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LIBRARY, OF C0NGREU8
' k
Archer & Thompson
215 ALAMO PLAZA.
Kodak and Art Store
PICTURE FRAMING
KODAK FINISHING
ART GOOOS AND MEXICAN CURIOS
starret tools
IN STOCK.
F. W. Heitmann Co.
HOUSTON, TEXAS
VOLUME XLIII.— NO. 361
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 26, 1908.—TWELVE PAGES.
ESTABLISHED 1865.
The Lgcxwood Natl Bank
ACCOUNTS SOLICITED.
Most Convenient. All cars except Hot Wells pass our doors
Corner Avenue C and Houston Street
E. b. CHANDLER
I am prepared to consider all good lieal Estate Loans, City
and Country, and the purchase of Vendor's Lien Notes.
102 East Crockett St,
Frost National Bank
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
andPsurpIus $600,000.00
JAILS FILLED
WITH FRIENDS
OF CASTRO
Acting President Gomez of Vene<»
zuela Taking Drastic Measures
to Prevent Another Revolt.
FALLIERES IS
ATTACKED BY
A MADMAN
UNITED STATES AND
BRAZIL 10 KEEP ORDER
Fellow jumps at President of
France and Tries to
Poll ilis Beard.
Alamo National Bank
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $630,930.00.
SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT.
mavericx-glarke litho 00.
STATIONERS
Office Furniture and Filing: Devices
Warships of Both Those Countries Will
ludertake lo Patrol the Venezuelan
Coast and Prevent Landing of
Revolutionary Expeditions.
Special Telegram to The Express.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Dec. 25.—
Passengers arriving here today from
ports in Venezuela report that Acting
President Gomez is using drastic meas-
ures to prevent the l'riends and support-
era of President Castro from smiting a.
revolution. Very prominent sympathizers
I w ith Castro in the ^country have born
! arrested and flic jaijSfare filled to over-
I flowing witii polities! prisoners.
i The loading henchmen of Castro, it is
;• raid, will be deported as further pn-cau-
tion against a revolutionary outbreak. It
MAY BE INSTRUMENT
0E A ROYALIST PLOT
THREE MORE
NIGHT RIDERS
NOW CONFESS
Want to Tell on Witness Stand
What They Know of KilN
ing of Rankin.
CHRISTMAS IN CHANCE for
LONDON HAS GRAFT EXISTS
DARK SIDE ON THE farms
Ihousands of Men Ont of Work, j While Present Penitentiary Sys-
and Destitution and Suffer-
ing Is Widespread.
tern Seems to Be Honest,
It Need Not Be.
Campaign Scandals and Villification in
Reactionary Newspapers Have
Been Insistent >ince the
Steiuhsild Affair.
PARIS, Dec. 2': While Armand Kal-
Uerc-s, the president uf France, accom-
panied by M. Rauiondou, his secretary,
and Colonel Lassou, military attache at
the Elyneo Pala< • . were taUinu a morn-
ing stroll near the Hue Ktoile today, a
poorly clad individual, who evident l\ bad
noen lying in wan. suddenl> Jumped on
the president from behind and threw his
arms about M. K alliere's neck in an ef-
fort to so;ze his beard.
colonel Lasson and Secretary Ilamon-
dou sprang- to the assistant.- ot the pres-
ident, dragged off his assailant and turn-
ed him,over to the police. President F'al-
licrcs' cane was broken in the struggl
THE STATE MAY NOT
ACCEPT TESTIMONY
Men Want to Be L'sed as State Wit-
nesses, Hut the Prosecution lliiuks
Enough Evidenje Has Been
(jiven Against Accused.
is believed here that the energetic meas- but beyond a scratch on the ear he was
ures ot the (ionic# Government will pre- 'not injured, and insisted on continuing
vent an uprising by friends of Castro. .Sit his walk,
I!.i. sojdieis in the Venezuelan army J As the detectiv e slipped handcuffs on
Next interest quarter commences January 1, 1009.
Deposit your savin* on or before that date and
draw interest at the rate of 4'/r.
