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CcrCail Roils la First by Three
Lengtbs.
r.ETIIOD TO END SOUGIH
NOT VIk1 HARRlAAIi
I0W ABOUT THE 71N'MHS?
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LETTERS FROM THE FECfLE
(Short letter op subjects of public Interest will
be printed in thij column ot The Port. They mt
b brief plainly written accompanied y the real
'" oi th author and Th Port will sot be re-
sponsible for the vlswj gxpresiedV It aot available
comauBicatisiu will be returned to writer if stamp
srt enclosed '. .4 . -
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y Turning loose Murderers.
To tbi Emtoe t .' - h'rW "-vv!iv.;
Your editorial In this mornlng'i.Post n-
titled "Tha Murder Epidemic"; was a move)
In the right dlreoUon and I fl fur that
the) coed peopl cf Houston at well a of
the entire country will thoroughly appre-
ciate your effort in behalf of food oltlien-
hlp; ;M ;r-n-aii!:;;....:: yl;y:ri
It la very clear that the altuatlon has be-
come alarming; murder la an-everyday oe'
currencoo We read ot it Is the newspaper
every day. and hae beoome eo. hardened
to It that era hardly oonatder It more- than '
we would the killing ot SO many animals.
In ' other word. It occurs with auett trw.
quency tnnt our feeling In that reapect baa
voou uiuiuoa to an extent war wc ao not
hilly comprehend the horror ot th
abominable crime -murder la and oonee-
quently when it cornea to deal out Juetic
to the murderer our courts which are com-
od of ourselves as Jurors Judge and
iwyert .rather look upon him as a sort of
a respectable criminal or rather as no crlm--trial
at all and If the least Imaginary excuse
can be due tip and sworn to by soma wit-
ness (who aome of our criminal lawyers
never fall to Incetul the nurdsitf Is fnimJ
- not guilt and turned loose on the com-
munity aa a free honorable and respectable1
vwu viivii -. imm uvt i vat mm
standing In society but rather he Is now
coneldered a here and to him that reputa-
tion to well worth the task rt takes to de-
feat the law. ' .
plorable-condition and I Can not under-
stand why public sentiment has not long
since- been aroused to a pitch where mur-
derer ahould find It to their Interest either
. to emigrate or become good eltlaetie.
Thri la nn itnuht In tnv mirA hut wH
' tv Mli MiillmMil la nA.-IRl- k-
ent state of affairs and If you can affect
a change In that you will soon also find the
condition asj to- murders and murderer
changed.' I don't believe much In enacting
new Uws but rathes to enforcing' those al-
ready enacted .
- The trouble it hot (n the 'law' uut m the '
administering - of It It -1 with . lawyers .
' whoee lUt study-and imaorupuleua practice
make It their business to defeat the law
mntt Nmf-il 'inlMilnula ..jf A- . h. - w MM
: ppectabl plea of defending a client. i :
j We have such law detesting monster alt
over the country who bear the honorable
ri inunction of being able to clear any -murderer
In any court In Teiaa: all that tt
tnkct la the caeri And right here I would
like to ask The Poet It we have On record'
in the Bute of Texas where a man was
ever hanged .for. imrder who had money j
wherewith to fight hie case? I have never
iiPBm or sucn case ana aouoi n over exist-
ed which to trry'rhmd prove thsf Justice In
im. manner la -dispensed not aocordlng to -law
but according to the amount of cash
- the violator of the bff baa at bis disposal
to boy his freedorav-1 ' ) - " : a. t
I don't mean to Intimate that Judge or
Jurors are bought only possible In very .
rare-Csses but I do honestly belleva that
evidence Is manufaotred by lawyer and
- put Into the mouths': of witnesses-and de-
livered oa the stand for so much oash and
the Jumrs who are sworn ' and ' Inatructed
to bring In tbslr verdict according to law?
and evidence must oonaMer th fake evt-
dnc the same as the genulns and by U
they are compelled' to bring In their acault-
' tel.. - -. ! l i';-.r. t';t
Then Is ho doubt Ift . my nilnd but what
this Is the reaaoa criminal go unpunished
and If this state of affair can be shanged
w will be Very apt to tea a reduction In
murder. Yours for law and order
Ml Rusk Avcnu Houston ' '
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'Wko Ii the Iwerf "
To tm DtTpi:
Became of adverse legislation most ot the
Ufa Insurance companies outside of Texas
r are withdrawing from ths Stet. Ths Im-
pression ha gone abroad thafth la driving of .
sapltal out wUI - Impovarleh the 8uu
Vl' K Km t h - 4 h mi 1 t W n m-Aa
for the reasons given ar tor the purpose of
.coercing tm trgltlatur bits' repetlrng the
law or t f rights other (Nate from making
auck law la a question but I aot up for
settlement lust new. . Tesai reoelves aa
- nnally from Ufa Insusrnee comBanle 11.76a-
0M Texas pav to rife Insarane eotnpoales
annually 7OuO0U0. This puts Texas on the
111 VI inBHlwiww Ul-HI-H mV.MKWlt v w -
The Hniith pays for llfs Insurance every
year- tMt.ouOvOna and receive back front the
Investment tn.ow.nno showing a set loss to
the South of $WO.OO a year. We pay
7 tor every ti.1t we got back and IW.OoiodO
and lt.2SA.Me f eepectlvely. represents what
the South and Teaaa would aooumulat an-
aan-llw If rf nrlv A rJ III JnMinnu <n-
gether. ' ' " . ' ' .
aa a matter of nrotectlon. a small amount
(comparatively) bf life Insurance Is all
rlaht provided K I to b paid after death
enlv but aa an Investment to profit the In-
vestor It I a delusion wore even than the
Jxmleiana tottery for It waa willing to pay
handsomely tor Its franchise while thee
' foreign companies ar not willing to evea
pay a small tax o their profits. What-
ever may be the profit or loss to those who
take policies Texas Is amply able to take"
car of her insurance business ee let those
outsider who do not like our law pa-k
their valise and trk. W wilt then haw
the consolation of knowing that whoev
r r lose it will only be taking It ont of
! -ler's pocket end dropping U Into Paul's
- t il t tie iata can t la Sisee it all
r 1 ie In tne-.emlly. i .
