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THE SAN ANTONIO DAILY EXPRESS: FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 16, 1909.
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SAN ANTONIO GETS
1910 CONVENTION
OF LUMBERMEN
Texas Organization Chooses This
City From Five That Asked
for the Donor.
ANNUAL SESSION CLOSES
AFTER NAMING OFFICERS
Special Telegram to Thn Express
GALVESTON, Tex., April 15.—With the
belection of Sun Antonio as tlio next
place of meeting, the election of officers
and the hearing of final reports of com-
mittees the twenty-third annual session
of the Texas lumbermen ended today at
noon. The first order of business was
the hearing and accepting of final re-
ports of committees. Then followed a
vote on the next place of meeting. For
this honor five cities claimed recognition.
San Antonio, the successful candidate,
being placed in nomination by George C.
Vaughn of that city, Beaumont was
named by a telegram from tho chamber
of commerce and by Editor W. P. Hobby
of the Beaumont Enterprise, Paris was
nominated by J. M. Wood, Port Arthur
was mentioned. A telegram from Mayor
H. B. Rice of Houston set forth the
claims of the Bayou City.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
Ban Antonio 25, Paris 7, Beaumoftt 9. Port
Arthur * and Houston 7. On motion San
Antonio was elected by unanimous ballot.
The election of officers being taken up
this matter was soon disposed of by the
following being elected: President, J. K.
Whltesell, Corsicana; vice president, W.
H. O'Nell, Dallas; secretary and treas-
urer. S. T. Swinford, Houston.
Dlrestors: C. A. Lyon, Sherman;
Robert Law, Beeville; W. B. Brazelton.
Waco; George C. Vaughn, San Antonio;
Maurice Edwards, El Paso; E. R. Lingo.
Dallas; W. W. Cameron. Waco; O. R.
Flato Jr., Kingsville; A. W. Miller, Gal-
veston; J. W. Wood, Paris; C. H. Moore,
Galveston: J. M. Rockwell. Houston; S.
K. Darnell, Dallas; F. T. Buell, Dallas;
J. S. Rice, Houston; M. S. Drake, Austin;
W. H. Norrls. Houston; W. R. Meador,
Houston; J. H. Kurther, Kelstop; C. R.
Walden, Beaumont; R. C. Mitchell. Italy;
J. I). Loeper, Gainesville, and R. P. Sod-
ley, Dallas.
Following the election of officers Dr.
W. S. Sutton of the Pniversity of Texas
was called to the rostrum and addressed
the body on "Conference for Education "
On motion of Mr. Swinford E. H. Lingo
of Dallas was appointed to draft suitable
resolutions on the death of a. member of
the association, Capt. O. T. Lynn of Dal-
las, and present same to the family of
the deceased.
While a large number of the members
left the city on an early afternoon train,
many of them, accompanied by thei"
ladies, tftok the special train for Mike's
cvster farm down the island. Shortly
after 3 o'clock the return trip was made
to the city, and the majorltv of the dole-
pates left this evening for their homes.
REOPEN MINES NEAR ALPINE.
Company Is Expending $30,000 Re-
pairing Seventy Miles of Road.
Special Telegram to Trip Express.
ALPINE. Tex., April Ifi.—The Roquillis
silver, zinc and lead mines on the Rio
Grande in this county are to he reopened,
after a long period of idleness, caused by
the difficulty of transporter the output.
Carlos Moser, principal owner of the
mines, was in Alpine yesterday and an-
nounced that a force of 150 men would 1 e
put to work Immediately. The company
has bought a traction engine and is now
expending $30,000 on road work from the
mines to Marathon, a distance of seventy
miles.
ENTERTAIN POLICE CHIEFS.
Galveston's Program Calls for Dutch
Lunch at Brewery.
SVpeial Telegram to The Express.
GALVESTON, Tex., April lfi.-The com-
mittee In charge of the entertainment of
the Chiefs of Police when they visit. Gal-
veston, on May is. 19 and 30. are actively
at work. A meeting of the committee was
helrl last evening and among the amuse-
ment features are: Boat ride on the bay
in pilot boat Texas, theater party, use of
the bathing pavilion, a. day at Bettison's
fishing pier, an evening at Garten Vre-
rein, Dutch lunch at Galveston brewery.
