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110 FEBRUARY
PIANO CLUB
A Olgnntlc Money-Saving
Proposition.
Investigate at Once.
THOS. GOGGAN A BROS.
Houston & Navarro.
VOLUME XLIII.—NO. 60
MEXICAN MONEY FOR SALE
FOR USE OF TOURISTS BY
The Lockwood National Bank
Corner Commerce and Navarro Streets
E.B. Chandler1■=£?
102 East Crockett Street.
Notes Bought
Real Estate For Sale
T. C. FROST,
President.
J. T. WOODHULL,
Vice President.
NED MclLHENNY,
Cashier.
Frost National Bank
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
0apys'rpru2 $600,000.00
Exchange Drawn on Principal Cities In Europe and Mexico. Mexican
Money Bought and Sold.
ALAMO NATIONAL BANK
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
Capital &i\d Surplus $600,000.00
DIRECTORS:
1. Srhmel.'zer, C. C. tilbhs. William Ne^ley, Ernest Steves. Oeorge C.
Vtughan. O. A. C. HaJff, Joseph Courand. J. N. Brown. Otto Meerscheidt
On Sale Today!
FORT WORTH AND RETURN S9.90
MEXICO CITY AND RETURN $26.60
Through Sleepers and Chair Ca _
QUE NIGHT TO ST. LOUIS
City Office 122 Alamo Plaza J. W. DALHY, P. * T. A.
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ATTEMPT TO MURDER
ARGENTINA PRESIDENT
BOMB DROPPED AT FEET OF DR.
ALCORTA FAILS TO EXPLODE.
Assailant, Believed to Be Insane, Is
Arrested, as Are Three Suspicious
Persons in Vicinity—No Po-
litical Significance. •
BUENOS AYRBS, Feb. 28.—Dr. Figuero
AVcorta, President of the Republic, early
this evening was the object of an abor-
tive attempt at assassination at the
hands of a native of Argentina, who
hurled a bomb at the President as the
latter aJightod from his carriage in front
of his residence. The missile did not ex-
plode.
The miscreant, who is believed to be
insane, was arrested, and three other
persons who were acting in a suspicious
manner also were taken into custody by
the police. Dr. Alcorta was not at all
perturbed. He considers the action that
of an insane man.
The following official statement re-
garding the occurrence was given out:
"His Excellency was alighting from a
carriage about 6 o'clock this evening
when an individual who was afterward
identified as an Argentinan of mixed
blood, named Solan Regis, dropped at the
President's feet a bomb, which happily
did not explode. Dr. Alcorta, witli great
coolness, promptly kicked the infernal
machine away from him, while his aide
do camp, Captain Anabi, seized the crim-
inal and prevented his escape.
"The police immediately procured a
pail of water into which they placed the
bomb, which emitted a sulphurous odor.
"President Alcora meantime had turned
to expostulate with his would-be assas-
sin. but, owing to the possibility of the
bomb still exploding, he was gently forced
by his aide de camp upon the porch of
his residence.
"The police afterward arrested three
men prowling in the neighborhood as sus-
pects.
"The bomb was mndc from a common
paint, can and is believed to contain about,
ten kilos of explosives.
"His Excellency showed no signs of
perturbation during the incident, merely
attributing the act to a disordered mind."
As soon as the news of the occurrence
became public all the Ministers, the chief
of police, high officials and inanv per-
sonal friends hastened to the President's
house and congratulated him on his es-
cape.
Regis refuses to give any information
concerning his aotion. though he denies
that he was the emissary of anyone.
The outrage Is not believed to have anv
political significance.
MERGER PAPERS SIGNED.
Mexican Centrai and National Lines
Are Merged Under Control
of Government.
CITY OF MEXICO, Fob. 28,-The
papers In the merger of the Mexican
Central nnd National I,tne.s were signal
late this afternoon. after a conference
between R W. Palmer, representing New
York financial Interests, and Minister of
Finance Ltmantour for the Mexican Gov-
ernment
This culminates the long-drawn-out
negotiations and causes the greater part
of the railway mileage of the country to
pacs Into the control of the Federal Gov-
ernment.
