerations
inflicted by flying bullets police clubs
stones and othor weapons.
After a short but stern trial one of
the rioters was convicted of assault
with intent' to commit murder and sen.
tenced to serve six years In the peni-
tentiary. Several others were given
two years and hundreds were placed
under ball or Bent to the county prison
for short terms. -
The authorities are determined to
restore 'order If they have to adopt
the most drastic measures. A procla.
matlon was Issued today In which
the following warning was conveyed:
"Any person not an officer g6lng
abput with weapons of any (nature or
making any sort of hostile demonstra-
tion inimical to the law of order
shall be treated as an offender against
the public safety and accordingly dealt
with."
One of these proclamations waB past-
ed on an outer wall of the Spruce
Btreet barn where fighting has been
in progress. A crowd of jeering strik-
ers gathered around It. and someone
jerked It down and trampled It under
foot.
Mrs M. F. Greenway who had been
here the past week visiting her Bister
Mrs. L C. Drake returned this morn
ing for San Angelo where they will
visit relatives and friends.
PERHAPS LYON SECURED '
APPOINTMENT OF TOADY
leader of Texas Republicans Refuses
To Make Comment on Conference
With President Toft
Special to The Repoiter.
WASHINGTON D. C Feb. 24. Cecil
A. Lyon who is here to obtain the ap-
pointment for his favorite to the place
of federal judge of the eastern dis-
trict of Toxas bb successor to the late
Judge D. E. Bryant orShorman con-
ferred with president Taft throughout
this morning the conference belpg
hold behind closed doors Thoy dis-
cussed the appointment as woll as
othor Texas matters but afterward
when aBked whom Taft would name
Lyon nierejy smiled and refused to
divulge" anything snld at tho confer-
ence. Lyon admits that -ho Is anxious to
seo C. G. McGurdy of Bonham receive
the position left vacant by the death
Of bryant. It Is rumored here how-
ever that the president will give Lyon
a surprlBo when ho nnmrs Bryant's sue
cessor and It Is thought that Taft and
Lyon are not the best of friends.
ASSAILANT OF WHITE GIRL
TO RE GIVEN SPEEDY TRIAL.
DALLAS Feb 24 Allen Brooks the
Is" neero who yesterday afternoon crlnd-
r nally assaulted tho thirteen yea. old
daughter of II J. Buvcns wan today in
dieted by a grand Jury and will he
K given aBpeedy trial. He wbb taken to
CFort Worth JaBt night for safe keeping'
lui the indignation ncia over tno crime
great
' Jfegrees Want Prisoner.
i A petition signed by many Dallas ne-
rpes was this afternoon presented to
authorities requesting that Brooks
1: 1YH io luvm jur iii4himihi
jaaa8aao6ooc0g
ft WRECK OAUSES A
ft MURDER CHARGE ft
ft . AND CONVICTION ft
ft Special td Tho Roportor s .0!
ft SHREVEPORT LA. Fob. 22. ft.
ft Englno foreman Leon F. Ir- ft
ft vino of tho Kansas City South- ft
ft nrn railway was convicted of ft
ft manslaughter hero today in ft
ft district court In connection ft
ft with tho collision some weekB ft
ago between a Knhsns City
Southern swjtch engine and a ft
ft Tqxas & Paciflc passenger train' ft
... ..... .. .. w
in which turco persons mciuu-
ft lng a young woman standing on
ft tho rear vestibule of tho Pull-
ft man woro killed. The wreck
ft occurred on tho ninth day of
ft January In tho local yards. En
ft girroer Maddox who was arres-
ft ted at the Bamo time with Irv-
Ino in connection with tho af-
ft fair was acquitted. Tho evl-
ft rtnnrn nhowoil that Irvine W8B
ft running tho Kansas City South
er em engine at the time. The w
ft case attracted widespread In- ft
ft torest. ' $
IKE WORLD A LA
WAGON AND TEAM
CHARLES W. NORTON REVISES A
UNIQUE WAY OF VIEWING
THE'YOUNG WORLD
WILL TRAVEL A WHOLE YEAR
.And Visit Austin Laredo Republic of
Mexico' Illinois Kansas and
Other Localities in
United Stales.