F. 0. Korrl at. b.
rgl take Texa. ' - - . I
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1 Se'Jerirj Eaflerinj ll China. )
To tax FolToti ' :'' ' ' ' '
' re-p la th Country. SuchUn North
K angea. Chin. May- H. 1907.-1 th name
af a g"t wultltud Of suffering on-e tot
ir.e thank you for giving Vac to . p-
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'No hur.sa hnd touches
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pfl In the columns ot your puner and for
our e euitcrlKl; lr. Jmoo for hla
food work and tnose wlio contributed to
"P the famine ameisen in this section of
China - - " ..
- The fTM came to hand safclyi also several
frlenrta who sew The Post hav aent tnde-
pmlnt contributions. -
This f t heloa to a greater or lee extent
SOO or 6.0 fnnnlles which means from 2m
to hj individuals. . v'w
. W ar overburdened with th labor of
giving out th generous relief that baa been .
aent to us to distribute so I can not Just
now give you any description of thie work or
the conditions about ua. Much money and
provisions have come from America and
this wiil not be forgotten by the Chines
people. The gentry In th country her
often remark:' "You foreigner ar saving
tli Uvea of our people. "How many would
have died It It had not been for this dis
trlrnition you ar making!" 1
Please through the columns of your paper
xpresa th thanks ot thouaanda for a help-
ing hand extended In time of sorer' suf-
fering and dire dlstresa It haa meant- Ufa
from the dead for many. ? -.
' . . William F. lunkln.
LIQUOR -MEN TO TEST
V THE POLLARD HIATUS
(Continued from Page On) -eeweevwewewiewwwwiiweMMs"es
the - new law any establishment operating
without a license or during the ten to twenty
days' interim la Uuble to be refused license;
or at least it esa b used against -th eatao-
llshment and they ar taking no chanoea.
While there does not appear to be any In-
clination upon th part of the city or oounty
officials to prosecute the saloon keepers who
keep open; some of th saloon 1st fear that
.continuing in business-might be used against
them hence they ar complying--strictly
with th law. '5 ' t- ' -
About -applications for Moense under
the new law have been filed With the oounty
clerk. v ' - - . . .
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BUSH TO ISSIHE SALOON IICETSE3.
Thirty Clerk1 Are lept fisiiy in Coms
troUer'a Offio.
AUSTIK Texas July ll.-Th comptroller'
offlc wae unabls to mall all th aaloon per''
mlr today arid some saloon keeper will b
delayed longer than ten days In getting their
iltcensa. Bom watoong' hav . hot .even ap-i
plied for permit. 4 Th filling )n apd sign-
ing Of th permlth no amajl task. i foro
'of about thHy ' tferka. la "(jiaV 'comptrellar's
office wag at ; work today tending .(0t t
paper.'' rv rkpyl ' ifr .;.'ii:.'tt -9 rv-.v
. Most Of the permit wer sent out by mall
A- number were taken-out ny special mes-
senger. San Antonio and Houston both -had
special messenger here who returned with
the permits on th first train hi order that
they might be tiled In to county court on
'the sama day as leaned. The Austin saloon"
keeners had a renreaentativ on hand and
.Must Af 'lh nermll. nf"Ali.flft iulnnn V n-
jera were -niro -m in. cuniy couri lonay- .
ji is smio a test case? may no attempted m
ithe court f oivil appeaia tomorrow the pro-
oeeoinas or in a. . wni
oorrju
brought by soma aaioun
pars who wera
arreeted lor selling during the (en-day pe-
riod. 'i'lTT'-'- - ' i" . v.r' T
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ODEOmi 1$ ON' AT BEEJTSAJL '
If Liceniei Art Issued Alphahetioallj
or to Tostsj Dealer Will Belad.
it-'!-A- .aJlwtMtWYcjln lN"1 ''. '
BRKNHAM 'Texa- July l.-fh greatest
drouth In the hhttory of Brenham et la at
1!:M this morning. 'It was the beginning
of th tint on of It kind ver fn Brenham
It was perhaps th first tlm In th history
ot th city that you oouldn't get fat at soma
back door somewhere and rellev a "thirst"
pr1dl tt waa bothering you. " k- : '
tone tew hundred wh foresaw what wa
coming preparsd for th drouth and the Jug
trade yesterday Waa th bast In th history
of the town. i 'i
Just how tone th la condition .will prevail
is a matter conjecture. Th saloon men sent
a commute to Austin last- night t try and
arrange to secure their license at the earlleet
possible moment If the town ar taken)
alphabetically Brenhaat saloon men will al-
ways be glad that Its name eommenoes wltk
one of the letter close to th top .
coiorr isiiiD is to si so xoitk'
Under He ' liquet law the ' Zitatl
; ' Will Wind Up Buiine .....
