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THE SOUTHERN MERCURY.
DAMAGE SUIT
IS REVERSED
An Interesting Opinion Ren-
dered by Supreme
Court
Price of State Lands Near Bat-
ten's Prairie Fixed—News
Prom the State
Capital.
Austin, Tex., Dec. 15.—The supreme
court reversed and remanded the case
of Austin and Northwestern Railroad
Company, plaintiff* In error, vs. John
O. Cluck, defendant 'n error, from
Travis county yesterday.
This is a salt brought for damages
caused by the plaintiff falling into a
Well dug, operated and controlled by
the road. There was a Jury trial in
the Travis county district court, re-
sulting in a verdict and judgment for
plaintiff for $2000.
The grounds upon which the case was
reversed are about as follows: At the
trial court the plaintiff, Cluck, being
on the stand as a witness in his own
behalf, and having testified of his in-
juries and, that In effect, the railroad
company propounded to him the fol-
lowing question: "I will aak yon
•whether or not a picposition has been
made to you, to have the court, with-
out the suggestion of counsel for de-
fendants. to appoint a committee, or
board of skilled physicians to examine
you physically with the view of as-
certaining the nature and extent of
the aiUnents of which you complain
and their course?"
To this question counsel for plain-
tiff objected on the grounds that the
same was incompetent, irrelevant and
Immaterial, and that the puipose of
It was to prejudice the plaintiff's case
before the Jury; that the matter had
already been ruled on by the court,
end could not again be Inquired into,
and that the right to decline to sub-
mit himself to a physical examination
by physicians to be appointed by the
court was a legal right. The objec-
tions were sustained.
On this the supreme court has this
to say:
"In this ruling the court erred. The
reason for refusing a physical exam-
ination of the plaintiff is not that the
defendant i's not entitled to have the
benefit of the evidence, but because
the court has no power to force the
plaintiff to submit to such an exam-
ination. He has the right to submit, or
Tefuse, but in case he should refuse
the defendant is entitled t have that
fact go to the Jury to be considered
by them in determining upon the cred-
ibility and sufficiency of the testimony
upon which he seeks to recover. If
■the Jury shouia believe that the re-
fusal showed a purpose to conceal
truth they might take the fact Into
account in weighing the evidence. If
a satisfactory reason should be given
for the refusal, and other evidence were
sufficient, the refusal would not de-
feat a recovery.
"The suggestion that the court might
enforce its order by refusing to sub-
mit the case to a Jury Is not sound,
for In this state a party is entitled to
a trial by jury whenever he produces
evidence which shows prima facie right
to recover. In the case of unreasonable
-refusal to allow examination, the court
could, and should, set aside the ver-
dict, unless the evidence satisfactorily
^established the right."
For the error Indicated, the judgments
the district court, and of the court
of civil appears are reversed and the
cause remanded.
The secretary of state did a rattling
food business yesterday in the way of
receiving charters, amendments, appli-
cations for permits, etc., the following
being approved and filed for record:
Somerset and San Antonio Telephone
company, of Somerset, capital $2000;
purpose, to build a telephone line in
Bexar and Atascosa counties. Incorpor-
ators, G. W. Caruthers, J. F. BriggB, J.
O. McLaughlin, Aug. U Ernst, W. R.
Caruthers and J. N. Dixon.
South Texas Fruit and Truck Grow-
ers' Exchange of Houston, capital stock
$8000; purpose, growing and producing
fruits and vegetables of all kinds. In-
oorporators. Gustav. H. Schleicher, S.
A. McHenry and E. Kreslng, all of
Cuero..
A permit to do business in Texas wns
granted the Consumers' Light company
of St. Louis. Mo.
Terrell Ice Factory, of Terrell; capi-
' tal stock $100,000. Filing fee, $70; fran-
chise tax, $30; purpose, manufacture
and sale of ice at wholesale and retail.
Incorporators, C. B. Carswell, j. B.
Whitfield and W. P. Allen, all of Ter-
rell.
Sherman Refining company, of Sher-
man; capital stock $50,000; purpose,
manufacturing the product of the cot-
ton plant. Incorporators, F. F. Par-
ish, E. H. Tassey end H. C. Tassey, all
of Sherman.
Baron Bros. Millinery company, of
Dallas, filed an amendment to Its char-
ter, increasing its capital stock from
$20,000 to $40,000.
