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1HF SAN ANTONIO DAILY EXPRESS! WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1907.
liraska mid lowi., In which the railway 1
systems thai own anil control some <>f
Ih« principal lines In IVxiih have lni'gi'
iiiileaRi\ through their Legislature* have
piissed bills reducing llio pmsenu'i
llireg to 2 ifnls per mil'', and the Texas
loads readying then' States are now
selling, or/ preparing Id offer for sale,
tickets Mm Texan points to points In
those iJ*Ttte.s ni J cents per mile.
It la my opinion that reduced rates
ftlnuimte and ln< teas, passenger travel
<is/Wll as they atlmuUite and Increase
FRATERNAL SANITORIlJiVl FOR CONSUMPTIVES.
it/lght traffic, and there would bo ui
Wcreased earnings to the railroads <»t*
'account of reductions, ulthci'gh the In
crease in earning* on that account
might not equal the amount of reduc-
tions on the total number ol passengers
bandied under reduced rates.
It is not always true that the reduc-
tion of rates results in injury to thM
common carriers, but frequn tly il rIv'"
t • then business which would not other-
wise come to them.
Not Racing With Governor.
• see that some of the newspapers are
trying to make it appear that Governor
Campbell and myself aie in a race to
ileti rmlne who shall have tin.- credit hi
1'exas for securing a reduction of tin
j.asrft n«cr fares I want to disclaim any
audi purpose on my part, and to say
i-lthouuh mv slnci-rlty may bo quea-
i!«-noit In some quirte:s—that 1 have not
taken the course l have pursued on the
lli.ilroad Commission for tie purpose of
hirtherlug a:.y aspiration which I may
in tact hav« or which others have as-
i ribed to mo; but 1 have been governed
i.nd now am controlled by an honest
desire to discharge the duties of th-
i iflee of RailroHd Commission\ln falr-
1 ess t«i the railroad companies as well
i»m i o the public. 1 know that this
Ftatemont. on acc.iunt of the vigorous
manner In which 1 ha\« sought t«» on
force the laws in this State relating to
railroads, will not meet with the ap-
1 roval of some, but for such disagrr.
ment with w h it I statu to !>• my pur-
pose I care absolutely nothing.
• 1 am now. as I have roently si ale.
before, in favor of establishing a en.
pasponger rate In this State, believing
•lint rondlllons Ju.'.tllv il, and I can' not
V ho receive- the credit for securing such
» result. K it If. secured lit the next
f.-w vears. I think the r r. <111 Is going
to go to the Governor and to the Ivgis-
' I'eVoV.' the legislative ..•oimiilttee* of the
recent •••Mslon 'f the I.. glsl.il lire. lorn-
tr^sioner Htorey put himself on if id
its nnaltet ahl\ opposed to nmlnrlnp •«">
rates-, passenger or freight. In rex"-
v Mle the «nits now per.ding and hrlor
referred to are unsettled. I as emphati-
< all\ went upon rrrord In favor o t i -
dicing both passenger a.id trelgbt iat •.
rnd 1 am. •horefov. not .iolating an>
I ropriety in sitting my vUwa .»t tins
time because they are tlronly n 10
;Vd nnd well known to tie informed
public.
In Hands of Mayficld.
Therefore, the muter of whether or
not rates. Doth passenger and lieigH.
V,ill be reduced by the Railroad tom-
mission while these stilts ate pending s
lr. the hands of the present ehtirmtin,
iUllsou Mayfield. and I see it silted ju
tlie public press, as lie has IrequentL
Mated t" me in person and in wntte i
memoranda, thai he I* in favor ol mak-
ing reductions, hut n"t while those suits
are pending.
I nless the railroads dismiss these suits
or a majority of til? Commission take
aurh action as will result in their dis-
missal. they will probably be pending
either in thp District Court tor the W eat-
en District or Texas, In the Federal
circuit Court or in tho United States Su-
pieino Court for the next four years.
If the Kailroad Commission of Texas,
therefore, declines to reduce rates that
they believe ought to be reduced because
the railroads have suits pending against
it. the chances are that suits will always
be ponding and untried, and, as I havo
frequently said before to my associate*
nnd upon other occasions, the onlv appeal
which the people or Texas havo trim the
decisions of the Railroad Commission, or
from its non-action, is to the Leglsla-
t tiro.