Battleship Will Go to Natchez.
WASHINGTON, April 15.—Secretary of
the Navy Meyer today announced that
he had decided to grant tho request of
the people of the States of Mississippi.
Louisiana, Arkansas and Tennessee to
allow the battleship Mississippi to pro-
ceed up the Mississippi River as far as
Natchez.
Going Back to the
Fountain Head
Abe Lincoln was onre asked how
loni? a man's legs ought to be. Ho
unhesitatingly replied that they
ought to he long enough to reach
from his body to the ground.
How far back should your ab-
stract go?
We think if you are going to look
up the condition or your title at
all the search, by all means, should
go back to the original source.
One link short and you stand In
midair.
The grant or patent Is the foun-
dation itself, "the root of the
title," the books say.
Make sure of your title from the
ground up.
Demand an abstract before you
buy—the owner pays for It.
The Bexar
Abstract Company
209 W. COMMERCE ST.
AMERICAN
LADY
SHOE
leader In style, fit and wear.
FIVE-CENT
BREAD THING
OF THE PAST
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pounds in St Paul, and further advances
may be Pxpectml. Yesterday there was
all advance ot 10 cents n hundred, so that
the ruling ijuutatlou today was $7 a
barrel, or a hundred. An early
advance is expected to $.r>0 a barrel, or
a hundred.
IS TUMULT IN WHEAT PIT
Bull Leader Patten Center of Strife.
Fortunes of Small Speculators
Vanish—July Takes Drop.
CHICAGO. 111., April 15.—It was a day
of tumult and sharply shifting for-
tunes in the wheat pit of the Board of
Trade today. July wheat, following a
decided plunge to a new high level, sud-
denly dropped an extreme cents.
The "pyramid" fortunes of small specu-
lators vanished in a trico and the day
was saved from rout only by the vigorous
exertions of the bull leader, James A.
Patten.
w limn the lust fifteen minutes of trad-
ing 311. fatten bougnt «J,uu0,0uu bushels
ot wheat lor July uellvcry. The while
he chewed the stub of a cigar and
ran ills lingers reflectively through the
unshaven gray stuoule, lor which there
had been no time to remove lrom his
facw. A carnation adorned his coat
lapel, but more was a layer of Chicago
dust on his coat and hat.
Calls It a "Flurry."
"Nothing but a flurry, ' lie said, but
that was alter the turbulent pit had
been deserted tor the day.
During the final io minutes ho was
a very busy man.
luto the corridor of the Western Union
building, in winch tne Bartici-i'atteu
oil ices are to be found, tloated the sound
of nigh pitched nervous voices as clerks
at the telephone shot In buying orders
to oilier clerks ill the pit.
"Buy fifty. Buy a nundred. Buy
tweiuv-t'ive."
These numbers referred to thousands
of bushels of wheat, ami there were
many smaller ones—so many, in fact,
that not ail of them were lined.
It was a physical impossibility to do so.
Mr. Patten presently visited the floor
of the exchange and directed his own
deals by word of mouth.
it was Patten against the field, an«l
the final gong showed that the former,
apparently, was as mighty as ever. Ills
purchases and those ot his followers, to-
gether with the profit-taKing of shorts,
who lost no time in securing the fruits
of their bearish during, caused a reac-
tion of over a cent all alpug the line.
But before this oecured, tlie hoard of
many a small speculator had gone.
Bakers Are in a Fix.
Far from the maddening strife on the
board in hundreds of bakeries there was
a different, althougn related, scene.
Flour had risen and the bakers, with
corrugated brows, were trying to find
out wliero their profits were coming from
u 11 leas the price ot bread could oe ad-
vanced. According to one ot the largest
bakers in tho city, the price of flour
has doubled in the last six years, lard
has done likewise; milk has advanced
1-3 per cent; delivery charges nave
doubled and yet the price of oread re-
mains the same. Three years ago when
flour prices were oil a rampage many
bakers saved their profits by decreasing
tlie weight of their loaves and the qual-
ity of flour used. But It is said tnere
is no further extreme of economy to
which they can go, and meanwhile the>
allege that their net earnings are nil. So
far, however, no concerted action lias
been taken with regard to the situation.
