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ABILENE DAILY REPORTER
JlfrST KEOEIVED
a fresh shipment of
Wylies Candy
Joe's Kandy Kitchen
A Fresh Shipment
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IN CHICAGO
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18. LIABLE N 1462 COUNTS
Fines WU Aggregate Inlo Millions of
Dollars If Mnxininm Penenlfy
Is tfiVCn.
CHICAGO April 13. Tho Standard
Oil company was found guilty at 10
o'clock tonight ot rebating by a Jury
In Federal Judge Landls' court Tho
jury declared tho trust was not guilty
on 441 counts of the Indictment but
that it was liable In 1462 counts. The
maximum flno is" $20000 In each
count and the mlnmum $1000. There-
fore tho maximum gross fines may ag-
gregate $29240000.
CHICAGO April 13. Tho jury re-
tired to consider the evidence at G:1C
p. m. tind devoted two hours of the
tlmo intervening between tho retire-
merit from court and tho return to
Tondor a. verdict to eating a coarso
dlnnen Tho minds of the jurors were
made up. They had been listening to
tho evidence for six weeks and eventu-
ally arrived at a conclusion before the
final arguments. Judge Landls return
ed from dinner attired In a full dress
suit He opened court sent for the
jury and received tho verdict"' Imme-
diately on Its reading attorneys for
tho oil company moved for a new trial
and next week was set for the tlmo
for hearing. Before this motion wns
disposed of question of whether the
defendant can be fined In more than
one count must be determined.
Whether the court has any direc-
tion to Ignore the jury's finding and
fine on but one count Is a disputed
question. The dofenso does not be-
lieve tho court will inflict such an un-
precedented and enormous sum in
fines. United States District Attorney
Sims declares tfie full penalty in each
wU no tbd' disproportionate "i fcfe fsaya
that it a commott criminal iasenttCL
prison for theft of an article worth a
few dollars then the imposition of
$29240000 in fines against a corpora
tion worth $200000000 a lagre por-
tion of which wealUx was amassed by
collecting rebates will be reasonable
and according to tho practice of the
courst In cases of petty criminals.
Tho high priced lawyers for the oil
company were crestfallen over tho
defeat. They express a determination
to carry the case to tho supreme court
of the United tSates rather than to
permit their clients to pay the gigantic
fine. If a single fine of a hundred
thousand dollars is Imposed they will
pay it but if the fine exceeds $100000
they will make a desperate fight be-
fore advising payment.
Tho Standard Oil Company of In-
diana was indicted by the federal
grand jury of the northern district of
Illinois for accenting concessions in
storage charges reductions in rates
nnd receiving other ralnlroad conces-
sions. The amounts alleged to have
been given aggregate $275000 'within
elgbt'months. The investigation of tho
grand jury also disclosed It is said
that oil hnB been shipped at reduced
rates for the Standard from Whiting
to southern points. At Grand Junction
Tenn. it was shipped without rehand-
liug it was averred while the product
of rival companies was rehandled In
a. more expensive manner. The Inves-
tigation ' was comploted before . two
judges representing tho divided juris-
diction of tho court. Tho charges on
tho northern shlpmonts have not yt
been heard. The railroads mentioned
In that connection are tho Chicago &
Eastern Illinois Evnnsvllle & Terrc
Haute Illinois Central and the South-
ern. The common carriers Involved
In tho ovldenco of the case decided are
tho Chicago &. Alton Chicago Termi-
nal and St. Louis Bridge company.
Of tho 1904 counts1 43C wore quash-
ed ns-'dofective. The remainder loft
tha company liable o fines of not less
than $1)000 or more than $20000 for
each offense. The possible aggregate
of fines is more than 29000000. Tho
court charge leftthe Jnry ndlscre-
tlon as to how many of the counts it
must have to find tho company guilty.
Tho case will bo further argued next
week
Judge Landls agreed to permit the
Jury to find a verdict this week so
that Us vigil of six weeks might end.