West Texas Bank & Trust Co
CAPITAL $200,000.00
who sympathize with Castro ' have "he'eii
discharged and the ranks fiiletl with sup-
porters of Gomez.
The rnited Stales gunboat Dolphin has
arrived at LaGtiayra and a Brazilian war
ship is reported anchored off Puerto
Cabelhi. The I'nited States and Brazil,
in response to the invitation of Senor
Gomez will undertake the work of pa-
trolling the Venezuela coast, and prevent
the landing of revolutionary expeditions.
'I am unarmed. 1
pull the president's
UNION CITY, Tenn., Dec. 25.-Addi-
tional evidence, the confessions of three
alleged members of the "night rider"
band of Reelfoot l«ike, was offered the
State today, it is stated. In connection
with the trials of the eight alleged lead-
ers of the clan accused of having had
a part in the lynching of Capt. Quinten
Rankin at Walnut Log.
Whether the evidence will be accepted
under the proviso of the men who of-
fered to testify that the three be used
as State witnesses is doubtful, the prose-
cution considering that enough evidence
has already been given on the party.
A conference of the State's attorneys
will be held tomorrow, however, when a
STARVING MEN SENT TO
JAIL FOR STEALING FOOD
Solvation Army and Other Charitable
Organizations Are Unable to Care
for the Many Needy Ones.
Ship Yards Are Closed.
G REATER CENTRALIZATION
OF MANAGEMENT NEEDED
ONION TRUST CO.
COR. COMMERCE AND NAVARRO STS.
PAID-IN CAPITAL $200,000.00
4% PER ANNUM ON SAVINGS
HAD PLANNED INSURRECTION.
Venezuelans in New York Were Plot-
ting Against Castro.
NEW YORK. Dec. 2fi.--•Prominent cx-
pat riots of Venezuela, several of whom r« si den
were on the point of launching another
decision will be reached
Other than this. Christmas day at
Union Oil> passed quietly and without
special incident.
ARRESTS IN TENNESSEE.
Alleged Night Riders Are Accused of
Dynamiting.
NASHVIDbE. Tenn., Dec. 25.—Arrests
of alleged night riders have been made in
Humphreys County, and they were all
confined In the county jail at Waverly,
low round trip tickets
To Every Point in Texas Now on Sale
AUSTIN - - - - $3.10 SAN MARCOS - SI.9S
WACO ST.45 LAREDO - - ■ - S6.IS
FORT WORTH - $11.00 OALUS 511.45
Quickest Day Route to Dallas
HERE TODAY ST. LOUIS TOMORROW
tie- man be eric
sin:ply wanted i
beard."
When searched at the station house the
president's assailant proved to be Jean
Mattis, a cafe v . iter. 24 years of age,
and a native of the Department of s»a-
vof. Medals of General Mercler, former
Minister of War, stamps bearing the
head of the Duk of Orleans, a card of
inenib'i ship In tie Pa trie Krancaise, and
other royalist do< uments were found on
his person.
During the examination Mattis boasted
of briny,- royalist and talked contused-
1\ of ha. - ing d04 ids "duty." and obeyed
the dictation of his conscience. H aps of
loyalist ; aeiioii'»•>• literature were found : with the exception of six, who have been
by the police, when they searched Ins brought to Nashville for safekeeping-.
InveSii: n rr.n* (hat Matti. was M'n,y «•'■» vlalta have been
' -•.M.ili < e ; zele.,1 ''ho rged to tie land.
n. utter on when news ol Hfeuor t astro a arKj gives color to the rumor that j Attorney General Howinan Is under-
overthrow a» Preeldettt reached thl« city, he «raa the instrument of a l-oyaftat plot. Uteod to hav* aaoursd several confession*
'will leave here to aid the licwlv aeclaimerl Serious evidence in this dire; lion, how- . ,
President, Gomez. acuainiid t<Vf.r ^ la(klug up tu the present time A V\oi to dynamite property ol a largo
i Of the former exiles Gen. Nicolas Ho- il 's more likely he is only a < rack- j realty company and to kill a merchant
l naldo, who was the moving spirit in the brained individual seeking notoriety, and who had paid less than n. dollar a bu ln l
proponed junta against Castro. slam is out whose I has heeii turned li> ill.• earn f f s.nd llav„ , , u„.
