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AUSTIN NEWS
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Dallas* Texas, Thursday December 22, 1904-
$1.00 Per Annum
Political Campaign Recalled by the
Death of Col. Swayne.
RAN AGAINST ROSS
maximum charge on th' " lantern
would be )5475. These ihsl figures
are bused on the assur i that tlie
magic lantern man she 365 ex-
hibitions, one every d. • the year,
and pay $10 to the sir - and $5 to
the county for each pe... mce.
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Companies Chartered.
Charters of the following corpora-
tions have been filed V «-«<*ord in the
state department:
Mineral WteUs Electric U-M Pow-
er and Heating company of Mineral
Wells: capital stoct, J50.(U,.>; purpose
^uri.'ij lng Ught. Vj ' ii'i ele -trie
mcorpor-
Mn; D.
Wil-
Complaints are Made About the Opera-
tion of the Occupation of the
Tax Law—Notes.
Austin, Dec. 21.—The death of Col.
,W. J. Swain in Houston yesterday re-
calls t'lje interesting incidents uf a
Memorable political campaign in Texas
al 1886. During that year General L.
motor power to th .ft
ators. V. K. LycanV ""-.dm
O. Galbi'orth and
1 i i inn of Fort Worth.
The Marlin Cold Stc. company
of Mai tin filed an amendment to Its
charter increasing its r ' .1 stock
from $20,000 to $30000.
'fhe comptroller has commenced to
send to the tax assessor th state
assessment blanks for ' e4-enditlon
of IWOj. The packages consid-
erable size and weigh - ^ vill be
shivped by express.
Owing to the fact t*
day this year conies on
state departments will
Monday following as a
GUILTY OF MURDER
IN THE FIRST DEGREE
VERDICT OF JURY IN THE HOLLY VANN
CASE TODAY.
court. By reason of being arrested
and jaijed for ttiis offense, of which
he claims he was nut guilty. he lias
been damaged to the extent of $5071).
he says.
CI . .ftmas
iliday.
1 Austin. Tex.. Dec. 19.— "he report of
_ _ „ „ _ . , _ . i Dr. George R. Tabor, st. te health of-
p. Ross of McLennan county and Col. u,.eVj fOJ. two yellrs beginning Sept. I.
,\V. J. Swain of Clay, and Marion Mar- ; 1902, and ending Aug. 31, 1904, has been
tin of Navarro, announced as candi- ' Placed in the hands of the governor.
. j. , , . It is a magnificent production, c .ver-
uultls early in the jear, and the can- ; jng nearly on^e hundred pages osely
Vass from the very beginning was not set and gives in a form splendid con-
Dr.ly active but very earnest. ! densed the detail of transaction, ~ the
, , „ „ .. , . . department for the time.
the friends of all three claimants j Commencing with smallpox, Dr. T.i-
tlaimed that they had easy sailing and ! bor says this much dreaded disease
that their champions and leaders was introduced in the state in 1898 and
would be nominated without defalca-
tion, doubt or discount.
find Martin clubs were formed in many
"We, the jury, find Holly Vann, the defendant, guilty of murder in the
first degree and assess his punishment at death."
So announced Foreman of the Jury K. J. Kivlep at 11:45 o'clock this
morning in the case of the state of Texas vs. Holly Vann, charged with the
murder of Sol Aronoff.
The criminal district courtroom was crowded to suffocation all morning
and the officers had experienced much difficulty In maintaining order, but
Junday, the!w)len t)le ominous rap was heard from the interior of the-Jurv room a
oBftTve the
breathless silence fell upon the throng of curious sightseers'while Deputy
Sheriff Ambrose Hughes made his way to the closed, door and escorted the
twelve freeholders to their seats. Amid an unbroken silence Judge Muse
asked the jury if it had agreed upon a verdict, and if the foreman had re-
si'onded in a whisper the portentous words would have been heard in every
BOWOEN CASE.
Kittrell's Injunction Mado Returnable.
At Austin.
Austin. Tex., Dec. 21.- The lJowden
injunction case is back !n Austin,
being again hied on the docket of the
Fifty-third district court In the coun-
ty clerk's office yesterday. The case
was made retui'nal le to this («ourt by
Judge Kitlrell of Houston, who grant-
ed a tenipoiary injunction to Howdcn,
restraining the superintendent and
board of managers of the Confederate
home fYom ejecting him fioni the
home on the charge of Insubordina-
tion. * !
