The Cass County Sun (Linden, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 12, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 24, 1908 Page: 2 of 8
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JOHN BANGER, Publisher.
THE CATTLEMEN MEET
NEGRO KILLS TWO AND HIMSELF.
UNPEN,
SAN ANTONIO'S HOSPITALITY IS
- TEXAS : TAXED TO THE UTMOST.
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The navy is always over the fire
At home It is roasted and abroad it U
toasted.
Toe have probably noticed that an
heiress never finds it necessary to
take advantage of the leap year priv-
A rich man can no doubt get to
heaven, but will it bo heaven when
he gets there and realizes that he is
flat broke?
But nofcody can make those foreign
automobilists believe that the Panama
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SftflSWgn roads.
London and New York are planning
rush-hour street cars solely for work-
in gwomen—and the girls will not mess
them all up with tobacco, either.
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Ten thousand dollars for the exter-
mination of mosquitoes seems a lot of
money, but If the little pests are really
exterminated It will be worth it
If people were as ready to overlook
a minister's shortcomings as they are
to overlook the plate as it goes by,
there would be fewer church rows.
They have found a piesiosaurus In
Chill. This Is in pleasing contrast
with a great many other things which
are being found just now in divers
places.
Nowadays when a prominent man
gets into the papers it ts an even
chance whether it is because he is
honored hy his country or Indicted by
a grand jury.
A Mexican judge is reported to have
sentenced a woman to "six months' si-
lenca." The assertion that Mexicans
are cruel by nature seems to have
some foundation.
A Kansas City centenarian says that
he did not take up smoking until he
98. He wisely avoided the chancesl
■ a" bVi'-jablt had
\ age of dlscreflj
on GklSr^HWime may come when it
will be necessary to depict Mercury
with skis instead of wings on his feet
in order to make him impressive.
MUCH BUSINESS ON HAND
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A Chicago physician argues that we
should all take at least 20 minutes to
wake up in the morning. Fathers and
mothers can furnish the names of
children who take longer than that.
King Menelik of Abyssinia wants
$600,000 to relinquish a strip of terri-
tory he has seized upon. Contact
with civilization is teaching the un-
tutored child of nature the most profit,
able ways of doing things.
A Massachu. >tts hen recently laid
an egg containing a quarter. Evidently
the recent financial stringency has in-
duced the hens of the country to turn
their attention from the political
prophecy line to the money market.
Non-secret clubs, to which all the
students are eligible, have been pro-
posed in Chicago as a substitute for
the secret fraternities in the high
schools. If the pupils have time for
such distractions, the open club Is
immeasurably superior to the secret
organization.
How many young ladles who re-
ceived valentines this year regarded
them seriously? Lovers have out-
grown the bashfulness of those of a
few generations ago, and now express
their sentiments more directly, even
if in a less poetic manner; and the
sending of valentines is chiefly an
amusement for children to-day.
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A bachelor aged 93 years has just
died in Indiana, leaving the parting
advice to his sex that they "don't live
a batch as I did live." However, the
bachelor who is determined upon a
course of single blessedness will use
the longevity as an argument that the
aforesaid blessedness is rather con.
duclve to good health and strength.
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Count Bonl de Castellane is said to
have so much respect for his former
wife that he does not want any other
man to marry her. It would seem
more natural If he claimed to have so
much love for his former wife's Amer-
ican dollars that it makes him indig-
nant whenever he thinks of her sec-
ond marriage, which would effectually
cut him off from a chance of ever re-
gaining control of them.
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How general has become the im-
pulse to alleviate the sufferings of
animals Is shown by two recent oc-
<MinvnrpR in Boston. In one case a
crowd of several hundred persons
watched for two hours the struggles of
a pigeon to free itself from a siring
which had become wound round its leg
and held it suspended from a cornice.
Many of the watchers tried to help,
and all of them cheered heartily when
the bird succeeded in freeing Itself. In
the other case a sergeant of police and
a patrolman worked hard for 15 min-
utes to rescue a cat from a sewer.
Nearly A Thousand Members on Hand
at the opening ot me conven-
tion.
San Antonio, ex., March 18.—Over
1000 members of the Texas Cattle
Raisers' Association were in San An-
tonio to attend the convention, which
liiu.mug. All sessions will
be held in the Grand Opera House.
This morning the city is overflowing
with the visitors.
The Executive Committee appointed
a Committee of Resolutions consisting
of J. H. P. Davis of Richmond, Joseph
F. Green of Gregory, C. B. Lucas of
Belclaire, W. J. Moore of San An-
tonio.
Three of the most impm-tant reso-
lutions which will be presented to the
association will have to do with Na-
tional or State legislation.
jTi There will be presented to the Na-|
tlonal Congress and the State Legis-
lature a memorial, or resolution, ask-
ing that proper steps be taken to se-
cure better railway service and more
cars to accommodate the shipments of
cattlemen. Important changes in trans-
portation methods are expected to be
advocated. There is practically no
doubt that the convention will adopt
this resolution.