Primaries Held at Cnnlt.
Bpeelal Telegram to The Express.
ENNIS, Tex., Feb. ».-T1ie aecond city
primary election today resulted for
mayor. T. H. Collier. M6: Earl Fain. 3.16.
Alderman Ward No. I, J. M. Chapman,
OS; Bowls Orton, SS».
SUMMARY OF IDE NEWS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—Weather
forecast:
East Texas: Fair in south, rain
and colder in north portion Saturday;
Sunday colder and generally fair.
West Texas: Fair Saturday, colder
in northwest portion; Sunday colder
and generally fair.
Local Weather Forecast.
For San Antonio and vicinity:
Warmer and showers.
SAN ANTONIO.
Financial statement of School Board
shows that cost of new buildings and
grounds exceeds appropriation by $45,000.
Worklngmen of San Antonio protest
against State-wide prohibition.
Army officers say new test ride will
resolve Itself Into foot race.
City flies motion for new trial In Hous-
ton Street condemnation proceedings.
Operation of Juvenile Court Is pleasing
to officers here.
Association of American, Mexican and
Canadian cattle raisers Is planned.
TEXAS.
Safe blowers rob two places at La-
vernia.
Railroad Commissioner Colquitt talks
about the International 4. Great North-
ern receivership.
Fifteen more days granted Texas A.
Pacific Railroad to make answer to Im-
provement order.
Waters-Plerce case very likely to get
Into the United States Supreme Court.
Renting of the Alamo property is de-
ferred.
Receiver Freeman of the International
& Great Northern will consult with Rail-
road Commission today.
DOMESTIC.
Comprehensive plans for improvement
of Galveston harbor on magnificent scale
are hinted at in resolution authorizing
survey of the Galveston waters.
Texas will get no fish from Govern-
ment fisheries because of antlpass law.
Prof. Lewis Haupt Is refused Injunction
restraining prosecution of work on Aran-
sas Pass Jetty.
Wu Ting Fang, new Chinese Minister,
arrives In San Francisco.
Former Governor Bradley, Republican,
is elected Senator by Kentucky Legisla-
ture.
FOREIGN.
Unsuccessful attempt to assassinate the
Shah of Perrfla Is made at Teheran.
French government proposes to take
more energetic measures to restore order
in Morocco.
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria weds
Princess Louise of Reuss.
Women's suffrage bill passes first read-
ing In British House of Commons.
The principle of the income tax has
been Indorsed by a decisive vote In the
French Chamber.
Dynamite bomb thrown against car-
riage of President Alcorte of Argentina
falls to explode.
Sixteen bodies recovered from the Ro-
sita (Mexico) mine and seventy-six men
are missing.
SPORTING.
Crescent City Jockey Club has resumed
the Eastern system of betting.
Tamar won feature event at City Park,
New Orleans.
Mendon, a 30-to-1 shot, captured first
race at Oakland.
Col. Bob, at 1 to 4. won fourth race at
Santa Anita and Rubicon won fifth, at
15 to t.
Abe Atteii wins in the seventh round
In his fight with Cdward Kelly in San
Francisco.
16 BODIES ARE
TAKEN FROM
ROSITA MINE
SNATCH BLOCKS
ALL STYLES—IN STOCK
F. W. Heitmann Co.
HOUSTON,TEXAS
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 29, 1008. —TWELVT PAGES.
Are Still 76 Men Buried in the
North Entry Where Thursday's
Explosion Occurred.
AMERICAN CONTRACTOR
IS AMONG THE VICTIMS
Majority of the Laborers Entombed
Are Said to Be Japanese—Fire
Damp Is Supposed to Have
Caused the Accident.
Special Telegram to The Express.
