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THE SOUTHERN MERCURY.
OT.D POLITICIAN and Young Re-
former II. hunted a cosy corner
yesterday where Major Hot
Scotch holds fcith for the cdlflcation
of sufferln* humnr.ltv "Well, youncr
man." prowled the Old Politician, "we
tlnnedoff two (rood items last week. It
VfasBeeii dull ever since. Curtis H.xn-
X coclt assured me yesterday that wnen
Speaker-to-be Saabury Rets In working
order the throne will be very elo*e to
the Hancock perch in tho hall of the
house of representatives. It appears
Hancock and Seabury hunted persim-
mons together in their boyhood days
when persimmons was ripe. Our local
representatives are snowed nn.ler and
may take to the woods. Two hundred
and forty-seven constituents are dead
crazy to spend the winter at Austin and
are chasing clerkships. The Democratic
appetite is fairly ravenous. Last week
I told you what Colonel W. A. Shaw
had to ty ecru ornlnar th® slump. Now
Colonel E. !■ • u. r b .d-his say.
Shaw and Son ' ' '.re tho tenders ot the
old guard Deniocwits who rli.close
to .Tames Stepheif ! • •,'. "lie Lan-
tern for December says, 'lo'all practical
ends the Democracy represented by
Parker and Davis is dead and buried.'
Savage, that from a dyed-ln-tne-wool
Democrat? On and of the paramount
issue this is the verdict of The Lan-
'The most Inexcusable blunder of the
late campaign was the revival of the
race issue by the managers of the Dem-
ocratic campaign. The negro question
was not thrust to the front by the Re-
publican leaders. For years they have
been veering away from it because
they perceived tlmt the Intelligence of
the North approved the course of the
intelligence of the South In dealing with
the question. The bloody shirt ceased
to be a vote-gettlnE emblem In the
North before Morton died, and Blaine.
Oarlleld. Arthur. Harrison and McKln-
ley each contributed to its undoing.
The antecedents, career, associations
nud teachings of Mr. Roosevelt placed
him further than either of these from
sectional politics, and no act or utter-
ance of his Justified the wilful effort
of political tricksters to revive the rac >
issue as a burning and dividing ques-
tion between North and South. We me
far from justifying or excusing the
appointments of negroes to federal of-
fices in the South. That was a mis-
take approaching a public calamity.
We think it unfortunate that the Cook-
er T. Washington incident should have
occurred, although if II happened as
related to The Lantern, it amounted to
nothing more than was often witnessed
In Southern homes during slavery days.
The Confederate veterans who met in
reunion at Nashville during the late
campaign and in their exuberance
forced, against his will, a faithful old
regro who had cooked for them around
the campflres of the sixties to sit down
nt the same table and eat with them,
did not thereby create a great national
much more of tho semblance of race
equality than the act of Mr. Roosevelt
in inviting a negro who is truly repre-
sentative of the best develoDinent and
aspirations of his race and who came
upon him while he was finishing a
hasty midday lunch at his ofllce, to eat
there upon a small office table, another
lunch of the same nature so .a* to avoid
a postponement of the interview. If
these are the facts, and The Lantern
has it upon good authority that they
are substantially as slated here, it was
the climax of folly to magnify the Inci-
dent to the proportions of a national
issue and to use it as a pretext to In-
flame the South against Roosevelt, be-
cause the inevitable result w is to re-
vive the decaying fires of sectionalism
in the North. We refer here to these
details merely to emphasize the mani-
fest hypocrisy of the Southern politi-
cians who sought to play upon South-
ern prejudices and tnereby to prevent
the disintegration of the solid South,
which, as the result showed, they had
good.rea.son to fear.' Mr. Senter she Is
the light of The I/intern oil the way
out of the bog. This i* his advice to
his fellow Democrats:
'The people of this country. North.
South, East and West, demand a fear-
less, vigorous, patriotic organization
which stands for the JHfersonlan the-
ory of government as opposed to the
Hamiltonian theory, and which offers
an affirmative and aggressive program
for the betterment of social and politi-
cal conditions. No halt-breed party is
wanted which has no d' linite object in
view other than to bring together hun-
gry politicians of all shades of opinion
in mad pursuit of federal offices. The
breaking up of the solid Son Ml on the
heels of an effort to reorganize it on a
bloody-shlrt basis means the breaking
up of the solid North, and that the way
will be open for the discussion and set-
tlement of important issues wlth.iut
interference from tho pestiferous
preachers of sectionalism 011 either
side. Men will align themselves ac-
cording to their real beliefs, and no
emergency, actual or Imaginary, will
exist to constrain all the people of one
section any more than all the peonle
of another to vote solidly together
without regard to their divergency of
views. The overwhelming triumph of
the Republican party will Inevitably at-
tract to it all selfish Interests which are
peeking undue governmental favors.