From Thursday's Dally
tfhere are many ways to travel ami-
see the world and a spring wagon with
covered top and a team of mustangs
Is qnd way. To say the least of It
that Is the way that apparently finds
favor with Charles W. Norton a brick
layer formorly residing at 020 Chest-
nut street. Mr Norton is well ahd fa
vorably known here as president Of
the local brick layers union so such
an utterly unique Idea on his 'part
must not be taken for sheer Insanity
Mrs. Norton Is In frail health. Her
lungs are threatened. Her doctor In
forniod her that complete recovery
lay only in her ability to find fresh
air and an abundance of It. So it was
Jargely on his wife's account that
Mr. Norton planned his overlrfnd voy
age.
Tho three Mr. and Airs. Nortofi and
their little boy wore due to leave
today. Mr. Norton was in town yes
terday exhibiting his rig to his friends.
The wagon Is a strongly built device
with' high axles and extra width tires.
The rear end is snugly fitted Into a
sleeping compartment and cunning lit
tie windows In the back admit of tho
passage of fresh air and views of
the landscape.
The route of theNdrton party llos
to the south of Abilene across .the
State to Austin. Then San Antonio
Larrdo and Intermediate points and
then the republlp of Mexico Mr.
Norton has ever had a longing to visit
Mexico On this trip ho will travel
over a goodly portion of the southern
republic thnt Is It he ever murages
to get through the Interminable Cactus
forests in the- northern part of tho
republic.
After visiting Mpjfico tho Norton's
will rqturn to the United States then
travel Into Illinois and othpr scatjj
returning to Abilene within .i year
possibly fifteen months.
CONFEDERATE UAPTIST MIN-
ISTER DIED EARLY TODAY
RICHMOND Va. Feb. 24. RovJ.
B. Ilnwthorno one of tho most noted
Baptist mlnlBtors In tho south died at
his home hero today at the ago of
seventy-three. He-led thirty-one mom
hers of his Mobile congregation Into
Ihe war on the Confederate side.
TEXAS REPUBLICANS GIVE
HARD JOLT 10 COL LYOY.
Special to Tho Roporter.
SAN ANTONIO Feb. 24 After nJop-
ting strong resolutions denouncing th t
Rocalled dictatorial methods of Cecil
Lynn in fixing tho slates and deciding
who shall and who shall not run for
ollico thoroby keeping many candi-
dates out of the field the Texas Repub
Ucan Association adjourned today to
meet with tho state republican couvj
tlon hero on the twenty-first dny f
April Copies Of tho resolution wU
bo sent to President Taft and the
chairman of the National Republicans
committee
RECEIVER
REPORT
FILED IN AUSTIN
GUY A. COLLETT SHOWS WHAT
WENT WITH MONEY RECEIVED
BY OIL COMPANIES.
FOUR WERE BOUGHT BY SEALY
Navarro Rcllnlng Indiana Standard
Sccurit) and Union Tank Taken
Over by Snme Men at Price
of $03700 for the Four.
Special to Tho Reporter.
AUSTIN Feb. 23. Tho final report
of Guy A .Collctt recelvor of the Se-
curity. Oil nnd the Navarro Refining
companies the Standard OH of Ihdla-
na and the Union Tank Line filed hero
today shows tho disposition of tho pro-
ceeds from tho sale of tho prospectors
Union Tank Line sold to John Sealy
Galveston for forty thousand dol-
lars. The Income from the lease of cars
Is $15500. Paid out as .fines ?44.80O.
Receivers fees $3000. Tho Standard
of Indiana sold for $6200 O'btalnod
through garnishment of tho Santa Fo
road $85600. Receivers fees $3000.
The Navarro Roflnlng company of Cor-
slcana was sold to Sealy for $750000
of which $740000 was applied on stock
certificates $1300 on fines and $2500
on receivers fee. The Security Oil
Company of Beaumont was sold to
Sealy for $8500 Oof which $78000 was
paid out In fines and $2500 in recelvora
fee. '
IHCE MILLERS ASSOCIATION
CONVENES AT BEAUMONT
BEAUMONT Fob. 24. Tho Texas
and Louisiana rice miliars association
convened here today foV the purpose
of discussing the rice situation In both
states. Plans are being made for tho
development of tho Industry.
J
OVER TROUBLE
SPEECH OF LESLIE SHAW CON
CEKNING tf. S. AND JAPAN
IS THE CAUSE.
IS A CONFLICT EVlTABLE?
Major General Rcll and Leslie Shaw
Roth Declare Thnt UnclWSnm
Will Yet Haio to Teach
Japanese a Lesson.
By Associated Press.