Judg' \V. K. Ito'iertson, who se-
cured the temporary writ of llijunc-
tio'i for Howdeu fiom Judge Kit I fell,
is here and stated that he Intended to
push Hie ease to the en.I. 11c was
asked what lie would do in case the
court Ice dissolved the teninorury
injunction granted by .Indue Klttrell.
lie replied promptly that the ease
would then l e appealed to the < ourt
of ci\ii apt eals i d to th>* supremo
court for filial adjudication.
CAREER OF
DOCTOR NEIL
Something of the New Commis-
sioner of Labor.
GREW UP AT AUSTIN
Him (o Make Unu.ual
Effort.
■ "spread so rapidly that within a year
I from that time probably twenty-five
Ross, Swain per cent of our populated counties be-
came infected and when I as-
„ ,, , ^ sumed charge of the department, Nov.
parts of the state and^ enthusiastic j 1901. at least 75 per cent of the pop-
meetings were held almost every day. 1 uli_.ed counties were infest.!*"
So far us could be judged previous to He states that vaccina' has
, , , „ „ stamped'out this disease r.i a great
en actual count of ballots was a measure, and recommends ccripuisory
neck and neck race between these vaccination.
three popular Texans, and the im-i, The bubonic plague, tuberculosis, yel-
,, , „r ,i,„ I°w fever are treated in their order,
partial, non-partisan voters of the of the ,a8t namedi he says thPP„ were
state conceded that results were ex- j 1050 cases in Laredo. 691 Mexicans and
reedlngly uncertain. A few weeks be- • 369 Americans. resulting in " 'C oeuths,
fore
the Democratic convention was ( Reference may be had to report
scheduled to meet in Galveston, Col. ( for an interesting history <>' epi-
X>. C. Giddings of Brenham was in- ; demic in Mlnera, Meu
t , , i Antonio, DeW'itt cot-m
1 places during the ye.
> iia\.;na in
* \.ou5siaiia,
are succinctly given, 1 w.-o to Mex-
! 95 Mexicans and 8 America-
tluced by the interposition
friends to enter the race. He announc- | The facts .of bis t
ed, and commenced a vigorous can- company with members
a cc*ii'*
ar-1
San
other
vass. making his first speech in Terrell. ■ jco ,R company Nvll|l aurgeon General
lie drew strength from all the' candi- Wymini, and other members of the na-
dates, created quite a following, the i tional board.
ie«nlt of .vliieh wis comnllcations were ! The < ollference of local health offl-
or ^as complications were C(?rs jn Austin( March 31 190S re. jl(.
Intensified, "and the final outcome of ed, he says, in great good, and inany
this quadrangular gubernatorial cam-| of the cities of the stale adopted ordi-
rendered much more uncertain. rances the ]lnes ™*«e«ed by
paign
part of the room.
Counsel in the case concluded their
arguments yesterday and when court
convened this morning Judge Muse
read lengthy instructions and charae*
to the jury. A few minutes before 10
o'clock they retired to deliberate and
returned with the verdict at a few min-
utes before 12 o'clock, being out less
than two hours.
The defendant received the fatal in-
telligence without the quiver of an
eyelash or the least betrayal of emo-
tion, and he was led away to await
further action. No motion of any kind
was made and as the defense has three
days within which to move for a new
trial or take an appeal. It is impossible
to forecast just what will be done.
An Interesting and dramatic feature
of the termination of this ease arose
out of the fact that Burrell Gates, the
negro charged jointly with Vann for
the murder of Aronoff, was present in
time Aronoff fell to the floor mort illy
wounded and the robbers, after rilling
the cash drawer, tied uninjured.
On the morning of November :10 -
tlie next after the tragedy—Holly
Vann was arrested, and later the same
day about fourteen other men were
apprehended, among whom were Bur-
rell Gates, the negro whose case is
now on trial, and Frank McOue, Mrs.
Aronoff positively Identified Vann as
the white man of the two who had en-
tered the store on tho niKht in ques-
tion and as bein^; the man who tired
the shots which resulted in liie death
of her husband. She was positive in
her identification of Vann. picking him
out from a number of other suspects
without a moment's hesitation.
Robed in the deepest mourning and
accompanied by her two little or-
phaned daughters, the. widow of Sol
Aronoff was an interested auditor of
the j ury's verdict this morning.
b/\ODUS OF STUDENTS.
i The" Are Going Home to Spend the
Holidays.
Austin. Tex.. Dec. _(. Ar exodus of
University students and others licjan
yesterday, that being the date on which
the llolidav excursion dales went in-
to effect. The students are xolng home
to spend the holidays at their homes
In different sections of the state, while
a number of Am Unites are golnn to
spend the holidays with relatives and
friends in the older stales.