They and their satellites will no longer
vex the Democratic masses with per-
sistent attempts to force them to vote
In accordance with the plutocratic will.
The opportunity at last exists t" create
a party which will contain all the ele-
ments of- a patriotic, useful and suc-
cessful political organization, national
In Its purpose and in Its following.'
Interesting reading, young man! It Is
early to assume the role of a iwophet,
but I am of the opinion that two year?
hence there will be a red-hot llsrht in
Texas between the aggressive Demo-
crats and the conservatives. Paste tha
which properly belong there, such as
cases of assault and battery for in-
stance, without trying to make a case
of assault with intent to murder, the
latter cases going to the ,district
courts. It has been found difficult to
make out cases of assault with Intent
to murder except where evidence was
very plain, hence the course has been
pursued by grand juries of sending to
Hi" county court ail cases of this kind
which appeared doubtful. The result
has been helpful to the district courts,
also, ,'ts It removes a burden from these
courts In cases which could not be sus-
tained by the evidence and which hai
to l>e thrown out after taking the time
of tho court. Another reason the busi-
ness of the court has grown is the In-
crease in population of the city and
county.
CA8E TERMINATED.
Issue, although that transaction had I prediction away In your book."
DIVORCE LAW
OF THE STATE
Dallas County Representative Dis-
cussed Proposed Changes*
m
The constitution of this state confers
original jurisdiction '-'of all cases of
divorce" upon the district courts (Sec.
8, Art. 5) and places the only limitation
upon the legislature that it "shall not.
except as otherwise provided In the
constitution, pass any local or special
law, authorizing ♦ • * « granting di-
vorces." (Sec. 56. Art. 3). The pres-
ent provisions of the statute relating to
the grounds for divorce are Arts. 2976
and 2977, Revised Statutes. The first
article reads as follows:
"Thedistrict court shall have pow-
er to hear and determine suit for tho
dissolution of marriage, where the
causes alleged therefor shall be natural
or Incurable Inipotency of body at the
time of entering into the marriage con-
tracts. or any other impediment that
renders such contract void, and slril!
have power and authority to decree (lie
marriage to be null and void."
The second article (2977) reads us
follows:
"A divorce by separation from the
bonds of matrimony may be decreed In
the following cuaes:
"First: Where either the husband
or wife Is guilty of excesses, cruel
treatment or outrages toward the other,
if such ill treatment Is of such a na-
ture as to render their living together
Insupportable.
"Second: In favor of the husband,
when his wife shall have been taken In
adultery, or where she shall have vol-
untarily left his bed and board for the
space of three years with the Intention
of abandonment.
"Third: In favor of the wife, when
the husband shall have left her for
three years with the Intention of aban-
donment, or where he shall have aban-
doned her and lived In adultery >vith
another woman.
"Fourth: In favor of cither the hus-
band or wife, when the other shall have
been convicted, after marriage, of a
felony and imprisoned In the state pris-
on: provided that no suit for divorce
shall be sustained because of the con-
viction of either party for felony until
twelve months after final judgment of I different cities,
conviction, nor then If the govor ior
shall have pardoned the convict: pro-
vided, that the husband has not been
convicted on the testimony of the wife,
nor the wife on the testimony of the
husband."
I believe that Article 2976 should not
be amended. Where the cause is "nat-
ural or Incurable impotency of body at
the time of marriage" the marriage
should be held null and void. Or if for
any other reason or "any other impedi-
ment" that renders the contract void.
It should be so declared.
As to Section 2977 It Is my opinion
' that it should be amended along the
lines suggested by die Kansas statutes
which is quoted and reviewed from a
constitutional standpoint In Durland va.
Durland. 63 L. R. A.. 9T>S.
