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THE SAN ANTONIO DAILY EXPRESS; THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 16. 1908.
HOTELS
AND
H0STELRIES
OP
San Antonio, Texas.
/ Your choice can be found among them.
The tourist, the traveling «»le»m«n ••
well ■■ families can be *ccemmodateo.
They embrace both
Imorican & European Plan
The Menger
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS.
Located opposite tho beautiful
Alamo Plaza, rooms with pri-
vate bath, single or en suite;
liberally conducted on tho
American plan. Kales by the
week or month.. Special per-
sonal attention given to ban-
quets and dinner parties.
McLEAN & MUDGE, Managers
Hot Wells Hotel
American Plan
Exerythlng atrlctljr first-clas*.
Steam heat, hot and cold running
water and telephones to all rooms.
'iTioroughljr modern and uo-to-date
In all respect*. Bath houae and
botel under same management.
F. M. SWEAR1NGEN & SON
WEDNESDAY BUSY DAY
ON FT. WORTH MARKET
SUPPLY OF STEERS LARGE AND
GRADES AVERAGE HIGH.
Splendid Run cf Desirable Grassers
From South Texas Find Prices Cff
Ten Cents—Cows in Demand.
Hogs Close Lcwer.
Bexar Hotel
American *nd European Plan.
Rate*—American, |2N day and up.
Rates—European, 11.6# day and up.
Flrst-Claae a la Carte Service.
EUctrlo Elevator. Modern Cenvenl-
enoee.
ALFRED BANNER. Pre#.
Hotel Alamo
ALAMO PLAZA.
Rooms SOe, 76c and 11.00. One-toll
block froia Theater. Opp. Old Ala-
BIO.
RESTAURANT AND CAFE IN CON-
NECTION.
A. GUGENHEIM. Prop.
TheNewMaverick
EVERYTHING NEW.
MR. AND MRS. GEO. M. WHITE
Again In Charge.
American and European Plan.
Rooms SI.00 per day and up. Large,
slry sample rooms (or the drummers.
SAN ANTONIO. TEX.
Southern Hotel
AMERICAN PLAN.
Main and Military Plazsa, San An*
nlo. Cars from all Depots pass the
door.
RATES 83.00 AND $2.60
PER DAY
HICKMAN & TERRELL, Props.
' HOTEL COAHUILA
SALTILLO, MEXICO.
Largest American Hotel In the Repub-
lic. Has 62 elegantly furnished rooms,
with every modern convenience. Rooms
en suite, with private bath. Run on
American plan and according to Ameri-
can ideas.
W. J. RU9BELL. Proprietor.
O. H. RATHMAN. Manager.
Freya Institute
PRIVATE LYING-IN HOSPITAL.
Endorsed by leading members of the
medlcaJ profession. Strictly cthical.
Best service nt moderate rates,
927 SOUTH ALAMO STREET.
Old Phone 2679. New Phone 1331,
KIRSCHBAUM
SUITS
AT WOLFSON'S
«apK0DAKS
FILMS AND PHOTO SUPPLIES.
High-Grade Kodak Finishing.
Mall Orders Solicited.
BIRDSONG & POTCHERNICK,
214 East Houston Street.
rich nutriment of Pabst
Eight-Day Malt, the flavor of
the choicest hops, and the
Pabet Perfect Brewing
Process make pare, appetis-
ing Pabst Blue Ribbon Bear.
MILWAUKEE BEER CO.,
SI Paso Street and I. * a. N. Tracks.
Special Telegrnm to The ExproFn.
FORT WORTH. Tox., April 15.-Wed-
nesday was an unusually bu*y day at
the stock yards, receipts amounting to
11100 rattle, of which 2500 wore en route
to pastures, and 3.S0 calves, making a
total market supply of about 36.">o cattle
and calvos. Trading on steers was slow
and prices wore steady to a shade lower.
A portion of the run was ordered out to
other markets. Cow s wore generally
steady. Calves were weak at slightly
lower figures.