Austin, Tex., Dec. 21. The Asso-
ciated I'ress dispatches Sunday an-
nounced the appointment by President
Roosevelt of Dr. Charles I'. Neil, pro-
to draw their
mold for good the characters of th«
children In their charge.
"And now, as a representative ol
the law and not w i111 any intent to
tlirealen. nor with any braggadocio,
but as a fact. I say to you who have
been concerned I11 this whltecapplng,
that you have w;ot to quit. Not 'will
you quit?' 'please quit,' but 'you hav«
lessor of economics in the Catholic i got to quit.' The Lord help you ta
i'niversity of America at Washington, , * 111 i t it.'
D. C.. to he commissioner of labor for
the United States, and tlyt his ap-
pointment has been duly confirmed by
the senate. This is indeed a gratifying
piece of news, in view of ;he fact that
Dr. Nell Is not only well known
throughout the stale, but Is a former
citizen of Austin.
Dr. Nell's career han been a distin-
guished one ,ind Ills successes unusual.
| A heavy business iiin done by the aM,| xv||| prove very interesting to thosi
railroads entering Austin. The r.ites
in effect are one fare plus $2 to all
inlerslate points east of the Mississippi
i'Tver, and in Texas one and one-third
fare to points within a radius of 100
miles, and oiie fare plus HI per cent
tci all points in the stale beyond tli.it
limit. Many are lakinir advantage of
these rates, and the railroads of Texas
are exnecllng to do a very heavy busi-
ness during the next ten days.
Burrell Oates Case.
Immediately after the jury In the
Vann case had received its Instruc-
tions and had retired lo the jtirj room,
A GRAND JUROR
WAS APPROACHED
the court, his trial having commenced 1 Judge Muse called the case of tin
this morning, and his case was delayed ! State vs. Burrell Gats, charged with
wV.no tho , I the murder and robbery of Sol Aronoff.
while the veidlct was announced. Gates is the colored man against
.If the verdict is carried out Vann 1 whom the grand Jury found an indict-
will be the first white man executed in ; ment and whom Vann yesterday 111 his;
For the Purpose of Influencing His
Opinion.
that meeting.
Dallas coutu I it has been nearly
thirteen years since a similar penalty
wis assessed against any white per-
;son. This was the case of Franklin
|M ller who killed a policeman named
w..- -vsjia 10. v-.l. j Vi-- tap,£hii>sf sanitation ii> the !-Rldd'« his Vv He wr/j found <r>'U-
f'wain, and fe'o v?fere many other coun- ! an'' f:l" i ty of murder in the first degree, wai
' . ... 1 vors tl,e -same course by ot&er schools. ...
ties in that part of the state, but when fje favors the appointment of an as- ;sentenced to be hung, but on a revers-
I.b announced they aligned themselves slstant in the department on. account a! the case he escaped with a life sen-
of the rapidly increasing work, ami tenee, which he is now serving.
shows the department is wholly In/id- j Th tra„odv whk.h culminated in the
equate and asks the next legislature^ uageuy cuinnn.itea
lo provide more room. j death of Sol Aronoff is still fresh in
This excellent report proceeds with the public miinl. He was the pro-
a learned and interesting discussion of prietor of a small grocery store at No.
a pure food law, state embalming 225 South Houston street In Dallas
board, present quarantine laws, the j where he also resided with liis wife
danger from Panama, condition of the and family. On the night of Novem-
several quarantine stations, and closes ; ber 2'J Mr. Aronoff was present in his
with these figures as to the receipts j place of business when two men en-
of the department: Receipts for 1903. | tcred and made a small purchase.
$17,230.40: receipts for 1904, $20,973.62. ! While he was in the act of making
Total, $37,204.04. j c hange the two men suddenly whipped
Dr. Tabor's words of warning as to out pistols and commanded him to
the dangers from Panama are worthy throw up his hands. To this the un-
of special prominence: I fortunate man replied:
"The construction of the Panama ' "What's the matter; didn't you get
car.il," he says, "opens up a new and enough change?"