The speculative day on the board open-
ed without indications ot sensations. May
and July quietly rose to new high prices,
the former to $1 and tne latter
to $1.18%. The July price was the high-
est since 1877, when a European war ex-
hausted elevators, but neither mark cre-
ated unusual comment. Either one or
the other of the options mentioned has
been doing the same, thing since the
fitst of the month. There has not been
a trading day since that that hits not
created a new top price.
Mr. .Patten bought and sold as usual,
mostly buying July and selling May. He
is said to have disposed of 1,000,000 bush-
els of his i.iay holdings today, and to
be practically out of this month. His
energies are now centered largely in
July.
"I have still some May," said Mr.
Fatten, "but 1 am chiefly interested now
in July. I'm not paying much attention
to the deferred futures. They are new
crop months."
Selling Tornado Hits Pit.
It was fifteen or twenty minutes be-
fore. closing time when the selling tor-
nado hit the pit. Stop loss orders came
out in a deluge and the bears, stirred
by a decline at Winnipeg, based, it wag
said, on reselling by exporters, attacked
tlie market with great spirit. July tum-
bled half a cent at a time to $1.14Ms, an
extreme hiss of 4% cents; May in larger
jumps dropped to $1.26, and September,
an undisputed new crop month which
had attained $1.08%, declined to $1.05%.
Here the Patten pnrcbases made their
influence felt and the close for the ses-
sion found May at $1.27% to $1.27% and
September at $1.06%.
In contrast to these prices, those of a
year ago are of interest. During April
a year ago, May wheat sold at an aver-
age of 95 cents and July around No cents.
The first sale of wheat for delivery in
May in this year was made here, June
23, last at W4 cents. Whether it went
to Mr. Patten Is not of public record,
but he was among the earlier purchasers.
Since then the price has risen nearly 30
cents. This, however, does not serve
to give a line on the supposed profits
of Mr. Patten and his assistants. No
estimate worth considering can be made,
for even were details of their operations
known, it is safe to say the same capital
has gone Into the July deal, the outcome
of which, of course, can not be ore-
dieted.
With the main deal proper, to all In-
tents a thing of the past, a battle royal
will be waged In July.
Patten's Views; Others Disagree.
Mr. Patten, at the head of an influen-
tial following, Insists that July will be
an old crop month, that is, flour must
be made from the harvest of last year,
instead of the new wheat usually har-
vested in tho winter wheat belt In time
for delivery on July contracts. Unusually
unfavorable weather for planting last
fall is given as the principal reason for
this belief. Mr. Patten said today that
even If some of the wheat was har-
vested early in July, it will never reach
Chicago, but will be snatched- up by fam-
ishing millers before it gets within hun-
dreds of miles of this cUv.
What Mr. Patten says about July
wheat, however, is anything but accept-
able to many Influential and experienced
traders. They point to the present do.
mestic visible supply which at present Is
reported bv Bradstreets as 6.000,000 bush-
els in excess of the amount In sight at
this time in 190$. But. principally, they
insist that the new crop will be on sate
In Chicago in abundance. They laugh at
the late crop talk, and declare that there
Is, and will be, as much wheat in pro-
portion to the population as there ever
was.
In talking with newspaper men today,
Mr. Patten referred frankly to h'mself
as a speculator as well as a grain mer-
chant, and Incidentally admitted that he
Is long on cotton.
"Haven't you enough on your hands,
without dabbling in cotton?" came a
query.
"Well. I'll be frank. I'm a grain mer-
chant, tout I'm a speculator also. I Lke
IS ASSISTANT SERGEANT AT ARMS
—Photo by Wilson & Jensen, Austin.
CHARLES BURKES.
R. BURKES hails from Bell County.
* * He has been a very efficient of-
ficer of the House of Representatives and
stands high in the estimation of members.
to speculate. It's a great game. Tho
way it looks to me is tills. Cotton at
the present price is just about as cheap
as wheat would be around a dollar. Ho
1 took a few thousands, but believe me,
I'm not trying to manipulate, it."
Patten Shows Fear of Life.