A caroful estimate placed the number
cf steers yarded «<t 110 carloads* and the
showing of good to choice grades was
among the largest of the year. Three
loads of corn fed steers front Oklahoma
and a liberal supply of choice grans and
caked cattle from South Texas arrived
in addition i" the splendid run of de-
sirable grassers. During the morning
buyers only purchased enough steers t«>
start the killing gangs. Even the choice
cattle attracted but little attention, and
salesmen claimed that packers made no
attempt to buy at prices In line with
markets elsewhere. In the afternoon
business picked ud. a little, but at that
the buying was light In proportion to
tlie total number of loads on sale. Some
saJes looked about steady, but most con-
signments figured in a slight decline,
not more than i" cents.
Almost all buyers were on the market
for cowtf. The market ruled fairly ac-
tive and fully steady. A load of corn
fed cows, averaging 10K1, brought $4. anil
several loarts of pretty good cows sold
around $2.«V>'4j3.y». Caniiors brought $2.31
The demand for bulls was weak. Prices
were steady.
A fairly good run of calves was on of-
fer. Prices looked weak to lower.
Hogs totalled 3350 head, with Oklahoma
shippings largely In the majority. The
market was again spotted and closed Kfii
20 cents lower than Tuesday. Butchers
took tlie early supply on a steady basis.
Packer priees showed a derline of lOfj
15 cents, and as the day advanced less
strength developed.
Everything in General.
St. Joseph Stock Yards Journal: Of
course this country is* carrying a lot of
half to two-thirds starved <">id cows that
It is mad at. It always does this time of
year. These antique dairy maids are a
pitiful sight -such a tearful and longing
expression emaratlng from their peepers.
They have beei faithful all through the
long cold nights of winter, patiently and
hopefully waiting for the morsels of pala-
table filling that never came. Spring
finds them reduced to mere skeleton*,
and Just as the grass begins to give the
meadows a tinge of green and suggests a
return to happy days in long gre^ri fill-
ing. the sad-eyed old dairy maid is hus-
tled off to marKet to be transformed into
canned beef, leather and fertilizer.
Fort Worth Reporter: T. B. Ovorstreet
of Ed Wards County was a visitor on this
market today. He is feeding 5HOO sheep
within «ri mile and a half of th>s yards.
He runs a llttl* 90.000-acre sheep and goat
ranch in Hrlwirds County, on winch he
carrion KOOu sheep and 11.000 goats. This
is the number of old h»»ad, not including
the lambs and kids, which he handles in
corrals of twenty acres each.
♦ ♦-
Breeders Special: The names of seventy
famous Poland-China boars are shown in
the following list, and if price indicates
th«jlr value and their blood, they are the
really truly blue stockinged aristocrat*.
These seventy hogs have been reported
told, either entire at the prices given
or interests in them have changed owner-
ship at the rate shown. The total emount
leported for this car load—at these val-
ues it should be a Pullman car load—is
5333,205, or about one-third of M.OCO.OOO.
This is an average price of $4700.07 per
head. Supposing they should avorage ;n
weight 300 pounds, these seventy head of
piggie-wiggies v ouid be worth $15.ST P-r
pound Still, corn Is worth 50 cents a
bushel, and it takes a good deal of slop,
too. so it isn't all profit. If a treed?r
could handle a car load or two each year
like these, he might manage to "skimp
along in this life, if he broke even on the
bteers and his wants were small.
Fat Cattle in Runnels.
Special Telegram to The Express.
BALblNGER, Tex., April 15.-Bloeker
& Russell are rounding up their pas-
tures preparatory to shipping some fat
stuff to market fows and calves. They
have some suckling calves fat enough
for beef. Their entire herd of 2500 head
of cattle went through the winter in
better shape than any bunch of cattle
the writer has seen here in the past
twenty-five years.
Flowers Buys Steers.
Special Telegram to The Express.
EDISON, Zavala, County, Tex., April
15.— S. H. Neal recently sold to E. B
Flowers of Batesville about eighty head
of 2 and 3-year-old steers. Prices paid
were $17.50 and $22.50.
Shipments From Flatonia.
Special Telegram to The Express.
FLATONIA, Tex., April 15.—H. F. Mc
GUI shipped three cars of cows to Amine
today to put on grass. Cattle are doing
well here and grass will improve since the
recent rains.
Prevents Shipping of Cattle.
Special Telegram to The Express.