TOKIO Japan Feb. 24. Special dis-
patches to Tokio newBpapors from the
United States report! a revival of the
anti-Japanese movement at San Fran-
cIbco. It Is Bald that today all tho
local papers featured tho speech of
Leslie Shaw In which ho Is reported to
have Bald that war between the United
States and Japan Is inevitable.
The speech has caused tho most
gloomyjmpresslon among tho Japan-
ese nnd othor foreigners allkcfn San
Francisco. sTho special messages ro-
colved also quoted Major General Bell
as saying thnt war between tio two
countries is likely to nreak out at
any moment.
Japanese Press Taciturn.
TOKIO Japan Fob. 24. A ekole.
tonlzcd report of tho speech of Leslie
Shaw former cnblnet member in
which ho declnred a war between Ja-
pan and tho United States Is Inevitable
was published today in the Toklo pa-
pers Tho nttltudo of the Japanese press
Is inclined to taclturnlsm. Tho Japan-
oso odltorB made llttlo or scpnt com-
ment on tho Bpeech Tho editor of
the leading morning paper said the at-
titude Japan bearB toward tho United
StntcB is too well known to need rcpo
tltlon
GAVE POISON RY MISTAKE
fS CHARGED WITH MUItDLIt.
DECATUR Fob 24. J. T.1 Newber-
ry a physician of New Hope la under
arrest hero charged with negligent
homicide Jn connection with ihe doath
of tli" C year old daughter of Georgo
Chrlstmnn a former of near hero New-
horry pave the child poison instead of
qulnipo but did it OfUntentkHmlly
OOP
y
JACOBS GUILTY
DEFENDANT FINED ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS FOR UNLAWFULLY
CARRYING A PISTOL.
OWEN CASE NOW ON TRIAL
Veil Known Defendant Is Charged vtillt
Whipping Step-Child Brutally
Necessitating Calling In
of a Flijstclnu.
From "Wednesday's Dally:
Tho1 opening of todny's session of
county court found the criminal ddeket
still up for disposal.
During yesterday's uftoraoon session
the cario of the stato versU3 C. IJ. Ja-
cobs charged with unlawfull" carry-
ing a pistol was tried and brought to
an entU The jury after deliberation
returned a verdict of guilty and the
defendant was fined ono hundred dol-
lars. '
Thiji case was tho outcome of an af-
fray at Morkel in which tho defendant
was aprlncipal. Jacobs was defended
by A.f S. HardwIckC of tlio firm of
Hardwlcke.& Hardwlcko of this city
and bf W. T. Potter of MerkoL County
Attorney Ovcrsblner was prosecuting
attorney. A numher'of witnesses from
Morkel testified t-
At this morning's session tho J. W
Owen caso was called for trial. C-won
Is charged with having beaten hla
step-child so seriously that a doctor's
attontlon was needed. The case Is be-
ing tried before a jury qt bIx. The
defendant is represented by Eugone
DeBojjory E. M. Overshlnor Is pros-
ecuting. Tho criminal docket Is far from com-
pletion anl the trial of criminal cases
will likely occupy the attention of the
Qourt until the close of thlB tho first
week.
INSURGENTS LOSE
TIPITAPA BATTLE
GOVERNMENT SOLDIERY DRIVES
CHOMORROS FROM FIELD ....
-. AFTER HOT FIGHT. "
AMERICAN FIGHTER WOUNDED
Captain Godfrey Frowlej Formerly
Member U. S. A Army now In-
surgent Injured while Lrnd-4
Ing Troop of Cm airy.
By Associated Press.
MANAGUA Nicaragua Feb. 24.-
Captain Godfrey Frowley an American
engineer who commanded a bnttalllon
of artillery under the lnsuigant gen-
oral Chomorros Is Bald to havo been
badly Injured during tho course of
Tuesday' battle near Tlpltapa.
Frowley camo to Nicaragua a year
ago. Ho Is a civil engineer but was
formerly a member of tho ThlrtyrThlrd
company of Infantry of tho United
States army Up tendered hs services
to Estrndn at tho beginning of hostili-
ties. Belated reports Indicate that tho gov
eminent victory was complete Tho
Insurgents after making a day's de-
termined atand retired from Tlpltapa
Jn disorder leaving six hundred rifles
fifteen thousand cartridges-' baggage
nnd wounded on tho fluid.