;.y' ; nue ftt SftM) '-:- ' k 'M
DALLAS Texas July U.-Th hiatus ht
tha Itqtfor tratfte whloh began today mark
th final emerging from the business field ot
th Corny Island saloon ens f th land.
mark of Dallas Tha Coney Island closed
It door last night and the management
announced .this morning that it would not
be opened agnln. Tha stork will be sold
by the administrator Joseph Keller wh
took eharae upon th death of hi brother.
Jake. Keller who owned the se loon. ' The
Coney Island waa established by W. Hi
Clark la lit. Mr. Clark conducted tha
buslns asveral years and sold eut to Hugrt
P. Kane After conducting it three year
Mr. Kan sold out to is a Keller wh
owdm a itntu me urn at aia oeatn.1
fr Close at Tort Worth
i " (Mewl Vet SerW.) ;
FORT WORTH Tax July IsFully E
f th Fort Worth aaloon out of a total ot
MO remained open today la nonobsonrsno
with th niatua ruling at the attorney gn-
eral'l department. Of to a urn her that oloeed
enlv flv wore on Main or Houston strweta
ticept that ot Peal Weirawch on Jennings
th remainder were tn the acre dartneu aad
It Is understood Old not eloe particularly
kierauM eg the hiatus but for th rsaaen that
bueinees would dmihtlepss be unprofitable
with tne acre practically vacated by unde-
Slrebl element.
f r that they W'l'd n taking chance of
both ptMecutlo end piecing tkametves In
posltkm to prevent them front getting new
lrn-s reuse tne prnrrirtoe at the
and tioaatoa street sawons U Ctoee. .
":r Corpna Lii Zi Oa. . ; .
CORPVt CHR18TI. Texa. Jaly 15. Th
salooa bi not Corpus Chnstl hav daoided t
lM4i by fhe recent d-tlnn Ot th ffrney
f-n-a. A 1 'T a r nn m miw in prprm-
n f--r e O'1!''' e--ry e o.a hr eina-4
at ajtHiaignt. to reuuun oloeed twenty day.
t ;t::v:u.k. Ten j . y u.-au t th
s. orrs here. In numT eineed last
r ' t "il e ' "K - ' I1-' ew llo-wir I
( 1 . I . ' .!fiS V t '
- it-t -i l-t Ui-.r ew
Vill Exact Obedienee to the la.
Cherman law Onght to Operate
in Faror of Competition and ;
; lower Prices.
1 ' '7' Vitutinri SHtVL) ' .'": c '
WASHINOTON :July UnAttoraey Gen
eral Bonaparte gav eut an lotervlow in
which ha explained tha policy for receiver
for law-breaking monopolies which hi
partment wIU carry qu
The prayer tor .tha appointment ot re
ceiver." h ald "aa part of the relief
prayed for In th bin against tha so-called
tobacco trust should' not be understood t
an application for relief prior to the final
decree. In other words the 'prayer Is for
ordinary and not for extraordinary relief.
The theory Is this. It a court of equity
finds a corporation or cluster ot corporations
engaged In an unlawful bualneaa Jt will
utilise all ot it aocuatomed ageaole to put
an end to the unlawful business) h il-
legality of ths business however constating
not merely In th fact that It I carried on
but in its being carried on under clrou in-
stances which make It an unlawful rolnnpo-
ly or an attempt to 'attain an unlawful
monopoly. Th court Is to be askeu to ap-
point an offlosr who will temporarily con-
duct th affair of tha corporation or oor-
r oration Involved ao aa to gradually ellml-
ate th unlawful features while preserving
so far a possible th legitimate Interests
of all oonoerned from Injury during th
prooesa of adjustment . i- .
LX8UBES OBKDIKNCB TO LAW.." ..
The prayer for this relief. If usnd
by th oourt it g hoped win prove a prac-
tical and effective method ot Insuring obedi-
enee to th law In cases wher there seem
toti much danger of vaaion. It mbodl-
ment in th bill Just filed haa no other sig-
nificance thaa o show that tne subordinate
of till department are giving their beet
time and thought toward making It work
f feotiva tn attaining tha ends of tha law.
"The government haa no idea of going
Into the business ot running th trust. Th
receivership application la merely a means
Of relief a temporary means of relief Just
a any receiver might be called Upon to ad-
animator a oorporwtkm In ui jurisdiction or
th court for the purpoee of attaining oer-
tain temporary enda. It la thought that It
Is a' new Beparturo In equity practice -but .
there' are analogies which sustain It BtllU.
there ar some interesting legal question tn-
Tolved.'"l''i'-'"-. -'-- ".fv '-." 'i-;'':'t
"It haa been charged" air. Bonaparte wa
told "that all the trust prosecution hav
failed in their purpoee Of. reducing th
prlcea ot commodlUee." ' . "- f .