Had my motion for a two and one-half
rent rate, made nearly eighteen month*
ago. been adopted the question would
nave been practically settled and would
r.ot have been an -88110 in any political
campaign, a conservative hate wouUl
have been established and one which
would have remained in effect perhaps
without agitation for several years.
Those, however, who disagreed with me
on that wore not willing, from one cause
or another, to accord to me any sin-
cerity in my purpose to secure a fair,
conservative and just rate, but preferred
II allege that T was acting for political
purpose*.
In this connection T want to say that,
my political experience has not been a
profitable one and 1 care naught for
lienor or for office unless I can discharge
the duties of that office with honor and
credit to myself and to the satisfaction
o! the people who ijave it to me.
Katy's Hands Arc Tied.
Now. If a general order of tho* Rail-
road Commission were Issued on the sub-
ject of passenger rates, or of cotton
lates, or 01 lumber rates, all of which
aie higher in Texas than in neighboring
h'tatos, the Southern Pacific lines, the
Rock Island and the Frisco lln?s, t! e
Texas A: Pacific, the International Xz
Great Northern and the Santa Fe, could
g> into the Federal Courts and secure
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SILENT REAPER
CLAIMS FAMOUS
CHIEF OF CREEKS
Pleasant Porter Suffers a Stroke
of Apoplexy at Vinita Which
Proves Fata!.
MAIN BUILDING AT ALAMOGORDO, N. M.
THH frnteriiiil Kanitorluin Tor consumptives, long a dream, is now a realization.
The first buildings of the Institution havo Just been completed, and the first
patients are now being taken care of. Many lodges throughout tlm country are
Interested In the project and before another year, if they all make good their
announced intentions, the Institution will have increased to several times Its size
and will be a small city of sick men, members of some one of tile many fraternal
organizations of the country. It Is a great work this sanitorlum has In view, this
treatment of the victims of the great white plague which threatens America, ami
from its very Inception It has attracted the attention of leading fraternal men and
scientists and doctors.
PHAMJRLAIN'S
A few doses of this remedy wllLin-
variably cure an ordinary attaefc of
diarrhoea.
It can always be depended upon,
evfti in the more severe attacks of
cramp colic and cholera morbus.
It is equally successful for summer
diarrhoea and cholera infantum in
children, and is the means of saving
the lives of many children each year.
When reduced with water and
sweetened it is pleasant to take.
Every man of a family should keep
this remedy in bis home. Buy it now.
Price, 25c. LaroeSize, sue.
QCcu/t}
SHIRTS
UNEXCELLED FOR TIT AND
WCAR.
WHITE AND EXCLUSIVE FANCY
FABRICS.
AIR rOR THC CLUCTT IHIPT AND
COOK row THC CLUCTT LABEL.
CLUETT. PEABODY 4 CO.
or MMW
h writ 01' injunction, as they have don*»
heretofore and are doing now, and tie
ui* said order and prevent its enforce-
ment ugainet those lines and against
those systems. Hut the Missouri, Kan-
sas flr Texas Hallway Company of Texas,
reaching all of the principal cities and
towns in the State and running nortn
and south, could not do so. because of
a provision in the act passed by the Leg-
islature in 1>W authorizing a consolida-
tion ol the Hherman, bhreveport &■ Houth-
e~n Railway, extending from McKinney
t<i Waakom. with the Missouri. Kansas
& Texas Railway Company of Texas,
hcction 7 of Laid consolidation act reads
as follows:
"Sec. 7 All courts within this Stat%
are required to take judicial n :co of
this aet, and of the powers an I i\ileges
herein granted in lik? manner as if the
s.ime were a general law, the acceptance
of the provisions of this act is an agree-
ment on the part of the Missouri, Kan-
sas K Texas Railway Company in Texas
to abide by and submit to the rates,
rules, regulations and requirements of
tne Railroad Commission or the St;*te of
Texas until the same are set aside by
tho court of competent jurisdiction on
final hraeinp. and tins act shall not ne
conclusive of the rights of tho State ns
to any question of law or fact necessary
or presumed to havo been determined by
tnr Legislature in order to comply with
Article lo, Sections .ri and «» of the. Con-
stitution of the State of Texas."