prominent. General Ronuldo's uiginal palgn ■ andal and vilhl i- at ion w inch re- 1 ,MJ-
'plans before, the fight on the Castro actional* newspapers like the Libre Pa-j Hated lo the ai rests. A magistrate was
i regime had been abandoned was for linn ''eh* and L'Actioti have recently been oiu- of tie victims, being given twenty.
| to sail on Monday next with a band of <'°mlucHng. They us -d th< .-caudal hi five lashes on bis bare back. One of
followers for Trinidad Ihence to Vene- connection with thr Stelnheild affair t.» the inierniers was sentenced to death,
! zuela at the most nroplt.lous time fjven make ev iy <-on- ei vabh charge against It is said, and tie sentence would have
after Castro's overthrow lie had planned the government. < von to its being guilty been executed this week but foi the ar-
te go to Trinidad on Monday and wait nl" Political murders, and insinuated that j lest*.
LONDON, Dec :i~ The enrk side of
the London Christmas of 1908 is the groat,
number of unemployed and the distress-
ing prevalence of destitution and suffer-
ing. This is seen principally in London
and at Glasgow and along the Tyne and
other ship-building centers, where many
establishments have been closed and
thousands of men are out of work.
A small band of shabbily-dressed, mis-
erable-looking unemployed persons have
paraded the fashionable shopping streets
Probably Some Sergeants on Leasing
f arms "Stand In'' to Their 0w«
I'ecuniary Benefit, for Op-
portunity Is Present.
#
(By George Waverly Brfggs.)
AUSTIN, Tex . Dec. 26.—The Tex31
penitentiary system seems to be f~eo
from graft. oddly enough, this modern
cancer of the body politic has obtained
no root in the soil of the penal branch < i
the state government. Possibly in tlvi
past its seed have been sown, but they
have not fructified into a present ulcer,
Everything considered, this is a. rather
remarkable fact, and is decidedly a tu-
bute to tin- honesty of Texans. Had thfl
same conditions prevailed elsewhere, at
during the past week, treading their ! If,!4,?1 »'»der the favorable influences thiH
..... i have propagated National scandals, and
way among the Une ol motor cars and with the corrupt element in power that
the crowds t»f aristocratic Christmas has been exposed to public execration in
shoppers. The police accompanied the I ""me ot the sister States, beyond the per-
band in order to prevent di-durbarices J '"Ivcnture of a doubt the penitentlarv
The parad'is shouted in unison as thev■] system would have proven a fertile field
marched "We want woik." ,or grafting.
More, than a thousand unemployed men ' , tThls Is «iue to its widely separated parts,
assembled on the Thames embankment ■ The various ramifications <f the system
every midnight to get tickets to Saiva- cannot be under tlie continual scrutin.v
tlon Arm* shelter. The army, however, ' those officials responsible for its honor
is abh n, accomniodatf but half the . i,n'1 well-being, and the necessity for en-
crowds and tli* others dispersed, many j trusting to such a variety of men the iti-
d them heins: obliged to spend the nights numerable details of the concern appar-
PARENTS FIGflT; INFANT DIES
It Is Dropped by Mother When Hus-
band Attacks Her, and Later
Woman Falls on It, Crushing It.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. 25.—Alfred
Turner, aged ten weeks, was killed dur-
ing a. fight between bis parents here
today.
Win. Turner, the father, a' ording 10
the report made to the police, attacked
bis wif' today because she did riot have
1 renkfast ready when lie came down
stain. Mis. Turner had the child in
her arms and in the fight she dropped
it. to the floor. Sh • was subsequently
knocked down or t> 11 upon the infant,
< rushinc it lo death.
Ho'.h parents were arrest -d.
ROBBERS GET $29,000.
IV.ake a Big Haul From a Monrovia
(Cal.) Haul.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 25.-The
fact has just been made public that the
First National Bank of Monrovia, Cal ,
was robbed of a sum said to amount to
$.9,000 Monday night. Detectives have
been at work on the case, but it is staled
that no clews to the robbers have been
found and no arrests have been made.