Ho will rule as to the number of of-
fenses next week. If he limits tho of-
fenses to hut one crlmo there can be
nogreater fine than $20000 and pis-
sibly Iss On tha other hand he has
the power to rule Uut each shipment
constituted an offenso and tho com-
pany of tho aggregate of mnxlmum nno
nearly $30000000. Tho ruling will bo
tho most Important In tho fodoral Ju-
risdiction. It will determine whether
tho fodornl laws ngalnBt rnilrond dls-
crlmlnntlon aro cnforclblo.
Wo tako orders for morning delivery
up to 11 o'clock and for evening de-
liveries up to C o'clock.
J SIDES CONFECTIONERY CO.
NEGROES RETALIATE
WHITE MEN FIRED UPON HY
CllOWD OF NEGROES.
TAKING THE MAN EM JAIL
Three Wounded One Will
Die Posse Hunting
Guilty Parties.
Probably
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By Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS April 15. While a
number of white men wero tnklng a
negro charged with criminal assault
on a white woman fiom jail at Bunkle
La. last night with the intention
of lynching him they were fired upon
by .a crowd of negioes who were hid-
den near the jail for the purpose of
rescuing the negro Thiee of the white
men were wounded one will probanly
die. The Injured aie : .lohn Dormnn
of Has3Vllle. .lbdoinen; E. White Bran
don Miss shot in thigh; Howard Cru-
deher Hassville shot In arm. A posse
is scouring the country for the guilty
negroes.
WILL TRY CALIFORNIA
FOR A SHORT WHILE.
Frank L. Gordon for tho past 12
months an employe in the job depart-
ment of Ths Reporter office resigned
his position last week and on Saturday
left 'for Sklddoo California where he
had a more lucrative position offered
him. He Is a good printer and a res-
ponsible young man and wqrthy the
confidence nnd esteem of his fellow-
jnan especially' of his fOllow-crafts-menrSWddaolS-u'Widepen
mirilnfe
town but Mr. Gordon friends have
nn fenra for his fnturtralafetv. as he Is
a young man who holds? 'himself far
above the evils that may fnJl across
his pathway.
S. D. and Mrs. Jobe went to Putnam
Sunday to attend the marriage of Miss
Mary Robbms sister of tho latter to
Mr. Llnsey Morgan tho hnppy event
taking place at the home pf the bride's
parents.
Mrs. Curry wife of W. A. Curry out
on Elm while stepping from hjJr carri-
age on Sunday the horses moved up
throwing her to the ground so violent-
ly thatshe was gainfully bruised.
.1. It. Toombs is if from the Canyou
today and says the three-link boys
at Nubi.a and Dora will havo a joint
picnic in the Story pasture 15 iplles
southwest of Nubia on tho 26th.
Charley Moore Ed Allen Owen An-
derson Charley Davis Harvey Counts
and John Abornnthy of Merkel came
In on the forenoon train to attend Dis-
trict court. -
Gus Schorsch came In from Coman-
che Sunday afternoon to spend n few
days with his father E. G. Schorsch
who has been confined to his bed and
room two weeks with rheumatism.
Mr J. II. Fitzgerald a prominent
and popular citizen of Palestine is In
the city for a day or two and wq wero
glad to meet him nnd hope that our
people will havo an opportunity to get
acquainted with him.
On his return homo to Brownwood
from tho Davis mountains Tom Boll
stopped in Abileno 4 day or so with
his old frlond W.'T; Barber.
After n Bhort but pleasant yisit to
E II and Mrs Boono N J. Caraway
and wifo loft this forenoon for their
home In Louisiana.
T. C and Mrs. Campbell are visiting
tho parents" of tho former at Louis-
ville this state leaving at 11:55 Satur-
day jiight
J W Lowe Carl Evans T. Tt Burns
A. T Sheppard and Ben pitcher of
Merkel wero visitors to Abileno on
Sunday y
J IL. and-'MrH. Johnson were In from
Moro today buying furniture to fur-
nish a new room just added to their
home.
