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The Austin Statesman
JONES BRAGGED
STATE FOR PHILIPPINES
That Gave the Cue to Save Life
4
of Albert T. Patrick
MISS GAILLARD REPEATS CONVERSATIONS
NG
draw from Mr. House the substance
11.—Chairman
PAY OR PLAY.
rettier
and nearly all of (ho soldiers are
Army officers are emphatio in the
statement that there is no reason for
in
Ions
of
RY
S
that
which the
ited States
declared to have broken con-
ith various
meat clubs.
ch of
ANY
NEGRO SERIOUSLY BURNED.
ashier.
1
BOY BANDITS WEPT.
WHITE ALONE HOPES
d
News Summary
FOR RESULTS FROM
ALGECIRAS MEETING
’ it is
of
IIO,
' DOMESTIC.
PURE FOOD BILL PASSED
BOTTLERS CLOSE SESSION.
s
iger.
PRESIDENT’S POSITION
by
ne 2.
wept
I Haul
CRIMINAL APPEALS
COURT PROCEEDINGS
LOCAL.
McIntyre and Vice
President W. H.
Did not pay tax.
Berry, from Hemphill;
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h
NO
xas
JSTIN
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Nation Must Be Ready to Meet
Trouble in the Orient.
IS
ID
20,000,000
dispatch
con-
and
of
in
Consent of attorney general obtained
to dismiss injunction suit of Texas
CONFERENCE UPON
RATE BILL FIXES THE
trouble in China.
The Eighth Infantry, which reaches
the "Sap" on the return run to Ban
Antonio.
draws her demands for international
gendarmerie. \
C. 0. D. LIQUOR SALES
AND WILLIAMS BILL
By Associated Press. *
New York, Feb. 21--Albert T. Pat-
CONVICT TAKEN HOME
TO SEE HIS WIFE DIE
San Antonio Lads Broke Down When
Sentenced to Serve for Theft.
LIGHT
Y
NEGRO'S FITNESS FOR
JURY DUTY IN QUESTION
ESTABLISHED 1871
SECOND OLDEST PAPER
IN TEXAS
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THERE IS ROOM FOR A RED HOT FIGHT ON C. O. D. LIQUOR PROBLEM
mnK
those is Ian
erlou
others
use of
emedy
trying
ritical
pain,
fering
horror
her in
hild is
apolis being clearly proved by a can-
celed check.
Memphis Must Play New York Team
, or Stand for Penalty.
Plans Completed for Making Carbon-
ated Beverages. *
BERNHARDT WILL PLAY IN
AUSTIN IN A CIRCUS
TENT.
the number of troops
nds as far as condltii
for conflicting engagements on
Central railway against comptroller et
al. ©*♦*
Miss Gaillard tells how Valet Jones
bragged of Patrick case.
Grosvenor defeated for congress from
Ohio.
Hoch is to die as sentenced.
Williams bill to prevent C. O. D.
shipments of liquor to prohibition dis-
tricts is subject of interesting hear-
ing.
Equitable Life’s office building at
Memphis damaged $200,009 by fire.
Soldiers being rushed through
southern route to Philippines.
Boy bandits broke down and i
when sentenced at San Antonio.
wear
onth—
ure of
senti-
vork—
we do
j time.
Railroad commission concluded its
hearings yesterday and took all mat-
ters under advisement.
State departments will be closed to-
day on account of Washington's birth-
day. being a legal holiday.
league club on March 25 or else recom- ' there are concerned and all are pt the
pense the New York management f r ' opinion that tho only possible meaning
nnv amc,. t..a ~ it of the hurried movement of soldiers
any damages sustained by conceling ...
The bill defines foods. drugs, medi-
cines and liquors, and also defines the
standards for them. There is an ex-
pounds sterling
says was the Uni
and she accidentally knocked it off
the table. Mr. Lide saved nearly all
his household goods. The house was
valued at $2000; insurance, $1000.
President and General Manager W. M. :
Hobbs reached Houston at 2 o’clock
this morning. After looking over the
Ilzes in the city the special reached
here tomorrow will occupy two solid
trains, each consisting
sle«
era being
tracts wli
part of the
lull charao-
Special to The statesman.
Waco, Texa. Feb. 21.—The Texas
Bottlers’ association adjourned tonight
after electing officers and selecting the
place of the next meeting. Plans were
fully launched to establish a plant for
the manufacture of the kind of gas
used in carbonating beverages, for es-
tablishing bottle works and plants for
the manufacture of the syphons and all
manner of containers used In market-
ing carbonated goods, and many other
liquors served to the public at soda
fountains and elsewhere. It was stated
that all the supplies needed in com-
pounding beverages, placing them on
the market and delivering them to the
consumer could be found. as to the raw
material, and successfully and profit-
ably manufactured in Texas.