The loss of the money was discovered
when the bank opened for business on
Monday. President John Bartlett paid
that, in view of the fact that the bank
IS KILLED BY EXPLOSION
Head Brakeman Victim of Bursting
of Water Guage in Cab of Mogul
Engine on Lake Shore Road.
LA PORTE, Ind., Dec. 25.—The burst-
ing of a water guage in the cab of a
mogul engine running fifty miles an hour
and pulling the fast train on tlv- Lake
Shore road from Chicago to New York,
last nigut resulted in the death of the
load brakeman. the probable death oi
th. fireman and the slight scalding of the
cnriijee;.
The dead man is David N. Weiser,
head brakeman, head crushed.
Th • injured are Elmer Pepl ^le, fire-
man, bit i<?k crushed, right foot crushed
general developments, but y, sterSay an
, urgent appeal was received from Presi-
dent Gomez asking him t.o conic direct
I to the Venezuelan capital. He will i.e
accompanied by Gen. Ramon Ayala. ex-
Vice President of Venezuela, and Oen
| Felix Ambard, who was to have b< i n
' chief of staff of the insurrection. Thev
will sail on the steamship Maracaibo < f
jibe Red D Line, going directly to Cara-
cas.
The Venezuelan colony in New York is
i Jubilant. Bitterly denouncing Castro,
they acclaim PVesldent Gomez as mas-
ter of diplomacy and congratulate him
for his calling of the exiles back to their
th* lab President Fa tire was killed be-
cause he sided against Major Dreyfu*.
.Early tnis v, • < ,< the height of audacity
was reac . d when the reactionary pa-
pers printed circumstantial stories to
make It appear that President Fa'Merrs'
son. when found in the company of the
wile of Philippe Astresse, an advocii.
of the court of appeals, a year ago. shot
and killed the attorney, and that the
police iia\ • hushed up I lie scandal.
Authoritative information subsequently
proved that, young Fallicres did not even
know Mm Astresse.
Mr. White the American Ambassador,
and other members of the diplomat!
native land to ast-ifl lili.i in reror^true- ' 'V w'th,n numb, r
t jon. I "• high officials, <-alled at Hie lCJysee
tlon.
Exiles Summoned Home.
WILDEMSTAD. Dec. 24.—Gen. Gregoria
de Segundo Riero, who for years is said
to have been working in conjunction with
revolutionists against President Castro,
told the Associated Press today that he
Palace today t" exnress their indignation
at the im ult offeied Prr sident Pallleres.
Mattis h.i been formally < barged with
assaulting < magistrate in the exercise
SUMMARY OF ME H'clfi
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.—Weather
forecast:
West Texas: Fair Saturday and
Sunday, warmer in north portion.
East Texas: Fair Saturday and
Sunday, light variable winds.
SAN ANTONIO.
In an unusualiy strong sermon Bishop
J. S. Johnston saya religion has declined
out of door*
i hf newspapers d ily record cases of
i' en bein^ sentenced to imprisonment for
■dealing food, who plead thai they aro
tarvlng or have families suffering from
w'ant. I he appeals to charitable organ-
izations lor help were never so numerous
or so urgent.
The Salvation Army and other charit-
able institutions today gave dinners to
ian\ thousands ot destitute persons, but
these ( hristmes dinners weiv tiny when
' om pa red with tlio needs of the unem-
ployed.
BURN FEET WITH .MATCHES.
Thus Robbers Compel Farmer to
Open His Safe.
'I OLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 25.—By burning
his feet with lighted matches, two masked
robbers early today compelled H. A. Scha-
bow of Curtis, Ohio, near here, to open
the sate in his farmliouse and turn over
5 i 80.
After tying their victim lo his bed with
strips of a sheet and placing a gag In
his month, th • bandits went to the barn,
stole a horse and bu^gv and escaped, a
posse of farmi rs is in pursuit.
^
Is Killed Resisting Arrest.