LAREDO, Tex., April 15.—The recent
rains having filled all the stock tanks in
Webb County, saved the ranchman from
shipping off nearly all their cattle to
prevent them from perishing for want of
water.
event any advance is effected. He ta-ke* j
the SaiBS vl«-w .is tho Texan cutt!«•»11> 11.
that our cattle should have preference
ovsp Venesuels, CMtnu aim South
Aniorlcan cattle, not only because we
rescued Cuba when she was oppressed,
hut because our cattle are better than
those from the countries mentioned. There
is little probability that any change will
be made this year, but us Governor Ma-
goon has passed the inutter up to Wash-
ington Mr. Lykes left for the Capital
last 111k111 i" lay mattsi In Its proper
light before the department.
♦ ♦ ♦
T have for sale 150 Durham and Here-
ford bulls, 25 good milch cows, and ""0
good steer yearlings. W. J. Statoq, Ree-
ville, Tex.
♦ ♦ ♦
Discussion centered for a time yester-
day on the sale of a steer in the quaran-
tine division of the Fort Worth stock
yards Monday at $7 per hundred, which
tipped the beam at 1S70 pounds He was
shipped In by an Oklahoma man. W in.
T. Way found him listed among the re-
,. ipts "t' thai da). but had no 1 1
knowledge as to what kind of range he
had been using. The general agreement
was that he must have netted his owner
about $127.50 and also that he was over
2 years old. The question that Is trou-
bling most southern cattlemen these days
is how soon cattle of this weight will lie
the rule instead of the exception. This
steer was shipped from El Reno by J. C.
pctrec.
♦ ♦ ♦
Consign your live stock to the Alamo
Commission Company. T. E. Dougherty,
T. A. Eldridge and B. Lockhart. sales-
men. San Antonio; C. A. Lyford, Fort
Worth, Tex.
♦ ♦ ♦
T. J. M<»ore of Encinal Is up f«»r a day
or so. While considerable rain fell down
here last week, he did not abandon his
plan of moving a string «>f his cattle to
the Creek country In Oklahoma, how-
ever. as he had everything ready for the
shipment when the rains set in. "1 g"t
good grass rain," said he, "but not
enough stoek water was nut out. The
rains south of us to Laredo, from there
north to the mines and along tho Texas-
Mexlcan, were bountiful, so I under-
stand."
THE SATURDAY
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Our experience In and equipment for
this kind of work gives us the advan-
tage. Tell ua about your job.
J. C. HARTIOI.
NO •. Lirrtl. N*w Phone 42.
Cattle Clatter.
Wednesday should have heen a pond
day for fat cattle at all the markets.
Chicago had only 15.000, Kans .s City tiOOO,
St. Louis 3000 and Fort Worth 3000.
♦ ♦ ♦
CJeorge Kenedy of Uvalde County sold
a train of his steers Tuesday at »60 per
head, according to a well authenticated
report on the streets here yesterday.
They will be on the Port Worth market
todasj. perhaps. They were a good bunch
of steers, no doubt, hut the buyer either
had more nerve or was more willing to
take chances than Mr. K. The latter
however. Is a. modest man and does not
yearn for the earth and the fullness
thereof.
Ike T. Fryor took the top price Tues-
day on the St. Louis market for 320
steers. Twenty-two head of 1110 pounds
average sold at J6.50 and 198 head averag
Ing about SoO brought J4.75.
♦ ♦ ♦
John M. Lykes, a cattleman of Cuba,
was here a portion of Tuesday and Wed-
nesday In conference with President
Pryor and Executive Committeemen W.
J. Moore and C. B. Lucas of the Cattle
Kaisers Association of Texas with refer-
ence to the duties In cattle now being
Imported to the Island. The cattlemen
over there have applied to Governor Ma-
goon for an Increase In the tariff, but
Mr. Lykes, who handles Florida cattle
extensively on the island, has taken the
Initiative in seeing that the United
States' Interests are protected in the
We have won the confidence of the
cattlemen Of this country by an un-
broken record of square dealing cover-
ing a period of a quarter of a century.
No flum can give better scrvl'-e. Geo.
W. Saunders C-ommisMon Co., San An-
tonio, Fort Worth.
