The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, September 7, 1906 Page: 2 of 8
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There are now seventy-flve prison*
rrs in the county Jail all told, and not
one insane person. Last Monday the
last lunatic was sent to Terrell.
The Shawnee-Tecumseh interurban
line has been completed clear through
and a full service inaugurated. Ser-
vice half way has been in progress for
Mary Cooper, an aged negress, was
found dead on a back door step in
Dallas at a home where she often
went to get eomethrag to eat.
John Huckaby, who lives neat
Greenville, leaned the gun he had tak
en out to kill a snake, against a wall
and it fell and was accidentally dis-
charged, killing hm instantly.
Tuesday Harry Martin, an employe
of the John Deere Plow Company, in
Dallas, was caught between an ascend'
Jng elevator and the fourth floor and
fatally crushed.
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While Will Mitchell, a negro, was
attempting to sell a horse in front
of the Court House at Waco, he was
arrested for theft of the animal at Mc-
Gregor.
The Houston and Texas Central
Railroad's new depot at Varilla, on the
Navasota cut-off is now complete. The
lots have been surveyed and the town
plotted.
The Texas and Pacific is doing such
an enormous business now that there
is a scarcity of all kinds of cars and
engines and the s'hops are working
full time on equipment for fall trada
two months.
The annual convention of the Meth-
odist Episcopal Shurch, South, began
at Carrollton, Mo., Bishop J. S. Key, ol
Sherman, Texas, who is 78 years old,
presiding.
The trustees of the Farmers Union
cotton warehouse of Cass County, met
and completed arrangements on the
warehouse donated by the citizens and
business men of Atlanta.
T. M. Beaird, an old cotton raisei
of Denton County, states that in hia
estimation the cotton in that county
would average two-thirds of a crop, in
spite of boll weevils and worms.
• The horribly mutilated and crushed
remains of a young white man sup-
posed to be J. D. Rice, was found
alongside of the Texas and Pacific
railroad tracks at an early hour Wed-
morning.
i The Missouri, Kansas and Texas
proposes operating an additional and
exceptionally fast train between St.
Lonis, Kansas City and points in Ok-
lahoma and Texas as far as Dallas and
Fort Worth.
At Giddings Herman Petsold's son
caught fire while starting a flro with
kerosene oil, the oil can exploding,
spreading the burning oil over him
bo badly that ho lived only about two
hours.
The Cotton Belt has sold tickets to
nearly 400 negroes, who have left Ty-
ler for the black land belt to pick
cotton. The majority of this large
number of negroes composing the
heavy exodus have gone to Frost,
Ennis, Waxahachie, Corsicana and
various other points.
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! The Frisco Railway has had sur-
veyors in New Mexico for the past
sixty days surveying a line to El
Paso, Texas, and it is stated that the
line will connect El Paso with the
Frisco's Oklahoma City line at Quan-
ah, Texas.
- George W. Garner, aged twonty-
three years, a lineman for the South-
western Telegraph and Telephone
company, was electrocuted in Austin
by a live electric wire in which he ac-
cidentally became entangled.
E. H. R. Green, who has been nom-
inated as candidate for governor of
Texas on the reorganized Republican
ticket, has returned from the East,
where he has been on a vacation, and
will, it is said, soon open a vigorous
campaign.
The plant of the Hanco Oil Com-
pany, Petrolia, caught fire, and tbo
building, engine room and a 100-banol
tank of oil were destroyed. The tnnic
had just been filled, ready for ship-
ment* The loss was about $800.
The governor has announced that
he will appoint ten delegates to tho
ninth annual session of the American
Mining Congress, which meets in Den-
ver Oct. 1G-19. He will appoint any
one who may express a desire to at-
tend.
Major Dan Egbert of Austin, for the
past twelve years assistant auditing
dork in the comptroller's department,
lias announced himself as an appli-
cant for tho position of superintend-
ent of the Confederte Horn*.
Fiend* Incarnate Nearly Wreck a Pas-
sen.jir Train.