The substance of that statute Is that
every judgment of divorcement grant-
ed by the district court shall be final
and conclusive, unless appealed from
under the law. But hether appeal be
taken or not, "It shall be unlawful for
either party to such divorce >ult to
marry any other person within six
months from the date of the decree of
divorcement," and that if appeal is
taken "it shall be unlawful for either
party to such cause to marry any oth-
4 er person until the expiration of thirty
Cays from final Judgment of the appel-
contrary to the provisions of this law
shall be deemed guilty of bigamy, and
such marriage be absolutely void. The
law further provides the punishment
for bigamy and prescribes what the
decree shall recite.
This statute In one respect goes too
far. In a second It does not go far
enough. After the case is tiled neither
party may remarry for ja period of six
months. This puts a punishment upon
the innocent spouse as well as tho
guilty. It should only prohibit the re-
marriage of the "party at fault." In
the respect that it does not go far
enough, It limits the time to six
months, when the decree shall become
absolute. It should prohibit remarriage
for a period of at least one year and
not more than three years, to be de-
termined by the discretion of the court.
If this were the law and properly en-
forced. "the matrimonial relation
which had been subject to degradation
through the proneness of unfaithful
spouses to break II up for the purpose
of an impetuous union with some In-
truder upon Its sanctity." would not be
regarded so lightly and so easy of sev-
erance.
If this were the law then when tho
decree was entered dissolving the
bonds of matrimony the marriage rela-
tion would absolutely cease and the
status of each would be restored lo Hint,
prior to their marriage with the limi-
tation that the party at fault should
not have the privilege of remarrying
for a period of from one lo three years.
If this were the law there would i;o
one case filed and trlinl in the courts
where there are ten now. The reiifin
Is simple: now the plaintiff who llles
the suit nine times out of ten has lit.'
assurance directly or Indirectly that
the defendant will not contest the case,
ut If one of the parties to the suit Is lo
be punished by being branded as "the
party at fault," the spirit and Intent
of the statute that the decree of the
court shall be' rendered upon full an 1
satisfactory evidence," will be fully
met.
I understand that lion. J. D. Cottrell
of Collin county will Introduce such .i
bill as above outlined and It will be
my pleasure to support it.
CURTIS HANCOCK.
Non-Suit Taken in Case Against Con-
federate Homo.
Austin. Tex., Dec. 3.—The case of J.
T. Howiien against Superintendent
Chenoweth and members of the board
of managers of the Confederate Home,
for an injunc tion to restrain thein from
dismissing or discharging him from
the Home, came to a sudden termina-
tion this afternoon by the plaintiff tak-
ing a non-suit. A motion had been
filed for reinstatement or the tempor-
ary Injunction, which had been dis-
solved by the court. The motion was
refused, the court sustaining the board
in every instance.
STATEMENT OF
MR. DOUGLASS
Orockton, Mass., Dec.' 3.—Upon the
arrival home this afternoon of Govjr-
nor-elect Douglass and wife from their
Southern trip. Mr. Douglass Issued the
following statement in regard to the
reported acceptance by Lieuten.int-
General Nelson A. Miles of the position
of adjutant general on his staff:
"During my absence from the state
I had consultations with I.Icutenaut-
Gerieral Miles about military affairs In
Massachusetts. The ideas of General
Miles and myself on varlops subiects
are in exact accord and General Miles
will undoubtedly be my chief military
adviser during my administration. 1
shall probably request the war depart-
ment to detail General Miles to report
to me under the provisions of a law
recently passed by congress, and Gen-
eral Miles will undoubtedly accept.
"I am auxious to secure the advice
and co-operation of General Miles In
the administration of military affilrs
of the commonwealth and the gener il
has stated that he would consider it an
honor to be asked by the governor of
his native state for advice and assist-
ance. General Miles will serve upon
my staff and his great ability and expe-
rience cannot fail to be of Inestimable
benefit to the state and its organized
militia. It Is likely that the position of
both adjutant general an«J inspector
general on my staff will be filled by
retired officers of the army."
It is understood that the position of
Inspector general will be offered to Mir-
Jor-General Win. ICobbe, U. S. A„ re-
tired.
REVISION OF
THE TARIFF
Has a Thorny Path Before it in
Washington.
CHANGE IS OPPOSED
Leaders Will Fight Lower Schedules
and Revisionists Will Have
a Hard Tim*.
BOLD FORGERY.