THE LONGEST
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By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON p. C April 15. Tho
earthquake shocks of great Intensity
this morning Tho greatest movement of tho earth at Washington occurred
from ESust to West direction lasting from 1:26 to 1:11. The records In-
dicate unusually violent earthquako at distance comparable In intensity
with those which rccontly occurred at Valparaiso and Kingston.
ALBBNY NEW YORK April 15. The strongest and longest earthquake
shock recoidPd on the seismograph nt the stntc museum In this city since
the Instrument was Instilled began att 1:41 a ni. today and continued for
more than two hours'. Tho record Was more pronounced than that made by
the awful San Francisco enrthquako last uar. Maximum vibration so
sovere as to swing pendulum clear off the revolving cylinder. The shock
may havo coino from some part of tho ocean but fears are entertained that
great d imago has occurred at some distant place.
OVER ONE HUNDRED WORKMEN
KILLED IN LAST FOUR WEEKS
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By Associated Press.
LODZ RUSSIA. April 15. During
tho last four weeks over 100 workmen
have been killed or wounded hero as
result of labor fcwls. The govern-
ment has failed to protect those willing
to-woik and the latter havo taken
matters in their own hands and vio-
lently expelled all Un ousts anarch-
ists and agitators.
IV THE
DISTRICT
M COUNTY
COURTS.
Distiict court conteued this morn-
i lug in regular session lor me sevenui
week and is the last weelt of the march
I term.
The case of tho State of Texas vs.
J. L Haines charged with theft of
money from the Ed. S. Hughes-Co.
was called and a jury selected as fol-
lows: .1 B. TJenl A. B. Cox J. S. Burns
B F Hawkins Roy Bouiain J. N.
Gardenhiro .Tim Carrigan T. E. Bal-
land W. B. Farmer R. A. Bryant J.
A. Favor Theo Wilkinson.
In .addition. to-H. Rob Koeble Esq.
iy Hantwlelke& Hardwicke have been
employed by tho defendant and will
make a hard lfglit in his behalf.
County court convened at 9:30 and
the criminal docket called and three
cases disposed of the parties pleading-guilty
to the charges:
State vs. Pablo Bernado fornication
$50.00 and costs.
State vs. John Crawford col. as-
sault .$25.00 and costs.
State vs. John Prultt
the peace $5 and costs.
disturbing
Holiness Meeting.
Please announce through your pa-
per our meeting at the Mission Is pro-
gressing nicely. Largo crowds 24
souls havo Rot through to victory tho
past week. Every hody Ib Invited to
attend. Preaching 3 o'clock and 8
p m. Rev. M. M. Lowry and wifo C.
W. Ely J. L. Price and wifo are with
us pressing the battle for lost souls.
D. C. W. Petrlck and Wifo Suprs.
Johnson-Taylor.
Married on Sunday April 14th 1907
Mr. M. E. Johnson and Miss Anna
Tayloiveboth of Iberls tho ceremony
taking place at noon by Judge E. M.
Ovorshiner in tho oresenco of a num-
ber of tho friends of the contracting
couple who accompanied them from
their liomes.
Wo Join thotr friends In hearty good
wishes for a happy life together.
LIFE TERM FOR KILL-
ING HER HUSBAND.
NEW ORLEANS April 13. Mrs.
Ada Drew of St Franclsville West
Felislna Paris Ib the first woman In
many years In this state to receive a
long torm in tho state ponltentlnry
Mrs. Droy was sentenced yesterday to
sovon years for tho murder of her
husband at Turnbull Island Blxtecn
miles from St Franiclsville.
Tho woman at first entered a plea of
not guilty to tho charge of murder but
yestordny tho court accented her plen
of guilty of manslaughter and at once
passed sentenco upon her She will bo
gin eervlng.her term at once.
GEORGE ROOSEVELT DIES
AT MIDNIGHT AT HRUSSELS.
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON D. C Apt II 15.