The executive committee will also
present a resolution which will favor
a non-partisan tariff commission with
power to adjust trade relations with
the Continetal countries of Europe, so
that American cattle will have free ac-
cess without prohibitive tariff meas-
lure: of foreign countries.
Another resolution will favor the
amendment of the Interstate Com-
merce Commission act so that in any
given case, where it is proposed by
the railroads to advance freight rates,
that the rate in question may be sus-
pended pending an investigation at
the request of interested parties.
Stoessel to Serve Time.
St. Petersburg: The Emperor has
confirmed the death sentence passed
upon Lieutenant General Stoessel, and
also the Court's recommendation for
commutation of the sentence to ten
years' imprisonment in a fortress. The
former commander of Port Arthur in-
effectually petitioned for a full pardon.
Rear Admiral Evans to Retire.
San Francisco, Cal.: A special dis-
patch from San Diego, Cal., contains
news of the announcement by Rear
Admiral Evans, commander of the At-
lantic fleet, upon his arrival at San
Francisco that he will retire from the
command because of ill health. This
announcement officially confirms the
report from Washington that Admiral
evans will haul down his flag upon his
arrival at San Francisco.
Mason Will Go to the Asylum.
Cleburne: A jury composed of the
following citizens sat upon the Curtl3
Mason lunacy trial in the County Court
with Judge Adams presiding: A. E.
Thompklns, G. W. Holcomb, W. A.
Helsley, J. K. Wimberley, J. M. Milam,
Gus E. Warren. Mason was found to
be of unsound mind, and will be sent
to the asylum at Terrell for treatment.
He came Into public attention recent-
ly when two of his relatives were
wounded.
Bankers Under Indictment.
JackBon, Miss.: The Hinds County
Grand Jury indicted W. J. Rice, Pres-
ident, and L. E. Schilling, organizer of
the Central Bank of Mississippi, which
was placed in the hands of a receiver
a few days ago. They were charged
with embezzlement, receiving money
under false pretenses. Schilling is un-
der arrest and Rice Is a fugitive from
justice. N. T. Anders, former Presi-
dent of the bank, waa indicted for em-
bezzlement some time ago.
Early Car Operatora Save Lives.
Fort Worth: The crew of a Fort
Worth street car saved the lives of
I Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Stephenson Try drag-
| ging them from their home, which was
[ on Are. The men saw the flre, then
stopped the car and ran to the burn-
ing house, broke through the window
i and found the couple groping about un-
: able to find the door. When dragged
I from the building Mrs. Stephenson was
unconscious.
Colored Man Shoots Wife and Step-
son and Self to Death,
Marshall, Tex., March 17. — Sunday
morning about 4:20 o'clock at the
Jones gin, about five miles from Mar-
shall on the Port Caddo road, three
negroes met death In one house, the
slayer ending his own life with the
two.D°Sunday"morning Sheriff" Munden
received word to come to Jones' gin
ne and his son, Clauic Munden, went
out to the scene, and upon arriving
there found that Jam#> Brooks, a
negro, b&d killed his wife, Ida, and
his stepson, Solomon Coleman, and
then took the shotgun and killed him-
self.
Sheriff Munden found the negress in
bed. Across her feet lay her husband,
afld In the door was the boy, about
sixteen years of age. From the ne-
groes who live nearby It was learned
that on Saturday Brooks, who had been
In quarantine on account of smallpox,
came to the neighborhood. Loud talk-
ing at the house was heard during the
night, and early in the morning sev-
eral shots were fired, and Brooks was
seen to come to the door and throw
out a burning quilt, and In a few min-
utes another gunshot was heard. Some
Itlme afterward the neighbors went
down and pushed the door open, and
the above ghastly Bight met their eyes.
Sensational Grand Jury Charge.
McAlester, Ok.: Judge Percie B.
Cole, In the Fourth District Court, has
delivered a charge to the Grand Jury
which created a sensation In this city.
He said if it was a fact that many
men of high social and commercial
standing were openly engaged in tho
sale of whiskey, that the preachers
who talked of this from their pulpits
should furnish the officers with the ev-
idence; that if any officers hs.d been
remiss in the performance of their
duties they should be indicted. He in-
structed the jury to inquire into all
fishing, hunting and baseball playing
on Sunday, and also to look after mer-
chants who keep their places of busi-
ness open on Sunday. He gave strong
instructions relative to violations of
the anti-trust laws, mention, among
others, those who handle coal. It has
been rumored here that the alleged
coal trust, against which a civil action
is pending for penalties, would be pro-
ceeded against by Indictment.
Forfeit Money Deposited.