1 .i,^ ,.„i,..I,.,, cl,.0„,rth ,.f ?a"*e,"0?s avenue from which we may j Again he was commanded to throw-
to detetmine t.ie lelative Mien.,th ot ^ become infected by yellow fever, which i up his hands, but Aronoff did not do
?tr?a ii lii- will for several years be a menace to Ho and the two highwaymen coin-
When the convention had disposed j our gulf ports and will necessitate ex- menced shooting.
r.r the usual preliminaries after organ-| tra vigi'.-in«e upon the part of the de-; About this time Mrs. Aronoff ran
izaUon, llie candidates were invited to parlment at those stations. ! through a screen door at the rear of
government is the store to secure- a pistol and as she
exit a couple of shots
« , . i4i* 1 1 , * wcic uiitiuic'i mWurd hfir, neither tuk*
ed to be the inos ea c ly an a lngr, s c on.e, an yellou fever exterminated. ; jnpr effect. In a few seconds she re-
turned with the weapon and fired at
one of the men, a negro. In the mean
Washington, Col. Giddings' home: Dr. Tabor refers to the good accom-
in the Giddings column rapidly, and it
a as soon apparent that he had detract-
ed more from Swain's than Ross' or
: :artln's strength, so much so that he
v as considered the recond man in the
race.
When the Galveston convention met,
the supporters of all the candidates
< * pressed confidence in the result, but
admitted that all estimates of the
strength of Ross. Giddings. Martin and
Twain were mere speculations, and
1 .at there was a very strong probabil-
l'v of a ."deadlock," in which contln-
l nicy Col. W. M. 1-Ierndon of Tyler and
rfliers were mentioned as suitable men,
lo relieve the "tie up." but all admitted
1'iat an actual ballot was necessary
tiddress the body. They responded to "The United States
t ie invitation and all made strong ad- making all haste to put that "country , «-'a«Tii'iking her ex
dresses. General Ross, however, prov-j in a sanitary condition, but until this ! Were directed lnwa
<>d to be the most catchy and taking, is don.?, and yellow fever exterminated.
and long before he had finished the we will lie compelled to enforce against
thundering, prolonged applause with 'i rigid quarantine."
which every sentence of the "little cav
testimony said was the active princl
pal In the shooting. | Portland, Ore., Dee. 21.—The Oreno-
The first action taken In this case „|an to-day sa\s that it has become
reuse" to10q^h°"heh special 'venUe 'on «" « «.• grand jury which is
the ground that same, was not drawn Investigating the land frauds charges
and summoned tn aceordiuicp with the has been approached for the purpose
lu-uvm.a vf"lre of iiifluencliig Us decisions. One
on Its face that It waipnot drawn by , , , ...
the clerk of the court In the manner is known to have been up-
provided by tlie statutes of Texas. j proached and t lie man who did II is
Deputy Clerk Aid was placed 011 the' known to the federal authorities. The
stand and questioned as to the method ... ,11.
of drawing the venire, after which the "PmPt was unsuccessful, so it is
defense made an argument In behalf of staled.
its motion and the state was given1 It also transpires lhat Information
thirty minutes to prepare a response, is leaking from the jury room as 10
duiing which time court took a re- , what i,s taking place there. This
cess. Upon reconvening. Judge Muse would not be serious if ll did not in-
overruled the motion, and after various dicate that it Is possible to get into
objections to, the Indictment. all of coiumuHcntloii with the jury.
which were overruled, the names of the! The witnesses so far examined by
special venire were called. About sev- \ the grand Jury are H. It. Orinsby, a
entv-five responded and the rest of the former forest ranger; Marc Ware, fj.
morning session wan occupied In .in ef- Jacobs, one of the prominent wit •
fort to secure a trial jury. Up to the nesses In the first case, and Mrs. Km-
110.011 adiournment not a single mail [ma I„ Watson, already convicted of
had been accepted. The Indications conspiracy, who, il is said, has con-
were to lay that some time would un-j fessed. Nothing is known as to the
doubtedly be consumed In making up nature of their testimony.
the personnel of the trial jury. j t m
An attempt was itvulv by the defense'
who knew him here in his youth. Dr.
Nell was born In Illinois, but moved to
Austin in Ills Infancy. He was the son
of the late Judge James Neil of Austin,
I w ho lived here up to the time of his
death, which occurred in 1X96.
Charlie Nell, as he was then known,
was educated In the private schools of
tliii city, until about the age of 12 or
13 years, when he entered the employ
of Francis H. Foster, then private
banker of Austin. He afterward work-
ed for Col. A. 1*. Wooldrldge of the City
National bank. Dr. Nell's thirst for
knowledge and his eagerness for an ed-
ucation was something remarkable. He
finally was enabled to prosecute his
studies,is he wished at the Notre Dame
university, at South Bend. Ind„ where
lie took the A. B. degree.