Would Lay Itself Liable.
It will be scon from the foregoing that
if the .Missouri, Kansas Ac Texas Rail-
way Company of Texas were to join
in an application for a temporary in-
junction against the enforcement of an
order which the Railroad Commission
of Texas could lawfully make, that it
would .subject itself to a torfeiture of
all of its rights acquired' under the pro-
visions of said act and in addition lay
itself liable to a forfeiture of Its charter.
On account of this risk the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas Railway Company of
Texas would noi consent to make ap-
plication for a temporary writ of in-
junction restraining the enforcement of
reduced rates in tne suits now pending
in the Federal Court lor the Western
District of Texas, above referred to, and
hence the railroads only asked that
rates be restrajned after hearing upon
the facts. Ana it Is my opinion Uiat
should the court decide these cases
against t he Railroad Commission of
Texas, that the Missouri, Kansas »y
Texas Railway Company of Texas
could not take advantage of such
decision until a final hearing of the
ease m the United States Supreme Court
was had, ana hence i apprehend no dan-
ger frjin the injunction against the
rates of the Commission until the high-
est judicial tribunal in the land passes
upon the tesue.
And the consolidation set t'or the
benefit of the St. Louis Southwestern
Railway Company of Texas, passed by
the 26th Legislature, in 1X91), also con-
tains the following provision:
Sec. 7. The courts within this State
are rejuired to take judicial notice ol'
this act and of the powers and privi-
leges herein granted in like manner as
if the same were a general law. By ac-
cepting the provisions of this act. the
St. Louis Southwestern Railway Com-
pany of Texas agrees to abicte by the
rates, rules and regulations of tie- Rail-
road Commission of the State of Texas,
until the same are sec aside by a court
of competent jurisdiction on final hear-
ing. Tnia act shall not be conclusive of
the rights of the S'tate as to any ques-
tion of law or fact necessary or pre-
sumed to have been determined by the
Legislature in order to comply with
Article 10, Section o and ti of the Con-
stitution of the State of Texas "
Provisons Are the Same.
The above is identical with the pro-
vision in the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
consolidation act and a general order
applying to all the roads would" secure
the reduced rate on the St. Louis South-
western Railway of Texas system and
the Missouri, Kansas «& Texas system of
Texas, even though the other railroads
in the State should tie up the order by
writs of temporary it. junction issued
by Federal Courts, which course I do
not believe the other roads would take
because of the enormous benefit which
would result to the two lines or two
systems which would be compelled, un-
der their contract with tho State, to
observe such reductions until the order
establishing same was set asidj by a
court of competent jurisdiction on final
hearing, which in such cases moans the
United States Supreme Court.
Therefore. 1 feel no hesitancy in say-
ing thai if the Commission kp to pur-
sue the policy of not ieducing rates,
where the reductions ought to be made,
on a .'count of injunction proceedings
pending in the Federal Courts against
it. then the nubile will have to look and
appeal to the Legislature.
I still believe this Is a Government
regulated <by law. As a citizen and pub-
lic official, desiring 10 be lawabiding,
1 yield to tho di* turn of Federal and
State Judges. But I d<* not fear tliem.
The right or wrong if any action must
always lie subject to be judicially tested.
The writ of injunction ir i prop* r rem-
edy and I would not abridge it; but
judges are but human and may possibly
err and abuse the writ. I say without
hesitation and with earnestness, that
tho orders of the Railroad Commission
and the facts of the Legislature .*f sov-
ereign States should n »t be tied.'up and
nullified for irdefinite periods /of time
bv temporary write of injunction issued
by Federal Judges without giyVtg to th
States or their officials a chance to be
heard. The practice is a judicial form
of nullification and has been brought
Into use tor the benefit of corporations
Tho Fourteenth Amendment adopted
for the protection of the negroes has
been Interpreted for the benefit of cor-
porations which are held) to bo persons
with all the rights of citizens. But in
my opinion corporations havo only such
rights .is the law confers upon them,
while th3 citizen has rights which the
law cannot destroy.