Another development of the day was
the announcement that Mr. Patten had
installed a bodyguard.
Since the agitation against his manipu-
lation of the wheat market has risen and
the fact has spread among the people
that bread had advanced from .*>c to ti*4e
a loaf by reduction in weight on ac-
count of the abnormal prices in wheat,
Patten has had a large colored man con-
stantly in attendance.
LEGISLATION IS PROPOSED.
Bill to Prohibit Dealings in Futures
Introduced in House.
WASHINGTON, April 15.—Representa-
tive Scott of Kansas, chairman of tljp
House Committee on Agriculture, Intro-
duced a bill today to prohibit dealing in
futures of wheat, corn and other agri-
cultural products.
During the last session of Congress
hearings were given to bills seeking to
prohibit trade In "futures of agricultural
products," but no action was taken by
1 ho committee. At that time the principal
demand for legislation came from South-
ern members.
Break in New York Wheat Market.
NKW YORK, April 15.—A domoralizecl
break In the wheat market this after-
noon was precipitated by a drop nf more
than « ccnls per bushel at Winnipeg:.
.May wheal sold off 2rents from tho
early hi«h point to *1.314. with Jtilv
breaking :!% rents, and sold as low as
$1.21')» cents.
GIRL WITNESS HELD IN JAIL
Daughter of Man Killed at Dallas Is
Detained Without the Filing
of Affidavit.
Special Telegram to The Express.
DALIvAS, Tex., April 15.—More mysterv
has been added to the killing of Will
Jester, which occurred recently near
Interurhan stop No. 23. Exie Jester, his
18-year-old daughter, was today placed
in the Dallas County Jail.
The cause of her detention is a knotty
problem. Twice has she been before
the grand .111 ry. which has had the mat-
ter under investigation for two days.
There Is no complaint filed against the
girl in the County Attorney's office and
r.one In the Justice court, where the ex
nmlning trial of Archie Harris and Ous
Clem, the two men accused In connection
with the killing, was recently held, to-
gether with the inquest, and where both
tho accused men were admitted to bail,
having established alibis.
Grand juries seldom commit a. witness
to jail unless it is for contempt, such
as failure to answer questions. Inquisi-
torial bodies, it is said, may also do this
when ihey believe the witness Is con-
cealing evidence.
"UNWRITTEN LAW" IS DEFENSE.
Steve Cox, Victim of Shotgun, Dies at
Dallpc—Hill Is Accused.
Special Telegram to The Express.
DALiLAS, Tex., April 15.—Steve Cox,
who was shot in the face with a shot-
gun at Seagovllle about two weeks ago,
died yesterday.
R. T. Hill Immediately got on a railroad
train and came to Pallas, where he to-
day gave himself up. A warrant accus-
ing him In conneetion with the killing
was made out against him. and he was
in the County Attorney's office this
morning in company with Deputy Love
endeavoring t.o secure bail.
County Attornew Llewellyn said he
would leave the matter with Judge Seay,
and the judge has not yet. announced
what he will do. Hill was given his
liberty shortly aft«*r the shooting, April
1, by making $.»ft bond.
The shooting, according to the Sher-
iff's department, was over Hill's wife,
who was suing him for a divorce at the
time. Hill, It Is said, charges Cox with
being the cause of the divorce proceed-
ings. The shooting was an "unwritten
law'" tragedy, according to statements
made by Hill at the time and reiterated
today.
OSAGE OFFICIAL RESTRAINED.
Court Gives Katy Right to Take Texas
Cattle Into Country.
Special Telegram to The Express.
GUTHRIE, Okla., April 15.—Upon appli-
cation of W. V. Oalbralth of Fort Worth,
general live stock agent for the Katy
Railroad, and C. L. Jackson, sen«ral
solicitor for the same road In Oklahoma.
Judge John Cot tern! of the United States
Circuit Court tonight issued a temporary
Injunction again.t L. F. Roberts, County
Attorney of Osage County, who has
brought suit at Pawhuska to restrain
the shipping into Osage County of Texas
cattle not completely disinfected, re-
straining him front Interfering In any
way with the business of the company
in that respect. The writ Is made return-
able April 19.