♦ ♦ ♦
W. H. Kuykendall of Enclnal Is here
and has lust moved some cattle to pas-
ture (n Oklahoma. He had some steers
good enough to bring i4.40 on the Fort
Worth market Tuesday and. some cows
fat enough to Induce the pnrkors to give
up >3.20 for them.
♦ ♦ ♦
The National Live Stock Keporter ven-
tures the prediction that sheep from now
on will begin to occupy their proper place
on the farm. This may result, and one
thing Is certain, the lng flocks In this
country, like the big herds, are being
pushed toward the Pnrlflo Coast too
raplilly to Justify the hope that there
will always be plenty of open range for
them. Sheep on the farm can he raised
cheaper than anywhere else, as they eat
weeds and furnish tneat and wool.
♦ ♦ ♦
Tho annual meeting of the Panhandle
Cattle Raisers' Association will convene
in Ainarillo next Tuesday morning and
he metropolis of the Panhandle hns ar-
ranged for entertaining 2fi00 to 2.7KI guests
for the occasion. The city has adopted
San Antonio's plan for lighting tho
streets nt nl||iit by Illuminated arches.
An effort will be made during the meet-
ing to get the full amount of iino.ono sub-
scribed as a bonus to the Kansas City
man who proposes to build an up-to-date
lacking house there. Considerable trarl-
ng is expected in steers, as a large num-
ber of Northwestern buyers will be in at-
tendance.
DROUTH IN SOUTHWEST
STRENGTHENS WHEAT
OATS AND CORN REGISTER
SLIGHT ADVANCE.
Provisions Are Off on Large Receipts
of Live Hogs—Small Receipts and
Brisk Demand Factors In
Grain Advance.
CIIICAOO, III., April 15.—Dry weather
In the Southwest strengthened the wheat
market today and at the close the May
delivery showed u net gain of \'U'?*c;
corn was V.c higher, oats up V "nd pro-
visions I'iSi JO." to 32Mic lower.
The wheat market was firm all day
because of the continued drouth In Kan-
saw and Nebraska and the absence of
any forecast of precipitation for that
section. Factors of minor Importance
were firm cables, small primary receipts
and a brisk demand for cash wheal at
Minneapolis. Trade became very quiet
late In the day because of the light de-
mand. Tho close wan firm. Minneapolis,
Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of
101 cars, against 302 lust week and 3&>
last year.
The corn market was dull and steady,
the range In pru ts for all deliveries 1»*.
lng about hull a cent. Commission houses
were the chief bidders, and offerings
came mainly from holders. The close
was steady; local receipts, 61 cars, 12 of
contract glade.
Oats were firm all day because of the
ahsencc of roln in the Southwest. Local
receipts, I.VJ cars.
Provisions wore weak all day because
of Increased receipts of live hogs hero
and at other Western packing centers.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow are.
Wheat, 16 cars; corn, 94 cars; oats, 103
cars; hogs, 20,000 head.
Oren | High | Low | Close
t'nsh quotations were as follows:
Wheat: No. 2 r«d, ^7w'■
Corn. No. 2, CT'iKii'.c; No. 2 yellow,
67>,4«67Vic.
Oats: N'o. 2. S2Sc; No. 2 white, 53'4>';
No. 3 white, oO'jc.
Hye: No. 2. 7t>'<i7*c.
Barley: Fair to choice malting. 72'BS3c.
Flax seed: No. 1 Northwestern, $1.18.
Prime timothy seed. $4 25.
Short ribs, sides (loosei. $H,37'i'56.77'/£.
Mess pork, per bbl.. $12 Wij 13.00.
l.nrd, per 100 lbs., $7.97Vi
Short clear sides (boxed). $7.371i''a7.ii2H.
Whiskey, basis of high wines. $1 3i.
Rects Shpts
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
East St. Louis Sales.
Special Telegram to The Rxpress.
NATIONAL STOCK YARDS, III., April
15.—Sales:
Av.Wt. Price.
J. J. Welder, Slntoiv-
12ii steers 1149 $5 10
120 steers 1154 5 10
12H steers 1147 5 10
T. A. Coleman & Co., Millet-
115 steers 9S0 4 SO
T. A. Coleman-
93 eteers 909 4 90
T. N. Pool, Mlllett-
24 steers 914 4 fit)
R. G. Barnes, Kagle Pass—
26 steeTs 747 3 75
Lydes Bros., IxiPlata—
69 bulls 104s 3 20
Fort Worth Sales.