Denison, Texas, September 5.—A
bold and very nearly successful at-
teu>i>t to wreck a Houston and Texas
Central passenger train was made
Monday night at Post Oak Bridge,
two miles south of Sherman. The
train ran into a pile of ties which abd
been placed on the bridge, but tho
engineer had Been them sufficiently
far ahead to Blow down. The pilot of
the engine was slightly damaged by
contact with the ties and those on
board the train were given a jolt, but
no one was injured.
The spot chosen for the perpetra-
tion of this outrage is one of tho
best for that purpose between Deni-
son and Dallas. A curve prevents the
engineer from seeing very far ahead.
Engineer Manning was enabled to
see, however, that some obstruction
had been placed on the bridge and ho
immediately attempted to bring his
train to a stop. His prompt action
saved the train, as it would undoubt-
edly have been ditched if going at
the ordinary rate of speed. The elec-
tric headlight came into good use, a3
it enabled Engineer Manning to see
the trouble in time to prevent a dis-
aster.
The presence of train wreckers in
North Texas and South Indian Terri-
tory is causing the railroads much an-
noyance and threatens a disaster at
any time. It is befleved that the at-
tempt to wreck the Houston and Tex-
as Central train was possibly the
work of the men who have repeatedly
attempted to ditch Katy trains in
Indian Territory during the past few
days. Officers have been making it
hot for the Katy would-be wreckers,
and it is possible they have trans*
ferred their seat of operations.
More Diversification in Cherokee.
Jacksonville: Ambrose Johnsson,
one of the largest fruit and truck
growers here, reports that he is ex-
perimenting in the cultivation of fall
vegetables. He says at present he has
a potato crop of twelve acres with
prospects of a heavy yield. Others
here are likewise engaged in growing
fall potatoes, tomatoes and other vege-
tables. Mr. Johnson is one of the pio-
neers in the growth of onions in tho
Laredo country.
Eight Millions For Government.
Austin: The comptroller is receiv-
ing estimates from the various insti-
tutions of government as to expenses
for the next two years. This informa-
tion will be placed in the comptroll-
er's report and furnished to the gov-
ernor for the benefit of the next Leg-
islature. From what has been receiv-
ed it is estimated that it will require
eight million dollars to maintain the
government for the next two years.
Brazos Valley Pushing Ahead.
Houston: With only thirty-two
Robe trCatton was hanged Tuesdf*^
the Trinity and Brazos Valley road
will be a completed actuality between
Houston and Fort Worth, all the con-
struction camps have been moved to
this last strip of thirty-two miles and
it is confidently expected that trains
will be running into Houston not later
than October 1. The belt line here
is being pushed to complete the en-
trance.
As a result of a quarrel caused by
a dispute over the Gans-Nelson fight,
Jos. Lynch, of Lockport, N. Y., twenty-
eight years old, was kicked on the
head and killed, it is alleged by a
companion with whom he had been
drinking.
Inexplicible Tragedy.
Comfort: Scarcely had the festivi
ties o f the Neunhoeffer-Inkennette
wedding closed when the report of a
32-callber rifle announced that 18-year
old August Spenrath had dent a bullet
crashing through his brain, causing
instant deat. He was a member of
the band that furnished the music for
the occasion and to all appearances
seemed to enjoy himself as well as
any of the guests.
PRESIDENT PALMA OF CUBAN RE-
PUBLIC. PREFERS WAR.
DEFEAT OF REBELS URGENT
Declares Present Uprising a Crazy
Movement Without Reason or
Program.
Drawing South America Nearer.
FRENZIED DEPOSITORSRATE LAW conference
CROWD STORMS DOORS OF PHIL-
ADELPHIA BANK.
PRESIDENT'S SON IS MOBBED
Police Fight Back the Crowd Around
the Doors of the $10,000,000
Bank Wreck.
RAILROAD MEN AND SHIPPERS
CONFER WITH COMMISSION.
Shippers Against Shifting Classifica-
tions and for Publication of the
Tariffs in Full.
Whisky A Killer, All Right.