Demoralizes Shipping.
Special Telegram to The Express.
FORT WORTH. Tex.. April 15—Tn-
junrtlon sought by Osage County. Okla-
homa, to prohibit the shipment of Texas
eat tie into Oklahoma has demoralised
shipments of stock through here. The
Santa Fe, Katy and the Texas & Pacifi3
tefuse to ship cattle north except at
owners' risk, and none are being shipped
It is estimated that 40,000 head yet re-
main in this section for shipment North.
Ths petition will b* beard tomorrow.
BAILEY WOULD
TAX INCOMES OF
OVER$5000
The Texas Senator Introduces His
Amendment to (lie
Tariff Bill.
SAYS IT WILL RAISE
$80,0011,1101) OF REVENUE
WASHINGTON. April l.">. -Immediately
after the Senate convened today Sena-
tor Bailey introduced an Income tax
amendment to tlie tariff hill. It provides
for a straight tax of per cent on all in-
comes over $i>0()0 a year.
Air. Bailey said he did not Introduce his
amendment because he desired to tax
prosperity, but bceuusc he preferred "to
tax the incomet «»i prosperous people
rather than to place It up"ii the backs
and upon the appetites of people who at
best are doing: none too well."
"Can the Senator advise the Senate
what amount his income tax amendment
would raise?" asked Mr Aldrlch.
"No more," replied Mr. Mai ley, "than
the Senator can tell the amount his tariff
bill will raise."
Mr. Aldrlch replied that he would do
that later.
Mr. Bailey added that his amendment
would raise from to $mu»«iO(hh) of
revenue annually, and lie hoped there
would he a provision in the hill to reduce
ti'ie customs revenues an equal amount.
SENDS MESSAGE ON PHILIPPINES
President Taft Suggests a New Tariff
Bill as Regards the Island
Possessions.
WASHINGTON, April 15. - President
Taft sent today to Congress a special
message with regard to the Philippine
tarift, transmitted the recommendations
of Secretary of War for a revision of
the tariff so as to |>ermit as much cus-
toms revenue as possible lor the Islands
and at the same time to extend to the
islands and the people a protective triiiff
for its industries. In tho Senate the mes-
sage was referred to the Committee on
Philippines and in the House to tlie Com-
mittee on Ways and Means.
The new bill, in the opinion of George
K. Colton, the Collector of Customs in
tho Philippines, will prove of material
value to the American exporter. Fea-
tures of the old Spanish and Cuban
tariffs which were vexatious and annoy-
ing to both exporter and importer, have
been eliminated in the new tariff and
every effort has been made to make the
administrative features simple and in
conformity with th Prilled States tariff
decisions and the interpretations of the
courts. Under the existing tariff tho
practice was to levy duty on the packing
as distinct from the merchandise en-
closed, and It provided a system of fines
which were automatic and which led to
all sorts of dissatisfaction and complaint
from American exporters and permitted
of opportunities for Illegal prnetlct*. The
German. Spanish. English and French
exporters were familiar with the prac-
tices in vogue and this gave them a de-
cided advantage over American business
men. There were other exacting and con-
fusing features of the old tariff, trouble-
some both to the exporter and to the im-
porter. which are entirely eliminated
from the new hill.
Adequate protection to the principal
products of the United States is given
by the hill, and tobacco and sugar are
treated as In the measure passed by the
House. The estimate is made that the
revenues from the bill will aggregate
$7,000,000.
House in Session Only Ten Minutes.
WASHINGTON, April 15 The House
was In session but ten minutes today.
The principal business transacted was
the acceptance and transmission to a
committee of a message from the Presi-
dent transmitting the proposed tariff
revision law of the Philippine islands.
At 12:10 p. m. adjournment was taken
until Monday.
Allows House to Amend Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON, April 15. — Shortly
after the Senate met today It agreed to
n, resolution of the House by which the
tariff bill will bo returned to that body
so that It might he amended to place on
the free list the products of as well as
crude and refined petroleum. The bill
was soon returned to the Senate witn this
amendment inserted.
STOCK BUYER KILLED AT HOWE.
Fred Parker, Another Stockman, Sur-
renders to the Town Marshal.