If, in the exercise of his discretionary
powers, without a hearing, a Federal
Judge restrains the enforcement of a
law. thus suspending its operation, such
action will not deter mo In proceeding
"i an orderly and proper manner In th^
discharge of my public obligations, the
discharge of which dors not come with-
in the restraint placed upm me by the
judicial will
1 have made the foregoing statement
explicit and rather full bo that, there
will be no excuse for a misunderstand-
ing of the law, of the facts or of my-
self. I state further. In conclusion, that
1 have never felt and do not now feel
envious or Jealous of either of my asso-
ciates. Governor Campbell or any one
else, but stand ready to co-operate with
them or either f'^ them in the discharge
of an\ duty under the law. or the ac-
i onipllshment of nnv Just, tnd where T
may conscientiously agree with either
or all of them.
WEATHER AND CROPS.
DEVINE FARMERS PROSPEROUS.
In Spite of Bad Crops Excellent Fi-
nancial Conditions Prevail.
John T. Briscoe, a prominent business
nan of Devlne, was one oC the quests
al the Bexar Hotel yesterday. He said:
"While the drouth has cut the cotton
crop abcut Devine abaut one-thir l,, and
it is sti'.l very dry in that vicinity, the
farmers and other residents in that sec-
tion are in excellent financial shape.
There have been five good successive
crops ol all kinds grown previously and
have been sold at good figures by the
producers.
■■Tills has put money In their pockcts
and in circulation in the neighborhood so.
even with a drouth on, our people aro>
prospering and no complaint ;« heard
there. We have learned to acknowledge
that a dry season is bound to come every
once in a while. If we can have three,
or even two propitious seasons and raise
the kind of crops that are customary
during such seasons, wo can saue»*e
through the dry ones without any diffi-
culty.
"We believe that we have one of the
best farming sections of the country in
our vicir.ity."
HIS WAS A CAREER OF
GREAT DISTINCTION
(By Long Distance Tebphono.)
Ml'rtKOOKE, 1. T., Sept. 3.-Chief
Pleasant Porter of the Creek tribe la
deal from a stroke of apoplexy suf-
fered by him this morning ai 8 o'clock at
the Cobb Hotel, in Vlnlta. His hemo
was in this city.
A Democrat, a politician and a Con-
federate soldier, and termed by Presi-
dent lb osevelt as the greatest living
Indian, America lias lost another of Its
groat Indian chiefs in the death of Pleas-
ant. Porter.
lie was in many respects a remark-
able man, and whllo he frequently
claimed to be full-blooded and proud
thereof, many thought there was i mix-
ture in ids blood. He was at leas' one
of the most conspicuous figures among
the great chiefs who are still loft it'
the fist diminishing ranks of tho Ametl-
can Indian.
In his day lie had bis smell of pow-
der. his taste of blood, and whatever
spirit lurked In his breast In the earlier
times, he bow»'d to the will of civiliza-
tion and became a good citizen of this
i ountry.
He, probably more than any other
great chief, adopted the tactics and the
ways of the white man. From a natural
aversion of anything that was of tho
Cfovcrnment, he became a Democrat and
expounded the ffoctrlnes of that party
among his people. He rapidly acquired
the ways of the politician, and to liis
everlasting credit it is sold he whi a
boo,i one. Tammany Hall, it Is doubt-
ful, could havo taught him a. great deal
of the political game. He was as cun-
ning in this paleface game as were the
Tudlans on his natlvo heath—tho broad
plains.
Chief Pleasant. Porter died in Ills sixty-
fifth year, and is survived by sons and
daughters. He is said to have hoen 'i.
nephew of Governor Purkln, the war
Governor of Pennsylvania. Ho leav^^i
considerable fortune, ,-ind his daughters
are belles In Muskogee society.
STANDARD OIL
DISSOLUTION SUIT
IS POSTPONED
Hearing in the Action Brought by
United States Government Goes
Over Until Thursday.