New Orleans: R. D. Robert, a cot-
ton planter of Rapides Parish, has dis
covered that whisky is poison to the
boll weevils. It kills them almost in-
stantly. Mr. Roberts is now working
on a spraying device to sprinkle the
cotton plants with whisky, and he fig-
ures that a gallon an acre is enough
to protect the plant. Mr. Roberts ex-
pects to earn the $50,000 reward of-
fered by the Texas Legislature, and
other outstanding rewards.
From Drouth to Floods.
Lahore, India: Floods are devasta-
ting a large section of the Behar dis-
trict. Whole villages have been ob-
liberatedi great areas of food cropss
have been destroyed and the indigo
crop is ruined. Tho arc nine feet of
water on low lands, giving the coun
try for miles the appearance of an
open sea. The inhabitants sought
refuge in the hills and are depending
for subssistence on raids made on
half ripe wheat fields on high ground.
Philadelphia, Pa.—The off it: 3 build-
ing of the Philadelphia Real Estate
Trust Co., which went to the "/all last
Tuesday, was stormed Wednesc-av' by
a mob of frenzied depositors, clamor-
ing for their savings and threatening
the lives of tho officers.
Police fought the crowd back from
the barred doors, and Wednesday aft-
ernoon what was formerly a great
financial institution, now a $10,000,000
wreck, is guarded by a horde of reg-
ular and reserve policemen, special de-
tectives and plain-clothes men.
Shortly after 11 o'clock a young
man, dressed in a black suit, with a
broad band of mourning on his stra'v
hat, emerged from one of the elevators
and started hurriedly for the main
door. Some one in the crowd recog-
nized the young man as F. Wharton
Hippie, son of the dead president of
the defunct trust company, and in an
instant there was a rush for him.
Hippie covered his face with his
umbrella, shrank toward the elevator
and called the police to protect him.
Detectives Klett and Sells broke
through the crowd and with the aid
of four husky reserve policemen res-
cued young Hippie from the mob.
Klett and Sells hustled him out by a
side door and, hailing a passing auto
cab, hurried the badly frightened
young man to Broad street station,
where he took the 11:15 Paola accom^.
modatlon for Bryn Mawr.
So great was the confidence reposed
in Frank K. Hippie, late president of
the trust company, that the Institu-
tion was virtually the bank of the
Presbyterian church.
Not only the General Assembly,
which was a large depositor, but even
the smallest Sunday school organiza-
tions and hundreds of individuals,
with abiding faith in the integrity of
the late president, had Intrusted their
funds and savings to the instituton.
Hippie's way was a sort of duplex
system of thievery. He hoodwinked
the bank examiner with one set of
reports, then deceived the directors
with another. On the eve of discov-
ery he committed suicide. This fact
has just come to light. The coronor
suppressed the news to avoid a run
on the bank.
Washington, D. C.—To discuss
cortain phases of the railroad rate
law, which took effect Tuesday, there
was a conference, which lasted the
greater part of the day, between the
members of tho interstate commerce
commission and representatives o
the railroads and shippers of the
country.
What the Roads Want.
The railroad representatives uni-
formly gave assurance of their inten-
tion to comply fully with the new law,
but presented their views as to the
operation of certain provisions, among
the points urged being—
Extension of time in which carriers
may file their tariffs with the com-
mission.
Continuance of the present method
of posting tariffs.
Objection to any change in export
and import rates pending a full hear-
ing.
The absolute concurrence of all the
carriers interested before the estab-
lishment of joint rates.
Shippers' Side of the Question.
The shippers' representatives urged
the protection of their interests, par-
ticularly against the railroads shifting
classifications, so as to put up rates,
and contending for the discretion of
the commission in the export and im-
port Changes, and for the publication
of tariffs in the full acceptation of that
term.
TO SLAUGHTER JEWS.
Soldieirs Threaten to Exterminate
Those In Warsaw.
St. Petersburg, Russia—Threats to
extinguish the Jews of Warsaw have
been made by the soldiers of the Pol-
ish capital, in revenge for the killing
of Gen. Wonlarlarsky, who was shot
down in his carriage by an unknown
man supposed to have been a Jew.