Special Telegram to The Kxpress.
SHERMAN, Tex.. April 15.—W. T*.
Scott, about 45 years old. a widely
known stock buyer, was shot and killed
at Howe this morning at 8:30 o'clock.
Fred Parker, also a stockman, near
whose place of business the killing oc-
curred, immediately surrendered to the
town marshal of Howf.
Scott was shot with a double-barreled
shotgun, receiving the contents of both
barrels in the face and shoulders. Death
was almost instantaneous.
The trouble is said to have been tho
result of ill feeling for a number of
months.
HONEY GROVE RECEIVES BRYAN.
Noted Speaker Delivers Last Lecture
of the Texas Series.
Special Telegram to The Kxpress.
HONEY GROVE, Tex , April 15 —Wil-
liam Jennings Bryan delivered his fa-
mous lecture, "The Price of a Soul," to
an audience of about K00 people here last
night.
After the lecture he was given a re-
ception at the Tabernacle, which wa3
handsomely decorated for the occasion.
Mr. Bryan left this morning. This was
the last stop he will make in the State.
-e>
WHARTON MAN IS SHOT.
Another Surrenders to the Police and
Is Held.
Special Telegram to The Express.
WHARTON, Tex.. April 15.—H. B. Gar-
rett was shot and killed this morning.
Howard Clapp surrendered to the police
and was held pending an examining trial.
Garrett received two bullets from a
.45-callber Colt's revolver and lingered
unconscious two hours before death oc-
curred.
The cause of the shooting is unknown.
Forage Is Destroyed.
Special Telegram to The fexpress.
HONDO, Tex., April 15.—John Buss,
living south of Hondo, says a fire ur-
stroved all of the forage, hay, cane and
fodder of his neighbor. John Hardt, and
only the quick assistance given hy hia
gathered neighbors saved his barn.
"IT
PAYS
TO
BRING
THE
MONEY"
Clothes
•ire not the only thing we save you money on. We not
only save you money on your Hats and Shoes, but we give
you a written guarantee with every pair of Shoes.
: Shoes worth #1.5.50, Standard Cash Ch QA
$4 Shoes j l'rice $3 Shoes
Guaranteed i *1 j'J -^ • s° ;™d_ f5;™ • s tand* 3,75 Guaran,ccd
4 Months s Shoes W0(th £6.00, Standard Cash M ft/" ^ Months
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BOARD OF MISSIONS MEET
Methodists of West Texas in Annual
Conference Gather at San Mar-
cos—Are Given Banquet.
Special Telegram to The Kxpress.
SAN MARCOS, Tex., April 15.—Yester-
day afternoon and last night tho board
of missions of tho West Texas annual
conference of tho Methodist Church
South held an interesting and profitable
midyear meeting at the Coronal institute
in this city. The hoard received reports
from tho field and considered and dis-
cussed matters pertaining to the Inter-
ests of this branch <»f the church work
for the rest of the year. L*ist night tho
members of the hoard were the guests of
President Sterling Fisher at tho Coro-
nal Institute at ;i banquet.
Following is the personnel of the mem-
bership of the hoard prc.smt on this occa-
sion: Kev. Sterling, San Marcos, chair-
man; F. B. Buchanan, San Marcos; J. M.
Alexander, Loekhart; Sam Scale, Flores-
ville; J. K Prltchett. San Marcos; Rev.
C. YV. Godwin, Mallettsville; .John Wil-
liams, Williamsburg; J. M Wester. San
Antonio, and all tho presiding elders of
the West Texas conference of the Meth-
odist Episcopal Church South except
Kev. W. T. Kenfro of San Angelo.
One of the principal matters that enmo
up for the consideration of the board w;is
the laymen's missionary movement,
which is now Interesting the various
Protestant denominations.
STORES CLOSE DURING SERVICE.
Eusiness at Goliad Suspends for Re-
vival Meetings.
Special Telegram to The Kxpress.
GOLTAD, Tex., April 15.—The protract-
ed meeting which has been conducted by
Kev. Mr. Wolff of the Palacios College
in this city for the past week has been
creating considerable interest. All busi-
ness house* closed Wednesday and
Thursday from 10 to 12 o'clock so that
their employes might attend.