The association adjourned to meet
the third Tuesday in February next
year at Houston.
The accident occurred at a point
about a mile and one-half north of this
city.
the game, according a National com-
mittee decision announced today. Th©
Marsh Rice was resumed today. Rob-
ert Iee of Houston, Texas, who was
on th© witness stand yesterday and
who knew Jones, who told him in
deal of
• able to
ction for
wing to
3 on gen-
Acetylene
to make
31.50 for
BIA. Up
Columbia
placed a
removed.
Where no
anner of
i; get a
se, gives
ugh our
possible.
k paying
centrated in Manila, Mindanao
Sulu islands.
.. ------ --- ------ . ... of what Jones had told him at various
rick’s hearing for a new trial on the times concerning the murder. Failing
to ' have the questions answered, he
dismissed the witness, telling him to
York, the latter club thereupon ap-
pealing to the National committee. I
The applications of Players F. C. ‘
Reinsting. Thomas Owens, Otto Den- I
ninger and John F. Hayden for re-
instatement were denied, all four play-
was under protest.
A. Boyd, however.
National agree-
By Associated Press.
Cincinnati, Feb. 21.—The Memphis
, , ... j ptateIIIVI
club must carry out its agreement to increasii
play with the New York National --- •
charge of having murdered William
AUSTIN, TEXAS
THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 22, 1906.
would do so, all those called Into th©
conference make a firm stand for the
Hepburn bill in its present form and
said that none of the amendments sug-
gested seemed to be an improvement.
After Senators Dolliver and Clapp
returned to the capitol they told cer-
tain colleagues that they would, go
into the committee on Friday and
make a firm stand to have the bill
reported without amendment. When
asked concerning the attitude of the
president they said that they believed
ho is not satisfied with the bill as It
stands, but that it is too much to say
that he is opposed to any amendments
whatever.
The president was described by them
as ready to consider any amendments
that might be offered and willing to
listen to any proposition up to the time
the bill is placed on its final passage.
They said that if anything should bo
brought forward, which, in the opinion
of the friends of the bill, would better
it and not obstruct its operation, the
president would give it careful study.
Conservative members of the com-
mittee assert that they have the neces-
sary vote to amend the Hepburn bill if
they are left free to exercise their in-
dividual judgment so that they will
not be put in the position of opposing
the.president’s policy.
Under these conditions, it 1s sald
Senators Elkins. Foraker. Crane Al-
drich. Keane. Carmack, Foster' and
McLaurin will vote for an amendment
providing for judicial review
Seven votes is a majority of the com-
mittee. Senators Cullom and Carmark
will not be present when the commit:
tee meets on Friday, but as Senator
Cullom is opposed to the amendment
this will not affect the result.
An informal meeting of the com-
mittee will be held tomorrow, but it is
agreed that no Important amendments
will be considered until Friday.
Rigs Sent to Powell Field,
Speclal to The Stntesman.
Corsicana, Texas, Feb. 21.—In addi-
tion to the number of rigs now on the
ground at work in the Powell oil field
eight miles east of Corsicana, a num-,
her of rigs came up from the south
Texas field today and were immediately
went to the scene of action. It was
stated by an experienced oil man today
that within a few days there would
bo more rigs at work than ©ver before
in the history Of the field.
I TROOPS PASS THROUGH
on the main line of the Santa Fe rail-
road by falling between the cars. Ho
had been employed by th road for
a junior in grade and rank. I don’t
boll eve that this is good military or-
ganisation.”
Mr. Hull made an interesting di-
gression as to the situation In China
to emphasize his position that the
army and navy should be kept in € f-
ficienL condition to meet all emergen-
cies. He hoped no trouble would come,
but there exist many conditions in the
Orient that make it necessary for us
to preserve our prestige, our power
and our rights, even to the extent of
being ready to fight for them. In this
connection Mr. Hull had read a news-
paper dispatch from Peking which had
been sent from the Orient and which
he vouched for as "entirely accurate.”
which gave an account of an Inter-
view between Minister Rockhill and
Mr. Na Tung, president of the Wal
Wu Pu.