SABINAS, Mex., Feb. 28.—Tho mine ex-
plosion at Rosita early Thursday morn-
ing caught eighty-three men in the mine.
Sixteen dead bodies have, been recovered
from the south entry.
The north entry, where the explosion
occurred and where most of the men
were, is caved in and it will be some
time before they can be gotten at.
Everything is being done to get the pas-
sage cleared out, so the rescuers < an get
to the entombed men, as there Is a pos-
sibility that some of them may be alive.
Help was immediately sent from the
Agujita mines at Sabinas and from the
Mexican Coal and Coke Company's mines
at. I>as Esperanzas, and the officials hope
that within the next twenty-four hours
they will be able to get to the entombed
men.
Harry Turner, the mine contractor, was
the only American in the mine at the
time and ho is one of the sixty-seven
men still entombed.
VICTIMS PROBABLY JAPANESE
They Were Working in the Shaft in
Which the Explosion Occurred.
Fire Damp the Probable Cause.
MONTEREY, Mex., Feb. 2S.-A special
dispatch from Muz'iuii says:
Details ot I he explosion in the I.a Ito-
sita mine, near Sun Juan de Sabinas,
were received today and Indicate that the
explosion whs mote disastrous than tit
first believed. Seventy-six men were
killed !>;' the explosion.
The explosion occurred a few minutes
before ti o'clock in the morning, just as
preparations were being made to change
the shifts. The disaster took place in
what was known as shaft No. ;j and In
which most of the laborers were Japan-
ese.
About 5 o'clock In the morning In a.
section of the shaft the operators
knocked out a large block n( sandstone
that, apparently formed part of the face
of the shaft and discovered a large cav-
ity. apparently quite deep. The miners
sent at once and notified the man in
chirge of the shaft, an American named
Turner, who came at once and entered
the shaft where his presence was re-
quired. About this time the day force
was beginning to put in an appearance
and some of them were standing around
the entrance to the mine, waiting to go
to work, when the explosion occurred.
It, is not definitely known at this writ-
ing what caused the explosion, hut fire-
damp is thought to have been responsible.
WU TING FANG ARRIVES.
New Minister From China Understood
to Be Bearer of Appeal Con-
cerning Manchuria.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Feb. 28.—The
bteamship Siberia witli Wu Ting Fang,
the new minister from China., arrived
today. AitiMfei
i« i\»m advices received from Ihe Orient
it is understood that Wu is the- bearer
of <tn appeal from his Government to
('resident Roosevelt to use his friendly
offices in behalf of the preservation of
China's interests in Manchuria.
in bus been a matter Of gossip in dip-
lomatic circles for some tune that the
Government at Washington is contem-
plating the sending of an informal not©
t" the powers containing a piotest t>
Jap? n's action in Manchuria, but it is
now known for the first time that it is
the intention of China to ask this coun-
try's protection of her interests.
In vVu'h official party will be Ho Wing
Shew, the newly appointed consul gen-
eral to San Francisco; Wu ^hew Chinn
secretary to the Chinese legation; I.{
Taing Che. charge d'affaires of the Chi-
nese legation ;it the City of Mexico* Li
Yung [Jew. charge d'aff aires of the n>|.
uese legation at Havana, and Lai« Hee,
charge d'affaires of the legation at Lima,
l'eru.
MINISTER WU DENIES.
Says He Bears No Message of Pro-
test, but Admits Friction.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. Feb. 2*. -Min-
ister Wu denied the report that he Ik
the hearer of an appeal to Washington
asking this country to assist in preserv-
ing the interests of Chins in Manchuria
and protesting against the alleged up
grandlsement of Japan in that province,
but admitted that there was sonic local
friction.
RAILROAD MAN IS SHOT.
Is Found Lying Dead on His Bed by
Mother.
Special Telegram to The Kxpress.
OAINEBVILI.K, Tex., Feb. 2S.—Kred
Owens, a railroad man. was killed this
afternoon by being shot through the
head.