Special Telegram to The Express.
FORT WORTH, Tex., April 15—Sales:
A v. Wt. Price
J. M. Slater, Spofford—
24 stecrB 978 $4 10
1 steer 870 4 10
6 heifers 410 3 25
61 calves 277 2 50
E. C. LaBaiter, Realitos—
161 steers 1188 6 25
220 steers 10S1 5 00
Fleming & < Davidson, Paloma—
steers 1007 4 40
Kansas City Cattle Sales.
Special Telegram to The Express.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. April 15. —Seven
loads quarantines; market steady.
_ T _• „ Av. Wt. Price.
.> L. Battle & Son, Cameron—
21 steers 1205 $5 65
45 steers uki 5 f.O
J. J. Breckham, Coolidge—
24 steers S20 I 0(1
3t> cows C62 3 1*0
Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, Mn., April 15.—Cattle:
Receipts, 6000 head, Including 200 South-
erns; market steady. Choice export and
dressed beef steers. $6.25®6.75; lair to
pood, $5.0iifai6.25: Westerr stfets. $4.r,i)idS.C0;
stackers and feeders, $3.75®o.50; :3oi thern
s-teers, $4.00{iG.40: Southern cows, $2.50ft'
4.50; native cows, $3 60ft6.35; native heif-
ers, $2.45&«.50; bulls, $2.70^5.25; calves
$4.0036.00.
Hcgs: Receipts, 16.000 head; market
158'20c lower. Top. $5.70: bulk of sales.
$0 45'0ti.6O; heavy, ,0; packers an I
butchers, $fi 40^.61; lights, $5.25®.B.d2V4;
tisr*. $».Ot*JT4..iO.
Sheep: Receipts, 3C00 head; market
weak. Lombs, $ti.26@7.40; ewes aivd year-
lings. $5.00(56.E0; stockers and feeders
$3.OO0'5.OO.
St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., April if,.—Cattle: Re-
ceipts 3000 head. Including f.0fl Texans;
market steady. Native shtpping and ex-
port steers. $6.25@7 25- dressed beef and
butcher steers, $5.40@6.o5; steers under
IfflO pounds. $4.75^6.25; stocJicrs and feed-
ers. $3.00®5.25; cows and heifers, $8.75«
6.00; canners. $2.00@3.00; bulls, $8.7JC5.<5:
mlves, $:t.60®7.00; Texas and Oklahoma
stoers, $3,508*.25; cows and heifers. $1.75
154.25.
Bogs: Receipts, SOflO head; market 10c
lower. Pigs and lights, $4.#0®4.85; pack-
ers, $6.85; butchers and heavy. $5.75®5.»5.
Sheep: Receipts. 1200 head; market 10c
lower. Native muttons, $6.25; lambs
$4.75®6.40; culls and bucks, $4.25#5.26
stockers, $3.00^(4.00.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, 111., April 15,-Cattle: Re-
ceipts about 15,000 head; market steady.
Steers, $5.G0*T7.4O; cows, $3.60is«.0fl; heifers
$3.40jji6.25; bulla, IM08B.30: calves. 6.25
stockers and feeders, $3.J6<a)6.15.
Hogs: Receipts about 18,000 head; mar
ket 10c lower. Choice heavy shipping,
$5.80@6.t>5; butchers. $5.R0r«V..90; light
mixed, $5.75; choice lights. $5.8W6.8E:
packing. $5.(i01#6.R0; pigs, $4.2Mrt.25; bulk
of sales, $5:7tv4i5.s0.
Sheep: P.ecelpts, l&.OOO; market steady,
16c lower. Sheep, I4.59W6.00; lambs, )t.50
©7.7»; yearling*. RWQ6.50.
Hot CroM Bun*.
JUchter'a Bakery.
Barley. biiBheln 62.500
St. Louis Produce.
ST. LOCIS. Mo.. April 15.-Wheat: No.
2 red cush, 9Sc; No. 2 hard, 955i9!/c; May,
92Hc; Jul.v. 82«io.