Judge Bd. R. Sinks of Glddings, Judge
of the twenty first judicial district
court, was here yesterday on business
with the governor. The disti-ict ov;r
Which Judge Sinks has presided for
some ten years, is composed of the
counties of Bastrop, Lee, Burleson and
Washington, which is also the senato-
rial district.
Judge Sinks climbed into fadeless re-
nown at the Democratic convention in
San Antonio by securing a plank in the
platform requiring the legislature to
pass the separate coach law, and may
therefore be styled the father of this
measure.
warrants were registered, amounting to
$12,0 $.M.
The sum of $9597 was received by the
school fund as Interest on land notes.
The famous case of J. W. Rlggias vs.
Ben C. Richards, involving the mayor-
alty of the city of Waco, was submitted
in the supreme oourt yesterday. Hon.
George Clark, J. B. Scarborough and
Waller S. Baker appeared for the ap-
pellant. . and Allen D. Sanford for the
appellee. The argument consumed a
greater part of the morning hours of
the court, during which time Mr. Rig-
gins was present as an Interested lis-
tener.
THE BUSBY TRIAL.
Several Officials Leave Austin to At-
tend It.
Austin, Dec. 15.—Gov. Lanhatn. At-
torney General Bell. Treasurer Robblns
and Private Secretary Cravens left
this afternoon for Rusk to uttend th*
trial of A. S. Busby, the alleged de-
faulter of penitentiary funds. The
case will come np at Rusk on Doc. 17.
It is learned that both sides Intend to
fight the case to the bitter end. In-
teresting developments are expected.
DENVER LIMITED
WRECKED IN IOWA.
Engineer Killed and Passengers
bluke i up.
Malvern, Iowa, Dec. 15.—Engineer
Knox, on the Denver Limited, No. 1,
westbound, was killed In a wreck one
mile east of Malvern this morning an
the Burlington. His engine and the
forward trucks of the baggage car left
ths tracks. The engine rolled over on
Its side, pinioning Knox beneath it. He
was instantly killed. The fireman, Law-
rence Hays, was not injured except for
bruises. He was on the upper side of
the engine as it was overturned and
ran at once to the relief of his engin-
eer, but was too lats for assistance.
The wreck occurrcd In a bottom
stretch one mile east of this city. What
caused the engine to leave the track U
not known. The passengers in the train
were given a terrible shaking up. Men
and * women were thrown from their
sieepers or chairs into the aisles and a
panic followed. Fortunately no one
was seriously Injured among the pas-
sengers.
Knox was one of the oldest engineers
on the road.
Assistance was sent at once from
Malvern to the scene of the wreck. The
wreckage Is being cleared rapidly away
and traffic will be resumed at once.
SEVERAL CONVICTS
MAKE THEIR ESCAPE
'■
Commissioner W. J. Clay of the de-
partment of agriculture, insuranoe. sta-
tistics and history, received a letter
yesterday evening from Prof. Egan Ap-
pel, member of the seminary of the na-
tional college of statistics of the Uni-
versity of Berlin, asking for a complete
history of the credit mortgage buai-
ms In Texas.
The letter was referred to Judge T.
8. Reese of the attorney general's de-
partment, for attention.
Wrenched Bar From Cell and
Dropped to the Ground.
Philadelphia, Dec .15.—Nino convicts
have escaped In a body from the house
of correction at Holmeeburg and resi-
dents of the country around the prison
are indulging in a man hunt. The men
were attired In striped uniforms when
they got away, but soon Btole clothing
enough to throw aside the prison garb.
The most Important prisoner In the
party and the one supposed to be the
ringleader, is Harry Sifton, who was a
suspect a year ago and was serving
a year for assault on his father. The
others who gained their freedom were
serving from three to six months for
vagrancy and begging. Some of the
men who escaped had only one or two
more days to serve.
The prisoners effected their escape by
wrenching an iron bar from a cefl
window and dropping to the ground
twenty-five feet below.
NEW STRUCTURES
ARE UNDER GUARD
Hunt Being M*d< for New York
Dynamiters.
New York, Dec. 15.—As an outcome
of several explosions of dynamite In
buildings being constructed In various
sections of the city every large struc-
ture being erected is now under the
guard of officers. Great damage has
not been done by the explosions already
reported, because the force of the pow-
der exerts Itself only when confined In
i small plates, such a* drillholes.