As a result of these threats, the Jews
are in a panic and many are fleeing
from the city.
The soldiers vow they will bo re-
venged for his death, and threats have
been made by some of the men un-
der the dead general's command that
every Jew In the city will be killed.
In the Jewish quarter the greatest
alarm prevails.
Many Jews have already fled from
the city, fearing the wrath of tho sol-
diers will be visited on them and oth-
ers are preparing to fly. Those re-
maining have banded themselves to-
gether for protection, and are pre-
pared to sell their lives dearly.
Culver Summer Naval School.
Culver, Ind.—The Culver summer
naval school has closed its fifth
session. Among the distinguished
visitors during the final week
were Hon. George Edmond Foss,
chairman of the naval committee of
the house of representatives; Dr. Cy
rus Townsend Brady, a graduate of
the United States naval academy, and
Capt. Albert Ross, United States navy,
commanding the Great Lakes naval
training station.
Wellman Will Not Start This Year.
Hammerfest, Norway—The follow-
ing dispatch has been received here
from Walter Wellman, leader ol
the Wellman Chicago Record Herald
polar expedition at Spitzbergen: "I
have decided not to attempt a voyage
northward this year on account of the
defects in the mechanical equipment
of my airship."
Stolypin's Daughter May Recover.
St. Petersburg—In spite of the earli-
er diagnosis of the hopelessness of
her case, Premier Stolypin's daughter,
who was badly injured by the bomb
explosion in her father's apartments,
August 25, is still alive, and there are
hopes of her recovery.
New Albany's Mayor Impeachcd.
New Albany, Ind.—Wm. V. Grose,
mayor of this city, has been im-
peached and removed from office
by the city council. John Tegart and
Charles W. Poutch, members of the
board of public works, were also de-
posed. City Clerk Eugene Brlsby as-
sumed the mayoralty, and appointed a
new beard of public works.
Russian Consul Shot.
Tientsin, China — The Russian
consul here, M. Laptew, was shot in
the abdomen by a Russian concession
contractor named Levinsky, who fired
four times and hit tho consul once.
The shooting occurred at the Russian
consulate.
Indiana Populists.
Indianapolis, Ind.—The populists of
Indiana met here in state convention,
nominated a state ticket and adopted
a platform. The platform denounces
trusts, imperialism, and the present
financial system.
Denies Standard Wants Distilleries.
New York, N. Y.—M. F. Elliott,
general counsel for the Standard Oil
Co., denounces as absurd the report
that the Standard had taken steps to
acquire all of the principal distilleries
in the United States. •
"Open Shop" In Postal Service.
Washington, D. C.—The princi-
ple of the "open shop" will be applied
to tho postal service, according to a
decision reached at the department, at
a conference between Postmaster
Fred A. Busse, of Chicago, and Act-
ing Postmaster General Hitchcock and
Second Assistant Postmaster Genera)
Shallenbarger.
Jap Naval Stations.
Tokio—Under an agreement that
has b&en reached between Japan and
Korea, It is understood that Chinse-
wan and Yomgbeung will be convert-
ed into naval stations at an early
date at the expense of Japan. Both
are regarded as important strategic
points.
What the Standard Heart.
London—The Standard's Warsaw
correspondent telegraphs that Gen.
Rennenkampf has been appointed suc-
cessor to Stolypin.
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Mexico's iron Mountain 8o!d.
Durnngo Mexico—It is reputed
that tho United StateB steel cor-
poration has bought the famous
iron mountain at this place, and that
the purchase price was $1,500,000.
This great iron depoc't was formerly
owned by tho late Collls P. Hunting-
ton. He sold it for $500,000.
Havana, Cuba — President Palma
gives out a statement in which he
says the insurrection has no ideals
and no program, and that the crisis
wnich the insurgents raised does not
constitute a program, idealB or a jus-
tification of the movement.
Continuing, the president says:
"All revolutions must have a pro-
gram, as had our revolution for Inde-
pendence in 1805. Everybody at that
time knew that the Cubans had re-
volted against Spanish rule, and had
engaged In an open fight for the lib-
erty of their country.