"That la a verv broad generalisation !h
attorasy general responded. "You to not
know whether eoonomlo eauss opsratlng In
dependently t the off eat of any statutes or
tne mean uaen tor uieir inioroement ntignc
not have more than counteracted the af-
fect of any measure takan to enforce th
law. There i a great deal of wlokedneea
In th world notwithstanding th fact that
sermons ar preached against It every tun-
day but it doe not follow that ther might
not hav beea even anor wlokedneea 4f no
sermons had been preacnea on punaay. in
the sain wty th cost of living may hav
gone up notwithstanding 1 th pursuit ot
many specimens ot the genus octopus but
It doe not follow that If th octopus had
been allowed to fiourian witnoui any oneca;
tha Increase might not . have ..been . still
greater. .: '
tAvSt OUGHT TO CAUSB COMPETTnON
.'1 am not prepared to say whether ther
is or is not any direct connection between
the mdreaaed cost Of living and th 'Ua:
whtch the Sherman a ws "intended td
oorVeet ' Tnat to a tnattor BtlrIjr' wUld
of my provino and only partially within
ths control of any maaeure of legUlatlon
f" admlnlatratlon. Th enforcement of th
law however would seem to naturally tend
toward securing competition) the competition
would seen to naturally tend toward reduo-
la lh an mf tha artlnlaa aa to which Com
petition oxlsta 80 that- it I set to Infer
that II. the cost 01 tneae arucirs nas in-
creased notwithstanding th Inferraent of
the law. these onuses beyond the oontrol
of th government have mora-than counter-
balanced th ' affect of such snforoement .
. "A further question however Is whether
th eoet of artlolea manufactured by th
trusts hav In tact tnoroaoed ana on this
subject I think It would be well to have
mora tatlaUo and fewer generallaatlona
and sweeping statements In current pubii
oatlon"-. s- f 1.
"Do yeu think th Sherman law is ad-
mitm a sinforoe nomnetlttonf"
"i An 11" was tha auinhatlc reolr. "1
think the Sherman law Is on of many dif
ferent meana werxing w hiis enai Din
standing alone and without any other meas-
ure of legislation or administration UnoV
Ing to countervail tha tendency toward com-
bination both of capital and labor for the
lTnrmn law anotle to both which' th
greatly Increased facilities for eorrrmunlea-
uoit -provraea in nnwen u.t. n-ut
so generwl and powerful I do not think
the Sherman act would b sufficient I
may add that I think this I th genertl
opinion among well Informed people?'
RAILROAD CONTROL
nismtst soosiTEiT coirsnv
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i ZJUJils' at&iUUsUl JTieBJI. it
This Contemplates GoTernment Buying
Stock in Bailroads and Thus 8
tviinf Voloa in Afir
(f MSrieres' frraf Jteyeef.) ' . ' . - '
CHICAUO. July It A dispatch from Waan.
Ingtan aayt an anUrtly and extremely hew
radical Bropoaitloa for ontrol of railroad
haa beta advanoad - fog consideration . by
Preside t Kooaevelt - tt tavolvw partial gov.
entment ownership of traatportatioB line by
actual pnrcbas ot Mock. Th suggestion haa
been mad tn a semi-official way but wheth-
er Preldat Roosevelt will adopt the Schem
which I so nearly soHelistlo la its develop-
ment marv Well b BoubtM. i
It haa been atated however that ti I
actually considering such a recommendation
and tt M a part of tha proposition to bring
tha railroads to tlm by -curing receiver
for them. Th Idea of pumhealng the etork
I a practical on nut uniemaoiy govern
ment ownerehlp on a (mall seal and will
Inevitably result la aotual owwershla In tha
long rua. Th theory of those wn have aM
VanoM this obem for eonsliteraitrej of)
the pretint I that trv eotnparatlveiy small
In vest ment In etork there misht be a small
measure of sovemment ownership but wltk.
irt anv gvrnnient cw'roi so far as run.
king th road Is unearned.
EAST! 12 TSJIZp m Kilt.
XprtntatiTe. tiican UtthoJt of
Eiidlirf Cotton lot is en.
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OALVEaTCJf Tee. July U. Th freight
trafn representative of th Baal Tt hav
bee convened la tw dart' seeelia at th
general ?.' of th oowpsny today. Th
meeting whx-h te in th nature 0 a fo-"y
fle- f'vf
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L 8. BEE3 I -TIES C0inrECTIC3
WITH Tl- -T BAIL CHIEF. -
Han Who Came Up Under Yoakum in
Texu Row Heads line in the -' ; :
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NEW YORK. July U-l 8. Berg Of Nsw
Orleans who was elected president of th
Mobil Jackson and Kansas City road da-
nlea that tha voad la a Harrlmaa concern.?
"Mr associates end I" said Mr. Berg "ar
bow In control of the road air Hairlman
Is not now. and wilt not oa la any way.
connected with It. I waa elected to the
preeloeaoy to take tne Place ot tfira as- iwra-
inson who rei i.d Thursday when the
property change I hands. Alexander Mc-
Donald a New Orleans oapltallst formerly
held ths controlling interest and allll pos-
m a small soar In it ;
Mr. Yoakum s option expired some tlm
ago and the mau wen passea into our
hand. I wa di nldent of th Nw Orleans
Terminal company but resigned that otiice
to take up 111 oince oi presraent m
aompny. t can not ay whether w will
connect with any other line -a tt la to
far ahead now to talk about such a propo-
sition. W will do our beet to build up th
road which I In a poor condition at th
present tlm) and to put K on a paying
basis." '
Ur. BeTr started a mi a Mr. I oa
kum's oonfMentuU ' man and gradually
worked bla way up uader Mr. T oakum until
ha. became the promoter of the important
New Orleans Terminal company which 14
th past few years has spent about 1JouO(M)
of th Southern Hallway and Frisco's money.
Th report I current that when Mr. Yoakum-
turned down Mr. Berg' proportion
to take over tha Baton Rouge. Hammond
luid Eastern Mr. Berg's personal business
enterprise air.' tferg went to Ei. ti. sum-
man and laid th Mobil- Jackson and Kan-
sas City proposition before that magnate
connecting th enterprise with th Baton
Jtouge Hammond and JBaatern. In th
meantime Mr. Herg together witn not we-
ler and Charles Uodchaux ot New Orleans
became Interested In th Mobil Jackson
and Kansas City. Tha associates of Mr.