The stato department lias received a
dispatch today announcing tho death
of George W Roosqvelt cousin of
President Theodore Roosevelt which
occurred at Brussels where ho is
Consul General. Death canio at mid-
night the cause of which was not given
EARTHQUAKE
1
Weather Huieau reports
distant
recorded by tho seismograph
at 1:11
SEVEN NEW CARDINAL CREATED
AT SECRET CONSISTORY TODAY
By Associated Press.
ROME April 15. The Pope held se-
crot consistory today in Vatican and
created seven new cardinals as follows-
Mgr. Cavallari Patrlaich of
Venice Mgr Rcginaldini Papal Nun-
cio to Spain. Mgr. LorenzelU ex pa-
pnl nuncio at Paris. Mgr. Lunuldi arch
bishop of Palermo Mgr. Meiclor arch-
bishop of Malines Mgr. Mafil archbish-
op of Pisa Mgr. Agulrro Garcia bishop
of Burges Spain.
The ceremony was perfoimed with
unusual pomp and gorgeousness.
PIONEER PASTOR RESIGNS 1ST
PRES. CHURCH NOTIFIED.
It is with the keenest regiet that wo
record the fact that the pastorate of
the First Presbyterian church may be
vacated by one of the most popuhu
pastors who has ver sorvedi in th'i
city and now the pioneer pastor hu
ing served continuously for more than
oleven years ever since he came from
tho seminary nnd began tho work of
the ministry Rev. E. S. Lowrnnco. Wo
stated somo days ago that ho had re-
bel vdd a cnirto Bowie fcnd ho visited
that church last wpek and upon his
return made known tho fact that ho
would tender his icslgnntlon to this
congregation It Is evident that n
strong effort will be made to Induce
him to reconsider nnd we trust that
It will bo successful It is stated that
the matter will be taken up by tho
cljurch next Sunday.
ENGINEER A. P. KITTELL
LEAVES THE SANTA FEE.
Civil Engineer A. P. Klttrell tho
man who has made all tho surveys
preliminary to tho Santa Fee cutoff
passed through tho city last night on
route to Kansas City. Mr. Kittroll stat-
ed that he had resigned his position
with tho Atchison Topoka & Santa Fo
and will hereafter lie In the employ of
tho Rock Island roud.
He says ho left the cut-off survey
ing party near Buffalo Gap nnd thnt
'they had only about two more days
work before the entlro preliminary
work Is comploted. Ho has had chnrgo
of tho party ever slnco it was put In
tho field at Brownwood Inst summer
and had run many lines. Ho last sur-
veyed a line from Talpa and crossed
tho Texas and Pacific railroad at Ros-
coe but Mr. Kittroll doesn't think tho
Snnta Fa will uso this route. Ho Is
confident thnt Brownwood or Coleman
survey will bo utilized. The survey-
ing party In which several Brownwood
parties are working will return horo
within a few days.
Mr. Kittroll would give out noth-
ing concerning what the plans of tho
Rock Island road are but from IiIb
conversation It appenred that tho road
had secured his services on account
of his fnmllinrity with tho topogra-
phy of this section of the country Mr.
Klttrell Is nn engineer of marked abil-
ity and wnB formerly with tho Rock
islnnd. Brownwood Bulletin.
Plies Cured at Homo by Now Absorp-
tion Method.
If you suffer from bleeding itching
blind or protruding Piles sond mo
your address and I will tell you how
to cure yourself at homo by tho now
absorption treatment; and will also
send some of this homo treatment froo
for trial with references from your
own Jocnllty if requested. Immodlato
rollof nnd permanent euro assured
Send lio money but tell others of this
offer Writo today to Mrs M Sum-
mers Box P Noerte Dame Ind.
Let us figure with you on your
hose. We have a large stock of fresh
goods. 8PAVLDIKO BROS.
THREATENED STRIKE EXPRESS
EMPLOYEES WILL UK AVOIDED.
By Associated Press.
NW YORK CITY April 15. Tho
nnuouhcoment is mado today that as
a result of tho fivo days conference re-
garding tho threntcnod strike of thir-
ty five thousand employees of Ex-
press companies operating In tho Mot-
lopolttnn district hns been avoided.