OKLAHOMA, Okla., Dec. 26.—"Billy"
Lunch was billed today while resisting
arrest by City Marshal .Stouso, his
brother-in-law. Bunch opened fire on
Siotis. and Constable Kennedy when they
sought to arrest him.
oiitly would entail a large per cent ol
treachery and dishonesty. But one ..r
two reprehensible occurrences of magni-
tude have blotted the system's records
and these have been quickly apprehended
and the perpetrators punished.
Rumors of °etty Grafts.
There are rumors that petty grafts ari
exploited even now, et.ief of which is tli«
Continued on page Eleven.
of bis fiim-Hons. This crime is punish I from the ancient Christianity, and that a
able by from two to five years' impris- decided reform In tactics is imperative.
f the reactionary opposi- j
onment
The leaders
tinn to tli* Government and the nc
bad been called to Venezuela by Acting i uppers clvmpionlng1 their case disavow
President _ Gomez, and that lie would < assault and claim that it was In-
leave Sunday for Caracas. Gen. Arlsti ies
lyetteiia. who formerly was Governor of
tin; State af Lara. Venezuela, but who
for a number of years has been in cxih
also has been summoned io Venezuela
by Senor Gomez.
Dutch Cruirer at Willemstad.
WILLEMSTAD, Dec. 2.V -The Dutch
cruiser Gelderland, which has been op- |
orating in Venezuelan waters, arrived
was insured for S25.000 was a casualty taken off. He has a slight chance to
Pftmnnrv t lir. lr*c.-e * r. C|ft„l,k«l,i. - t.HH.lC© IO
^•boulder blade broken, and probably in- ,"M'* Her arrival formally brings
tcrnilly Injured; David Moorhouse, en- * ' "
ginetr, scajde«l by escaping steam.
1 he acident. occurred two miles fast of
this city. When the watt r guage burst
the fireman and brakeman. who wrr--
sitting on the fireman's side of the rah
in direct, range «>f the escaping steam.
believing the boiler was about to blow
up. jumped. The brakeman landed on
his head and was instantly killed. The
fireman rolled back against the train
when he jumped and his left leg and
right foot were crushed.
Engineer Moorhouse stuck to his post,
reversed the lever and applied ti e emer-
gency brakes, bringing the train a
stop.
Th* dead man and the injured fireman
werr picked up and brought to I*aportc
At the hospital RepiogJo's left leg was
amputated and a part of his right foot
company, the loss to the stockholders
would be less than $5000. The bank is
capitalized at $100,000, with a surplus of
$90,000, and has undivided profits of
$120,000.
CHARLES W. SPAI DING IS DEAD.
He Was a Widely Known Kansas
Newspaper Man.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 25.—Charles
West Spalding, a pioneer newspaper man
of Kansas, died at the home of his son. in
Kansas City, Kan., today, aged 79.
Mr. Spalding- was a man of many at-
tainments. He i«? said to have been the
first man to receive a President's message
by telegraph, having been employed at
the time a< a telegrapher in Chicago. At
different tine s he played the violin in
the original McVicker's Theater in Chi-
cago. .md was organist of St. Mary's
Cith- drat • ; that t it. He was a member
of ltie old Hen Cotton minstrel troupe.
Dm ing the Civil Wui he v.-as a V per ial
correspondent ol thr Chicago Times, arid
hi is:;: he engaged in newppapci work-in
Kansas.
BURGLAR IS ALMOST LYNCHED.
Negro Is Saved From Palmetto (Ga.)
Mob.
PAL.METTO, Ga., Dec. 23.—Following
an attempted burglary of the Palmetto
Bank and the burglary of the GuBroth
Hardware Company store at an early
hour this morning by three negroes, one
of the burglars was captured and rjme
near being lynched by the Infuriated
citizens. The crowd was finalh p:. -
vailed upon to let the law take its
course and the negro was taken to Fair-
burn, the county seat of this county, and
lodged in Jail.