New York, Dec. 3.—The arrest this
afternoon of 19-year-old Thomas Fur-
long put au end to the mystery which
for four days surrounded the brutal
murder of Mrs. Margaret Keeler In her
flat on Kant One Hundred and Four-
teenth street. When he found himself
In the hands of the police, the boy made
a clean breast of it. He did not resist
the officers, and In fact, practically
delivered himself to them while visit-
ing one of his old haunts, a pool room,
which has been under surveillance ever
since the crime was committed and
suspicion pointed to Furlong.
lie showed no signs of remorse, and
when taken before Inspector Mc-
Closkcy, calmly told the horrible story
of the crime.
"I had made up my mliul to kill
my aunt II! she did not give me any
money." he said. "And so I went to
a junk dealer and got an iron bar.
which I kept under my coat. Then I
waited until the old mail and the kids
were gone and 1 went upstairs. Sin-
was alone, and I asked her for some-
tiling to eat. She gave me coffee and
bread, and then I asked her for money.
She said she would not give me any
more, and then she talked awhile and
went back in the kitchen. When I saw
her back turned, the idea of killing
her came back to me. 1 slid from
my chair, grabbed the bar and sneaked
I after her. I hit her it blow on the
head and she dropped without a sound.
I took her diamond earrings from bet-
ears and two small rings and her sil-
ver watch. I went out and tried to
have a friend pawn the stuff for me.
He would not. and so went to a pawn-
shop myself and got $18."
Three months ago Furlong, according
to his own story, took his llrst drink.
It was the craving of whiskey which
apparently drove him to murder in
order to gel money. Fvery line of liiji
face tells of his recent debauchery.
MRS. LEDERER DIVORCED.
Allowed $150 Per Month for Support
of Self and Boy.
New York. Oec. 3.— Mrs. Adele l,e',-
ore will obtain a divorce from Georg-
\V. i^-derer, the theatrical
Chicago, Dec. 3.—The Tribune pub-
lishes the following from "Raymond,"
IL.-1 Washington correspondent:
As the opening of the short session
of congress approaches and the mem-
bers begin to arrive it becomes more
and more evident that the path toward
tariff revision will be an exceedingly
thorny one.
Just at the prevent time It do
appear to bp at all certain t], pi ...
dent will feel Inclined to 'la special
session of congress in spring
"."!tile it probably Is ti Uu the pre..i
■I'Hit Is favorable to a revision of the
tariff, it Is not likely he would enter
upon any mich campaign in the face
of anything In the nature of a deter-
mined opposition on the part of a
respectable minority of the party.
President Roosevelt has insisted to
his callers that the only proper thing
to do was to consult with the Repub-
lican leaders from the different parts
of the country and then take only such
action as would command the support
of a large majority of the party in both
houses of congress.
♦ ♦
Many Conferences Held.
Kver since the election Informal con-
ferences have been held at the white
fiouse between the president, on otu
side and distinguished members of the
house and senate. In almost every
case the talk has been largely as to
the advisability of calling a special
.session of congress in the spring for
the purpose of entering upon tho work
of revising the Dlngley tariff law.
From all I can learn these confer-
ences have been marked by discreet
silence on the part of the president.
He may not have concealed his per-
sonal belief in the wisdom of cutting
down the rates pf duty on certain ar-
ticles so as to prevent the tariff being
made In any way a shelter for trusts
and monopolies. The purpose of these
confeiences. however, seems to have
been more to determine the extent of
the demand for tariff revision through-
out the country than to discuss revis-
ion Itself as a matter of theory. For
this reason, as it appears ftom reports
from these conferences made by those
who have called upon the president,
he has asked for advice and opinion,
but lias not yet ventured anything like
a decision on his own part.
Anti-Revisionists in Evidence.
If one can Judge by these members
of the house and senate who have been
here since election ami who have visited
the White House, the president must
have received a much greater amount
of advice against touching the tariff
than in favor of it. In point of fact,
the tariff revision sentiment an exhibit-
ed at the White House seems to have
been devoid of tenacity of purpose.
it is a fact which the friends of re-
vision would do well to understand
now. before it Is too late, that some of
the oldest and strongest leaders of the
Republican party in and out of con-
gress are opposed to any attack ut on
the tariff and insist the last election
should be Interpreted as a decision by
the country In favor of leaving things
exactly as they are at the present time
up unmoved In his own attitude, re-
gardless of attacks of an overwhelm-
ing majority of his party. He fought
against the war with Spain until the
last day. and there is no telling how
far he might have been successful had
it not been for the blowing up of the
Maine, which precipitated the crisis he
was seeking to avoid.