Gainesville: J. M. Lindsay, Presi-
dent of the Lindsay National Bank
here, has been notified that Mr. Calla-
han of Chicago, who is financing the
Gainesville, Whltesboro and Sherman
Interurban, had deposited $50,000 as
forfeit, that sum to go as liquidated
damages in the event he does not car-
ry out his contract to build the road.
The notes where were made out here
are ready to be turned over to the
contractor.
Groveton Citizens Won't Stand It.
Groveton: The citizens of Groveton,
after holding a mass meeting at the
church, before which W. H. Thomas
was Invited and asked to close up his
Hiawatha stand, went in a body to
the place of business of Rupert &
Thomas and smashed several barrels
of Hiawatha beer. Several days ago,
and prior to the opening of this place,
Rupert & Thomas were invited before
a citizens' committee and asked not
to open up such business.
W. L. Mays, 60 years old, fell from
a roof in Paris, while engaged in
painting it and broke nls right leg
near the ankle. The fall was abcut
twelve feet.
City Hall at Baird Burned.
Baird: Monday morning early lire
broke out In the apartment of the city
hall where the flre department keeps
Its outfit, and when discovered was be-
yond control because the flre boys had
nothing "with which to combat the flre
tut buckets. The city hall was a to-
tal loss. The Knights of Pythias owned
the upper story, and the Woodmen,
Pythian SlsterB and Woodmen Circle
had all their paraphernalia there. The
total loss Is estimated at $6500. .
Populists Will Name La Follette.
Emporia, Kan.: United States Sen-
ator La Follette will be nominated on
the first ballot as the Populist candi-
date for President, according to E.
S. Waterbnry of Emporia, Kan., who
has b'een elected National Committee-
man In Kansas and delegate to the
Populist National Convention in St.
Louts In April. Waterbury said Sen-
ator La Follette would not be given a
chance to refuse -or accept until after
the Republican National Convention.
MR. SULLIVAN MUST GO
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS WON'T
HAVE HIM.
LIVELY TIMES JUST AHEAD
Mr. Bryan Will Be Asked to Keep Out
cf This State Factional
Melee.
Chicago, 111., March 16.—Democrats
of Illinois are greatly excited over the
life and death struggle for supremacy
between William Jennings Bryan and
Roger C. Sullican, National Commit-
teeman from this State. After a long
conference between Bryan lieutenants
Saturday It was announced that Sulli-
van must retire and that no man rep-
resenting his ideas or methods could
bo selected to succeed him.
Up to the time of this open decla-
ration of a war of extermination, it
had been hoped that the Bryan-Sulll-
van feud could be smoothed over dur-
ing the Presidential campaign. Sulli-
van had declared for Bryan, and the
political surface seemed smooth until
it WHS violently agitated by the Bryan
declaration.
Friends of both factions admit that
the fight is likely to spread outside the
State and may result in pyrotechnics
at the National Convention.
Mry Bryan will arrive in Chicago
today. His friends will hasten to as-
sure him that there Is no antagonism
to him personally, or to his Presfden-
tian aspirations, and that he will be
unanimously endorsed by the State
Convention. It is also extremely like-
ly that he will be informed that it will
be to the best Interests of all con-
cerned if he keeps his hands off the
personnel of the Illinois State Com-
mittee, and especially the Identity of
the National Committeeman from Il-
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EIGHT PEOPLE DEAD.
Terrible Explosion in Natchez Whole-
sale Drug House.
Natchez, Miss., March 16.—Six girls,
one woman and one man are dead as
the result of an explosion which
wrecked the five-story building of the
Natchez Drug Company Saturday aft-
ernoon. The property loss will aggre-
gate at least $100,000.
Urey Hotchkiss, a carpenter, who
was working on the third floor, heard
the explosion, saw that he could not
escape from the building, and jumped
from the third-story window. His neck
was broken, and when flremen rushed
to his aid he was dead.
The Natchez Drug Company build
ing, which was one of the largest In
the city, was destroyed by flre.
Eight girls were employed In the
chemical room, where the explosion oc-
curred, and of these two escaped. The
other six were working far back in
the room and had no chance, for their
way to windows and stairs was
blocked by obstacles, thrown in tho
passage by the explosion.
New Railway Projected.
Marshall: The Sabine Valley Rail-
way Company has been organized and
the charter will be applied for in a
few days. It is the Intention to con
struct a standard-gauge railway from
this city to Port Arthur, a distance of
200 miles. The route of the proposed
road has been surveyed, and much pre-
liminary work has already been done,
and It Is more than likely that It will
use the dump already built south of
the city.
Bandits Get the Drop.