Armed with shot guns and rifles, a
score of citizens searched the surround-
Vr eouftry today lor the other negroes
ria negroes drilied off the binges \,i
the outer door «.i the hank safe, hut were
enable to break the hinges and gel at
tl.< bank's cash. After demolishing fur-
niture and fixtures in i},f. i,;,nk i'ie ie -
pros went to the Gulbpdh stoic an.,
Muje pr vera I revolvers and a lot of . u ,-
ridges. Her" ' " - -
to a. dose the Dutch demonstration
against Venezuela. Holland having ic-
i ailed her warships pending the outcome
of the diplonritie negotiations which are
to be resumed between the Netherlands
and Venezuela.
Give Up Following Castro.
MARSEILLES, Dec. 25.—The two Sy-
rians, Grade* and Norfel, who followed
Senor Castro, former president of Vene-
zuela, from Trinidad to Paris, and who
were sent to Marseilles by the Paris po-
lice after being denounced as suspects by
Senor Castro, left here today for Vene-
zuela. The intended going to Syria, but
changed their plans as a result of Cas-
tro's downfall from ihr presidency of
Venezuela.
disrated 11v the police to throw* discredit
unon theh- cause and detract public
attention from graver questions.
HUD RACE ENDS IN DEATH
Automobile Skiria on Dangerous Turn
and Chauffeur Is Killed and Three
Passengers Are Severely Injured.
tactics is imperative.
Christmas Day in San Antonio is ob-
served in an old-fashioned, quiet way.
S. F. Skinner, retiring State Senator,
contends that Thirty-first Legislature
has little to do and should stand pat on
Thirtieth body's acts.
Amendments to criticised laws will only
be landed by friends of those laws, uays
Bob Barker,
Wealthy planter, accidentally shot In
leg, races in special train to San An-
tonio for medical aid; loses leg.
TEXAS.
Hearty celebration of Christmas is re- !
ported from all parts of the State.
Fire at San Angeto does $25,000 damage.
Fire at New Braunfeis is quickly ex-
tinguished.
Dallas man accidentally shot by un-
known v/ho was practicing with a target
College Kitchen
Mackay Building
A clean place to eat now open.
No cracked dishes. No cooking oil.
No food exposed to dust and flies.
Pure butter, pure coffec, pure cream.
Kfnsas City meats, s. A. chickens.
Choicest food at modest prices.
Only Sanitary Kitchen In the city.
Educate your appetite to cleanliness.
The Milking Machines
Reduce cost of milking
cows SO to 75 per cent
CIRCULARS SENT ONAPPLICA TfO\
J.L.S5NCLAIR
dr. FIELDING
SPECIALIST
Diseases of the Kidneys, Bladder, Rectum,
Skin. Blood, Nerves and all Private
Diseases of the Qenlto-
Urlnary Organs.
Offices: 421. 422, 423. 424 Fourth Floo,
Hicks Building. Hours. 9 to 12, 3 to 5
Sundays, 9 to 12 only. Old phono 2200
SEE SAN ANTONIO
on the
Observation Car
Leaves Alamo Plaza
9:30 a. m. and 2:30 p. m. Daily.
Fare 50 Cents
rifle.
DOMESTIC.
CHILD DIES IV fiREAT AGONY
Dress Catches Fire and Little One
Burns to Death in Absence
of Parents.
Special Telegram to The Express.
TEMPLE, Tex., Dec. 2-i.—An accident
destroyed the life of the 4-year-oM child
of John Jez, a farmer living four miles
west of Temple, yesterday. A fire had
been started on the banks of a. creek
OAK I AM' Cal.. Dee. 2T-. .\s a result
of a wild automobile ra< • on the Foot-
hills Boulevard early this morning, one
man v.. - killed tr.d another man and
two young wniicn were sevenh injured.
The accident occurred a short distance
from San Leandro.
Thr* dead man Is Wm. L. Mowrey,
chauffeur
The injured are A. Gorgon sen, Mi:s (
Marie Coig- asen, his sister and Mary I Taft plays qolf and rides horacback.
Jenncon. Will go to Aiken, S. C., today.
«m?T,T;V',iXVWa!V Raiiroad man killed by explosion of wa-
w^th anot!i> i machine tlrUen by John ter gauge on Lake Shore locomotive
a me to grief on a sharn
• Race of automobiley at Oakland, Cal,,
end6 in death of chauffeur.