Berg who have secured ths Mobil. Jackson
and Xaaaaa City include the tw New Or-
leans men but also lnctud another person
r other persons wno nave put up ina money
for th tranoaellnn.. . - . - - - -
It was said to be one of Mr. Yoakum's ob-
J-cts In securing control of the Mobil
aokson and Kauaaa City to connect tt with
the Chicago and Eastern Illinot and thus
give th Frisco an east bank Una Into New
Orleans which would be shorter than tha
liiinoie central -tn - oiaimng eoniroi o
tha Mobil. Jackson and Kansas City not
ths least of Mr. Harrlmaa'a Induosments
would be to prevent it from falling into tha
nana ot a competitor ana poeseeeton oi n
line would also give him an entranoe Into
Mobile another gulf port with a Una which
connects with tli Illinois Central at Jack-
on. Tenn. The extension Of th Baton
Jtougs Hammond and Eastern east to eon-
riect witn too aioDtie J season ana nan
Citv. would also furnish a connection with
tne Illinois oentrar at nammona ana tne
Yasoo and Mlsslasippl Valley and Bouthara
Paclflo at Baton Kougc. s i. i - '
- The recent aotivlty In th eonstruetlott of
the Batoa Rouge Hammond and Eastern si-
though strenuously denied by ofnoiale ot that
road haa been generally attributed to money
supplied by Mrv Harrlmaa either through
tne Illinois leairaa or some otner cnannei
ho&b sjm.ivia io. is - laid.
. m j e: a iv.ia1l( . sV ( 1 1 fc - il i - .'1 i -
When line Ii Completed Offioiala Will
: V-TialtllOTUtOn. '
' CV ' :t VhmUm Put SftU.) . .
. BEAUMONT Tsxaa July U-rU
Ivan out offlolally bar ar that thar atlll
reruain thr and a half aula of steel ot th
Houston-Beaumont Frisco Ua to b laid be-
fore th last fpfk is drlvsn and th two Mo-
tion of th road connected up and that It
will be next Monday afternoon before this I
done guch la th statement of the matter
given out today by officials of th Ksnaflok.
Hammond and uulgley Construction .com-
pany and tha Colorado Southern New Or-
leans and Pacific. Th erroneoua report la
thought to hav originated In th faol that
tha grading and exoavatlon work which waa
being done by the Galveston aontraotor. Bu-
dsnnan Dolaoa VCo had bean finished and
tha steel laying on tn last gap begun.
: Aa soon aa the rails ar laid a speoial train
carrying President IL- O Puff vie jjrest.
dent and General Manager George A Clark
and other offlclala of the Beaumont Bout
Lak and Westsrn arlli be rua to Houston.
TO ADD TO BIO GRA3TDE BEUTICE.
Kew Train to Be tut on Between
V SrowuriU and fort tehaLf ;
BROWNSVILLE ' Tex July 11-Th
lection ot officer kt th annual meeting ef
stockholders of th . Rio Grand Railroad
company last night rulted a follows;
President and general manager JeS N. Mil-
ler secretary W.'I Church j treasurer j.
B. Fmneganl attorney James B. Wll. Di-
rector: Juaa 0.FarnandaJJos) Celaya
J. a Wells Jeff N. Miller. W. 1 Churoh
John B.. Flnnegan and R. J. Kleberg
Th company had decided to add ta Kg
regular passenger service) betweew Brown s-
vllis and Point Isabel by running an addi
tional train three ktme weekly leaving
Brownsville In th evening and returning
per in in morning . . s .
? 'i- Third Operate at Crpreae.
(JesiiefMle. .
' CYPRESS Texas July 11-Th ight-kour
telegrapher' taw ra reoognissd by tha
Houston and Texa Central by a third op-
erator sent here today th offlo force gow
consisting of Mr. H. F. Apple agent and
fret trick operator Mr. Cliarla Ouaman
Second trick and Mr O. W. Weygand. from
Waller third trick Mr. J. M. Arendalft
forme agent here left for Kennedale
Texa. where he I to work as agent for the
Houston aad Texas ventral. .
8EWXJTQ TWO PlTPTirS TOGETHU.
Toum Doctors Declare It Wu in In
.-' u teres ti aoienoe -;
KKW YORK. July U.-Th New York Hy
man society has obtained summon ft Vt.
O. B.' laiwaon and Pr. C. R. Brown of tin
Klnaa County linapltal who rcntir sewe
two Irving pappie together. Tlie o-t rs
in k-v- smar In eiiurt 4o.tsv
hav also been uspended from July by the
ItV Hospital amiwr.... -
Ths two yoing doctor hv admitted that
am In w thv had taken two vhima? enn-
ples from the mother Hit orn their id
sod sewed them together tn eip-rlment
wa nt ccesf il nd fer fmir dav the
pupple wr cinwyrane-o. not aormr
asserted that they had ht to aecnrtaln
whether or no w.. i om iraneiuweaj
from one body t" another end if akla eomd
be directly graft'J la wh a martn-r Mitrh
hnewledce. the phytar. .d. wuuld be of
vital fcnsortaace m ta trej-unnt of human
humag
aetngs.