Oklahoma City, Ok.: A Deputy
United States MarBhal and five posse-
men of Ochleta Sunday encountered
the three bandits who rohbed the bank
at Tyro, Kan. The robbers got the
drop on them and commanded them to
throw up their hands. The officers
complied. The robbers then took all
the arms from the officers and broke
them to pieces. The officers were
warned to turn back and quit the trail.
The rohtera then took to the woods.
State Bank Statement.
Austin: Bank Superintendent Love
gave out statements Saturday even-
ing showing the condition of 270 State
banks and 43 bank and trust com-
pa&les at the cloae ot business on
February 14. The cash on hand is
nearly $5,000,000, and individual depos-
its run over $17,000,000. The state-
ment shows a reserve of 56% per cent.
The amount due from other banks Is
over $7,000,000.
TOUR OF THE AMERICAN FLEET.
To the East and Through Suez Canal
to New York.
Washington, March 14. — Admiral
Evans' baUlee'iip fleet, after leaving
San Francisco, will visit Hawaii, Sa-
moa, Melbourne and Sydney, Aus-
tralia; the Philippines and return to
New YnrU '1i', wav. .r*f Mio .C*rl1
Secretary Metcalf announced the fu-
ture movements of the fleet after th«>
Cabinet meeting Friday. It will leave
San Francisco on July 6 for "our Pa-
cific possessions," as Mr. Metcalf
styled It.
The vessels will first touch at Ha-
waii, where they will coal, After that
they will go to Samoa. Following this
up, they will visit Australia, where
they will stop at the cities of Mel-
bourne and Sydney, the invitation of
the Austrlaiaii Government to visit
that country having been supplement-
ed by a more cordial order from tho
British Ambassador, Mr. Bryce.
Leaving Australia, the vessels are
td go to Manila, and while In the Phil-
ippine Islands the annual target prac-
tice will be held. Thence the return
will be made to the United States by.
way of the Suez Canal, stopping only
at such ports as may be necessary for
coaling purposes.
The date for their return to the.
United States is dependent entirely
upon the amount of time required for
the target practice in the Philippine
Islands. {
The visit of the battleships to Puget
Sound will be made some time be-
tween the conclusion of the grand re-
view in San Francisco on May 8 and
the date of sailing across the Pa-1
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Find Lost Spanish Mines.
Orange: E. T. Tlslnger, a well
known real estate man of New Or-
leans, who was formerly a school
teacher in Houston, was in the .city
recently and told of the discovery of
the lost Spanish mines, about eighteeA
miles from Orange, in Louisiana, antf
about six miles from the Sabine River.
He states that the community in which
the mines are located is honeycombed
with shafts and tunnels, all of which
Indicate that a valuable ore, perhaps
gold, was mined therefrom. Mr. Tislng-
er states that he has an assay of some
of the sands of the ..shafts and that
there is a large percentage of gold in
It. He stated, too, that a company
capitalized at $200,000 had been organ-
fzed to go to work developing tneaa
mines.
Austin Gets a Plum.
Washington: Austin instead of New-
Orleans will be the headquarters of
the Louisiana and Texas postoffice in-
spection department after April 1. The
order of removal was issued Thursday
by Chief Inspector McMillin. New Or-
leans has befln the head of this divi-
sion ever since It was established. It
formerly Included the State of Missis-
sippi, but with the growth of duties
that State was detached. R. R, Mun-
roe Is chief of the division.
Farmer Is Shot.
Houston: Will Gammage, a promi-
nent farmer, was fatally shot at Hemp-
stead by John Wilson, a Winchester
being used. The shooting was the re-
sult of a wrangle at Sunnyslde, in
which Gammage shot at Dave Wilson
and two sons, wounding one son. The
men met Friday near a church, and
Wilson used a Winchester. The origin
of the row Is not known.
The Waxahachle Foundry and Ma-
chine Company was organized and
chartered last week. Capital stock
$10,000.
Monster Mill for Mexican Mine.
City of Mexico: The largest mill
and cyanide plant In Mexico, and one
of the largest In the world, Is to be
constructed by George W. Bryant,
George W. McElhlney and associates
at the La Lax mines, about twelve,
miles northwest of Quanajuato. This
mill will coat about $2,000,000 In gold.
It will be fifteen or twenty times as
large as any mill now operating In
Mexico. The new mill will have a
capacity of 1000 tons daily.
Roby Puts Up for Railroad.
Roby: Roby, the county seat of
F'sher County, is now certain, it Is
nald, to have a railroad. The $80,000
bonus asked for by the promoters has
been raised and reduced to a tangible
form. The promoters have opened an
office here, and a surveying corps is
now in the field locating the route.
Grading will begin, It Is announced,
within the next twenty days. Roby
property is on a boom because of the
outlook.
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Banger, John. The Cass County Sun (Linden, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 12, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 24, 1908, newspaper, March 24, 1908; Linden, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth341233/m1/2/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Atlanta Public Library.