"The present movement is more of
a local adventure—only a crazy move-
ment on the part of the discontented
persons. There is no moral reason
for it. The government could sus-
pend the constitutional guarantees,
but it prefers to maintain the vigor
and hope of the people and avoid pos-
sible excesses.
"Tho medical force has been in-
structed to attend to all prisoners and
to give wounded or sick insurgents
the same attention as wounded or Bick
men belonging to the government
forces. Any insurgent repenting of
his act can return within the pale of
the law and will not be molested. The
government will have no petty spite
or feeling of rancor against those who
return to their senses and abandon the
cause of disorder."
President Palma is not disposed to
employ any other method than that of
arms for the re-establishment of
peace. He declared energetically that
the government here would absolutely
never compromise with any form of
disturbance of order. He argues that
the government was legitimately con-
stituted, was bound by its impervious
duty and must demonstrate that it 1b
stable and able to safeguard property,
life and the happiness of the republic
at present and In the future. Any
compromise would sow the seed of
armed revolution throughout the coun-
try.
Rebels Abandon Two Towns.
Washington, D. C.—Acting Sec-
retary of State Adee has received a
cablegram from Jacob Sleeper, the
acting American minister at Havana,
stating that the rebels have retired
from Guanas and San Juan Martinez,
the two towns In Pinar del Rio prov
ince which fell into the insurgents'
hands.
It is reported that Uncle Sam's in-
fluence has been injected Into theCu
ban situation, and that a 30 days' am-
nesty will be the result.
The failure of the government to
strike a decisive blow, coupled with
Guerra's failure to capture Pinar del
Rio, leads to the hope that peace may
come without further bloodshed.
Rebels Win F'ght and Hold Town.
Havana, Cuba—A party of insur-
gents. commanded by Col. Sanchez,
entered the town of Bejucal, province
of Havana, Sunday night, fortified
themselves and fought all night long
against an attacking force of govern-
ment recruits and rural guards. The
rebels still hold tne town.
High Water Mark For Lemons.
San Diego, Cal.—The cash price
sf lemons 1b now at high water
mark, four cents per pound, the high
est price obtained here In live years
for fresh fruit picked from the trees.
A Harmless 8hock at Valparaiso.
Valparaiso—There was a heavy
earthquake shock here, but no dam-
age was done.
MORE QUAKES IN CHILE.
A Severe Shock Followed by Sixteen
Slighter Ones.
Rio de Janeiro—A severe earth-
quake shock was felt Thursday night
at Tacna and Arlca, Chile. Sixteen
slighter shocks followed the flrsL
Charged With Peonage.
Shreveport, L*.—L. M. Dendy, one
of the, wealthiest planters of north
Louisiana, and his son, J. j.
Dendy, were arrested, it 1b reported,
at Bernice, La., on a charge of vio-
lating tho peonage laws by keeping
negroes in servitude. Eleven peonage
cases have so far been filed In the
district federal court
Five Houses Burn at Prosper, Tex.
Fort Worth, Tex.—A fire at Prosper
destroyed live fr«me buildings, to-
gether with their contents. Tho lire
originated in Douglass' grocery store.
Weekly Earthquake Report.
Berlin—The weekly earthquake re-
port of the geophysical institute of
Geottingen university shows that
there were eight earthquakes last
week and 20 the previous week.
These figures are the highest ever re-
corded.
Kansas Clty-St. Louis Boat Line.
Kansas City, Mo.—A freight boat
line to operate on the Missouri river
between Kansas City and SL Louis Is
assured. The first trip will be made
within two weeks.
clinch
shoulder
Nelson Fouls Gans and Makei l
Foul Sure. H"
Arena. Goldfleid. Nev., Sept. i-
tling Nelson H iilienuely fouled /
('..ins in tic forty-s-veoud toiimj ot * U
best and longest fiybt ever soeu^ I
Nevada, or on the Pacific Slope, 1 ■
years. Both men were tired whentuf
fight onded, hut G-rji was apWr^JL
tho stronger, lie was away ahend 11
points and bad smashed and cut
son all through tho fight without JI
ing badly hurt himself.