The employees gained nn Increase in
wages nnd hours from twelve to ton
In most cases.
COCKRELLIJN STAND
WORK RESUMED IN UNITED
STATES COURT THIS MORNING
FIRST WITNESS FOR DEFENSE
Testifier As ( The Value of Holdings
of Sieffens and London
Ef. AL.
The trial of .1. G. Lowdon nnd O V.
Stoffens was i cm men this morning
and the defense began thotr testimo-
ny Intioducing as first witness Fred
Cockrell Mr. Cockrell testified as to
thu alue of tho holdings of tho dlf-
feieut corporations In which himself
Stoffens and Lowdon and others wero
Interested in rebuttal of the contention
Of the government which claimed that
the statemont which Stoffens and Low
don cniried on their letter heads "res-
ponsibility $300000" nnd which It Is
claimed influenced parties in making
the American National Bank loans
was not true. Tha testimony of Mr.
Cocfrrell went to show thnt tho valuo
of the holdings of Steffcns nntj Low-
don was In oxcess of tho sum claimed
by them and that tho failure of the
bank wns duo to the failure of Its
Now York correspondent to renow Us
rediscounts and a consequent failure
of the allied intorests to obtain money
with which to renow theUvlonns. Wlt-wess-testtfled
that he JrOvyLodon
nnd S. P. Hardwiclte owned tho en-
tire stock of tho Lytle Ico Co. Lytlo
Water Co. and Abllcn Electric Light
and Power Co. Mr. Hardwicke owning
one share in each corporation and ho
and Lowdon tho balance. That tho
nbovo corporations served tho city of
Abilene and tho Ico company Abilene
nndtho surrounding country and that
said corporations wero tho solo serv-
ers of the public Ui their respective
lines. That tho water company was
capitalized at $1GO000 and thnt In his
opinion the property and franchises
of tho throe corporations wero reBOn-
nbly worth at the tlmo tho bank failed
the sum of $300000; that the indebt-
edness of snld corporations aggregated
$130000.
That the Black Mountains Cnttlo
Company wns organized in 1900 with
a capital stock of $200000 thnt the
stock was owned oqunlly by himself
J. M. Daugherty O. W Stoffens nnd
J. G. Lowdon witness bolng president.
That tat that tlmo tho company acquir-
ed four smaller ranches In El Pnso
county and leased othor University nnd
school lands aggregating about 500
sections thnt they had about 125 sec-
tions undor fence and drift fences so
that hoy had tho uso of about 1600
sections that all tho landB thoy had
wero leased oxcopt half a section tho
leases running from ton years and
more nnd wero In tho nbsoluto loaso
district Various improvements wore
made on tin ranch by tho company
which ho enumerated. Tho company
bought In 1900 about 15000 head of
cattle paying therefor from $10 to 20
por head mostly cows and heifers
also bought nhout 100 head of good
bulls bought 400 head of horses. That
on Jan. 18 1905 thoro wero on this
rnnch nbout 20000 head of cattio of
tho reasonable market vniuo of $10
por head besides tho horscB and othor
property Tho Indebtedness of tho com
pnny Amounted to $290000. Thnt a
short wliito after thur bank failed Jan.
18 1905 meetings of creditors wore
held of tho nbovo mentioned eompa
nfe at which witness wob present. At
bnld meetings ho and tho stockholders
of nil tho companies In which ho waa
Viterestcd turned over their property
to tho creditors and committees wero
nppointcd by tho creditors to tako
charge of and manage Bald property
fop tho purpose of paying tho (Jobts
Mr. Cockrell wns still On tho stand nt
3;30 o'clock this afternoon.
We tnKo orders for morning delivery
up to Jl o'clock and for evening de-
liveries up to 0 o'clock.
J SIDES CONFECTIONERY CO.
FIGHTING FOR BAIL
TO HE STARTED AT ONCE
THAW'S ATTORNEYS.
I1Y
DELIS MAY QUIT THE CASE
Tlmw Vorj Anxious to Get Out nnd
Tells Deliiuis to Go and Make'
Good on Tho Situation.