V' Clarke A Civlow TMai. '"Jv
vii-iou.ie xis.. July 1 I - s for th em-
struttea f sn imrrters wt Ttyr
. ta Drote I ta " t fertltVw-
t .na and reeerratleg w-re . ! i-sy bv
n- s o-re.
dark Y
Co! oalvestw. T. wa at t
- - gocialuts' State
' . (Hesf'ee ti i
VTW C'RUtAX
t"r tc-iigh! Plt 0lt e
J. v" Be res of I
fnr governor a-
aa saaaeut i
. -
-teM
t t.
ee e-
--t it
t r.
Three Favorites a Second Choice and
Two Ion; Shots Win Golf Ball -Kakes
the Kile and Quarter :
Ia2;C3.- . -
NEW YORK. July ll.-Ther were no par
ticular features la th Brighton Beach raoat
today outside ot tli fourth which waa woa
bv Qolf Pall by three lengths. ' Three favor-
ites a second choice and two long shot won.
big furlongs opooner . juuii MNig aau.
Time 1:14 .
About two mile steepiecnase svsrnei.
Gurrvit Guardian Time 4:46.
hix fui iong Hown uooa. enotgun Araoo
Time 1 14 .
Mile and a ouarter ooii Bail itea mar.
Sonoma Bella Time :(
8ix furlongs-Number On. BIT Cleg 0 to
ll un. Tim 1:14 1-
till and a slxteenth-flayior. Zd Ban.
Eudora. Tun l:4t t-t. .
IIOIICIS 15 THE LATCXIA EYEJTTS.
iTaYoritea Win Two of the Seten Etenta
on Heary Track . -
CINCINNATI July U.-Favor1ts won two
ot th seven vnt at latent today Peter
Becker woa th steeplechase handicap in a
drive by a head from Oraoeland. Jfull at
Von waa thlrdV two lengths back. Track
ix Turionga txyperaoic utua ueorga
Captain Pearson. Time 1:M -a. . :
Fiva turloaa-s--Ioa MaCarthr. Uneasy.
Caltha. Tuna IM U f
On mile-Carthage La Yelta Malador.
Time 1:41 l-. '
tlv furlongs-Colonel Bob Cloyna Bath
Goodwin. Tlma I:0f M. -7
Bteeplechaae ohort course Peter Becker
Oraoeland Full of Fun Tlm 1:04 4-i.
But furlong Deaoon lightning Conduc-
tor Marmoreaa. Tlm 1:11 4-4
MII and a half-Water Uka Attlla Llttl
Slkin ..Tuna 1:47. ;
:rAt Windsor.
WINDSOR; Ont. July ll-Fvorltes aa'
will baoked second cholcee won th majority
Ofl tha event today. Track lumpy
Flva and a halt furlong Western DuW
Ciena Josephine B. Tlm 1:10 -
riva lunonga uaiertn jrraeoau onantal
Viueen. Tim is t.
Flva and a naif furlong Mer
Xdrelv. Redondo. Time 1.11 1-4.
Oeorgt.
five and a half furlonggBayod Lark.
Mollera Caitloe. Tlm 1:11. ;
81 x rurionge-soreiy Annia Mack-. Do
leetastlo. Tlma 1:U 14.
- Mil and a lxteenth Excitement Mortl
boy Cunua Tlm 1:64 M.
. .At Buffalo ;
i ..- MaiMkted Prut Jteevt.) i
BUFFALO. N. T. July U-Nancy Jul
Oareon'g . Haatlngs-Klnrvah filly heavily
backed won tha third race) gt Kscllworth
today. Track heavy.
- lv furlongsT Tick ' Doailaant Aa-
Flva furlong' Wild ' Chrry. Bhirley C
Hibernian : Tlm lS 1-4. ' '"'
One mile Nancy Betsy Blnford Prlno tt
Orange Tlm list -
Bis furlongs Mark Anthony . Bpioa.
Preen. Timolol- s .
Mil and a sixteenth Right Royal . Mg
Trumper Wldow'a Mite Time 1:U.
Mil and twenty yards-Chief Hayes lta.
qut Tnistledo. Tun 1:4S 1-a- w v-iH "
ITEST jIOTOD WAS C0SCP1ETED
Xnoz Heard Camphell and Botta
Winnen in Oolf xonrney.
. Pout match war played la th first1
round ot match play In tha golf contest for
th prssldent's cup yesterday which brought
this round to aa and. Tha sscond round of
ma ton play wlU start today. ' - 1
Dr. Knox and Edward Dillingham started
tha play tor tha afternoon and Dr Knot
proved an easy winner defeating hi rival
sva up and its to play. Comtnodor Hoard
banded Oeorg Byera th short end of the
cor winning by th soars ot seven up and
sit to play. Campbell and Leave!! had a
hand-to-hand scrap tha former annexing tha
match by three up and one to play. ii. J.
McCullough and Tom Botta decided their
match just as th mottled gloaaa settled ja
tha field ot battle and th soor card told a
thr up and two to play story with ttott
prsdominatlng.
McCullough la ene ef th best golf player
In tha city and Butts was highly slated at
having downed ao doughty aa - opponent
McCullough failed to spin Out bis Usua4
high grade of work and had harsh luck 'on
two or tbre occasion. Bolts 1 an of th
younger player and hi work with th goit
Uok I improving day by day
beveral Informal matches wsra played yee-
tarday and U A. Baldwin did th beat Work
. ih. .riMiwn. mAklna one rauiul with
T thirty-lx troke. Baldwin I playing la
great form aad tne oope poinis w nins aa
th probabla winner of the prealdent cup.
