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HOUSTON. T-XA
DAYi AUGUST 10;1C07.
piuoc-c ceoto:
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AHARiViOIJ BOOM
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CiUcsga Ccr.::rsrs Coming to Look
Favor ca OWpan. .
TRIP OF Si uIiJERS
ALL HAVE FIGHT
NEED OF CONFiE
- IN FINANCIAL "..
Former Secretary of Treasury Shaw D:
;.. ' " pie. Will Get Jiist Uhat TL:y Ex; .
.JjUvjAI lull
3C-:-!T. by small
tlncrary " of ihe' Pirty .:.;cusccd by
State Campaign Id Louisiana Develop
; log LoDslcferable Strenulty.
J
Scuthcrn Co(too A:;:c!:t!on. '
- 1 rs." '
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c:nt icr:irc into uaims or t::Lr5:a:r. - ;
;XPEGTS JJ&iG FIGHL
3 " Dc!':rs to " Be
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1 I 4
for . Treasury.
SUNDAY QUIET AT CHICAGO
:nics Report All Business MOV';
inj iNovy as usual
T'tE THINGS EASIER IN NEW YORK
a Doing at Strifes Headquarter!
1 Higher' TelegTaph Offioiala
.end Day Out of Tow Strife- J
tn to Publish Daily Paper. : .
I Utr
(Minute Pt SKcnl) " "
CI August 18Tir-Ths telegraphers;
h ion not; remains pmcuoauy uu i i
th the Western Union and FoV 1 J
Mlai
- tel ci
i report all busmes now mov
' ' .'..'. -s .!
qtilet throughout and with
'..Ing r.s ;
Th u
I" -the pk -. i
.- sttlein.ut i
' forgot i en.
' wf . gone-all hop or a
( i seems - to bar bean
1 A concerning them-
Th strikers
selves with pi-
'-f assessments fr t
- . tag to involve -wa..
i.flUsAedJrlih th Ae-
CouncO.? Th ChleM
alo may take action-.
. . Two minion dollar f
J will bt 'taJd away In V
M within ;two 'month. Th
te. boU eut making
- fund and In try-
f other trade at-
i Btttldlng Trade
intioa of Labor
lent Small My
r union . treasury-
uggMtlon show
th nf tha.aaruaw.
.the union' Idea of th K
to: com. Mr. BmaU k dMI-(t' .
' ag yesterday-aftrnot ..... ...
If prlnctbally tO(WOMla
t foV ilia foUowar. . f
enooqrag-
JSMALSt iSStJES BTVl
J
th BilV
I tatementt' -ii
th. preaeat ret
4 b -th ielegmi
hav oiploeil I
'!1 It n
i iat. JK
t thn- nwta-
o uji worthy and a
ir course 0 Inr
isistejit with th prln-
of Juitlce thp
tbetr pocltton a '
tar '..has . Wir
. actuslly . unbearabia;
men' Jetltlc.
for a" redre of grle-
ffl u
ualformljr rajeeted and
t a toaferene ha -bn de
f "thr.-. '7
r ( iipanle 'deny" and ddar
n .not only treated their nl
and eonalderatl4 . ' but thtN
j
li e
. dually axhauated their ' mtana
ti. ...j to ' amp! utlc y them. Ti
IfHuc l i ruforevecuarely drawn. The
. riain 1 be determined only by an ex-
'heiKiivi and impartial InveitlgaUon of th
. elalAi of both partlea which. It eema
hould b andertakea "by the National f or-
ernmrnt or at leat eondueted under gov
rnmeit auperytotoo."'''. . . ' ' '' j
irr4i::3T0B jioad thbeateuid.
t
Tv!:."plierT Claim Operator la Fired
' i t eqett o weuera TTnion.