General Chomorros Is said to bo re-
treating to tho 8lorrn del Cabclla
mountains whore Genoral Estrada
commander of tho Insurgent forces Js
reported In hiding Thld sortie leuds
to tho belief that Estrada and Chomor-
ros linvo not split as was reported
and that tho latter la still acting under
orders from tho oxlled would-be Presi-
dent . LcoiTjf Force 2500.
By Associated Press.
MANAGUA Feb. 84.-. Genoral Jpso
Leon commanding olII.cr of tho Mnd-
rlz Inland forces loft tho Capital today
with twonty-flvo hundred picked troops
His destination is believed to bo tho
Sierra dol Cabella mountains whero
Estrada is reported In camp.
An engagement Is expected when the
two armies rnqet. Estrada has the
mountain psssci well guarded.
DECLARES
O THE SENATORIAL O
W DEADLOCK IS NOW &
O NO NEARER ('LOi'E O
C" By Associated Press.
O JACKSON MISS. Fob 22. S
v Tho Senatorial deadlock caus- O
C cd when political leaders of Mis &
C sisslppl fulled to decide uflon $
O d successor to thq Into Senator (
$ Melaurln uppenrod no nearer 8
ft a solution than ever today. Fol- ft
ft lowers of former Govoinor ft
ft Vnrrionmn continue to bo con- ft
ildent and predict he will bo ft
ft elected on tho-flrBt ballot to- 'ft
ft night wlillo tho opposition do- ft
w clarcB thnt this Is nn-impossl- ft
ft blllty. Loaders of tho onnosl ft
ft Hon admit however that they ft
ft plan an elimination scheme ft
ft which will bo Introduced to- ft
ft night or tomorrow. A rumor ft
ft 1b persistant that Governor ft
ft Noel will enter tho raco unless ft
ft the opposition combines nnd ft
ft defeats Vardcman It Is de .ft
ft nied that. Vilrdoman contem- ft
ft plates withdrawing from tho ft
ft race. ft
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KILLED
HOTEL FIRE
EIGHT OTHERS NARROWLYNESC-
APED DEATH IN FORNEY
CONFLAGRATION.
OTHER HORSES DESTROYED
Total Properly Damage WlH'Rcnch
$23000 From Firo of Unknonu
Origin. .No Water at Hand
to Fight the FJnmes.
dpuclal to The Reporter.
FORNEY Feb. 24. In a fire which
started In tho City Hotel hero this
morning at three o'clock and swept tle
entire business section of this pjace
-three meri woie burned to death while;
eight others narrowly escaped death
In tho flames. Several' guests of the
hotel woib moro or less sorlously In-
jured In jumping from the second story
window and in being struck by fnlllng
timbers. "
The total loss will amount to twon-ty-flve
thousand dollars Or moio all
of which Is partially covered by In-
surance Tho flames woro first notic.
cd In the roar of tho hotel building bu(
before the guests could bo aroused had
'spread ovor tho roof and through tlio
upper story The strong norther blow-
ing nt tho tlmo rendored all forma of
fighting the fire ineffective. At pres-
ent a waterworks system is being In-
stalled hero but tho fire plugs had
jnot been connected and on this ac-
count oven the bucket brigade was
hampered In its work as water had to
bo drawn from nonrby wells.
When It was aeon that othor busi-
ness .houses adjoining the hotel wore
burning tho citizens began carrying
out merchandise nnd storu fixtures
but little was Baved In this wny.
Tho dead are:
A. R. "EARNEST aged CC represen-
tative of tho West Texas Land Com-
pany of Fort Worth R. G. Farmer ol
Forney and M. E Powoll of Kemp
county. Earnest lenves a largo fam
ily at Fort Worth.
At tho tlmo of tho flro tho hotel
was in cliargd cf A M. Fulton of For-.
ney. Tho heaviest losora were A. M
Fulton furnlturo and fixtures Splll-
mann brothers building occupied by
hotel Odd Follows lodge rooms R J
Fly grocory store Gllkoy building oc-
cupied by Ball &. Mills clothiers Bin.
sort building occupied by Griffin and
Konner druggists nnd Sam Wllholts
Jewelry and 'millinery store All of
tho purtlea carried somo Insurance.
PREDICTS $10 HOG
IN CHICAGO JIARKET
CHICAGO. Ill Feb 22. Hogs at the
yarda woro senrcor than ovor tWe sit-
uation Is distinctly worse and tho $10
hog Is only a few dayB awny and will
como as soon lis tho packors start act-
ive buying according to close observa-
tions at tho stock yarda.