AliPINE, Tex . April 15. The El Paso
Methodist District Conference, compris-
ing about forty pastoral charges, con-
vened at the Methodist Church in this
city this morning for a three days' busi-
ness session.
FLO RES VI LiT Tex.. April 15. The
second quarterly conference for the
present year at Floresville station whs
held Saturday night. Tho presiding elder,
A. Ij. Scarborough, preached Sunday. A
subscription was started to build a new
parsonage and $r»50 was raised.
HIGH COURTS
JUSTICES ARE DISQUALIFIED.
Officials Hold Policies in Lodge That
is Party to a Suit.
Special Telegram to The Kxpress.
GALVESTON, Tex., April 15.—It was
announced by the judges that a special
Court of Civil Appeals, with the excep-
tion of Chief Justice Pleasants, will be
necessary to hear the case of the sov-
ereign camp, Woodmen of the World,
vs. Hale, from I^eon County. When the
ease was called for submission today As-
sociate Justices Reese and McMeans an-
nounced that they held policies In tho
order and, therefore, were disqualified.
Sixth Court of Civil Appeals.
Specl.jl Telegram to The Express.
TEJXARK A N A. Tex., April 15. - The
following proceedings were had today In
the Sixth Court of Civil Appeals:
Tex** & Pacific Hallway vs. R. W.
Moore, from Tarrant, affirmed as to the
Houston A Texas Central Railway and
reversed and remanded as to other ap
pellants.
Fort Worth & Denver city Railway vs
R. P. Anderson, from Childress, reversed
and rendered.
Doni.son & Sherman Railway vs. City of
Denlson, from Grayson, reversed and
rendered,
JD. M. Wright vs. T. J. Hall, from
Hall, affirmed.
S. G. Gardner & Co. vs. Harrell &
Walker, from Johnson, affirmed.
1. Baum vs. S Daniels, from Navarro,
reformed and affirmed.
City of Fort Worth vs. Cnrrte Wil
liams, lrom Tarrant, affirmed.
First Court of Civil Appeals.
Special Telegram to The Kxpress.
GALVESTON, Tex., April 15.—The
Court of Civil Appeals, First Supreme
Judicial District of Texas, at Galveston,
entered the following orders today:
Reversed and remanded unless remitti-
tur for $lft Is filed in twenty days: Thos.
Goggan & Bro. et al vs. Mary Garner
et al, from Harris.
Reversed and remanded, with Instruc-
tions: H. Kramer vs. V. L. Lllley, from
Liberty.
Reversed and rendered: John A. Kerr
et al vs. W. L. HI air, from Matagorda;
Louis Werner Stave Company vs. W. A.
Pickering, from Shelby.
Affirmed: Houston & Texas Central
Railroad Company vs. Mrs. R. J. Crook,
from Waller.
WELCH IS GIVEN LONG TERM.
Motion for a New Trial Is Overruled
by the Court.
Special Telegram to Tho Express.
UVALDE, Tex., April 15.~Judge R. H
Burney is closing up this term of tho
District Court, it has been the busiest
term for the past three years. Among
the sentences Imposed at this term wen .
Ed Wolsch, charged with murder,
twenty-live years; Pedro Hernandez,
charged with theft of a mule, two years;
A. W. McLaren, burglary, two ye-irs.
Two small boys charged with burglary
wore sentenced to two years in the re-
formatory A number «»t" other felon)
cases were on trial and resulted In acquit-
tals, and a great deal of civil business
was transacted.
A motion for a new trial in the VVelsch
murder case wag overruled by the court
and a notice of appeal was given.
CUERO, Tex.. April 15.--The jury in
the case of A. <}. Part ington of Yoakum
against the Western Union Telegraph
Company, for damages for failure to de-
liver a message, resulted in a verdict for
$l«i0, about one-half the amount asked for.
CHAP IN, Tex.. April 15.- District Court
convened here Monday afternoon. Judge
W. H. Hopkins presiding and District
Attorney John F. Kleiber with tho fol-
lowing members of the bar present:
James R Wells, E. A. Atlee. R. H.