OPPOSING ATTORNEYS
ARE IN CONSULTATION
client
HEAVY DOWNPOUR AT CARRIZO.
First Rain in Three Months and Citi-
zens are Jubilant.
Special Telegram to The Express.
CARRIZO SPRINGS, Tex., Sept. 3.—X
heavy rain fell here this afternoon at 5
o rlock and there are indications of Its
continuing. Thi« is the first good rainfall
in this section of the State In thre3
months and consequently the citizens aro
jul.llant.
Big Receipts at Temple.
Spotial Telegram to The Express,
TEMPLE, Tex., Sept. Cotton re-
ceipts yesterday amounted to 170 bale*,
the higliwater mark of the season, and
a totnl cr -i-li bales received to date. Of
t'r.e former number, 106 were sold at
prices ranging from 1X.60c to lit.75c, but
the remainder were either stored by the
owners or else taken home rather than
seil for less % than 11 cents.
Norther at Round Rock.
Special Telegam to The Express.
ROUND ROCK, Tex., Sept. 3.—A light
shower fell here this morning, followed
bv a cool, brisk norther, the first this
season.
Tons and Tons of Onion Seed.
Special Telegram to The Express.
LAREDO, Tex.. Sent. 3. -It is estimated
that sev» ral" thousand pounds of onion
serd have been received already by onion
growers to meet the requirements of the
eeming season of onion planting.
1800 Bales at Shiner.
Special Telegram to The Express.
SHINER. Tex., Sept. 3.—Up till Mon-
day night there had been 1500 bales of
cotton marketed In Shiner. The same
da'e last year showed bales re-
ceived.
Report on Cotton Ginned.
Special Telegram to The Express.
FORT WORTH, Tex.. 8<Dt. 3.-Owr-
<r.s of the two tins here have 'reported
US bales >if cotton ginned during the
month of July. ^
ENDEAVORERS OF
THIS DISTRICT TO
CONVENE TODAY
Meeting of Yonng People Will
Held During Three Days
at Center Point.
INSTRUCTIVE PROGRAM
WILL BE OBSERVED
Special Telegram to The Exprew.
CENTER POINT. Tex., S«pt. 8.-The
meeting of the San Antonio District of
the Christian Endeavor will be com-
menced tomorrow and continue over
Thursday and Friday. Embraced In the
San Antonio district are thirty-sveen
counties, though there will be represen-
tations only from eight societies, four of
which are in ?an Antonio.
The pre gram tor tho three days' meet-
ing is:
Wednesday night — Devotional, Rev.
W. 'i'. Nicholson, Harper; welcome -ad-
dress, Virgil Storms, Center Point;
words ot' greeting from the Epworth
League and B. Y. P. U. of Center Point;
response, Ray Mackey, Madison Square;
convention sermon, The fircret Power,
Rev. James Drummond, East End.
'1 hursday morning — Sunrise prayer
meeting, That Gjd may use us to win
souls, led by Rev. Arthur L. Udell; de-
votional, Mrs. Aloneo Roes, Center
Point; roll rail of district nnet reports;
superintendent's report; music; address,
Christian Enthusiasm. Sabinai; confer-
ence, llow Your Society Has Helped
You.
Thursday afternoon—devotional, Madi-
son Square; Keeping the Pledge ir Spirit
or Letter. First Christian, £'an Antonio;
tne efficient missionary committee, Mrs.
Eugene Mis (rot, Gonzales; discussion,
How Shall We Make the Prayer Meet-
ing More* Attractive; the Lookout Com-
mittee. East End. San Antonio; Chris-
tian Endeavor Church Loyalty. Rev.
Arthur Ode 11; Christian Endeavor Inter-
denominational Fellowship. Rev. \Y\ T.
Nicholson.
Thursday night—Devotional. Sabinai;
Madison Square Quartette; address, The
Young Man in Linen, Rev. W. W.
Wharton.
Friday morning—Sunriso piuyer meet-
ing, the Living Mission; song service;
! devotional. East End San Antonio; Our
! District, What it May Moan to Us, Mrs.
C. H Wilson; organization of district;
address. The Joy of Service. Central
Christian; Quarter iVntury Memorial.