Rewards have been offered by the
Iron league for the apprehension of the
dynamiters but so far no clew has
been found as to their Identity.
SEVEN CITIES ARE
HOLDING ELECTION
Massachusetts Municipality* are
Choosing Officers
Boston, Dec. la.—The last siven of
the thirty-three cities in Massachusetts
to hold municipal elections voted to-
day. The day is cold but clear and
bright. The cities balloting to-day are
Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea, Fall Riv-
er, Medford, Newburyport and North
Adams.
Boston's election Is marked by a gen-
eral lack of Interest arising from tha
surety of the election of at least a ma-
jority of the Democratic candidates, in-
cluding Mayor P. A. Collins for the
second term of two years.
ORATORICAL OUEL.
Judge J. J. Terrell, commissioner of
the general land office, has fixed a price
of IIS per acre on all the Bute's scrap
mad In Hardin coanty nearest the Bat-
Pralrle oil field, and $19 per acre
piece* more remotely situated.
a light business was dene by
treasurer so far as increasing
1 is ooaceraed. Only *7
Herr Bebel Attacked Ruseia and Was
Called Down by President.
Berlin, Dec. 15.—The sensation of yes-
terday's session of the relchetag was an
oratorical duel between Herr B bel. So-
cialist, snd Imperial Chancellor von
Buelcrw. In his speech Herr B b l re-
turned to hie attack on Russia, speak-
Ing of alleged atrocities committed In
that country, when he was called to or-
der by the president of the reichstag.
who Informed the speaker that it was
Inadmissible to accuse a friendly nation
of atrocities.
FOLK'S WORK
ALL UNDONE
The Convicted Boodlers Are
Alt Entitled to New
Trials.
Convictions Srcured Without In-
diciment by Grand Jury
Are Void, Says Attor-
ney General.
St. Louis, Dec. 15.—The work of Jo-
seph W. Folk, prosecuting uttorney,
in conncction with the mauy bribery
cases tried in the local courts has been
set at naught by a decision from the
attorney general's office in whicli it is
stated that the law authorising prose-
cuting attorneys to proceed in criminal
cases on informations had been held
to be unconstitutional in a decision
from the supreme •
The effect o< : t.is tKion is that Mr.
iMJiK (shall mve to do i. work again.
The boodl tried and convicted with-
out haviili iirat ben uidlcted by a
grand jury must now be Indicted. This
will mean new trials for all of them,
which will cost the state of Missouri
many thousands of dollars. Each of the
boodllng cases was tried on informa-
tion, and following la a list of those
thus convicted.
Charles F. Kelly, former speaker of
the house of delegates, convicted of
perjury In connection with the subur-
ban franchise boodle deal; sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary.
John P. Schnoettler, bribery, subur-
ban franchise; four years.
Jerre Hannlgan, bribery, suburban
franchise; five years.
John A. Sheridan, bribery, suburban
franchise; five years.
T. Edward Albright, bribery, subur-
ban franchise; five years.
Charles A. Gutte, bribery, suburbnn
franchise; seven years.
Edmund Bersch, bribery, suburban
franchise; five years.
Charles Denny, bribery, suburban
franchise; seven years.
Louis Becker, perjury, suburban
franchise Investigation; four years.
Harry A. Faulkner, perjury, subur-
ban franchise investigation; three
years.
week's Ulaeee, of heart disease. Mr.
Mayer v. s bora n Abenhe m, Germany.
In 1S17, and came to America la ICQ.
As a banker Mr. Mayer had an influ-
ence on the financial history of Chicago.
The firm of Leopold Mayer * Bon
weathered the famous black Friday of
financial distress, the panic of 11173. and
the troublous times of 18M.
Mr. Mayer retired from business In
19M, leaving the office to his eon. Na-
thaniel A. Mayer. A widow aad si*
children survive him. "
WAS UNRULY.
Harmony Lacking to Remarkable De-
gree in Negro Convention.
Washington. Dec. 15.—Ths National
Suffrage League tonventlon of colored
ppople, which has just closed a session
here, wss typical of some of the Repub-
lican conventions that hsve been held
In Texas where the colored delegate
was not squelched by the Illy white ele-
ment of his party. The lack of harmony
was so marked thst It became necessa-
ry to call on the police to restore order.