Mr. Hull said that according to this
dispatch Mr. Rockhill reminded the
Chines© official that the United States
Hull of the military affairs committee,
in presenting the army appropriations
bill to the house today urged th© necea •
sity of complete preparedness as to our
army and navy for trouble in the
Orient. He declared that any nation
not prepared to defend its position in
China might as well haul down the
flag and quit the Pacific, incidentally.
Mr. Hull pronounced Minister Rock-
hill, at Peking, guilty of indiscretion
in indicating to Chinese officials that
the United States intended returning
the 20,000.000 pounds sterling Boxer
indemnity paid. Statements of this
kind, he said, will be taken by th«
Chinese as an indication that tho
United States is afraid rather than
liberal. Mr. Hull scouted the idea that
Reversed and Remanded—T.. M.
clined to discuss the rumors that the
United States and other neutral pow-
ers are exerting outside influence
toward securing an agreement.
which they can be maintained.
Speeches on tariff, immigration and
tho Payne customs house bills con-
sumed the remainder of the day. Mr.
Hopkins of Kentucky uncovered many
methods of inducing Immigration to
the United States, which he declared
to be decidedly undesirable.
Mr. Shephard of Texas urged tariff
reform to obviate retaliatory tariff by
other nations.
The army appropriation bill was
taken up when the house met today
and an agreement reached to continue
general debate for eight hours. Be-
fore taking up the order, a senate
resolution was agreed to reappointing
Richard Olney of Massachusetts on the
board of regents of the Smithsonian
Institution.
Chairman Hull of the military com-
mittee took the floor to explain tho
finny bill. The bill carries a total ap-
propriation of 369,678.592. which is loss
by 11,521,158 than the amount asked
for by the department.
Referring to the provision of the bill
abolishing the office of lieutenant gen-
eral, when it shall become vacant, Mr.
Hull said when the law creating the
general staff was created it was as-
sumed and so stated that the lieutenant
general would be tho chlef-of-staf.
Up to this time that had been tho case.
"But the indications are now—and no
one desires to curtail the powers of
the president in this regard—that for
the next two years at least th® lteu-
.tenant general of the army will have
no power which could not be exer-
clse by a major or a brigadier gen-
eral.
"Instead of being ehtet-or-start he
will ba asaixned to th. command of
a diyislon and rocelvehis order, from
By Associated Press.
London, Feb. 21.—Great Britain is
still pessimistic in respect to the Mo-1 b t ie . d near
roecan conference. The officials here herut ana‛war 22 Sessorard The
benlevcthedelevates must lea« Aige- DoungemnwasrssedtromAKhe tralg
cmsswithoutssettiinssthesquestion..or as 1 pulled nto the yard here ana
pollcing.Aoroccosnless Germany with-, ihe tran In charge o( conductor J. W.
The complaint of the Memphis club the post as it is expected that th© next
against the New York National in re-order to bo issued will bo fur the
gard to Player Babb is declared not Twenty-sixth infantry to go to the
sustained by the evidence and the Philippines.
player is declared to have been prop- ? "There is war in the air. Like an
erly secured and paid for by New 1 old war horse I can sniff it from
York, that club’s payment to Indian- afar," sald an officer at Fort Ham
Houston today. "The United States
government is not fond of spending
great sums of money in transporting
troops from this country to the Philip-
pines unless there is some good rea-
son for it. The Philippines are as
Female revolutionists in Russia
flogged with knouts.
Ambassador White nlone still hopes
for results from Algeciras conference.
is to have them close, in case
HULL SEES CLOUD
1 ______________________________;__________________________
OTHERWISE ’
wholesale shipment of liquor C. O. D.
to fictitious persons be stopped. He
said the bill clearly provided for a
regulation of interstate commerce and
was not the assumntion of the police
power of states.
Robert Crain of Baltimore, general
counsel of th© national association,
addressed the committee on the Hep-
burn-Dolliver bill to make liquor sub-
ject to the laws of the states into which
it is shipped. He said this bill and
others on the same subect contem-
plate far-reaching legislation which
would be unconstitutional.
The hearing on the bill was attended
b¥ a large delegation of the German-
Ainorfcan alliance, which opposes any
bill of a prohibition nature. Members
of the delegation spoke against the
law limiting individual liberty and
said the German population of the
United States would never be recon-
ciled to any such law.
The Anti-Saloon League, Women's
Christian Temperance union and other
temperance organizatlons were ala®
represented at the hearing.
intended to return the
inspection of "Sap."
Special to The Statesrnan. - ------- ------ — ... .
Houston. Texas, Feb. 2».—On their emnption for dealers who furnish guar-
first Inspection trip over the system antees against adulteration and miu-
-............. — ”• branding.