Miss Maude Edens; The Tenth Legion,
Row J \V. Bottonfioid, Beeville.
Friday afternoon- Devotional, Central
Christian; Some of God's Promises,
children of Oncer- Point; Building up
the Christian Kndravor through the
Junior, Mrs. \\. W. Wharton. First
Christian; How to fKvc a Junior So-
ciety of Christian Endeavor, Miss 'Lula
Smith. State Junior superintendent;
Junior flag song, children of Center
Point.
Friday night —Devotional. First Chris-
tian; unfinished bus; nous; consecration
sermon, file Great Life Purpose, Rev.
J. M. Strnator. Center Point; purpose
meeting. Mlzpah.
Rheumatism, more painful in this ell-
mate than any other affliction, cured by
Prescription No. 2851, by Elmer & Am-
end. For sale by all druggists.
Good Pecan Yield. •
Sj-eclnl Telegram to Th* ExpVess,
(iON/.AIJiS, 'IVx.. Sept. ^Notwith-
standing the faet I hat many peenns are
fnllins from the trees.'the yield prom-
ises to be a good one ill this county
this year.
Store and Stock Destroyed.
BROWNE3VII.LK, Tex.. Sept. 3.~Fire
("estroyed the store ooeupied by Ij. l.on-
Korla it Mereerles last night. th° stork
ef goods, valued at being also de-
rtroyed. The building was owned by A.
S. CauatA atd was worth J20W.
NEW YORK, Sept. 3.—The taking or
testimony in this city in the suit brought
by the United States Government at St.
Iyoulp last December lo dissolve tho
Standard Oil Company, under the pro-
visions of the Sherman anti-trust low,
was postponed today until Thursday at
tho request of counsel for the del end-
ant company.
It was announced that the adjourn-
ment of the hearing would facilitate
matters, Inasmuch as tho ooposing at-
torneys are in consultation over various
matters which could best be handled in
tholr preliminary stages oui of court.
The attorneys for the Government
were ready to proceed when former
Judge Franklin Ferns of St. Louis, tho
special examiner appointed by the
federal Court, took the bench In the
T'nltod States Circuit Court room today,
but offered no opposition l" th< post-
ponement.
WRITES 100 TIMES FOR ONE.
New Device Will Aid Trust Magnate
in Signing Checks.
Special Telegram to Tho Express.
CHICAGO. Ill , Sept. 3.—In this day of
large combinations of capital and tho
formation of giant trusts, the vast amount
i of business that the average business
I man Is called upon to dispose of in a
I day, Is little short of amazing, and any
device that will produce a short cut to
results is eagerly sought after and im-
mediately applied. A man In New York
has Just, perfected a device that will bp
shown at the National Business Show at
Madison Square Garden Oct li! to 19, and
at the Chicago Coliseum Nov. !> to 16.
by means of which a trust magnate may
sign as many as 100 checks or stock cer-
tificates at one time. This will prove a
great boon to business men who are
called upon to perform this tn^k or who
have a large volume of correspondence
to dispose of.
The device is arranged in the form of
a small table with a series of arms pro-
jecting from a common center. At the
ond of each arm is a. clasp and in each
one of these clamps is placed a. fountain
pen. Tho writer guides the master pen
and all the others follow the strokes so
that every signature is, therefore, genu-
ine and original. Tills will prove to bo
particularly valuable hi signing pay
checks and circular letters. In addition
to making signatures it may he used for
writing entire letters or documents so
that if It is desired to make a number
of original copies of an instrument In
lona hand It may be done very easily and
quickly with this device.
This, along with hundreds of other
clever devices, will be peon at these
shows, and while some ieieas that have
been recently perfected in the business
world have been spoken of as "adding
another arm to the business man." this
device adds a hundred all at one stroke.
POSTPONE ALTON HEARING.
Grand Jury Will Not Hear Charges
Until Sept. 24.
CHICAGO. 111., Sept. 3.—The grand jury
Investigation of charges against the
Chicago & Alton Railroad in connection
with rebates granted to the Standard
Oil Company has been postponed until
Sept. iU.