The trouble arose between friends and
opponents of Booker Washington
OPPOSED BY NEGRO.
Republieane Aee Pushing ths Claims
of a Plantation Darkey.
Washington, Dec. 15.—Representative
Asbury V. Lever, from South Carolina.
Is having his seat In congress contested
by Alexander Dantsler, a typical plan-
tation darkey, and the Republicans are
pushing the claims of the negro, which
are based on the allegation that the
election laws of the Southern states are
framed for the purpose of disfranchis-
ing the negro. Mr. Lever's attorneys
claim that his state had a right to
change Us election laws, and cite the
derision of the supreme court in sup-
port of their contention.
EFFORTS TO STOP
THE BUCKET SHOPS
Chicago Board of Trade Makes
a Failure.
BUYING OF VOTES
IN RHODE ISLAND
Report on Bribery and Corrup-
tion There.
Providence, R. I., Dec. IB.—James A.
Williams, appointed by Gov. Garvin
as superintendent of the investigation
In the bribery and corruption alleged to
flourish In Rhode Island, has submit-
ted a report to the governor. The
report is a voluminous one, but fails
to point any particular Instance of ir-
regularity.
The inspectors used various disguises
to obtain evidence. In one town the
inspectors passed as hook agents. Here
they ftiet on old friend who told them
he was in charge of a gang of about
twenty-five men and camp, and that he
would take the whole crowd up to
vote and that they all expected to be
paid. They wore first approacehd by a
Republican state senator who was a
candidate for re-elwction and afterward
by a Democratic candidte for the same
office. The inspectors could not get
near enough to hear the oonvensatton,
but their friend told them the Repub-
lican offered the men $3 a piece In
cash and three more 1f he was elected,
while the Democratlc.candidate offered
$4 In cash, win or lose; that the Re-
publican got the votes and the voters
got $5 apiece.
GENERAL WOOD MAY
BE CALLED HOME
Chicago, Dec. 16.—Has the Chicago
Board of Trnde made a total failure
i In Its effort to suppress bucket shops?
W. S. Crosby, a member of the board
during the enrly years, H ye It has.
He says farther that the fight against
bucket shops was Ill-advised from the
start and that It has driven away
business.
Mr. Crosby has written a pamphlet
giving his views 011 the bucket ahop
system, in trading In puts and calls
and on cornors, which are diametrically
opposed to the present policies of the
board, although th?y represent the
views of many of the members.
As tx> the assertion that the fight
against bucket shops Is not commer-
cial but purely moral. Mr. Crosby asks
why the board of trnde should enforce
the state law against bucket shopping
any more than the state laws against
other forms of garmllng. or the fac-
tory laws or a dozen others.
Referring to "corners,'• which prac-
tically are sanctioned by board of trade
rules, although Illegal according to a
statute of this state, Mr. Crosby re-
fers to the growing disposition to de-
cide cases of deputes between members
arising from "corners" according to
principles of equity rather than to per-
mit the board of trade to be the l.nal
arbiter.
CHURCH ATTENDANCE
IN NEW YORK CITY
Fire at Qathrie.
Guthrie, O. K., Dec. II.—Fire de-
stroyed three business buildings on
the main street of Outkrle. Twelve
persons who roomed In one of the
buildings
Senator Hanna Has Asked That
He Be Subpoenaed.
Washington, Dec. 15.—Senator Han-
na still shows no relenting in his fight
against the confirmation of Gen. Leon-
ard Wood to be major general of the
army. In fact, the Ohio senator's light
seems to grow more earnest.
It was stated a few days ago that
Senator Hanna might ask that Wood be
subpoenaed to come before the senate
committee on military affairs to an-
swer questions regarding certain trans-
actions In Cuba. Thon.e who have been
protesting that Mr. Hanna is thor-
oughly loyal to President Roosevelt
have doubted whether the former would
carry the fight so far, but their doubts
have been set at rest by Mr. Hanna's
formal request of the committee that
Gen. Wood be subpoenaed to come be-
fore It. This, perhaps, more than any-
thing else that has developed in con-
nection with the Investigation of
Wood s conduct In Cuba, shows that
Hanna intends pushing the In-
vestigation to the end, and It is
certain several leading Republicans are
having some trouble In reconciling his
attitude toward Wood with the idea
that he Is thoroughly loyal to the pres-
ident.