Corn: No. 2 cash, 66'®66^c; No 2
white, 1 . May, 64lic; July. 62V&C.
Oats: N'o. 2 cash, 50c; No. 2 white,
53Hc: May, 49".c.
Poultry: Chickens. lOWc; springs, 14c;
turkeys, 12®13c; ducks, lOVfec; geese, 5c.
Flour, dull.
Hay, firm.
Iron cotton ties, $1.05.
Bagging. 7%c.
Hemp twine. Sc.
Receipts: Flour. 6000 barrels; wheat,
391001) bushels; corn, 32,000 bushels; oats,
7o,0f«1 bushels.
Shipments: Flour, 8<J00 barrels; wheat,
2P.OOO bushels; corn, 67.000 busheds; oats.
63.000 bushels.
Kansas City Grain.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 15.—At the
close. Wheat: May, S6%c; July, 79^«c;
September, 77%c; cash No. 2 hard, 9,T®
96c; No. 2 red, D7c.
Corn: May, 6H4c; July, 59c; September,
Wic; cash No. 2 mixed, 62^5M3c; No. 2
white, 62,4'063c.
Orfts: No. 2 white, 51Vfe'5'53c; No. 2
mixed. 49®E0e.
Receipts: Wheat, 35.000 bushels; corn,
13.000 bushels; oats, 12,000 bushels.
Shipments: Wheat. 42.000 bushels; corn,
37,000 bushels; oats, 17,000 bushels.
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Skin and Rectal Diseases. Moore Bldg.
CAUGHT ON THE CURB
"The question of President Diaz's suc-
cessor Is the lending one before the Re-
public of Mexico Just now," observed
H. K. Newsbaum, a mino owner of
Durango who is stopping at tho Menger
Hotel. "One thing Is certain, the Mexl
can people will never be ruled over by
a man more universally loved than Diaz.
He is training an understudy for the
office he is soon to vacate, but, of
course, our people, not knowing the
groomed successor as they do the present
occupant of the high office, are some
what dubious. Mexico Is prosperous just
now, as much as if it were a part of
the United States. We are hoping It will
continue so."
Mr. Nowsbaum says President Roose-
velt Is admired by the people of Mexico
almost us Intensely as by the citizens
of his own land. Ho believes that only
a third term by the President can con
serve the business of the country.
♦ ♦ ♦
"Dallas fans will be enabled to keep
a fine and exacting bead on the stunts
of members of their home baseball team
wherever they roam this spring," said
M. I>evy of that city at the Menger
Hotel. "A number of enterprising en
thuslasts have had special telegraph
wires stretched to their places of busl
ness, and for the benefit of their patrons
will have an operator at his key during
the progress of the game. As soon as
a play of any kind has been made the
result will be posted on a large bulletin
board. Thus if our team i« in San An-
tonio and luck is going against us we'll
bo Informed of that, fact Instanter.
"Of course the luxury will entail some-
thing of an expenae, but we're such
ardent lovers of the great National sport
up our way that we are willing to pay
the freight.
"Joe Oardener, owner. Is now having
a telegraph station Installed at Gaston
Park so as to give his patrons the
benefit of other games over the State
when our aggregation Is pelting the life
out of adversaries on the home dia-
mond."
♦ ♦ ♦
•'Times have been flourishing In South-
ern Mexico and Ouatemala during the
last four months, and still continue,
said L. H. Bates, special officer of tho
United Statea Treasury Dopartmont, re-
turned to the city yesterday tnorning:
after an abm-nc* of nearly four months
In southern dimes.
I have booth" •'•aid he, "there
has bean no Interruption of prosperity
for n number of years, it Is becHUbo
the country Is going through a process
of development. This movement Is galn-
rnff Impetus as It K«»es and there Is no
IndlrMtion of a relapse of activity. This
trip has taken me onto the Isthmus of
Tenuuntepee, through the greiiter part
ft (Sua tenia la and over a large part of
Southern Mexico."
Mr. Hates was In Puebla, Mex., at the
time of the severe earthquake of March
2»; and says that he went through an
experience that ne hopes never again to
know. "It aTfects one similarly to a
first sea trip, when the waves roll high.