Pan of Oil Exploded in Fire Box of
Engine at Taylor.
Special to The Statesman.
Taylor, Texas, Feb. 21.—Sam Hunter,
a negro employe of the International
and Great Northern shops at this place
for the past six. years In the capacity
of engine watchman, was seriously
burned about the face, neck, hands
and arms by the explosion of a pan of
oil in the fire box of engine No. 148.
Dr. L. F. Black, tho company’s sur-
geon, was hastily called and dressed
his injuries, which are srious.
BRAKEMAN KILLED.
Rice Says It Is False.
By Associated Press.
Houston, Texas, Feb. 21.—Mayor H.
Baldwin Rice' tonight stated that so
far as the testimony of Miss Gaillard
in the Patrick case in New York today
referred to him was untrue in every
detail.. He stated that he was not
acquainted with Charles F. Jones and
had never to his knowledge seen him.
By Assoclated Press.
Kansas City, Feb. 21.—W. E.
Gorman, representing the man-
agement of Mme. Sarah. Bern-
hardt, today purchased a new
fully equipped circus tent, which
will be used in. those cities of
Texas and probably of California
in which first class theaters can
not be obtained for Mme. Bern-
hardt. The tent will seat 4760
people. The Texas cities in
which Mme. Bernhardt will play
are Dallas, Fort'Worth. Austin,
Waco, Ran Antonio, Galveston
and Houston, and she will use
the tent only where the theaters
are closed to her.
++**-******6*--*-*--*-
Senator Smoot received another en-
Boxer indemnity. Mr. Hi
Throngs at Laredo.
Laredo. Texas. Feb. 21.—The city 1s
covered with bunting tonight and over
2000 visitors have arrived today on the
regular and speclal trains from Texas
and Mexico. The weather is ideal for
the celebration, which commences to-
morrow.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 21— After fifteen
years of more or less consideration on
the subject, the senate today passed
a pure food bill by the decisive vote of
63 to 4. The vote was taken after
ft day devoted almost exclusively to
debate of a desultory character on the
measure. Several eforts wore made
to amend the bill and the committee1
accepted a number of suggestions, but
only those thus accepted were incor-
porated in the bill as passed.
The bill makes it a misdemeanor to
manufacture or sell adulterated or
misbranded foods, drugs, medicines or
liquors in the District of Columbia,
tho territories and insular possessions
of the United States, and prohibits
shipment of such goods from one state
to another or tA a foreign country.
It also prohibits tne receipt of such
goods. Punishment by fine of $500 or
by imprisonment for one year, or both,
is prescribed. In the case of corpora-
tions, officials in charge are made re-
sponsible.
The treasury department and the de-
partments of agriculture and of com-
merce and labor are required to agree
upon regulations for the collection and
examination of articles covered by the
bill, but no specific , provision is made
for investigation by the department of
agriculture. The Investigations by that
department are placed in the hands
of the chief of the bureau of chemistry,
and If he finds that the law has been
violated, the secretary of agriculture
is required to report the facts to
United Statess district attorneys, who
in turn are required to institute pro-
ceedings in the federal courts.
the oficers. Following them closly
will be a freight train containing their
baggage and equipment.
The soldiers will be in this city but
a short time, just long enough to
change engines, and the hurried trip
to Sun Francisco will be continued.
The movement of these troops is
creating a great deal uf interest at
FOREIGN.
Disorders accompanying taking
inventories in French churches.
Texas that Patrick did not kill the
millionaire, was recalled today.
"You say you have known Jones a
long time?" asked District Attorney
Jerome.
"Well, a month or so,” was the reply.
We both call a month a long time.”
"And that is what you mean by a
long time in your affidavit?"
"Yes, sir,” replied the witness.
The next witness was Lillie Gaillard,
a, school teacher in Hands county,
Texas. She said - that she had met
Jones six times in the last three years.
The first time that she met him, she
said, a detective named Lloyd Dails was
with her. The meeting occurred at a
picnic.
At this point a recess was taken.
Miss Lillie Gaillard was excused
from the witness stand and John S.
Trame, a police officer from Houston.
Texas, was called by Mr. Jerome. He
testified that he saw Joseph Jordan,
on© of the witness brought here from
Texas to testify for Patrick, in the
state penitentiary in Texas in 1881 or
1882, serving time.