"Love me. love my dog.' is an old
saying that may have some application
In this matter between the president
and the Republican chairman, and many
are unable to see how Senator Hanna
can be a true oily of the president
while fighting the president's appointee,
CRUISCR TESTED.
Turkish Vessel Must Hsve Speed of
22 Knots An Hour,
Philadelphia. Dec. 15.—The new
Turkish cruiser MedjldSe left the
Cramps ship yards to-day for a two
I days builders' trla' off Delaware
breakwater. The Medjldie Is fully
.equipped, except for b'/r guns. To-
morrow she will be r«ven a steering
trial and on Thursday a speed test
will take place. The contract calls for
22 knots an hour.
DEATH OF A BANKER.
Leopold Meyer Hsd An Influenoe On
Finaneial History.
Chicsgo, Dec. IS.—Leopold Meyer, a
retired private banker of Chicago, is
Mad at his residence here, after a
Interesting Census Taken In Man-
hattan Borough.
New York, Dec. 15.—A census of
church attendance In the borough of
Manhattan has Just been completed,
which shows that about one quarter
of the population attends divine wor-
ship. The count covered the Sundays
beginning Nov. 15 for churches In the
northern part of the island and ending
Dec. 6th with tlKwe In the lower sec-
tion. On all four Sundays there was
pleasant weather, and normal condi-
tions prevailed.
The total population of the borough
is reckoned at 2,007,350. On this basis
almost exactly 2r. per cent attended the
Christian churches. The Jewish popu-
lation is estimated at 381,984. Deduct-
ing this number from the calculation
the percentage In the Christian houses
of worship Is 2G.2S.
Th«rc were found 451 placea of pub-
lie Christian worship, claiming a mem-
bership of 664.885; in attendance upon
services 427,185 persons, or 64.2 per
cent of the membership. Of thcae
churches 366 were Protestant and 83
Roman Catholic. The Protestant
churches claim 153,880 members and
had 138,106 attendance. The Roman
Catholic churches claim 511,506 mem-
bers or population attached and had
280,028 attendance.
BEALL'S MAIDEN SPEECH.
He Talked Very Interestinflly on the
Panama Situation.
Washington, l>ec. 15.—The maiden
Hpfwch of Repr(*«entatlve m<?hI1 of
Texas had for Its subject the Panama
situation, and the Texas ct/ngressinan,
while making no set speech, talked In-
terestingly for w short while about the
attitude of this government toward the
new South American republic. He
characterized the administration's ac-
tion relative to Panama as a theft and
expended no little oratory In defense
of the position token by him.
M1S8 GOULD REFUSED.
Does Nat Want Presidency of Board
of Lady Managers.
St. Louis, Dec. 16.—Miss Helen
Gould's friends failed to prevail on her
to accept the presidency of the board
of lady managers of the World's Pair,
which position was made vacant by
the resignation of Mrs. James L. Blair.
The candidates for the plaoe aro
Mrs. Daniel Manning, of New York;
I Mrs. John Miller Horton of Buffalo,
! and Mrs. Mary Phelps Montgomery, a
i Missouri woman living In Portland,
i Ore. Mrs. Manning seems to be the
I favorite candidate, but It is not known
i as to what surprises may be sprung at
| the meeting to be held to-morrow to
elect a president.
Found Dead In Bsd.
Fort Worth, Tex., Dec. 15.—Mrs.
Phoebe Herd was found dead in bed
this morning at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. C. W. MltHken, of the
, South Hl<*. nged el*ty-flve years. De-
1 < eased retired last night In fairly good |
health after estlng her supper. It In ;
: believed death was due to heart fall-i
i ure. 1
PLOT TO KILL
OUR MINISTER
Life of an American Repre-
sentative Is in
Danger.
Inhabitants of a Town in Santo
Domingo Were to
Get Rd of
Him.
New Vork, Dec. 15.—An alleged plot
A assassinate William F. Powell.
Uititied States minister to Haytl and
charge d'affaires at Port Au Prince.
Sunto Domingo, has been disclosed1 In
a communication from an official of
the present Dominican government to
a fellow countryman ln> this city who
formerly was an otllclal under Wos y
Gil, the neoeutly deponed president of
the republic.