I was almost sure that a large building
I u s In would topple over any moment.
It Is Indeed hard to desrribe tine's feel-
ings In his first earthquake, but I can
assure it Is far from pleasant."
Mr. Hates was on special assignment
work. lie expects to be at his head-
quarters for some time.
LETTERS FROM TBE PEOPLE
ABOUT AMERICAN POETRY.
Reader Believes There Should Be More
Attention to This Form Literature.
Kdltor Express: It being a rainy day
—Just the one to render us somewhat
retrospective—we finish reading the Hun-
day paper, and before proceeding to the*
uninterrupted enjoyment of some book
of weight—-one that wo had long desired
to • t« kit foi our on 11 i" nelit—It I
struck us as somewhat stimulating to
play the i»- da |ogue.
llere around are volumes of poets, liter-
ary symposiums- "thousand an 1 one
genu," extracts from ancient and modern
uutbors and quotations, and there on
the editorial page Is your article on
"American Poets and Poetry."
Wo confess that the interview of Mr.
Nenle was rathfr tickling to the literary
vanity of our people in the Southern sec-
tion ol these united States. Ho must bo
one of those Milesians who kls.sul the
Blarney Stone. While some of Ills state-
ments are at times startling and not eas-
ily assimilated, there is much truth in
what lie says. As a rule, the layman
passes poetry by, considering thai after
leaving school, where he lias been taught
to give revere i^e only to the highest mas-
terpieces of English and other languages,
his duty is done as far us poetry is con-
cerned. H" ceases to be an exp' »rer in
the realms of "argument-making metre."
We have heard people of supposedly real
culture say they did not like poetry!
They go through life gleaning vegetable*
of every-day reading, with iiev» : a look
at these beautiful flowers of expression
and thought.
We do not suppose that It Is original
with Mr. Neale, the idea that the South-
ern poet, Lanier, could be considered
equal or greate- than Longfellow. While
he should not recklessly Jar the pedestal
on which our earliest recollections have
set our conceptions of this great New
ftnsland poet, still the fact is well recog-
nized by the literati that either Poe or
Lanl«r Is his superior In real noet-c qual-
ity, but interior In universality or the
ability of making their poetic messages
intelligible to the largest number of peo-
ple. :
Like Poe, I.arier was first recognized
by the English reviewers, instead of hv
his own countrymen, and his admirers
amongst them pronounced his "Hymns
of t'.ie Marshes* the gr"Atest poems writ-
ten in America. Here Is an extract:
'Yc marshes, how candid and simple and
nothing-withholding and free.
Ye publish yourselves to the sky and of-
fer yourselves to the sea!
Tolerant plains, that suffer the sea, and
the rains, and the sun,
Ye spread and span like the Catholic man
who hath mightily won
God out of knowledge, and good out of
infinite pain.
And sight out of blindness and purity out
of a sta.n."
Even his prose is melodious, never de-
scending into pathos "On the Ochlawaha
In May" is just a wonderful piece of
prose. It was published first in Lippm-
cotts in 1875, but afterwards was used
bv the Florida railroads to advertise the
State, and no State before or since has
ever had such advertisement.
Should Ralph Waldo Emerson bt
known only by his poems, which like
those of Poe, are somewhat didactic, nt
would sink Into the semi-oblivion that
overtakes lesser poets. His fame rests
securely on his world-read essays.
Samuel Wood worth, and not Words-
worth, was the author of "The Old Oak-
en Bucket." It is only tolerable, as re-
gards Its real claims to poetry, hut its
author is considered one of the public s
pleasant est comforters by producing
something that touched the universal
heart. ,, . wnn
"How Sleep the Brave/ by William
Collins of the S.xteenth Century, is con-
sidered one of the finest martial poems,
but O'Hara's beautiful eulogy is certain-
ly more touching.
We take it that Mr. Neale. from his ex-
perience as a publisher, is urging the
claims of poets from all parts of the
country on the consideration of tne lov-
ers of the sublime and beautiful, and we
hope that, wPh some modifications,
will preach the gospel of the poets
wherever he gses. r-vr
MRS. J. M. 8TEINFELD1.
San Antonio, April 12, 1908.
NATIONAL DRAINAGE CONGRESS
Efforts Being Made to Secure Large
Attendance at Washington May 12.