Owens came in off his run about 3
o'clock and went to the home of his
mother, washed up, and Mfier eating a
light meal, complained of being tired and
went to his room. In a few minutes hi*
mother heard a shot fired and went Into
her son's room, where she found him
lying on the bed dead. ,
Owens was about .14 yeart^ old, and no
cause is (Ivan lor the dcxi.
MORE TIME
FOR TEXAS AND
PACIFIC ROAD
Railroad Commission Grants 15
More Days for Answer to
Improvement Order.
REPETITION OF I. & 6.N.
COUP IS NOT LIKELY
Board Has Assurances by L. S. Thornc,
Vice President and General Man-
ager, That No Advantage Will
Be Taken of Extension.
Daily Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex.. Feb. 2S. --Chairman
Mayfleld talked Interestingly of the Texas
X- Pacific Haflroacl tonight, saying tho
Commission had giwn that road fifteen
days more within which to give answer
whether or not it would obey the im-
provement order
Mr. Mayfleld said U S. Thome, view
president and general manager of the
Texas Pa< ifk, left "Dallas today for
i\ew York to consult with the owners
ol the road ami promised to give Mr.
Mayfleld a definite answer upon his-, re-
turn.
The chairman said Mr. Thorne declare 1
that he had been enable t » get the « ir
of the owners of the property In New
York owing to theii being absorbed iu
the International Great Northern late-
ly, but that since the situation had clari-
fied they had ; greed to listen and incited
him to come to New York, lie will lay
the matter before, the owners nnd return
to Texas as soon as possible, premising
a definite answer immediately upon his
return.
Mr. Ma.vfield said that upon Mr
Thome's omphalic assurance that the
Texas & 1'; i iflt is entirely disa.saon Jt« <1
from the International A'- Great Northern
the Commission am red to : |extension
of time, feeling that no advantage wculd
be taken and that certainly tho Interna-
tional Great Northern att'aJr will net
be repeated; that upon this belief tho
Commission agreed to await until Mr.
Thome's return from New Vrrk.
Chairman Mayfield sail that he talked
the matter over with Mr Thorne over
the long distance telephone ,,nd hod tol.l
Mr Thorne what the Con mission thought
of the International & Great Northern's
action in securing a receiver and it was
evident from tiie chairman's emphasis
tMt the Commission has a very poor
opinion of the action of the international
A-, Great Northern-
After the f onsiiltritlon b. I ween Chair-
man Mayfleld arid Governor Campbell
with regard h, the Texan & Paeifl,
Governor «'ampbell went to the Commis-
sion office nnd remained from ft to 7
< 'clock It. the evening, rt wotild appear
that they v\.rr> apprehensive that tho
lexas * Paeifl,. Wonld follow the lead
of the International & Groat Northern
to defeat the Commission's improvement
order, but lndae'«: extension r.f time post-
poned the crisis, if one is Impending.
COMMENCE RETRENCHMENT.
Missouri Pacific Abolishes Agency
Here—Others May Follow.
in h telegram received last night by
^ ■ 1' itch, southwestern passenger
agent of tho Missouri 1'aclflc Hallway
Company, it is Indicated that this rail-
road, controlled by the Gould Interests
is adopting stringent economic methods'
The communication notifies Mr Kitch
that his services arc dispensed with ue-
cause of business depression. Mr, Fitch
has a fine reputation with the company
The same carefully worded telegram, it
is believed, has been sent to iiuitc' a
number nf agencies of the Iron Mountain
system. Following the International A,
Great Northern receivership case, tiie
telegram to Mr. Kitch Is construed to
mean that all lines owned by the Goulds
are retrenching
The telegram is from Ft. H. Payne, as-
sistant general passenger and ticket
Ht-'Mit <>r the Missouri Pacific, at tiie
headquarter* of the road in St, Ixiuis.
It reads:
"Owing to large and general decrease
in earnings, brought about b.v financial
and serious business depression, it is
found necessary to Introduce many econ-
omies, resulting In our making large re-
ductions in expenses in a.ll departments.