The letter states that the plot had
been so arranged that ex-President.
Jlmlnes, under whose leadership Wos
y Gil was overthrown, should be killed
at about the same lime. The plot to
assassinate Minister Powell, it was as-
serted, was conceived because of his
opposition to pi aw of certain officials.
The plan, ns reported', was to let
two or three men get Into a fight on a
street aloug wrhlc.h Mr. PoweJl was
passing. It was arranged that In the
mieilee other plotters should engage and
It would be an easy matter to kill the
American "by accident." With regard
to Jimlnez the writer assorts thnt he
was to be the victim of plain assassi-
nation and that already two unsuc-
cessful attacks huve beien made upon
his person. The first occurred Dec. 6
when a shot wiae fired at him while he
was driving. The ecoud attompt was
made three days later.
Jlmlniez ivan the candidate for the
presidency In opiK sition to General
Morales snd the partlmuis of the men
who desire to sucreed Wos y Gil are
said to be at lopwrheads.
While the plot against Minister
Powell is said by the author of the
letter to have been abandoned because
of a strong stand taken by a member
of the cabinet, It Is said One American
diplomat Is being carefully guarded
ALL CITY EMPLOYES
MUST WEAR BADGES
New Rule Established by the
Chicago Council.
Chicago, Dec. 15.—All Chicago city
hail employes whose work brings them
Into contact with the public' will be
required to wear a badge. An ordinance
making the enforcement of this require-
ment imperative upon the heads of all
departments has been adopted by the
council by a vote of 80 to 24. The ob-
ject of the ordinance is to prevent ir-
regularities among employes who hope
to escape punishment because of the
difficulty heretofore foutid In estab-
lishing the identity of the offenders.
The ordinance Is the outgrowth of
charges of "graft" by the mayor against
the employes of the Inspection bureaus,
OPENING OFFICES
AT WORLD'S FAIR
0IN6 HOME - - -
- FOR CHRISTBL
Don't Por«(
TTTTTI
Starts from DALLAS ON Tine
Remarkably LOW RATES
all at Our Handsome
New City Ticket Offici
Main and Akard Streets, Dallas
SYDNOR J. TUCKER, C. P. & T. A., DALLAS
W. H. FIRTH, G. P. * T. A., Four Worth
Holiday Excursion Bates
Via H. & T- C. B. B.
JT*. AA TO ONE FARE RATE FOR THE
ROUND TRIR
TO POINTS IN
Louisiana
South Carolina
Iowa
Mississippi
North Carolina
Nebraska
Alabama
Kentucky
Minnesota
Georgia
Arkansas
Illinois
Florida
Missouri
Colorado
Tennessee
Kansas
Old Mexico
Tickets on Sale Dec. 19, 20, 21 and 26
Return Limit 30 Days from Date of Sale
DAILY TRAINS 3 EACH IB WAY
Special Train Service on Dec. I9tb, Through to New Orleans. La.
NOTES GREAT CHANGE8.
Old Citizen of Waco Returns After
Long Abscnoe.
Waco, Tex., Dec. 10— John TC. Boyn-
ton of Dublin, Tex., is in the city. He
has been away from Waco since 1878,
but resided here twenty-five yeais
prior to that date. He was ft member
of I he (li st Hi e department orgnnlsed
In Waco, also of the flrst band, and
helpod U) furnish music when Dick
Hubbard made a talk for the first rail-
road which Invaded 'this section. Mr.
Hoynton married a Miss Kennedy in
1868, In Waco. He was born In 184G
and is, therefore, just as old as the
state of Texns, coming to the state
when he was a year old. He notes great
changes slnot he flrst saw Waco.
TEXA8 BOY'S RISE.
Former Ellis County Fsrmor tad
91
The colonel snys It is customary for
newspapers when they use a contem-
porary's editorials to credit them and
thitt the president should ai'liere to the
same custom.
LOW RATES FOR CHRISTMAS
HOLIDAY8.
Tho Texas & Pacific Railway Com*
pany, as heretofore, affords the peo-
ple of Texas and Louisiana an oppor-
tunity to visit the old hom« during
the Christmas Holidays at cheap
rates. For full information, ask any
ticket agent, or write E. P. Turner,
General Passenger Agent, Dallas,
Texas.
Business of States Getting Rather
Voluminous.