When he said last night, talking
of tariff revision. "For myself. I do
not propose to let this be done except
In the face of all the opposition i can
help to master." those who know the
senator from Maine will realize his
threat Is a formidable one, and that
it marks the beginning of a deter-
mined stand by the opponents of tariff
revision.
Behind Senator Hale it is not diffi-
cult to figure out the combined oppo-
slon of the New Kngland senators, two
from New York, two from Pennsylva-
nia, as a matter of course, both the
West Virginia senators, Foraker and
Dick from Ohio, half a dozen senators
from the far West and the Pacific
coa«t, and a proportionate number of
members of the house. This is a for-
midable nrray and it will take an over-
whelming public sentiment. If such ex-
ists. to force action against their
wishes.
♦ ♦ ♦-
Revisionists Should Wake Up.
I have mentioned these obstacles in
the way of tariff reform merely as a
matter of new*, so those who believe
the tariff should be altered may under-
stand exactly what is before them.
Thus far the people who favor tariff
■ ••form do not seem to have l.een ag-
re-slve in presenting tlltlr views to
'lie president. Here and there mem-
bers of the housp from the ^irger clt es
favor revision. One or two men in the
party, like Mr. Habcock of Wisconsin,
have openly urged revision of the tar-
iff, but these seem to have been isolated
cases. If these Is a general public
sentiment in favor of a general sys-
tem of reciprocity or a systematic re-
vision of the tariff it is time it made
itself felt if anything Is to be done in
this direction in the Immediate future.
The present Indications are the hd-
voeates of tariff revision will not be
able to muster anything like a major-
ity of the Republican /caucus either of
the house or senate. Without such a
majority it is absolutely Impossible to
think of a revision of the tariff. Speak-
er Cannon will appoint the next ways
and means committee and it will be
rrflkde up largely of those who now
have the same assignment, because the
elections made few breaches in the
ranks of the Republicans. A large ma-
jority of that committee now is oppos-
ed to tariff revision. It would vote
against submitting to the house any
bill to touch the tariff materially ex-
cept under direction by the Republican
oaucus.
♦ ♦ ♦
Claims of the Standpatters.
The standpat people here Insist the
tariff revision sentiment is confined to
certain Importers who naturally want
to get their goods more cheaply and
certain manufacturers who want to get
cheaper raw material. They insert
positively, and this is hacked uy by
members of the house ond senate, that
in the country districts there is no
sign of any general desire to amend the
tariff.
If this is not true the fact should be
presented to the president in some
fashion which would carry weight. He
personally favors tariff revision, if one
can believe the statements of his
friends, but he is not likely to take
any steps which would result in a split
In the party, and it does not seem like-
ly there will be an extra session unless
the cause of tariff revision is presented
to him in much more aggressive fashion
than has been manifested up to date.
Just at present the prospects for *n
extra session as a matter of abstract
news do not seein partieulary bright.
REFUSED TO ACCEPT IT.
Judge Stedman Will Continue as Gen-
eral Attorney.
Palestine, Tex., Dec. 3.—Friday'*
Daily Herald contained an article in
which it was stated that Judge N. A.
Stedman, general attorney of th • I.
& G. N. railroad, would not resign Ha
In regard to t!ie tariff, the currency, the | position on January 1st, but on ;he
Philippines, and the Panama canal. ! contrary would resume his official du-!
It. of course, is true that many in- ties with the beginning
lluential senators who are opposed to
tariff revision come from localities
where there is a strong protection sen-
timent and where certain Industries
and manufacturers undoubtedly have
been the recipients of excessive pro
with the beginning of the new
year. The Herald stated its informa-
tion was obtained from a gentleman in
close touch with Judge Stedman. and
the Information was undoubtedly cor-
rect. This is good news to all of
Judge Stedman's friends in this cl'.y.
tectlon. far beyond what is needed to 1 and all hope his hen It li will be much
keep up the wage scale of American la
bor. Nevertheless, these old senators
and representatives have great weight
In the party councils and if some of
them do represent overprotected In lus-
trles they are all the more determined
to prevent any general tariff revision
which certainly would disturb this
monopoly breeding overprotection.
♦
Little Hope From Congress.
So far as public men are coucerne ',
therefore, without taking Into consid-
eration what may or may not be the
sentiment of the people, it seems iike-
improved in a short while.