Mr. Jerome then called as a witness
Fred K. House, the lawyer whom Pat-
rick first employed for his defense on
the murder charge. He testified he
met Jones, the valet, in his office the
day after Jones was arrested on the
charge of forgery of documents of
wiuam Marsh Rice in the fall of 1900
Mr. Jerome asked the witness to state
what conversation he had with Jones
on that day. W. M. K. Olcott, Pat-
rick's counsel, then objected to allow-
ing the lawyer to answer this question,
declaring that Jones at that time was
a client of Mr. House. Recorder Goff
ruled th© question out.
Mr. Jerome, however, attempted to
be ready to testify again next Monday.
Miss Gaillard was then recalled. Re-
suming her description of the picnic
at which she met Jones, she said that
while sitting at the same table with
him she heard him say:. "I lied to
beat the bond on Patrick.” She said
she heard him boast how ho fooled
every one and heard him tell how nei-
ther he nor Patrick had killed Rice,
but that he turned state's evidence to
save himself.
"Jones had the name of being
'gassy,’ said she, "and I thought all
his talk was braggadocio.’*
Miss Gaillard said that the last time
she saw Jones ho was on a street car
at Houston and with him Was Mayor
Rice of Houston. They were on tho
seat in front of her, she testified.
"Did you know that Mayor Rice was
a nephew of Millionaire Rice who was
killed?"
"Yes, I knew that.”
"What did they say?”
"Mayor Rico slapped Jones on the
back and said to him: ’You certainly
studied those instructions well.’
"Jones said, ‘You bet I did.’
"Mayor Rice said, ‘How are your
coffers fixed?’
"Jones said, ‘Not very well.’ and then
Rice said to him, ‘They will be sup-
plied you.’ ”
Recorder Goff announced that an
adjournment would be taken until
Monday.
Special to The Statesman.
Dallas, Texas, Feb. 21.—The follow-
ing proceedings were handed down to-
day in the court of criminal appeals:
Affirmed—Van Dorn Richardson,
from Caldwell county; E. Cranfill, from
Nolan; Lee Winchester (two cases),
from Haskell; Anderson Williams, from
Denton: J. "M. Pierce, from Taylor,
Alvy McCollum, from Floyd; W. W.
Green, from Wilbarger; Ed Beard,
from Knox; Will Moore, from Jones;
M. K. Shaw, from Johnson.
from Taylor; M. B. Scott, from Kauf-
man; Morgan Camp and Will Moore,
from Jones; Jasper Spencer, from
Knox; Henry Handy, from Shackle-
ford; R. W. Thompson, from William-
son; G A. Yantis, from Wilbarger.
Rehearing Denied—J. C. Savage,
from Navarro; John Riggs, from
Johnson; Virgil Bourland, from San
Saba: Alfred Johnson, Jr., from Vic-
toria. Thurman Sexton, from Co-
manche ,
Submitted on Briefs for State—Jim
Young, from Falls.
On Briefs for Both—J. R. Green,
from Titus.
On Briefs and Oral Arguments for
Both Parties— Bud Henderson, from
Grayson, Thurmond Reagan, Berry
Harding and Earl Griffin, from Dallas;
W. T. Brown and Jack Leatherman,
from Tarrant; A. C. Stephens, from
Potter; Bill Bascom, from Llano; Mar-
cellus Thomas (death), Rosetta Harris,
T. M. Cowan and J. B. Hearne, from
Harris; T. J Taggart and Charles For-
blah, from HOL
On Motion for Rehearing—Wm. Me-
Qunrdale, from Brazos; R. H. Butler,
from Harris; Lb Byrd, from Co-
manche; Walter Earles, from Navarro;
Boney Jackson, from Collins; Pink
RUSSIAN WOMEN WERE
FLOGGED WITH
KNOUTS.
Henderson, from Johnaon; K Kiefel, "Cuba on Wheel," forced to ianve the
from Grimes; Jim Oxlord, from Erath, state.
Cummings was backed and the
mangled remains of the young man
were picked up and brought here.
Santa Fe Man Cut to Pieces in Sight
- of His Home at Cleburne.
Japan is Interested in stirring up trou-
bl© in China to injure the United
States. Japan’s interests in China, he
said, are Identical with those of the
United States, and preservation
pence there is tho only manner
The Pacific Express company fler
its report under Kennedy bill, but it • the Grand Central depot about noon.
-----ma- . . .... . and after a short stop there left over
Special to The Statesman.