By Associated Press.
Now YORK CITY April 15. Inter-
est In the case of Harry K. Thaw now
contort about tho changes ho hns made
In the staff of lawyers ho will havo to
conduct his noxt trial. While no offi-
cial announcement has boon mado tho
Intimation conies from the lawyora
themselves considerable changes havo
been mndo and that othors will follow.
Dolphin Dolmnst who led tho fight Im-
tho recent trial 1uh It Is stated severed
his connection with tho case. Dnnlol
Orollly makes the announcement that
he is now counsel of record for Thaw
and thnt ho will bo In nctlvo charge of
tho case hereafter. Ho was appointed
to that position couplo of week ago.
Orelll is authority for statement that
he Is only ono of the five lawyers re-
tained He says ho will move within
next week to havo Thaw relensed on
ball and believes thnt his efforts will
meet with success.
The real reason for Hnrry Thaw's
desire to be admitted to ball pending
his ro-trlnl aside from his natural crav
ing for freedom it developed tonight r
is that he fears his wifo may uttorly
callapso unless ho can got her nway
from New York nt onco.
Evelyn Thaw Is a wreck. Ono of
the mon who has been her constant at-
tendant over slnco tho arrest of Thaw
confessed todny that the great worry
of the whole Thaw family Is for Eve-
lyn's health.
"Since last July." said this guard
"Mrs. Thaw faaB wasted away fifty per
cent. 8hevia only n shadow of her
formoi1 selL It she Bhould cntcli cold
and it sottlo on hor lungs hi hor pres-
ent physical condition it wduldnidnn
almost cortaln death to her. His wife's
condition furnishes tho real motive for
tho demand that his counsel will mako
during the coming week for his re-
lcaso undor $250000 hall.
"Evelyn Thaw refuses to leuvo New
York without hor husbnnd. Alembera
of his family havo coaxed hor In Vain
to consent to leaving Now York for a
little while but she insists hor place
Is boBldo her husband. Persons who
do not llko Thnw' defense arc in-
clined to consider his nnxloty for his
wifo especially In thla connection a
selfish motivo. They point out that the
only thing which guvo Thnw tho ghost
of n chnnco in hln recont trial was
Evelyn's appearance on tho stand. If
sho should dlo or should fall so that
sho would bo unable to go on the stand
nnd repeat her story oplnon general-
ly agrees that It would tnko far less
than forty-seven hours for a Jury to
ugrce nnd thnt It would probably bo
tho death chnlr for tho slayer of Stan-
ford White.
GhoK Dcluias Ordr.
"Thaw's anxloty to get out of prison
was demonstrated today In a conversa-
tion with Dolmns tho lawyer who prac
tlcally conducted his dofonso. Thuw it
Is sntd practically put it un to Dol-
man to got hlni nut on ball If Jio wished
to remain In tho case. Hp openly
charged that tho Callfornlun ho tho
story leaked out of tho Tombs' had
thrown nway his chnncoB with tho Jury
by his pica of Justification
'"Now go nml muku good. Got me
out of hero on ball. That's tho thing
I want now.' tills Ib tho romnrk which
Thnw Is reported to havo thundered
down tho corridor after Dolmns nn he
beat n Juisty retreat from tho coll Rut
to got bnll Tor Hnrl-y Tliaw wlJpbe
no easy tnflk for polmas.
District Attorney Joromo is deter-
mined that tho young millionaire shall
spond every moment of tho time un-
til ho faces trial again in prison He
expressed himsolf forcibly on the sub-
ject just boforo starting for his homo
In Lakovlllo Conp. this afternoon "If
there Is an application for bail I shall
opposo it thoroughly" ho said. "If any
notico of such fiorvico Is mndo on my
office I will ho informed at onco and
will tako immediate measures to meet
tho application." 4
Thoro was n rumor today that Je-
rome would agree to thu sending of
Thaw to Mattewan if his attorneys de-
sirod It . Tho district attorney vigor
ously dented this.
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