Several weeks ago Judge Stedman
offered the T. & G. N. company his les-
igimtion. which was promptly refused,
and he was given a three months' va-
cation.
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GRAND JURY ADJOURNS.
Largest Number of Indictments Ever
Rcturned.
.. Dec. Aftei
weeks the distr
Waxahachie. Tex
sesison lasting ten u..-., . ^ .
court and grand jury adjourned this
afternoon. The final report of t'ic
Ohio, Senator
Sereno
A Stranger Thought to Have Seemed which she has been se.-klng for a cm:-
rsiiicrable time. Justice Rant-hard to-
MUCH uoocis. ! day hamW down a decision confirming
' I In* tvnort of
F.scannbla, Mich., T>ec. 3. -One of tl.e j the report of the refere to whom ho
boldest forgery schemes ever operated referred the testimony. In which lie
has come to light here. A strain?.'!- ' tlinis tlint Mrs. I.ederer la entitled to
operating In. Stillwater, Minn.. is . her decree. The report of the rejeiee
thought to have obtained several th. u • | also awards tli custody of the ontv
Hale of Maine
lnanag" r, , lo. Payne, chairman of the ways and
means committee of the house, and
half a dozen other prominent Repub-
licans. including Secretary of lb.'*
Treasury Shaw, recently have given
their views on the tariff question and
have all pronounced against an
and shows that in spite of local option
crime is on the increase.
lie used the names
of ofllclals of the I. Stephenson com-
' "ny bills of goods of which the of-
ficials had no knowledge being present-
ed nt the office of the company for pay-
ment within the last few days the for-
gery has come to light. Rills from
eight firms with claims aggregating
over J1000. have been received within
awards her JliiO a month for the sup-
port and maintenance of herself and
the boy.
FAIRBANKS' SUCCESSOR.
Congressman Hemenway Will Get the
Plum, It Is Said.
Washington. Pec. 3. -Congressman
James A. Hemenway. unless all sign-:
the l iVt few days, and from the dates ; at present fall, will succeed Vice Pres-
of the original orders placed by the | ldcnt-elect Fairbanks for senator ironi
forger it is thought that he has been . Indiana. I'ncle Joe Cannon, speaker
oDerating for at least three months. 1 of the house, received a telegrujii from
On each order the forger obtained cred j Mr. Hemenway this afternoon stating
It of from sixty to ninety days, refer -j that all of the other candidates h id
rln* the firm to the I. Stephenson com- | withdrawn, leaving him a clear tl vl.
trnnv It was reported that the Stt- . Mr. Hemenway has been a consplcm us
n'lienMOn company had established a ' figure In the house and is at present
branch office at 8tlllwoter. The chairman of the committee on appro-
Stephanson company will lose nothing priollons. . _
Option to Be Deferred.
Austin. Dec. 3.—It was announced
tills evening by the railroad commission
that no action will be taken on the ap-
extia p|]Catlon for rehearing by tho Houston
by the transaction^
COURT BUSINESS INCREASED.
Grand Juriea are Careful to 8ift Mat-
tera Thoroughly.
Waco. Dec. 8.—There has been an in-
crease of business In the county court
for the past few years, us to criminal
prosecutions, but the Increase Is slight
and Is thought to be due to other causis
than an Increase ot criminal practices.
For Instance, the grand Juries are n6w
careful to atft matters carefully and at
late court," and "every person marrying' once send to the county court matter!
Fall River, Dec. 3. It was announced
to-day that tho Fall River mills will
be started on Monday and the manu-
facturers will make a concerte I attempt
to break the strlka by bringing lu oper-
atives from other towns.
The union officials claim that the
mill owners are making extra offers In
the way of higher wages than thoia
which prevailed before the proposed
reduction. This Is denied by the manu-
facturers. who say they ore paying only
the reduced schedule. The unions ar«
standing Arm In their position*
at all until the public demand for It
becomes more pionounced than at
present.
Most of these leaders have content-
ed themselves with expressing their
Views on the subject. President Roose-
velt, of course, has noted their opin-
ions for Ills future guidance. To se-
cure any tariff revision the preside:,i
or any one else must have the sun-
port of these men, because they are in
a position to control the action of
congress. With the speaker of the
house and the chairman of the ways
and means committee opposed to any-
thing In the way of general tariff revi-
sion. It would be almost Impossible to
secure such action unless these two
men in the house of representatives
should agree to subordinate their own
views to the plainly expressed wl'h
of a large majority of their own party.