Dallas, Texas, Feb. 21.—Among the
cases submitted to the court of crim-
nal appeals today was that of Mar-
cellus Thomas, a negro, given the
death penalty in Harris county. In
the counts for the defense was the
plea that the race of the defendant
was discriminated against It was re-
cited that politically his race is or-
ganised against la Harris bounty. The
negro population was systematically
shut out from jury service, it is
claimed, until finally the attention of
the Jury commissioners was called to
the matter. After that it was the cus-
tom of the jury commissioners to select
one negro in each week’s Jury venire
and two on each grand jury. The com-
missioners asked about the matter de-
clared that they had placed no more
than this on the jury tecause the negro
is unfitted for such service, the defense
declared. It was claimed that this is
unwarranted presumption on the part
of the commissioners, as they place
white men og the juries, while negroes
are for some reason barred in every
venire. It is unreasonable to suppose,
continued the attorney for the defense,
that the commissioners are so well
acquainted with all of the negroes that
fitness and unfitness can be determined
in the selection where men are not
brought before the commisoners.
It is further plead that in the trial
of this very case there were two
special venires, one for this and one
for a companion case. Ono had seventy-
five names and the other sixty, yet
neither had a negro, though the negro
population of the county is at least
one in five, the pleadings say.
I By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 21.—When the sen-
ate committee on interstate commerce
I meets on Friday to vote on a rate bill
I the announcement will be made au-
thorltatively that President Roosevelt
I will not attempt to prevent amend-
rments to the Hepburn bill; that he
will leave the committee free to exer-
noise Its best judgment and if possible
compromise its dierence8; that if a
bill is reported which does not meet
(his approval and in that form is passed
by congress, fie will content himself
Hn the exercise of bln veto powers.
■ This announcement will be made as
■the result of a conference held at the
whte house today between the most
active persons supporting the house
■bill without amendment, but will be
Gdelivered to the committee by a sena-
tor who has supported an amendment
providing for judicial review of an
order of the interstate commerce com-
Pmission.
I The conference at the white house
as one of many that have been held
■there in the last week for a decision
on the railroad rate question. It was
attended by Senators Dolliver and
CClapp, Speaker Cannon, Representative
Hlepburn and Attorney General Moody.
Tbey had under consideration an
Amendment said to have been drafted
by Secretary Knox and revised by the
attorney general. The draft in its re-
vised form, however, is said not to be
satisfactory to its' author. It was of-
ered in a spirit of compromise and the
president and attorney general wanted
Io know whether it would be accept-
ible to the members of congress who
Er© making a light to prevent the adop-
lion of any amendment which they
believe would Interfere with the oper-
If ion of the measure they purpose to
Enact into law.
I Briefly stated, the amendment aims
lo give to any complainant authority
5o file a petition in a circuit court
ssertng that a rate fixed by the com-
?nisson was in fact lllegai, or any
Arder of the commission was in reality
Unlawful, and authorizes the court to
Eear the suit to decide whether the
Eommlsaion acted within its authority
■nd whether the constitutional rights
Afethe plaintiff had been violated. As
Biey had prevlously announced they
Special to The Statesman.
Cleburne, Texas, February 21.—Ira
Brown was killed early this morning
By Associated Pres. *
St. Petersburg, Feb. 21— A gloomy
feeling prevails in diplomatic circles
here regardng the outlook at Alge-
ciras. The hope of a favorable con-
clusion of the conference is fast van-
ishing. It was stated that th© situ-
ation is regarded as distinctly serious.
Regret was expressed that France and
Germany are unable to come to an
agreement on th© matter of policing
Morocco.
Special to The Statesman.
Ban Antonio, Fob. 21.—The moving
of troops through this city, unde* rush
orders to the Philippines has revhed
the rumors of impending trouble with
I China, and the officers and soldiers at
Fort Ham Houston generally believe
that war is imminent.
The Eighth Infantry from New York,
occupying three special trains, will
pass through this city tomorrow about
noon and will bring to mind forcibly
the stirring times just previous to the
Spanish-American war.
It is well known that conditions in
the Philippines were never more Bat-
i is factory. The natives are satisfied
with the present government and have
again resumed their peaceful vocation.
Tn© civil government has been so
completely recognised that practically
all tlie posts in the itnerior of the
island of Luzon have been abandoned
(o)
3 1118 1830108 *GOME DOWN
By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 21-Roprezonta-
tive John Sharp Williams of Missis-
sippi spoke before the house commit-
tee on judiciary today in support of
his bill to prevent the C. O. D. ship-
ment of liquor into prohibition dis-
tricts. He said this method of ship-
; ping liquor enabled "blind tfgors" to
thrive, and many communities in Mie,
! sissippl wore so much incensed over
this encouragement of unlawful liquor
selling by express companies that the
attacks upon express offices whch
were in effect bars need cause no sur-
prise.