He then entered the Georgetown
university at Washington, where he
took the M. A. degree, graduating
with great distinction, lie took a post-
graduate course in Kuglish at the Uni-
versity of Texas under the lamented
TVof. I.eHlle Waggener, whom Dr. Nell
regarded as one of the most effective
and ln«--/lrlns' teachers h" had ever
Vnovui. After leaving here he took fur-
ther advanced courses at the Johns
Hopkins University, where he received
I lie Ph. D. degree, and from that In-
stitution lie wen.f lo the Catholic Unl-
ver'-lty of America at Washington to be
professor of economics, which position
Rlryman's" speech was leceived indi- | interview With Gov. Blanchard.
catcd very plalntly that he had cup
tured the convention, and that he was
the next governor of the state.
One of General Ross' telling remarks
la recalled.
"Where are your spurs, general?" a
delegate from the tloor shouted. Gen-
eral Ross stepped forward to the edge
of. the platform, balanced himself by
pressing the end of the desk with the
tips of his fingers, looked over the 5000
continued over until the next term of
court 011 the ground thai the tragedy
was still fresh in the public mind, lhat
a strong sentiment existed against the
accused, and thai fot the reasons stated
defendant could not obtain a fair and
impartial trial al the present time.
Tills Judge Muse refused to grant.
The case of I'raii't McCue will prob-
ably follow 1 he ti i of Burrell Gates.
POLITICIANS
HOLD MEETING
BOY GOT PARDON
1
Railroad Commissioner O. B. Col-
quitt. who attended the late boll wee-
vil convention in Shreveport. was in-
terested in the proceedings looking to
measures for preventing the ravages!
of toe insect, but not too much so to I
get I11 some good \york for Texas. |
South Carina ^vf'iate'lyc ^ea'ied HiS Talk With Penitentiary Of
what they term a "crop pest rommis- j
and found It to be
faces before him, crossed his right leg 'i<'n'l "IK' llav(" 'a*'l quarantine against '
over his left, stood 011 one foot. "M.v
spurs," he said, "my spurs? I am a
candidate'for a civil office; 1 hold the
military subordinate to the civil pow-
ers of the government, and since spurs
are associated with military affairs,
unci not civil, I left them at home."
He made this declaration with dram-
atic effect, and jt electrified the entiie
convention. He led by a good major-
ity on the first bullof, after which the
candidates withdrew, and he was nom-
inated by acclamation.
Only nineteen years have elapse 1,
nnd all the four candidates, Ross.
Swain, Martin and Giddings, have gone
to their reward, and so has Tom Bon-
ner. the chairman, and John Young
Gooch and other leading members.
the Importation of Tex,is grain and
hay because of the clangers of intro-
ducing the boll weevil. ' Austin. Tex., Dcc. 21.—There Is a
After the convention in Shreveport very pretty story in connection with
had adjourned, Mr. Colquitt had an In- "lie of the pardons granted by the
terview with Governor Blanchard of governor as Christmas gifts that has
Louisiana, and made such a clear-cut not been told.
statement to his excellency of this un-
necessary step that he promised to
raise it.
I he effect of Gov. Blanchard's ac-
tion will be that the states or Georgia
and South Carolina will alrfi raise
the quarantine restrictions Imposed
011 Texas grain and hay for the same
reason.
elevator boy's unci
i perfect.
When tlie hoard ' f managers met
TTTP iTif/i| T* I took up tlie matter of making a
PlIIV HlN II INt I P 1 lisl "r "lf! convicts for whom they
* v wltvi • * j WOn|d recommend Christmas pardons
I to be given by the governor, the pa-
thetic appeal of the elevator boy for
his unfortunate uncle was slill ringing
! in his ears, bis swimming eyes were a
; picture still In'lils mind, his sighs nnd
solis still moved his soul, and this
name was air,01 g the first to be placed
' upon the list who are to be made hap-
py "ii Christmas day by having the
chains and shackles stricken from
their limbs and sent out lo enjoy the
blessings of Cmi's beautiful world.
lie si III holds.
Dr. Neil was appointed bv President
McKlnley on the hoard of charities fn„
the District of Columbia, and by Pres-
ident Roosevelt as assistant recorder
of the coal strike commission, and he
now has been appointed commissioner
of labor, a position but a little lower
than a cabinet place. Dr. Nell Is the
brother of Mrs. Thomas F. Taylor o£
A usl in.
JUDGE GAVE A
DRASTIC CHARGE
Mississippi Official was Severe on
Alleged Whitecappers.
ficial Did the Work.