Final Suit Reduction
Such offerings as these you seldom have the chance to
take advantage of. We offer you the best clothes made
at prices that are nearly at one-half the regular price; in
most instances one-half regular price.
$2>, #30 and $3) Suits now only
$17.50
$20.00 and $22.90 Suits now only
$14.50
$1J,$17.>0 and $18.^0 Suits now only
$10.50
$12.50 Suits now only
$9.00
$10.00 Suits now only
$7.50
At these prices we incHiJe, without reserve, every two
and three piece, blue, black and fancy summer or medium
weight suit in our two stores for youths and men.
Special reductions in our Boys' and Children's
Departments.
riKRrtk
. '• >'.t ."<» J k* . •
TEN ARE INJURED
IN THE COLLISION
NEAR HOUSTON
A Telegraph Operator's Mistake
Thrusts 3000 Lives Into
Jaws of Death.
TWO LOCOMOTIVES ARE
•REDUCED TO SCRAP IRON
MORTUARY.
Mrs. Caroline Miller.
Mrs. Caroline Miller, aged 77 years,
died at her late home, 1105 Sixth Street,
early * yesterday afternoon. Death is
said to have been caused by old age
and by injuries sustained from a fall
from |ii buggy two weeks ago.
Mrsj Miller was a native of Germany,
but has resided in Texas practically all
of her life. She has been a resident ol
this city for fifteen years. When she
first came to Texas she landed at In-
dia no'a, and resided in that town until
it was destroyed by the storm. Mrs.
Miile- escaped injury, and then went to
another part ol the State to live.
One son, John F. Miller; one daughter,
Mrs. Caroline Montier, and a grand-
daughter. Miss Emllc Montier, survive
the dead woman. The funeral will be
held from the residence at 5 o'clock this
afternoon, interment to be in City Ceme-
tery No. 4. Rev. August Didzun will
officiate.
Special Telegram to The Express.
HOUSTON, Tex., Sept. 3.—Full details
have been received here concerning the
wreck on the Galveston branch of the
Galveston, Harris burg & San Antonio
h'ailway, occasioned by the collision of
two passenger trains and resulting in ten
\ ersons being seriously injured and one
frtally. It Js understood that it Is due
to a mistake in transmission of an order
on the part of a telegraph operator
that tin- two passengers, oearing some
3000 souls, crashed together two miles
north of Strang nt 8:30 o'clock last night.
At the time tho two trains were run-
ning ut. the rale of twenty miles an
hour upon the open prairie on a straight
track, and th« force of the Collision was
si gn at that it was heard ut L,a Porte,
11 vp miles away.
The injured arc:
Engineer Raymond Stowe, fn tally;
Brakeman Bond; a fireman; Mrs. S.
Adams. Houston Heights, bruised about
'lie head; Mrs. L». Faden, Galveston,
bruises on fare and leg; Mrs. Sophie
Block. Galveston, face badly bruised;
Mrs. O. A. Beal, Galveston, elbow dis-
located; Mrs. I^avinla Robinson, left arm
hurt; Samuel Harris, negro. Houston,
cut across right eye; Joe Horn, negro.
Houston, badly cut across right temple;
I'hil Rogers, negro, Houston, badly hurt
about the moui.li.
In taddltlon to those Carried above,
many who were only slightly bruised
wtre l.»ft at Strang, with about 30«)0 other
excursionists from Houston who wero
homeward bound from Galveston.
The force of the collision reduced the
two engines to ci mass of wreckage and
they lay piled upon one another, fit
only for tho scrap heap Save the bag
f;>ge car from Galevston, no other cars
left the rails.
Raymond Stowe. the engineer on the
Houston-bound train, remained at his
pest of duty even after the wreck was
; Inevitable. Supressing an inclination to
jump, he returned to his throttle and
r.pplled the brakes. He succeeded In les-
renlug the speed of his train a fraction,
but lio is expectcd to die as the result
of Injuries sustained.
Stowe's fireman Aimped and escaped
Injury, as did the fireman on the otnev
engine. The other engineer also jiwnped,
but was seriously injured.