Speaker Cannon Is the last man who
would attempt the part of unreason-
able dictation, but. on the other hand,
he is not likely to abandon his own
point of view unless there is an over-
whelming majority in the party ngainst
him.
Call for Warrants.
Austin. Dec. 3.—The state treasurer
this afternoon issued the tenth call for
registered warrants against the gen-
eral revenue fund. The call includes
nil numbers up to 10.0ST and aggre-
gates $r>4.2t>8. making the net dclcU
now $643,714.
LARGE CLASS.
the
Hale a Hard Fighter.
Senator Hale of Maine does not oc-
cupy u conspicuous place on any com-
mittee which has to do directly with
the construction of a tariff bill, but he
is an influential man and he has a
Fifteen Hundred Men Joined
Knights of Pythias.
Kansas City. Mo.. Dec. 3 —The larg-
est class that was ever admitted into
the Knights of Pythias was given the
fiirst degree at Convention ball toriay.
The cluss numbered 1500. Several
hundred out of town Knlahts pres.
were: Charles Barnes, Jacksonvd' \
111., supreme vice chancellor: Supreme
Chancellor Shlvely of Richmond, lud..
Grand Keeper of Records and S-ils
John Holmes of St. Louis.
The Gaston
Bank \
Dallas, Tea
(Succeeding Gaston & Ayrea.)
Opened its Doors Feb. 1st.
Capital $250,000.
W. H. GA8TONT, President D. E. WAGGONER. Vice-President.
It. K. GASTON, .Second Vice-President K. C. AYitES, Cashier.
J. L>. JACKSON, Assistant Cashier.
The bnnklnp business of Individuals, Firms and Corporations Is
solicited. It will bo libera!'? treated and given the closest attention.
The ol<] banking firm of Gastou £'■ Ayres enjoyed the reputation of being
safe and conservative business meu. The new bank hopes to maintain
the reputation and good name of its predecessor anu to iucrease tbess
advantages is the policy of the new management.
DIRECTORS.
W. II. Gaston, I). E. Waggoner it. C. Ayres, J. H. Keith, Rhodes Berks
J. D. Jackson, It. K. Gaston, I. J. Willinghum, M. M. Brooks, Sidney Rein-
hardt. c. C. Slaughter, A. G. Elliott, Jr., T. L. Camp, W. H. Thoinaa and
I*'. P. Webster.
NATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK
OF DALLAS, TEXAS.
Capital Paid in $500,000.00
Surplus Fund 500,000.00
Undivided Profits. ......'... 150,000.00
Total
.. .$1,150,000.00
NATHAN ADAMS, CashUr.
DIRECTORS-
YtOYAI> A FERRIS, Pres. E. M. REARDON, Vice Pre*
A. V. LANE, Vice Pres.
' GEO N. ALDRTJDCSE. E. H. R. GREEN,
,1AM P. COCHRAN. JOSEPH^HUEY.
J D SHOO.
W. J TOWNSEND,
; HENRY C. COKE,
. W. C. CONNOR.
O.W.OWENS. ^
JOHN N SIMPSON,1 w B WORSHAM
PAUL WAPL.ES,
Depository cf the United States and the City of Dallas
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LIMIT 3Q DAYS FROM DATE OF SALE
EXCELLEW SERVICE, GOOD CONNECTIONS
VISIT THE OLD FOLKS AT HOME
Round Trip Tickets at Cheap Rates, also on sale between
all Texas points Dec. 23, 24, 25, 26. 31 and Jan. 1:
Limit Jan. 4 for return.
For information relative to rutes, connections, etc., see local ticket
acrents, or address
h M.L.ROB BINS,
Houston, Tioxas.
susfloii ami nny t irliT rovl^livi | j5ast \ypst Texas railway, convict- ;
ort of illegal contral of If stork by '.hs ;
Southern Pacific, until tho hearing 3t'
tho Houston and Texas Contral and
Texas and New Orleans railways, on
Dec. 13. for the same offense.
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Mrs. WlnoloWs Soothln* Svrun should
alwavs be used for children teething. It
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30.000.00 Invested in Building- and Equipment,
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charge of each.
A complete Boarding School where Students can liv«
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Kali opening September 4tli, 1004.
C. A. HARMON, Pres.,
479-83 Commerco St., Dallas, Texas
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