New York, Dec. 21. Politicians
gathered early to-day in the Fifth
1 Avenue hotel for a conference culled
by Senator I'latt In the Interest of
Chauncey M. Dc| ew's candidacy for
re-election to the United States sen-
ate. ot a hundred men Invited ii Is
said that seventy-live had Indlcaled
their Intention to be present. Itee.i
Interest was fell In to-day's meeting
because of the belief lhat II would
show jiisl who of I he state leaders chastisement, but the next
will stand Willi I'latt In his fight for are going lo bust the hide."
New Orleans, Dec. 21 One of the
most drastic charges ever delivered
from a bench In Mississippi was thai
of Judge Wilkinson, sitting at Brook-
haven, his remarks being In connection
with tbe trial of aboul 200 alieg<d
Whitecappers.
"Whltecupplng In Dlncoln coiinly,"
he declared, "nund stop. This present I
experience," lie added. "Is jusl a little
SUPPRESSION OF JOINTS.
Movement Will Have Solid 8upport oi
Prohibition Element.
V\Yco, Tex., Dei". 21.—It is gener-
ally believed here In Waco. In fact,
It has been stated openly by mort
than one person, that at the next 01
coining meeting of tlie legislature %
measure will be Introduced looking to
I lie suppression of all "Joints" In the
residence sections of cities, that is, the
places where In er is sold, and also to
stop the sale of beer lu the aeml-
respectable suburban resorts, center-
ing the business of this kind down
town. The nntt prohibitionists, ■
good nany of them at any rate, will
Join this movement, while It will have
almost the solid support of the pr'o-
hil illon element. 'liie whisky men
who support It will do so because they
feel that these resorts are Injuring
their cause worse perhaps than any
other agency, and the cause of*l>rohi-
bltlon Is being aided by these place*.
A man wdio is not a prohibitionist but
who watches the course of events,
said to the writer that he knew of
two or three places In this county
which were formerly antl pi'ohibltion
but which had in the past few years
been converted Into prohibitionists by
the fa -t that resorts for the sale of
objectionable things had been located
in tlie vicinity, bringing undesirable
characters there and also tending to
draw I11 some members of their own
families. Theie is much talk here
regarding the objectionable places In
suburban districts, and It Is claimed
that the property depreciation Is an-
other cause why a change Is sought.
Oil Land J;ivol <ed.
Austin. Tex., Dec. 21.—Tn the ca««
of Richard II. Miller and George M. B.
Harvey against the Star Petroleum com-
pany el al.. which was decided Mon-
day at Beaumont by n jury In the
United Stales circuit court In f.ivor ot
the plaintiffs. Mrs. W. II. Bell of Aus-
tin Is deeply Interested. The case In-
volved some valuable oil land In llar-
flln countv In the Thomas C. Gaines
league, valued at over $100,000.
Mrs. I tell is a great niece of the late
Thomas C. Gaines, and will share ma-
terially In tin- result of the case should
they finally win. hut a motion lias al-
ready been made to set aside the ver-
dict.
Georgetown. Tex., Dec. 21.—Capt. B.
A. Strange has received a telegram
from Governor John Sparks, of Carson
''ity. Nevada, that he was Just leaving
for Georgetown, his former home, and
would spend Christmus here at his
residence. Governor Sparks will be
wamly welcomed by his many old-time
f I lends.
No nicer Christmas present
can be selected for your wile
or daughter than a new Mer-
cury Sewing Machine. It will
cost you only $18.00. Ship-
ments made same day the
order is received. 1000 al-
ready in use in Texas alone.
time we
FRANCIS INVITED.
Some months ago in a Dallas hotel
an official of the penitentiaries was
going to his room in an upper story
when the little boy who was running
the elevator recognized nim and sai l:
"Isn't this Col. Blank of the petii- ,
tentlury
"Yes," was the reply.
The little boy's voice softened, his
eyes began to swim in tears, but he
siearlled himself, preserved tils equilib-
rium the best he could, and speaking
between sobs said:
"Colonel, it may strike you as bein*
peculiar for a little boy that is an en-
SUITS FOR DAMAGES.