Special Telegram to The Express.
WASHINGTON, April 15.—Coincidental
with the conference of the President
with the Governors of the States and
other prominent people resperting the
conservation of the natural resources of
tho country, will be the meeting of tho
National Drainage Congress in Wash-
ington on May 12 next.
Governor Broward of Florida, who w.is
made president of the National Drainage
Association at Its annual meeting in
Baltimore In November last, is making
very vigorous efforts to secure a largo
attendance at the prospective drainage
congress. Although he is very busy just
now canvassing tne State of Florida as
a candidate for the United States Senate,
he has stopped long enough to address
communications to the Governor of
every State in the Union asking them to
appoint a full delegation to the Drain
age congress, and has urged upon each
of the Governors to be present at the
drainage meeting on May 12, when it is
likely they will all be in Washington to
see the President.
Already invitations have been prepared
for the three members of the Cabinet
charged with internal improvement du
ties, namely, the Secretaries of War, In
terior and Agriculture, each of whom
will probably be urged to make an ad-
dress. It is also announced that several
Senators and members of Congress who
have manifested interest in National
drainage and irrigation, will be invited
to attend the meeting and speak on se-
lected subject..
If the present program is carried out.
Secretary Taft Will probably bo invltod
to make the opening address on the
general subioet of Internal Improvement
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Galveston Marine News.
GALVESTON. Tex.. April IB—Arrived:
Steamers Vitalia (Nor.). Langlie, Matan-
las and Havana; Poctan (Bb.), Evans,
London.
Cleared: Steamers Neuoes, Evans, New
York: Justine (Br.). Beyer, Bremen; Poly-
carp (Br.). James, Liverpool; Malin Head
(Br.). Campbell, Belfast and Duhlin;
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BOY KILLS LARGE PANTHER.
Lad of Fourteen Rids His Father's
Ranch of Stock Destroyer.
Sperlal Telofjrim to The Express.
FORT STOCKTON, Tex., April 15.—
Vernon Crawford, a 14-year-old boy,
killed a mammoth panther on his fath-
er's ranch near here Saturday. The
brute measured eight feet and seven
inches from tip to tip, and was a fe-
male.
The lad. with the help of dogs, got
the varmint into a rave, whore a well-
directed shot from a 30-30 Winchester
ended its career. There are many of
these animals in this section and they
have wrought much damage to the
sheepmen as well as the cattlemen.
DISEASE DECIMATING DEER.
Frio County Stockman Tells of Deer
Dying in That Section.
Special Telegram to The Express.
UVtALDE, Tex., April 15.-Ben I. Gil-
man. a stockman of Frio County, was in
Uvalde recently, and related some ex-
periences that he had regarding deer at
his ranch near Batesville. His goat
herder recently found that three coyotes
had surrounded a big buck and had the
animal down. The de^r was very poor
and was evidently suffering from some
disease. The Mexican herder also found
another buck dead in the pasture. Air.
Oilman was unable to account for the
condition of the deer, except that they
were suffering from a disease similar to
distemper from appearances.
<Cv
LAVACA PHYSICIANS' MEETING.
County Medical Society Holds Conven-
tion at Hallettsville.
Special Telegram to The Express.
HALLETTSVILLE. Tex.,, April 15'.--
Tho Lavaca County Medical Society mot
here yesterday at the court house. The
attendance was the largest in some tlmf.
phvslclans from Yoakum. Sublime, Shiner
and Sweet Home being present. Several
papers were read and discussed.
The next meeting will be held here
June 9.
FAIR DIRECTORS MEET.
M B 111 QPRINC
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in Millinery constantly arriving.
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Kodaks and Bicycles
Agent for Singer Sewing
Machines and \Vhe»ler &
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on time. Sewing machines
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Matter* Attended To.
Special Telegram to The Express,
KERRVILI.E, Tox.. April 15—At a
meeting of tho directors of tho West
Texas Fair yesterday the dates for tho
next meeting were set for August 19, 20
and 21. Other matters of minur lmpor
tance was attended to.
This Fair Association is a member of
the Central Texas Race and Fair Circuit
Association, which will insure a ftne
string of race horses here at the next
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