8t. Liouls, Dec. lf>.—Business of the
various «Uites and territories partici-
pating in the Louisiana. I'un hnse Kx-
posltlon has developed to such propor-
tions as to necefwltute the re-estab-
lishment of permanent offices in Bt.
Louis.
Arkansas "vw III soon have a permanent
headquarters here.
Alaska has opened office# In lb* Ad-
ministration bulldltiK. fJr. W. C. Htubbs,
executive commissioner from Louisiana,
It Is announced, will arrive soon to
open offices for that state.
Heretofore the work ol the different
states flt the exposition hHS beeh per-
formed by commissioners and repre-
sentatives In the course of visits to SL
Louis.
FINANCIAL SHOWING.
Ths Mexican Trsssury Has « Cash
Surplus of $31,000,000.
Olty of Mexico, Dec. 15.—Th* state-
ment of Finance Minister Llmatour
shows the Mexican treasury to have a
cxitfh surplus of i 1.000.000, though
during the past four yeurs *l1,fi1 ,00#
has been drawn out for public works
and other iiuris w*H.
The total revenues of the govern-
ment for the flical year ending June
last amounted to $76.088,416, giving a
surplus of *7.800,000 ovter expenditures,
and showing a gain of Jft,876,000 over
the preceding year.
ARGUED BY KNOX.
Contends That Union of Roads De-
stroyed Competition.
Washington, Dec. 16.—The argument
1n the Northern Hecurltles case was
resumed In the nupreme court to-day
nnd again the court room was crowd<ed
with attorney* and others. Attorney
General Knox resumed' the argnmeut
which he began yesterday. He de-
clared that by the union of the North-
em Pacific nnd Great Northern Hecur-
ltles company, competing Interstate
railroads, had been brought Into such
relations that their Independence as
competitive factors In Interstate com-
merce was destroyed.
WILL HOLD FOR 14 CENTS.
Mississippi Cotton Growers Form Peel
for Better Prioss.
Jackson, Mississippi. Dee. 14.—Jack-
ran is the center of a bull clique
formed by farmers and the smai'r
•peculators, and It has been sccrcU/
agreed that the clique will nolfl cotton
for 14 cents a pound, members of tho
clique belitvlng that It will icech tnat
figure within a few week". Se*r«r.;l
large plunters are holding cotton, «.nd
If the advance comes, as expeetod,
many thousands of dollars Will be
mads in this community.
Meets With
Waxahachle, Tex., Dec. 10.—The
press dispatches from New York an-
nouncing the election o£ John W. Cas-
tles as president of the Guarantee
Trust company was read by the citi-
zens of Waxahachle with considerable
Interest. Mr. Castles was born and
reared on a farm In l£llis county.
When a young man he went to Waco
nnd embarked In the drug business.
Later he dispose*! of his drug store
and engaged In the banking business.
Several years ago he was elected
president of the Hibernla Ranking and
Trust company of New Orleans, which
position he was holding when made
president of the New York concern.
FIRE AT DENTON.
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Woman Gets Commission.
Fort Worth, Tex., Dec. 10.—Miss
Virginia Hall, sister of J. M. Ball,
commercial agent of the Cotton Belt
at Houston, has received a commission
as assistant to William Fassaux, na-
tional commander of the Sons of Vet-
erans. It Is the first time In the his-
tory of the organization that a woman
has been given a high position in the
ranks of the Sons' organisation.
Two Residences Destroyed et One
O'Clook This Morninq.
Denton, Dec. 10.—Th-• •?H;dcnce.« of
Mrs. J. R. McCormlck and Mrs. B. C.
Matlock were toiully destr by fire
at one o'clock thK' moml.ig. The total
loss of the fire Is about ti'H0; tot.«l In-
suruuee $5000.
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
Austin Man Reoelved Fatal Wound
While Out Deer Hunting.
Austin, Tex.. Dec. 10.—The body of
IT. O. Jones, a member of the Auetln
police force, who was accidentally
kllW by W. B. Davis while hunting
near Cotulla yesterday, reached Austin
to-day. Davis shot at a door nnd
the buckshot struck Jones In the neck
and caused almost Instant death
MANDAMUS DENIED.
Discharged Waco Polioemen Refused
Redress by the Counoil.