suits
i " he
Portland, fire.. Dec. 21.—Two Invitn-
tiorrs have been extended to President
Complain of Tax Law. David R. Francis of the I^iuisiana
During the oast sece--n divs ine exposition to be a guest of tire stianger to you to ask a great fa
comnt,oU r hi^«.V,aviH J?.?? hmor r" 11,0 «P«-nlng day ceremonies vor but I can't help It. I have an un- I
p ie hdS recihed good many 0f the Portland exposition. It is un- ele in the penitentiary sent up for
letters inquiring what occupation tux derfitoori that prior to hl« start on his thirty-Avp varn for killing a man In
was imposed on magic lantern exhl- round the world trip Gov. Kranris moment of passion, and those who
bltions, and other letters complaining will take a trip to California. A cor- knew all the facts said he was Justl-
of the Inequalities of the prpserit oc-idial Invitation has been extended to liable. He was good to his family ami
cupation tax law. jbim to join the California promotion one of the best men In the world. His
The <omptroIler replied to these let- 'cornnilt'ee,B special to Portland, and wife, children and all his relatives and
teis. stating that the tax on ' magic I JJndel;. cer&i,n con,'ltlons the governor friends are very much distressed.]
lantern exhibitions is $10 for each ex- ! ,s f*ime *«ningr to be one of a number This is 1he only time in his life he ever
hlbitioi. for the state and for the "f, notable guests on that occasion, had trouble.
county, and that he has no power to T1,e "n'er Invitation Is from the Port- "Now Colonel. I want you to use
The Plaintiff Alleges That He Was
Falsely Imprisoned.
Austin. Tex. Dec. 21. Two
ti- filed yesterday afternoon in
l-'lfly-thlrd district court by Bosnlle
Itesentes agalmt John Meuer for dam-
ages aggregating $ I Ti. 4 H u for having
Instituted criminal prosecution against
him, Besetiles, and causing his arrest
and Imprisonment in 'tie county Jail,
as be claims, without Just cause or
reasonable grounds.
Ill the first case Ifselites alleges
that on November HX, 1!MH, the de-
fendant caused hi*- arret, charging
plaint iff with committee the ctlme of
arson by burning tie barn of the de-
fendant. Plaintiff claims he was Im-
prisoned and l.ept ionlliic-1 for a week,
after which the grand I'iry made an
Depew. II is felt lhat Mr. Piatt's
Statement last night to I he effect that
'it is now a light to the finish,'' ami
thai "every one must line up," would
101 ce many leaders who have er press-
ed lliemsclvi'M as frienifiy both to the
senator and lo Gov. Odcll to tak"
sides. 'I his kind of a line-up Is what
many of the prominent Bcpubllcuim of
the stale have desired to avoid for
more than a year past. Many men
who are on good terms with tlie gov-
criior and have had pleasant relations
with Mr. I'latt throughout his long
term as state leader, hesitate to do
anything that might offend either.
The coi t<*st. if It comes to that, it Is
feared, may Involve tne organization
in the entiie stale.
About fifty or seventy-five Repub-
licans of various sections of liie
slate, notably political friends of Sen-
Turning to Hie accused, members of
(lie Farmers' Dengue, th# court ex-
claimed :
"ICvery man who meets at night In
the woods beside the road, whether he
lakes an obligation or licit, violates the
law. The assembly la unlawful, tIn;
place Is unlawful, A man Is not a
while man who takes the oath of the
whllecnppers' organization. Ills skin
may be white, but his heart Is black.
But not every man who went Into the
league litis a black heart, and many
of you are sorry. A lot of you have
said so. and nobody will ever again
get you Into any organization that
cannot meet In broad day, in Hie
court house or Iri a church. A inan
00 YEARS*
EXPERIENCE
atom Piatt and Depew, gathered lu the who takes llils Farmers' Dengue olill ■
Investigation of his
return a true bill
corridors of the hotel Just before the
conference was begun, Including a for-
mer Dieut. Gov. Timothy Woodruff,
Corigresi.man Kereno A. Payne, of Au-
burn; John K. Merrill, formerly of
l/ockport, N. Y., now postmaster at
Washington, D. c.; Congressman John
W. Dwlght, of Tompkins county; ,
tie and failed to jj, chirksnn. surveyor of tiiei
Patents
I HA DC. WIAHRI
Designs
Copyrights Ac.
Anyone Minding n xlieleh and description may
nnir-kly HieeriHlii our opinion free whether tn
111 v.miUon | prnhnbIr p?< ffltohJhjN^JCornraunlca-
on PtleoU
~ ' it*.
iloimrn r!ctl wiiilldentf l.
Kent free. OMont nijencf '
I'liti-nU t lnm tbrouRt _
tpfetal notice, without charge, In the
Scientific American.
A Imialsotnely lllimtrated weekly.
riliiition of nhy irteiittOa Journal,
four month!, |L Bora by all
I orgeat
Terma,
igaiinl him: thai
pnit. arid Hamilton Fish, assistant
by reason of the false accusation and i {Ktuten treasurer.
correct the alleged inequalities
plained of.