Creager «ind H. E. Holland ot' Browns-
ville and I). B Chapin. R. J. Swearlngeu
and A. F. Parker of this place. The
grand Jury was organized and closed its
labors Tuesday, finding only two true
bills for felonies and three for mis-
demeanors. District Court had not con-
vened in Hidalgo County for one year,
and will adjourn Its present term next
Thursday, being only in session four
four days.
LAMPASAS, Tex., April 15. The grand
Jury adjourned this morning after i ses-
sion of ten days, turning in thirty-six
Indictments all told. t.e*i on charges of
felony and twenty-six on misdemeanor
offenses. With tiio exception of four
felony indictments against two negroes,
both of whom pled guilty, the felony
charges are against transient persons or
passing strangers who were en tight: up
with after having violated the laws in
this county. Of the ten felony Indict-
ments seven are against two individuals
and forgery is charged In each of these
seven cases.
The grand Jury report states thn I they
vis'ted the Jail and poor farm In a body,
finding both in good condition.
IS POIND DEAD IN CELL
Man Had Been Convicted of Insanity
and Was Being Held Pending
Vacanacy in Asylum.
Without giving his fellow-prisonere or
his keepers a hint of the kinsmen who
may wait for him somewhere or of the
life he had led, Archangolo Menlcla, an
Italian laborer, died In his btink at tho
County Jail Wednesday night. Heart
failure is given as the muse. Mis death
was not discovered until yesterday morn-
ing, when Cook Rengvl went to the old
man's bunk to wake him up.
Menlcla was found about a. month ago
wandering about a farmer's barnyard
south of the city and was given over to
the authorities in the belief that he hod
bi-eti drugged. He never gave a coherent
ae. ount of himself and, although hla con-
dition improved, he did not regain full
sanity. He was adjudged insane in the
County Court last week and was being
held in the County Jail pending a va-
cancy in an asylum for him.
Papers in his possession showed that
ho hud a small bank account in a bank
In Texarkana. but further than tills the
authorities have no information about
his connections. His body Is being held
by Italians here awaiting possible In-
structions from the man's relatives or
friends.
Mexican Fancied Hat.
The police la^t night arrested a Mex-
ican on a charge of stealing several hats
from a West Side store. A charge of
theft under $•".() was lodged against tho
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FATHER FUHRWERK HONORED.
Is Given Dinner by Members of Chorr.
Is Soon to Sail.
Merman and American colors and cut
flowers intertwined formed the decora-
tions in St. Joseph'* HhII last ni|fht at
the dinner and celebration given by tho
choir of the church In honor of Father
Fuhrwerk, who leaved Monday for a
visit to his father In Muenchen Oladbach.
(Jeimany, and an extended tour over Eu-
1 ope.
After the party of thirty-five or_moic
had enjoyed tho dinner provided by~The
women of tho choir, toasts were respond-
ed to by Father Kuhrwerk and by Father
Raum. who will go with him on the Eu-
ropean trip; by Father Plus, who will
tiiko charge of St. Joseph's Church dur-
ing his absence, and by J. o. Dlelmann,
r;« orge Mandry. William V. Dlelmann,
(ieorgo Thels and others from among the
choir. Tlie women of the party declined to
make toasts, but begged to allow the pro-
vision they hail made for tho entertain-
ment to speak for them.
During his stay In Europe Father
Fuhrwerk will visit tho Pope at Rome,
ffe will m.'ike visits in Naples and other
points in Italy, Switzerland, France and
Germany.
POEMS HAVE MUCH MERIT.
Committee Selects Seven to Be Read
at Meeting.
poetic sentiment is strong in Ftan An-
tonio nnd sunny skies and picturesque
surroundings are not. lost upon the na-
tives, says the committee from the In-
ternatlonal Club, which has selected
seven poems of conspicuous merit, to
read tomorrow night, from among those
submitted for the club's gold modal.
So good werp the poems that Mrs. H.
P Drought of the committee has de-
cided to give a sliver medal for the sec-
ond best. The committee, Oeorge Roe,
Mrs. Drought and John R. Cnrrlngton,
who opened tho envelopes yesterday bad
expected a horesome lot of reading, but
from their first offering they found their
work interesting.
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