And while we regret exceedingly the ne-
cessity of dispensing with your services,
it is found necessary to do so, effective
February 29. tDf*. Please box records
and ship to this office by express and
return passes."
MAD MOTHER'S AWFllL DEED.
Wife of Ohio Farmer Kills Three of
Her Children, Fatally Injures
Fourth, and Suicides.
HA liTIMOHK. Ohio, Keh 28. -Mrs. J.
('. Spires, wife nf a farmer three miles
west of Basil, today killed three of her
children, fatally wounded a fourth, and
then committed suicide. One of tho
Children was drownod In a welt and Ihe
others shot and their throats cut. Mrs.
Spires shot herself and cut her throat.
The surviving child, which may die. is
a hoy named Alva. The dead children
arc Catherine, aged ,1 years; l.uella, aged
2 years, and Jesse, aged 1 year, 'the
surviving hoy is 4 years old.
DEMURRER IS GRANTED.
Judge Grosscup and Other Directors
Relieved From Responsibility.
CHARLESTON', 111.. Feb. 28.—Judge N.
\V, Thompson of the Circuit Court of
Coles County today granted the motion
asking for the quashing of the Indict-
ments against Judge Peter S. Groescup
and four other directors of the Mattoon
< itv Railway Company.
The five directors were charged with
criminal carelessness and manslaughter
because of a head-on collision which oc-
curred on that road on August .TO, MOT.
one mile from this place, in which
eighteen people were killed and thirty
injured. The other directors who were
set free were M. E. Sampsell. P. 8. Pe».
body, A. Porter and A. W. t'mterwnad.
BRADLE
ELECTED TO
THE SENATE
Fight Over Beckham in Party Re*
sails in Sending Republican to
United States Senate.
BECKHAM MEN CHARGE
DEAL WITH LIQUOR MEN
Defeat of County Unit Bill Said to Be
Cost of Republican Success—-Hour
Bolting Democrats—Beckham
Withdraws Too Late.
FRANK FORT. Ky , Feb. 2S.—Amidst
wild excitement on the floor of the Houso
of Representatives former Governor Wil-
liam O'Connor Bradley, Republican, was
today elected to succeed Ja.m^-s B. Mc-
creary in the United States Senate for
fix years, beginning March 4, 1909 lie
received sixty-four votes, barely enough
to win, and was enabled to gain vi"toty
through the assistance of four anti-Beok-
ham Democrats. Senators H. C. McNutt
and Albert Charlton, and Representative ?
Chris Mueller of Louisville and E. W.
lallard of Hoyle County.
The balloting for Senator began on
Jan. 13 and ballots wero taken each day
thereafter when a quorum was had. To-
day's deciding ballot was tho twenty-
ninth.
Until today they have voted for Demo-
crats for Senator and the Midden rally
to Bradley took the fleckh«i»i\ men 'om-
pletely by surprise, although the. latter
claim to have information that. a. deal
was effected by which the liquor forces
were to elect Bradley in return for th"
defeat of the county unit bill iu the
Senate. The completion of the first roll
tall showed Bradley, fi!; HacKham, 6'.;
Blackburn. 1, nnd James, I.
Before the Hpeaker could uinounce the
result the Democrats obtained a recapit-
ulation and attempted to break tl.e
quorum by leaving the hall, but cane*
back accompanied by Beckham, who an-
nouncen his withdrawal and went witli
the Democrats In caucus In ihe hop*' that
some other Democrat would be named
who could defeat Bradley.
Four Bolting Democrats.