This discontent arisen from the fact
that ,t tax of l2.r per annum is charged
for kinetosi oplc exhibitions, and for
panoraml , views $10 per annum. This
la out of all proportion, these corre-
spondents Contend, and should b
equalized. For $25 the kinetoscope can
give f 6.1 exhibitions or more each
)'*ar, while for the same privilege the
com- I1®"'-1 exposition management direct
Gov, Francis.
confii ement in the
to your Influence with the governor ami time he has lost, etc
ounty
he
hus
the
been
M Kinney. Tex., Dec. 21.—A move
for i he reduction of salaries for the
ensuing year by cutting In ha" the
salari s of the mayor and aldermen,
caused a spirited debate at the meet-
ing of the city council last night. By
a vote of fout' lo three the proposition
was finally loat.
get him to include my mule's name
'among those to whom he will give
I Christinas pardons."
Col. Blank promised tlie boy that lie
would consider the matter. The ele
va'.or stoppet and th" parties to tlilt
I conversation separated.
| In a few days Col. Blank returned to
I he prison, made a searching li vestl-
damaged to the o.lent of $X4I0.
In the second case Ihe plaintiff
h v ers that on December f> 1P04. at the
instigation of the dffendaftt, he was
arrested on a charge of aggravated
assault, alleged to ha ve be i u commit-
ted on a m :il«er of the defendant's
family on November 2". lie was ar-
raigned before Justice M. ,\f, Johnson
The meeting was called to order by
Penator Piatt.
gation of the ptison record of the little and the case was dismissed by the
Club House Gutted.
Washington. Dee, 21.-The Metropol-
itan club house, famous as the home
of men prominent In social and official
life, was gutted by lire to-day. Several
adjoining buildings were destroyed.
The lo..s Is heavy.
2ornr GUARANTEED WATCH i* m
4 boofrU* W AmtIii i rest"* Mii ntt bmm, «k« nHHI*U mi iiWiHi _ __
ft. t. CUlmtt k G*. TU Ula p*p* will HU fM «Ul 99 Ms I II J
LADIES OR CENTS SUB j |y
££ & !h«i
TIi« I*mI, k*B<UoniMl and noil p«rf«ct ftnalo* . _
gold pitted wrtch irw afftrtd fot U lay prte*. Dwhk htMaf
CMI, rich solid (old pftttoro of ontwittc, iwcrtod dotlfiaa. FMm
wIUi tho or jr boat aovoa jowolod Afoot icon movoMDt m ttto Mirho*.
atom wind aod atom aol. occursio to tho aorond ud abooJotoly
cuorontood to koop porfoot tlao for fl O Y JD JtL 3PL fli.
Booutlful 50 loch lorcnotto chain fr« "*
haridaono donhla hroaatod *oat chain
watch* Poaltlvaly tho 1
SEEINQ 18 BELIEVINB.
ad'iroM. axprtaa ofBco addrocc nnd naa« nf your naproM raiMay,
and wo will a«nd tho watch and chain cootpIota to yonr aspww
ofBca fnt aaaiulnatlon. Ton aaaalna thant at peer esyraae eSen aed
If oa ropraorntod poy oapraaa afant nur hortrain aato pdoa $S.T> an4
aiprcaa charpoa ond they ara youra. Bo enra to aNBttaa te yaw
latter whan ordering whether yon want a taiW Walab er ft
Cent Iraenn^o Wmtrh. wa hava It lb hoth atoaa, aft* after to-4ay
aa thlc advtriiaement will poaltlcaly Ml appear again. Alirtaa:
R. e. CHALMERS O CO.. JH DmOmi SUCNCAW, Ui.
m
gation violates his oath as a cltixen.
"Colored people are entitled to the
protection of the law, but tliis does
not mean that they shall be
than negroes. Work, pay your
do not be saucy or Impudent, mind
your own business, and you will b« all
right. Do not get blggoty because ws
i are sending some white men to the
state penitentiary for killing a negro.
"The bad effect of this whltecap
business is on the life of every man
who has joined. If you- should take a
negro out and shoot or hang him It
would not make much difference. If It
stopped there. The negro who is shot
or hanged is In a heap better fix than
the man who does the deed. Death la
soon over, sn far as the mortal part Is
I concerned, but the perpetrator goe*
j along with n. black conscience and u
seared heart to eke out a miserable
His Eagerness for an Education Caused | ex%ZZ'\ no way on earth to remove.
the scar. I want Dlncoln county*!
school teachers lo quit coming up here
salaries unless they can
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