The bulk of tho few hogs Hold went
nt $9-3S to 945 per hundredweight
hut several loada gold at ?0.C0. Tlyj
packors woro doing vory llttlo buying
tho National Packing Company not
taking a single hog.
It is this feature It la Hnid that
makes tho situation so bad for noon
tho packers will bo forced Into tho
market to bogln uctlva buying. The
10 hog will be a fact as soon us that
begins It is said
R a. Cox 9t Wethrford wu among
tho business visitors hero lwt alht
MEN
GODFREY
FOWLER
A NATIVE TEXAN
INJURIA 'INSURGENT ARTILLEET
LEADER ONCE RESIDENT
AT PALESTINE.
SENT TO THE LEGISLATORE
Fowler Scnrd in Adjutant General's
Department at Austin; Saw
Actho Fighting in
Philippines.
By Associated Prosa:
DALlAS Tex. Feb. 21. Captala
Godfrey Foylor reported In today dis-
patches us having been wounded la
tho battle of Tlpltapa Nicaragua was
formerly a resident of Palestine. Cap-
tain Fowlor Is a grandson of tho late
John H Reagan of Texas. Ho served
ono turpi In tho State Legislature ani
was a member of the military staff ot
Governor Campboll.
As a inomboi of tho Thirty Third In-
fantry U. S. A Captain Fowler Baw
.service In the Philippines during the
Spanlsh-Aumrlcnii war. Ho la thirty
six years of age. Hla Toxas relatives
will attempt to ascertain tho sorlous-
ness of hit wounds.
PALESTINE Feb. 24. A roport was
received hero today from Now Orleans
via Managua Nicaragua to tho effect
whet Captain Godfrey Fowler formor-
ly of this city n Gouornl In tho Insur-
gent army wub wounded In tho battle
of Tlpltapa while leading his forces.
The battle was fought nonr Tlpltapa.
and Fowlor was In chaigo of tho Insur-
gent artillery. Ho was fonhtlfly with.
tho Adjutant General's department at
Austin jund'has had oxtonslvo military
training. .
ATTEMPTED TO BRIBE PROSE.
CUTOR OF MEAT TRUSTS
NEW YORK 'Feb. 24. An attempt
lias been mado to bftbe prosecutor
G'urva'nv6T'Hildsoli County New Jer-
sey to drop tile prosecution of the
meat packers according to n state-
ment made this morning by an official
qf Gnrvnn's office
Tho allegation is that two moh from
Chicago approached an acquaintance
or Gnrvan and lndrectly Buggosted that
If tho prosecution fs dropped tho pros-
oeutoi- will retire a rlc' nflni
v
w m t n n f '
II. N. Davidson who had been here
on business hnB returned to hla home
near Sweetwater.
LOVELL PETITION AGAIN
. GOES TO THE GOVERNOR
Thought Tint the Court's Should kavo
First Passed on the .Mutter
of Pardon
Spaclal t Tho Reporter:
AUSTIN Feb. 2 f. Whop Governor
Campboll returns tonight or tomorrow
tho petition asking him toVrestoro tho
rights of citizenship to ox-convict Jon
Tovoll will bo presented to dim. It Is
believed that tho govoinor 'Wll laguln
fofer tho matter to the bo'ird of par-
dons and that tho bourl in turn will
again refuso.tho granting of tho rights
and lecommend thnt a pardon bo de-
nied. l)Vell Is wnutcl by thotato in tho
case In which Major Durham is charg-
ed with tho murder of com let Athons
while superintendent of tlm penitenti-
ary nt Rusk. Lovoll'a testimony would
havo no weight with tho pury until he
had been allowed hla rights of citizen-
ship. Sovernl state olllclnla say that
tho courts should havo been the first
to pass on whether or not LoxpH'ii tes-
timony la of Htilllcloiit Importance- ta
warrant tho pardon before the matter
was presented to tho governor.
"HILDRESS MAN STARRED IN
FIGHT DEATH IS PROBAIILK
Special to Tho Reporter.
CWLWtnSS Fob. 21. J. W Burn-
sldo was stubbed twice in tho client
during irn altercation ut Tell near hero
lust night. A knlfo blade pierced ono
lung and ho may do J A. Fox a mer-
chant of Toll was nrrcBtcd following
tho stabbing. Tim men had quarreled
ovor a grocery account.
O W. Francis has returned ts bis
home pear Ovalo after spemllsg yes
terday here oa bu
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