The four bolting Democrats were sur-
rounded by life h •tv party friends and
urged to withdraw their support from
Bradley nnd elect James R. McCreary
or any Democrat they mignt name, but
they remained obdurate, declaring that
the proposition came too la to. Tho Dem-
ocratic leaders promised measures to get
other candidates and the name of Beck-
ham would not, be presented, but th«y
refused all offers and tiie result e^nld
not he changed. Th-? tallot, as finally
completed, after the Demot rats finished
changing the votes, was as follows brad-
ley, <»f>; Beckham. 1r»; James, 15; Mc-
Creary. 1«>; Mavo, 5; Allan, 2; Smith, 2;
Peak. 'J; Newman. 1* Hunt, 1. Bills-ton, 1,
Standley, 1; Blackburn. I; Cantrill, 1.
Fllis I; Cammack, I; Sullivan, I, and
McFlroy, 1.
There was great disorder in the cham-
ber during the recapitulation, the Repub-
licans demanding that the Speaker an-
nounce the result and the Democrats
seeking to delay, hoping- to induce ore of
the Democrats to leave Bradley.
In a speech accepting bis ' election,
Bradlev thanked the Speaker for his fair
and impartial iiiUngs, Tie promised to
use every effort as Senator '<> sec-ire the
repeal or the tf-cent tax on tobacco.
Representative LUlard was the only
one of th" Democrats to explain Ills veto
for Bradley. Tie said he thought the
time to throw off the party shackles nnd
break up the machine had come, and
although he did support the- Democratic
ticket for forty years, lie believed his
vote far Bradley was the best Democrat-
ic vote he ever cast.
CALLS IT A GREAT MISFORTUNE.
William J. Bryan Interviewed on Ken-
tucky Senatorship.
MEMPHIS, Tcnn . Feb. 2*.-The News-
Scimltar this afternoon prints a oricf in-
terview with Wm. J. Bryan in regard to
the election today of former flovernrr
Bradley as United States Senator frorq
Kentucky. In which Mr. Bryan said'-
"I cannot <;ee where the select ion of Mr.
Bradley will have anv effect on National
politics, but I consider it a great tniis-
frrtune."
IS SEVENTH MISTRIAL.
Jury Still Unable to Agree in Sheriff
Reid Case.
Special Telegram Express.
LAKE f'HARLiA La., Feb. 2*. The
seventh mistrial of the celebrated case of
the Ptate vs. D. J. Reid, Sheriff and ex-
officio Tax Collector of Calcasieu Par-
ish. was entered shortly before o'clock
tonight.
Before discharging the Jury, Judge Ad
Hoc J. R. Lee, who has heard the pre-
ceding six cases, called in the Jury, and
asked each juror why a verdict was im-
possible. The replies were that they
could not agree.
The opinion is freely expressed tonight
that on account of the overwhelming ma-
jority Sheriff Reid was given over all
three of his competitors in the last pri-
mary election no further attempt will he
made to push the impeachment proceed-
ings against him.
IS HIT BY KATY FLYER.
Unknown Man Ran Over Between
Taylor and Granger.
Special Telegram to The Express.
HII/.SBORO, Tex., Feb. 28.-Thls mom-
ing the Katy Flyer, northbound, in
charge of Conductor Pope Williams, ran
over the body of a white man between
Taylor and Granger, mashing his head
and horribly mangling his body.
The railroad officials at Granger en-
deavored to ascertain the man's name,
but have so far been unsuccessful. It is
not known whether he was alive or dead
when struck by th# trair.
FAVORABLE
REPORT GIVEN
FOWLER BILL
House Committee on "
and Currency Perfect Bill After
Much Amendment.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
TO AMEND ON FLOOR
Bill as Reported Provides for Guaranty
of Deposits, and Authorizes Taking
Out of Credit Notes to 201 Per
Cent of Capital Stock.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—By a vote of
11 to three members being present and
not voting, tho House Committee on
Banking and Currency authorized the
chairman. Representative Fowler of New
Jersey, to report to the House the Fowbr
currency bill with the recommendation
that it pass.