Mr. Williams said he was not a
radical prohibitionist, but believed that
where communities decided on local
option th© United States should not
stand in th© position of assisting law
breakers by permitting C. O. D. ship-
ments into such districts. He said
that he had no thought of interfering
with the right of individuals to buy
liquor and have it shipped wherever
they pleased, but desired that the
dorsement n the senate today. It
came from Mr. Warren, who, upon the
convening of tho day’s session, pre-
sented a voluminous petition from
women in Wyoming praying for the
expulsion of Mr. Smoot from the senate.
He said Hint ho had been requested
to accompany the presentation of the
petition with some remarks of his own.
but ho added that "If I should express
my opinion before the report is made
by the committee I should be inclined
io endorse what was said on the sub-
ject a few days since by the senator
from California” (Mr. Perkins).
Upon the conclusion of the routine
business at 12:20 p. m. the senate went
Into executive session on motion1, of
Mr. Morgan. When, at 12:80 p. m., ihe
doors were reopened the pure food pH!
was taken. The debate was partici-
pated in by Messrs. Heyburn, MeCum-
ber. Lodge, Foraker, Allison, Spooner,
Penrose, Gallinger, Tillman, Bailey,
Money and others.
Mr. Bailey discussed the constitu-
tional features of the bill, contending
that the Interstate commerce provi-
Mons of the bill are invalid. He took
the poslton that the regulation of
foods, drugs, etc., belongs to the states,
and that federal statutes should not
be resorted to for that purpose. He
said the country needed better prose-
cuting attorneys rather than more
government bureaus.
"Begin as you are doing in this bill,
and you will soon have a department
as powerful as the postoffice depart-
ment.” and be added, "I doubt if any
despotism in the world invests In any
Individual as much power as we give
to the. postmaster general, who can
close any man’s business by an edfot
from which there is no appeal.”
He declared that the American gov-
ernment was rapidly becoming a
burenucracy.
Mr. McCumber replied that the ship-
ment provision of the bill was strictly ,
Special to The Statesman.
San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 21.—When
the youthful ‘‘box car bandits” pleaded
guilty to burglary in the district court
this morning and the judge sentenced
them to the reformatory, all of their
bravadu left them and they broke down
and wept like real "mamma"boys."
Only three of them pleaded guilty,
Willie Alsbury; aged 16; John Harris,
aged 13, and Louis Sanders, aged 15.
Each was given a sentence of two
years in the state reformatory.
The cases of Jimmio O'Day, Lesteor
Elkins and Rudy Voelcker were passed
as they refused to plead guilty.
1 The scene in the court room was a
sorrowful one. The boys came in ap-
parently in a brave manner to face
their fte, and even pleaded guilty in
an unbroken volce. But whan the judge
sentenced them for two years each
they completely broke down, and their
loud sobs echoed all over hi© court
room.
The mother of Willie Alsbury and the
sister of Jimmie O’Day were the only
relatives of the youthful culprits who
showed enough intercut in their fate to
be present, and both wept during the
proceedings. Mrs. Alsbury's grief was
touching,, and when the verdict of "the
jury condemning her boy to prison was
read, sho broke down completely and
hr body swayed with the vlolence of
her sobbing.
The boys will take their sentence
at once, desiring their terms to begin
as quickly as possible.
terlzed these utterances credited to Mr.
Rockhill as "injudicious."
A tariff talk was mad© by Mr. Shep-
pard of Texas, in which the evils of
the "Stand Pat" doctrine were de-,
tailed. He advocated th© reciprocity
doctrine of th® late President Mc-
Kinley.
The importance of congressional ac-
tion restricting immigration was made
the subject of a speech by Mr. Hop-
kin© of Kentucky. "There is going on
every day,” he said, "an apparently
peaceful invasion of our country by
thousands of people from foreign
lands, who com© under the guise of
friendship which enables them to plot
against our government to inoculate
our people with the noxious diseases
they have and to destroy the standard
-of living -and wages of the American
laboring man, dragging him down to
the level of the pauper labor of Eu-
tope.”
Mr. Hopkins said the unesirable
immigration came from southern Eu-
.rope; that the countries there en-
couraged their citizens to come here
for a temporary stay. Mr. Hopkins
talked for an hour and reviowed at
length the Braun report, closing with
a plea for immediate action to pre-
serve America for Americans.
Th® Payne bill to abolish certain
custom houses was injected into the
debate by Mr. Powers of Maine, who
opposed th® bill.