Bom ef th talent stated that ha had tlie
up a good a sewed up and put away wltk
moth bails. .
Ther ar many quaint turn to th good
old game and no on oa tell what a day
may bring forth and th dop may beoome
twisted when it comes to a final show
Sown. Luck Is a large factor In golf aad
when th break are against you there t
nothing to It but ths soapy chute. Uaard
Ooidlng and Kaoa ar playsrs of high slaa
and will put up a stiff fight for tha trophy
Th player are paired for th aeewnd
round ot match play as follows 1
Read V. Knox. -
OoUllng vs. Louis. til
V Heard V. Baldwla.
OampbaU va Botta. '
nlwsaaai
JBOIT AtfATSUl CEAMH0ITS2IP.
TraYert and Orahtm Will Play Toda
' - for the Honor. V ' -.
'l '(MsgisM Prtu Jtyrf4 ' ." ;
CLEVELAND Ohio July 11-Tw Mr
Jersey golfer. Jrros D. T raver of MonU
lair and Arcbl Oraham of th North Jer-
sey dubs will tomorrow play thirty-alt
holes of golf ever the Kuclld link to ecid
to whom (hail beloog the honor eg tha N
tional amateur rhampionsblp. In ta tw
round of eighteen hole each that Wer
played today T ravers defeated Wanwa K.
Webd f ti Homewood c .'fMJ. ani
the present National tltl boloer. It M.
Bvers of PlHsburg while Oraham too th
iJ.rVof W?T. West ef Phll.Cetphla. Wh
htl nt to thi lowert .ullfylng Scot of
tournament and W. C. Townee Jr. of
PlttelMirg wh ta th morning round dl
LUt of th veur Wslfr J. Travte ai
JTaont t that required two rxtr hole play
ta dec-Mi tt. '
' tliggm Wo Both Gamea
.. J fMeaaieS Prf Scil. "'
aRAfTCtJtND. Tex July H -Th bevt
gam of beuaebalf that has bea witnessed
at Qrepataod was pulled aff oa Mat Orapa
hand diamond Tuesday afternoon betweeel th
Oepelnd loTrr aad th ";
The gam w. hotly contested I front 'rt
to time resulting In a vkrtnry tor th W-
ger4 to L ftatterternpeland ioey and
Levtmi Crkt. glen and Kline.
Thorsoay nftcmorHI notlier ajm we
tlrM th Orp-tnd 'mrni
Jh airer sed p.nUia tjreltlng
tn n vK-torv f' l-peind lTVfr
fu i -aw tw r-r. gory an Lvestpwi
Perclli BrmTiieg and linger.
Itdens ft St.: Patls. - -'
'TW Will b sn totersatmg gnasa. Bs-
baH pUel off at the aonser of MeOowe
.e1 P'twi e'r 's tM fterwsa We
i . . . 1 1 s- enwiroy en tf
a r 'is K . - i - r-a. Te e tw to"
i i - afiTir sm "
' - : . . i w o . i i'-s
V " About that bnllJIai oE yocrs
.A .v1" There'sT no sue tryinj to. -
et roofinl that will fiive ..
jroa the eam service as
' teslx noon:;::
- fiairw") f'-a i rt pri
! y t;i 11 r'r! i. '
teixaq & LODiciAiiA uj::2zr. c
. BOCSTON. TEXAS
boy say that they will send thnt to th
oup trough this evening.
Mr. Merndon th Bt rauf araok pttcher
will ahunt the horsehtde for hut pals while
McDonald will be in th nil pit tor tn inw
Would Ilka' to arrang a gam for Satur-
day afternoon with Houston Drug company
and Heitmanns UelOnanna pretemd. ;
CALCASHTJ GTT5 T0ITr?AnT.
An Elaborate Frognm Cat Been A
v ranged .- $ - ' .
(MrhMifan5yrsl.
LAKE CHARLES lav July ll.-Th Cal-
casieu Qua Club and Op ma Protective asso
latlan will cpea tt seooad annual tourna-
ment at Laks : Chafles Monday July
H to contlnu tor three day.. It la expected
that this tournament will be attended by all
tha leading rifle and gunshots of tha United
Btates many of the most prominent having 1
already signified their Intention ot coming
to this shoot among whom la the famous
Ralph Mooney The gun club rmngs near
Walnut grove haa been worked upon tor
the last week or o and la new In almost
perfect condition tor the reception of tn
hooter. An elaborate program has 'been
arranged tor tha entertainment of all vis-
itor and a royal tlm 1 auured all who
coma lnvltatloaa hav been extended to
many parti In Beaumont and Houston
together with other Texas eltlee. :
St. Paul and Peden. Teams. '.
Tha Bt Paul baasbalt team will (roes pat
with tha Fedea Iron and Steel company
teas today at 4:10 on th St Paul's ground
corner of McOowwi . and - Breaoa. These
team played gams last Saturday which
resulted la a Soor of 10 to t la favor at th
St. Paula. Although tba Peden bv con-
sidsrably strengthened their team tha Sun-
Car suhool I. confident of another victory
irxjay ana a vary mure ting gam i prom-
Bastrop Defeats Lookhari'
v'V ' (JfsatM tVl frwK) v
BASTROP Texas July lt-Baatr) easily
defeated th champion baatbaU aggregation
from Look hart thla afternoon by a nor of
I tot. Baatrop wants to hear from any good
fast team. Batteries: Bastrop Bimmons and
Hasler: Lockhart Trigg and Klllouah. Um-
pire W A liaslsr . . r. - t .