The vote cast was as follows; Ayes-
Fowler of New Jersey, Prince of Illi-
nois, Powers of Maine, McMorran of
Michigan, Wecms of Ohio, McCleary of
Pennsylvania, Waldo of New York,
Haynes of California. Weeks of Massa-
chusetts, Duryea of New York, and Gil-
lespie of Texas. Noes Burton of Ohio,
James of Kentucky, McKlnney of Illi-
nois, fjcwls of Georgia, and Crawfor
of North Carolina. Present nnd not
voting Melienry of Pennsylvania, Pujo
of Louisiana, and Glass of Virginia.
Mr. Weeks, in voting for tho favorable
report of the bill, reserved the right
to oppose on the fluor tne clause pro-
viding for a Federal guaranty of Na-
tional bank deposits.
Though the decision to report the bill
favorably was reached as the result of
weeks of hearing an exhaustive discus-
sion of its various provisions in executive
session, the decision does not commit
the Banking and Currency Committee
to its support on the floor of the House.
'Ten of the eleven members who voted
for the favorable report reserved the
individual right to oppose any section
of it, and to offer and to urge any
amendment when the hill Is called up.
Six Salient Amendments.
The committee amended the bill in six
of its salient features. The clause per-
mitting National banks to do a trust
and savings bank business was amended
by striking out the savings bank section.
The clause making all of the National
banks within each of the proposed re-
serve districts specifically liable for 10
per cent of the check and note liabilities
of failed National banks within that dis-
trict was revised to react 25 per cent.
The bill as originally framed allowed
each National bank to take out National
credit notes to the extent of 100 per
cent of its capital stock with the ap-
proval of the Comptroller of the Trea-
sury and an unlimited additional amount
with the approval of the board of man-
agers of the reserve district to whicn
the hank belongs. This provision was re-
vised so that the total amount of credit
notes Issuable to any bank shall not
exceed 20 per cent of Its capital stock.
The hill originally provided that, if tho
deposit guaranty fund be raised by a tax
of J per cent on the credit notes is-
sued, SO per cent should be invested In
United Slates 2 per cent ponds and 20
per cent should be held in reserve. This
is a gold fund. The bill as revised stipu-
lates the investment of the entire fund
in United States 2s, and fixes their flat
purchase price at 104, which was the
average price for the month of February
last.
Retires Bond-Secured Currency.
The revised bill, in order to carry out
the bond security retirement clause, pro-
vides that after the guaranty fund has
reached the sum of $25,000,000 the Secre-
tary of the Treasury shall Issue gold cer-
tificates in amounts corresponding with
the annual 2 per cent payment on tho
total outstanding notes Issued, these
gold certificates to take the place of an
equal amount of outstanding greenbacks.
It is estimated the annual tax on credit
notes would be $11,000,000, and about four-
teen years would be required for the
total retirement of the country's present
bond-secured currency. One of the most
interesting provisions of the bill as re-
vised requires the Government to col-
lect Its claims and pay its current ex-
penses through the banks. That Is. the
Government would continue to hold in
the Treasury the greenback redemption
fund amounting to $1.WKm>.0ii0, and '.no
gold certificate redemption fund of about
$S2a.flW,aO!i, hut Its general fund for the
conducting of the Government would be
kept in deposit in National banks sub-
ject to check.
At the minority conference some weeks
ago which resulted In the introduction
by John Sharp Williams of the minority
currency bill, the plan was practically
agreed to that the Democratic members
of the Banking and Currency Committee
should, at the proper time, make a minor-
ity report. This was tentative to a Joint
conference to be held by the minorities
of the Finance Committee in the Senate
and Banking Committee In the House.
Ten days will be granted by the com-
mittee to the Democratic members in
which to agree upon a substitute measure
for the Fowler bill and to submit a mi-
nority report.
GET INCREASED PAY.
Provision for Enlisted Men Restored
to Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—The House
today adopted a special rule restoring to
the army appropriation bill the provision
for an Increase In the pay of enllst'd
men and noncommissioned officers in 'he
army. The restoration of the provision
was reported by Mr. Dalsell from the
Committee on Rules after the convening
of the session, and was adopted after a
brief discussion, no one speaking In op-
position.