COCAINE
All drug hubits cured at home. .Strictly '
confidential. We do this and nothing
else, but \\v do It perfectly, and without ;
pain. K. .v M- Chemical Co., Rooms s. 9,
l» and II. 201 W. Houston. San Antonio! I
Texas.
Lest You Forgat
Tungsten Lamps will save you
light bills and make better illumi-
nation for winter reading. We
have them in all .sizes.
J. C. Kinney (SL Co.
301 MAIN AVE.
Christmas Day generally celebrated.
The poor are remembered by the better-
to-do.
Morgan. He
and diuiti-nntH double turn, which Mowry
atu-rnptril to make while stoihr at a ter-
rifle si'ffl. The automobile broke away
from ol its driver, skidded t'n
nr.. side, tt j'lt the eurb and turned enm-
pletoly over Mowry was pinioned un-
der 1 Ki machine. Death was almost in-
pfuntaneou.- The others were thrown
clear of tlir wre.-.k, arid to this fact they
owe their lives.
CREW OF YACHT MUTINIES.
"Emperor of the Sahara" Has Trouble
With Sailors.
TENERH'M". Canary Island, Dec. 25.—
The crew ot the yacht Dahlia, owned by
Jacqiiea I.eBatidy, "Kmperor or the Sa-
hara," mutinied while off this coast, and
hoisted the llnytien colors.
The vessel was forced to put Inlo Santa
'mmssxr.zsnsrmx rr
several hundred yards from the house r'ruz. however, owing to luck of coal, and
lor heating water for the family wash- on arriving here tie- mutineers were ar-
in«. Tie chihl strayed tioo close to the ''""led. \ fresh crew v.'as placed on the
fire during the abs^riee 1,: the""mothei^
with thi resiilt that Its dress beearnc iu
nited and within a short time the child
was completely inclnei at. j.
Il w.i mm. time liei'or, t|„. nioihi r
discovered the accident, and then onlv
yacht 10,1 ay.
Condemns Use of Christmas Tree3.
('Mil'AGO. 111., Dee. 2a.—The forestry
class ol the \rehe t'luh has adopted a
* that the use of
c IchratipR i lirlsf-
Hter the child was dead, i "niirred i 'esoiutlioi provirlm.ff that the use or
mem- "I th. ,i,, .s ln ' "»? 'ebratlnn ciirlsf-
... . ... j ill. I. eat. ,J that, til. .hill lt% „ rior Hurt ' V w,MD'"n ,;'nd indoicnsi-
e. too. thf.v nil; I to ! HC.nv |»J ,oP ,l . „ tlie im.d !1 I T'' 1,JI "" I'"-
otiu iot iu nr., to iw^i 1or tlv ru-
FOREIGN,
President Fallieres of Francc attacked
upon a boulevard of Paris,
I Exiles callcd back to Venezuela.
Christmas In London a sad one, there
being many thousands of unemployed.
Epidemic of disease Is reported at Her-
moslllo, Sonora, Mexico.
SPORTING.
Jack Johnson wins world's heavyweight
championship from Tommy Burns In
fight at Sydney. N. S. W. Police stop
fight In fourteenth round.
Big crowds see the races at the Fair
Grounds.
MAY MAKE MORS ARRESTS.
Sensational Feature of Pittsburg
Scandal Expected Tcday.
PITTSBURG, I'll., Deo. 25.—The Investi-
gation Into the alleged corruption of the
councils of Pittsburg was at a standstill
tnilay, owing II, the Christmas celebra-
tion.
Persistent rumors are to the effect that ,
a large mm,per of additional arresfs are
I>,-m a, rrov. and |t j* intiumied i
tliiil sensational lojture-. of the i.tandal I
are >ei tu come. 1
I
Who Fays I or !he Advertising?*
?
An answer was phoned into The Express
the other day.. Here is what he said:
"The man who does not advertise pays
for his neighbor's advertising In the loss
of business."
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The Daily Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 361, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 26, 1908, newspaper, December 26, 1908; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth441997/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.