Waco, Tex., Dec 10.—Judge Surrutt
of the district court, this morning de-
nied the mandamus of the police offi-
cers who sought reinstatement and
who claimed they had been irregularly
removed by the council. Surrutt
claims the council acted within its
powers. The case will be appealed.
WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE.
Officers Elected for Stete Association
Organised at Houston.
Houston, Tex.. Dec. 10.—'Jfllcs-s of
the Woman's Equal Rights association
organized heee are ns follows: Miss An-
net la Flnnlgan of Houston, president;
Mrs. O. H. Moore ot Galveston, vie
president; Miss Mary Roper of Hous-
ton, recording secretary; Miss Vlrgle
Pannell of Houston, corresponding
secretsry; Mrs. Nelson Webb of Hous-
ton. treasurer; Mrs. Calder of Gal-
veston, first auditor; Mrs. Penfleld of
Porte, second auditor.
Resolutions besrlng upon the suc-
cess of woman's suffraga In other
stutes were adopted.
Famous Murder Case.
Denton, Tex.. Dec. 10.— l'he famous
Nathan A Hughes murder case,
which was moved from Denton county,
will come up for trial at Galnesvl.ie
to-morrow. A large number of people
from Denton will attend the trial,
among whom will be A. C. Owsley,
counsel for Hughen; Sam Hawkins,
county clork; P. Mounts, county at-
torney; W. E. Durbln, sheriff; Bud
Taylor, deputy sheriff, and W. B. Fry,
city marshal!.
Denton Man's Words.
•Denton, Tex., Dec. It.—C. W. Geers,
editor of the Denton Monitor, says
President Roosevelt plagirlsed that
part of his recent message to congress
that relstes to capital and labor from
his (Clrecn') editorials on the subJeU
SANTA FE HOLIDAY RATES TO
TEXAS POINTS.
Excursion tickets will be sold to all
points In Texas, on convention basis
of one fare plus ten per cent, for the
round trip, Dec. 23, 24, 26, 26. 91, and
Jan. 1, limited to Jan. 4 for return.
W. S. KEENANf G. P. A.
IN THE WATERS OF PANAMA.
Colombian Cruisers From Cartagena
Vieited Gulf of-Darien.
Colon. .Dec. 14.—It has been ascer-
tained here that the Colombian cruis-
ers. Plnzon and (.'art :geuu, appeared
in the Gulf of Darlen about ihlr'.y-s!x
hours after they left Cartagena, but
a thorough examination of the Sati
Bins coast discloses the fact that the
vessels lauded no iroope on the coast.
The Indians along the coust were In-
clined to repel any ovcrtutcs made by
the Americans, being unwilling to al-
low any foreigners to land on their
coust.
WRITE A LETETR TO "KATY,"
DALLAS, TEXAS.
for full Information regarding Christ-
mae Holiday rates to the North and
Southeast. She can interest you.
HITCHCOCK'S REPORT.
Touchee Very Lightly on Attegci
Grafting in Indisn Teriilory.
Washington. Dec. 14.—The report iS
Secretary Hitchcock of tin.* depai:.-
ment of the interior, a document ol
great length Is out. It touches but
lightly on the alleged grafting In cca-
nccilon with the Indian lnnJh, admit*
ting that some abuses have been prac-
ticed, but giving no hint of anything
of a serious nature. The report Indi-
cates thut the work of the Dawes com*
mission will have been completed by.
the end of next year, and remarks
that the time will then be ripe for
establishment of a state or terii
form of government.
Senate Chaplain.
Washington, Dec. 14.—Republic*^
senators in caucus to-day de
upon Rev. Edward Everett Hale
Boston for chaplain of the senate,
ginning January 1. He Is a Oongr.v
tlonnllst and is eighty-three years
age.
AN INVITATION.
To take advantage of the very
rate made by the M., K. A T. RatW
to the North and Southeast
Holidays. Tickets will be sold
cember 19th, 20th. 21st and 2«tfe, 1
at. rate of one fare plus M
round trip. Tickets will b« l
turning thirty days from dale i
If you are contempts tine m
holiday trip you should s«4
"Katy's" Agents, or wttte t
• Knty," Dallas, Texas, and lea
many inducements offered the
traveler.
A FORTUNE FOR
N. T. Durham,
sa instrument
ver, eoat, copper snd
Me minerals.
eu!sr.
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