It is consl lored a miracle that more
persons were not seriously Injured, as
the train from Galveston was paoked and
jammed with returning Houstenians. So
Rreat was the crowd that, according to
passengers, many men ^ere standing lip
and sitting on the steps, and even, as
one man said, using the water cooler
for s»»ats.
When th« operator whose mistake
caused the collision resllzed what would
result, and that ho could not prevent
the accident, he fled, and at an early
hour this morning he had not been lo-
rated. His condition was hardly Ws
wild than that of the trains crews after
the accident occurred, for those who
were not hurt became excited and it
was some time before they called for
hfrlp.
Kellff ram* to t'm injured slowly A
spt-clal hospital train, carrying surgeon*
and nurses, did not leave Houston until
about !0:3n. and It was 11:30 before »uc-
ror rpme l'he spucial train conglsted
of a hospital 'ar and tho private cav
of Oencr'il Superlntendanl Radetiki of
I he Houston & Texn* Central.
The more seriously wera brought to
Houston. The thro railroad employes
were brought In tho hospital oar, whllo
I he paaaengers who were hurt remained
In the passenger coaches. _ ,
At 8trang passengers for Galveston
v.ere sent on to their destination, but
Uw Houstonlans who 'Wfre returning
home, ex ept thone who crowded Into
the two passenger coaches, were forced
to remain at Strang and may not reach
Houston until daylight this morning.
Many w.imen and children r.re among
thoso waltin.r. and no doubt sustained
much suffering and privation as the re-
sult of their enforced stay rn the pral-
ile.
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By Millions of Mother#.
Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup for
children teething soothes the child, soft-
ens the gums, reduces Inflammation, al-
lays pain, cures wind colic. 25c bottle.
DEMAND $7 A DAY.
Bricklayers at Amarlllo Are on Strike
for Higher Pay.
Special Telegram to The Express.
AMARIU.O, Tex.. Sept. 3.—Demand-
ing an Increase In pay to $7. an eight-
hour day and the privilege of electing
their own foremen, tho union bricklayers
at this place have "walked out." As
bricklayers are in great demand here,
owing to the large amount of brick work
in new buildings, they are at present,
receiving »6 per eight-hour day. Con-
tractors are confident that the strikers
will lose out.
/Building Strike In Havana.
Havana, Cuba, Sept. 3.—Building con-
struction in the Capital is at a stand-
ftlll because of a strike of masons who
demanded payment ot their waves In
American money,' which has been ex-
pected since the sugar makers' strike.
Joseph Ruhnke.
Joseph Ruhnke, aged 41 years, died
last night at 10 o'clock at the Santa
Rosa Infirmary. Ills death was unex-
pected. An hour before the. end iio
seemed to be improving. Surviving him
are four brothers, Edward. Alfred, Al-
bert and Jacob Ruhnke, all ivs.ldina
here.
The funeral will take place this after-
noon I'lom the parlors of the San An-
tonio Undertaking and Embalming Com-
pany. and later from St. Joseph's
Church.
T. J. Furr.
After camping in a tent on Alamo
Heights for several months in hope of re-
gaining his health, T. J. Furr, a native
of North Carolina, died yesterday after-
noon. He was i'»0 years of age and is
survived by his widow and one child.
The funeral will be held from the
chapel of the Pearce-Robinson Undertak-
ing Company at 5 o'clock this afternoon.
Interment will be made in the Odd Fel-
lows' cemetery.
Malaria Causes Loss of Appetite.
The Old Standard Grove's Tasteh ss Chill
Tonic drlv«s out malaria; builds up sys-
tem. For grown people and rhlldrcn; 50c.
DEATH RECORD.
Rev. John W. Thompson.
Rperial Telegram to The Express.
ROUND ROCK, Tex., Sept. 3,-Rev.
,o hn \Y. Thompson, a Mehtodist min-
ister. died hero yesterday after a linger-
ing illness of eight months or more. H#v.
Mr. Thompson was 5f» years of age. He
viis born in Tennessee. Ho had served
tventy years In iho Methodist Episcopal
Church. South.
Franklin Winters.
Special Telegram to The Express.
MOORE. Tex., Sept. .1.—Franklin Win-
tors, a prominent citlsen of Moore, dM
this morning of heart failure.
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