The provision prohibiting the priv-tte
employment of army bands in competi-
tion with local civilian musicians was re-
stored to th* bill by the same action.
ESTABLISHED 1868.
ASTUTE SHAH
EVADES DEATH
BV TRICKERY
Bombs Thrown at Royal Anlo*
mobile From Roof of House
Shatter Empty Vehicle
RULER ESCAPES FRO!
CARRIAGE IN REAR
Political Unrest and Popular Discoiteot
in Persia Culminates io Attempt to
Destroy Life of Ruler Who
Violates His CoTenant.
TEHERAN. Feb. 2S.—An attempt waf
made In this city this afternoon to as-
sassinate the Shah of Persia by a bomb.
Ills Majesty was not hurt. Three of tho
outriders who were accompanying hJm at
the time wero killed.
The Shah owes his escape to the pre-
cautions taken to protect him from Just
such an attempt as was made thts aft-
ernoon. He was on his way to a near-by
town, where he intended to pass a few
days. The procession had left Ihe palace
and was traveling down a narrow street
when two bombs were hurled down from
a roof of a house. One exploded in the
air. but the other struck the ground near
the Shah's automobile. This missile; ex-
ploded. killing the three outriders, wound-
ing tho chauffeur and a score of bystand-
ers and shattered the vehicle. The Shall,
however, was not in his automobile. He
had taken the precaution to se>nd the
motor car on ahead and ride himself in a
carriage further in the rear of the pro-
cession. The motor car was a closed
one, and it was thought that the sov-
ereign was Inside.
As soon as the Shah heard the explo-
sions he alighted hurriedly from his car-
riage and entered a neighboring house.
Here be remained quietly while hit at-
tendants sent word for a detachment of
troops. The soldiers were hurried to tho
scene and formed in front of the house
where the Shah was. He then came out
and. surrounded by his bodyguard, re-
turned to the palace.
The house from which the bombs were
thrown and the buildings near by were
searched by the police, but no arrests
were made.
The present Shah of Persia., Mohammed
All-Mlrza, followed his father to the
throne on January 9. 1007. He was the
first monarch of Persia, to begin his
rule under a constitution. A National
Council was convoked by him, but It
never has fulfilled tho hopes and aspira-
tions of the people, nor has 1t. brought
him the reforms tliey demanded. The
administration of the countrr has been
In a state of ch«r>s for several years, and
the popular discontent has been extreme.
The latter part of I>ecember disturb-
ances were rife In Teheran and othec
Persian cities, lack of co-operation- be-
tween the Shah and the Parliament lead-
ing to the Issuance by Parliament of a
manifesto in which it was set forth that
the Shah was violating his covenant with
the people and asking that the rights ot
the people be not permitted to b<l trodden
under foot.
The 111 feeling of tho local factions in
Teheran developed about December 20
into hostile demonstration. Mohaxntned
All-Mlrza was horn June 22, 1R72.
GOES TO PRISON PGR FIVE YEARS
Verdict Returned In Peculiar Killing
Case at McKinney.
Special Telegram to The Express.
McKINNEY, Tex., Fotx 28.—'The Jury in
the case of the State vs. Will Grant,
charged with the murder of R. F. Hamil-
ton, returned a verdtat today finding tho
defendant guilty of manslaughter and
assessing his punishment at five years in
the penitentiary.
The killing occurred at Prosper last
July. No weapon was used, and It was
the contention of the Stete that the vic-
tim met his death from injuries inflicted
by the hands and feet of the defendant.
—
REQUISITION SIGNED.
Governor of New Hampshire Aska
Extradition of Roy.
CONCORD, N. H., Feb. 28.—Late this
afternoon Governor Floyd signed the
requisition for the extradition of Hoy.
The document is in the usual form of
extradition.
HAIR GOODS
In all the late styles. Switches, Puffs,
Curls, etc. Special orders attended to.
Mine. CHAMBERS
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