Mr. Macon of Arkansas took his
party to. task for not favoring the
Mr. Bartholdt of Missouri made the
declaration that if the house failed
t© restore tho canteen to th® army "we
are cowards."
At 4:25 the house adjourned until
tomorrow at noon.
New general manager on Inspection
tour of Sap.
Kaufman residence burned.
Ira Brown killed by his own traln
near Cleburne.
Receiver for Texas Log and Lum-
ber company.
Throngs at Laredo.
Texas bottlers close session at
Waco.
Negro’s fitness for jury duty brought
out In matter before criminal appeals
court at Dallas.
Convict doing time for murder taken
home to see his wife die.
Receiver for Lumber Company.
Special to The Statesman.
Houston, Texas, Feb. 21.—The case
of the L. B. Menefee Lumber company
against th© Texas Log and Lumber
company, a petition for receivership,
filed this morning in the district court,
came up 'before Judge Kittrell at 10
o'clock. The service of the petition in
the case having been accepted and the
allegation of same admitted to be true
by the president of the defendant com-
panx a receiver was granted. George
W. Akers was appointed to serve in
this capacity with a bond fixed at
15000.
Two small railroads make reports in
accordance with Williams Intangible
tax bill.
Important point affecting points
where corporation courts have been
created decided by court of civil ap-
peals.
Roland Browne case had Interesting
features.
Maxwell Morris.Is busy on prelim-
inaries.
Negroes arrested for stealing cotton.
Water and light commission met.
Firemen election short time off.
Washingtea's birthday will be cel-
ebrated.
Governor Taylor postpones tour of
the state.
Traveling Auditor Werner does good
detective work.
Mexico-St. Louis limited delayed.
Gymnasium contest at University
takes place March 2.
George D. Allen ls.
Special to The Statesman.
Paris. Texas, Feb. 21.—The wife of
Dick Moore, convicted of the murder
of A. McLaughlin on the streets of
Paris two years ago, died here yester-
day. The husband was brought from
his cell to his wife’s bedslde only a few
hours before she expired. He was
closely guarded while watching th®
woman breath her last and was return-
ed to prison immediately.
Kaufman Residene Burned.
Special to The Statesman.
Kaufman, Texas, Fe. 21.—A real- - — ---- ---------------—
dence in South Kaufman, belonging to pcaceablo as could be. The native on:
J J. Mitchell and occupied by Jim stabulary la well able to handle all
Lide, was burned this morning. Mr , the lawless element in the Christlan-
Lide's little granddaughter went up- i ized portion of the archipelago and no
stairs and lit a lamp to see it burn I campalgn l» under way in any other
- * ...... of th® Islands."
By Associated Press.
Riga, Feb. IL—The troops
have captured many revolution-
ists. of whom five were tried by
. drum head court 'martial and
•hot, and thirty, including wo-
men. were flogged with knouts.
Seventy rities were seized. Two
prominent residents of Reval,
,, Vice President Pacts and an at-
torney named Tamant have been
sentenced to death for participa-
tion in the revolutionary move-
ment.
Conference upon railroad rate bill
; brings out that president will not ob-
ject to amendments to Hepburn bill,
but may exercise veto bower.
Senate passed pure food bill.
Texas claim for defense of the bor-
der submitted by secretary of war.
STATE.
Negro seriously burned by oil ex-
’ plosion at Taylor.
Proceedings of criminal appeals
court at Dallas.
Beckville infant survived having big
I nail in its throat for days.
Decision of Lampasas local option
fight is final.
By Associated Press.
Algeciras; Feb. 21.-—Although the
continued Franco-German deadlock
causes ft feeling of depression and dis-
couragement among tho delegates to
the Moroccan conference. Ambassador
White, head of the American mtssion,
maintains full confidence that an ulti-
mate agreement will be reached and
©ays there is no reason whatever to
regard an understanding as impossible.
His strong optimism is rather in
marked contrast with the pessimism
prevailing in other quarters, particu-
larly among the French and British,
who take the view that the usefulness
of the conference is virtually termi-
nated. This is partly explained by the
dissatisfaction in French and British
quarters over Germany’s rejection of
the French proposals.
The Germans continue to urge that
the conference should proceed with its
work until definite results are secured.
But under no circumstance will the
conference bo allowed to break ab-
ruptly. The American delegates de-
By Assoclated Press.
Washington, Feb,
Memphis management had contracted
_____,r of two baggage
cars, five tourist sleepers for the
date and tried to cancel that with New privates and on© standard sleeper for
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