Shortly after the forty-second r0l)rM \
began tho men wero In their usual
Nelson had his head on Gans I
ir and his arm down. Several I
times ho hit Gans below the belt, up. I
patently feeling for a vital spot. At I
last he drew back his right arm and I
bit Guns a vicious blow square on th» I
groin. The negro sank to his koeei I
and rolled over on his back.
Refree Siler, without hesitating, or^ |
dered Nelson to his corner and award-
ed the fight to Gans on a foul, siler's I
decision received almost unanimous
approval. The foul was so obvlom I
that not even men who had bet on Nel- I
son could say that it had not been com. I
mitted. All through the long contest
Nelson had employed rough tactics. I
He repeatedly butted Gans and had to I
referee.
Slier was loudly cboered as he left I
the ring, as was Gans, who was car- I
ried to. his dressing room. Nelson and I
his seconds were hissed as they de- I
parted.
Many Texans Are Awake.
Washington: The letters of inquiry
about the opening of the Kiowa, Co-
manche and Apache reservations in
Oklahoma, known as the "Big Pas-
ture," which have come from Texas,
indicate that many Texans have an
eye on these Oklahoma farming lands.
The secretary of the Interior has got- I
ten far enough along with the details I
of the opening to announce that it will I
be by sealed bids and not by public I
auction.
Absconder Stensland Captured.
Tangier: Paul O. Stensland, Presi-
dent of the Milwaukee Avenue State
Bank of Chicago, was arrested here by
Harry Olsen, Assistant State's Attor-
ney, who had followed the fugitive
from Chicago through England and
Spain to Gibraltar to this port, where
the prisoner arrived Sunday night
After his arrest, Stensland was con-
ducted to the United States Legation,
where he was detained in custody.
Bryan His Own Manager.
Washington: William J. Bryat
plans to speak many times during the
forthcoming Congressional campaign,
but he will probably not appear under
the auspices of the Democratic Con-
gressional Committee. He was extend-
ed an invitation to speak for the com-
mittee. but has not accepted. He is
making personal arrangements to ap-
pear in Virginia, Tennessee, North
Carolina and Georgia in September,
and elsewhere later.
Killed by a Train.
Durant. L T.: Bud Hill, a resident
of this city, was run over by a freight
train near Caney. The body was hor-
ribly mutilated. The remains were
brought to Durant. The supposition
is that Mr. Hill endeavored to get
aboard a fast moving freight train tc
come Jo Durant, and missing his hold
fell under the cars. Every particle ot
clothing was severed from the body
except one shoe and sock.
Democratic nominee Campbell is
dropping applications into the waste
basket day by day from those who
want to hold offices.
A twist-r in Grayson.
Sherman: At an early hour Mon-
day morning a severe wind, which to
an extent took on the shape of a
twister, prevailed from three to four
miles northwest of tho city. Fences,
cotton and other small vegetation in
a path several hundred yards wide
were leveled and smaller trees were
broken down. On the fnrm of Tom
Everheart a barn was practically de-
stroyed, being cet awry and the rool
blown off.
Central Texas Negro Fair.
Corsicana: The Central Texas Ne-
gro Fair closed its fifth annual meet-
ing Sunday night. The attendance was
very good, the exhibits creditable and
the races were very satisfactory. Sun-
day's trains brought a larger number,
and all outgoing trains during the lat«
afternoon and early evening carried
them back. The crowds were well be-
haved, but few urrests being made
during the entire week of the Fair.
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Pink Edwards, and several other ne-
groes were .trying to catch a Texas
and Pacific fast freight train out of
the station at Marshall. Edwards was
thrown down just west of the station
near the switch apd the wheels pass*
od over his right arm, severing It near
the shoulder.
The Yosemlte stage was held up by
a lone bandit near Ahwahnee Sunday.
The passengers were held up and com-
pelled to give up their cash.
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