. ; a mm' ''i '.".'' '
Honiton Heights Wants a Oaat. ''
h Houston Heights team playing a th
Waddtlla would Ilk to hear from any team
In Houston tor a gam Sunday afternoon at
the Heights. Addrres A C. Fulton Houstoet
jitignts or pnou ia is.
CXOWBS OUT T0 ElAi BAIT.LT.
Vakei a Bemooratio Bpeech en EU
. .Visit to Cnmbf.
(MewteSfM fymal.) '
CUMBT Txa. Julg U.-nator J. W.
Bailey addraaaad large and othuslastl
audlaaea ot K09 peopl at thla plac at US
clock thla afternoon Although th heat
waa vary oppressive and th largo shed an-
der which b spok was aaoomfortably
rcwded hs held hi audlenoa la almost
breathlea Interest for tw hour and a halt
lis wa introduced by Bev Charts U
Bound wh paid a high tribute to his lofty
Oharaclar end brilliant career. Aaaoag other
thing b said th speaker of th day I to
greatest product of thkt generatioa. He la a
man whoea masterful InteUeot tower Ilk
Baul th eon of Klsh who from hla shoul-
der and upwards wag UUer tbaa gay ad
th t peopl. . . m
genVtor Bailey wa la good votes sjid
Sliowsd llttl svKtenc t & gtrwaaaxM la-
'ill
4Mir" " v V'; - Dirt
Svvifrs
Pride
TV 454
I tlwae -
f'r
JtUnui
.. J.gaixjjgipBMBaJm
- sir
" t( '
I'I
bors through which h L; i
last fw nwntha
Many who beard the e-iv -
first tlm delared that i - I
their expectations lis n
friend among the p-"-' v
hear him speak. In tne i
h paid his repiH-s t-i is
bitterly opposed him. 1 v i
lng but his remarks i
Wa expected by nianv. i
upon the obligation of a i
bey the will ot the iv s e i
honest servant of the i - 1
do that or surrender h .
Ha said ha did not t i
that every man h" a i
wer true our retiui.M n i i
tent wa a mytn and a
Wa aa Insult to God i -
llgloa. He reviewed b '
lc In th oongree tl l l
Challenged any on to e "
lngl mistake lie r
never md a (noli-h . -i i
Voted th deniix ralio t -(.
Speech wa a nd 1 I
of genuine oiit-fB-l'""ncii a
clplea HI i nrti are
ylalt snd feel. t it a mora b .
prevails the community over.
g-ats wer reservnl fr I
solillere and the s-nan'r n-
tug referent-i-S to tne lr K.y Ir
were the prmclnal a.'i-i
Ills apeooii turn p..".-i..- I i
1lth eulliurst of pnnmi. - l
tor Halley lrt at o . n t
for Enuis wher he ipii t. "
Bctective Eeictiei CM I M s
' ' tfeailes Port Sfn ul )
HEW TORK. July 11.-LU l :
yemrs old waa held on a chai s of
In the Morrlsnnla court by M
after the etury of a Mink i
ot a lb-yen r-oi.l brlile ana her i.
tn tlves Iih.I ben t" '1.
Hi vlfiun ot tn bick v
Llsvo th d'iti"r of K- i
home Is lni"et uross li
roKldence Ths glri gave bust m. i ;
although With almost the n.-t !-
said slis had been married on reliruBi
to Haphaol Faliner. kin said her i
had been missing for a long time
believed n bad been abdiiotwl by the i
Hand but she hss bee able to flint im i
ef him and at thla tlm he may I
murdered. She also said that on Jm x 1
was abducted by the llla.k Hniu
Tenna being hr captor and tiiat he i
her up In the attic where sh was K
tit Van Kent svenue.
Th father of tlie girl snvs lh
days after her dlsapiriii-e Ir
Tenna same to him and denmn.ted
turn the girl and when he il l f ' '
later raised the piine to -. -Vengeance
Of tli Black li"d he i
hi counsel but yesianlay foon.1 e
8a to th Trwmont vnu st -n
1 polio to help. Dte!tlvev L
out to look for th girl Willi
clew to work oa.
On ef th clew led TVyVe to
avenue and he stood arr"- th
No Li conjecturing wnuh -when
ha Saw a fc t n "o
a hnd Imploringly str-"-'-d
Th fao waa that of Olyi
gnlied by photograph t - f
nl.hed. In a few niimito I i-i i
down th at tie dnor and the e it v
to tha police station f..r
Tenna waived examlimtioo s. .1 t
make any statement i' waa h i
kaU 'or trial. '
' Eead-nd Collision E-:l.
' : ' AmtUtU Pri Xeri.)
S HATTlSffBUltO. Miss.. July U-Is
a otluuon ktwea a Oulf and f. o
work train and aa mooralng pa
an th Hoctia. sarason i"i r
illroad on rnaa wa killed s-1
IT inrww hi w .
Moolte Jsukssa aad Kanaaa (... t
tured. 1 no 6m.
. -1 A I- rt-..-- 1
hides h little' crsds crevices c f
" : la necessary to cl:-- s thcrcusf"
keep your fccir.e clean 6r4 r;
Swift's Priis Wcl!r-2 PowJ r i ; t
nomlcsl for you usa crJy -1
nctdxl Atrr.iUtmcfurtcrL'
prod'."-irt-:'Jts. Euyaf. ';
tcnjr-rtf.-'lTtot-;.
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