. NEW YORK. Auguat It .A general' itrtk
f of cy rater and a tie-up of th Burlington
rafltf'.ad tryatem are threatened by the Order
o Hallway Tlegrapbr unlese that-raUraad
Imrriedtately rematate a striking Weetara
UniVa operator who f ootid work at th Bur-
nngion wbea th atrlka earn but aae also
seetl dlKharged becauae he waa a striker
the operators otalav . Th matter I now
t - th grand officer of th tetegrapher
ii . ra wtth a reqneat that th men b per-
i d t Mrika-aU oyv th ayatenv
l - railroad oompany 1 firmly refuianf
i.lnjtate the operator; and th tetegra
m eay they will trlk tf h ta aot placed
it work Immediately . . .'.
striker who flgur la (h eas worked
Omaha of flea of the Weetara Unto
' ira on of the first to strike. Several
later he went to work at th Barttnf-
'fk-e and last night waa elacharged.
too official ay the dlacbarga was
r rompatancf-";. '
trllie lder make the charge that
a tired" at th requeat of th Wet
ton. The- executive committee of th
Immediately called on th railroad
tnamtvd the striker relnetatetnent.
refuwd and the Natlnnal otfloer
ta aaked to eaU a atria oa th
non. wwrf the orfatif are pr
y W'tl nrvaniced end bnvwhlch th
-r reported aa anaiaua ta join th
i 1X2AT3 CniTJCr KIW TOWC
: t'.let of tie CoiitroTeny Took
. ; Tiiz laaier Terterdjy.
- - 1 4tttmt4 Pnu ftrt.t
:w TORK. August It Aa taooaH oy
ml acurnt both itarUes B the strtk
1. . . t wt r.:r.: aMrtay
:?. w . ; r'" a-T rmm'erelalma of
r't dt v la were nor mde pao
Ther was tit tie doing- at atrfk head
-re and Brty all The htyher efflrtm
Weiter L'nlaM and Foetal companies
le day out f town y-
- lft tn cfcare of th comwwla' of.
il tnet tmne we mwtr emftntn-
prntaiT" the rllm 't4
. rrvry r i M r favorable from
-n't' n ar-p'Tlt.
i iet "Tt" to at
n pHh--it o a 4-''y par
I set forth the '.rker sto of t.i
uf nwi service we
:..-vd tir"'!4'."t tb couatry
. T' .
of t'" V
A. n-t 1
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Union ScisTGoyern:
K2. X0CCS7ILT 13 SCASZD.
Now Alarmed atPolitical Effect
of.Kia'.Cpune 4 : -:
. ' CHoaiies Pail Sadd.)
. NSWl TOIU& Aas-ut iaThat
: Prealdent Rooevelt 1 al last gnu-
. toely scared at th troubl hnpondlng
for th republloaa party by reaaoa
'of th Jack of confidence pf th In-
: veetlng public and th almost certain
- aontraeUoa la bualnea as the result
. thereof baekert In aloa touch with
soma of th president's political ad
. vieers eay uwre .m n longer any.- a
doubt' ''-:''.' pi' J
v - Jdonay talk la politic well 'as.
bualneaa and untlt politic and J
builne are run on utoptaa prtnet-- a
pica it is tdl t expeot shrewd po'.''
Utical maaagars.ar. high flnanoler .
to approve th course of the prosi-
dent or that of th 8UU xecutlves "
-and legislatures who aeera to b bent-' f
on following his example and "golna ' J
rUm bettor." r:r ';v:
SOUTHERN HAS RIGHT
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STATJ OF AlABAMA CAjI SOT PEO-
EIBIT DTTEESTATE.COlalCCjCX i
Distinction Drawn Between the Buii-
neti of a Sailroad and That: of .
. mother Foreign Corporations. -'
' NEW TORK August la. -On of the two
Taige Wan street new agenolee publishes a
examination ' of Vth Bouthera Railway's
rights la Alabama by Chart A. Collin of
th lav firm of Collin Welti Hughes of
this dty (who waa for many rear th legal
adviser of' Governors Hal and Flower) in
Which th statmat is mad: . ' ?
t "Th rrosMus public impraasion (a 'this
respect t . that th fltate of Alabama' has
tb- right to prohibit th Southern Railway
eomsaay front earryln: Wl interstate oesn-
arc baslness within tha State en the
ground tftat th 'iurherirrBllway "totb
pany having beaa incorporated ta anotbar
SUto la a 9raoratio4 foreign to the State
.of Alabama-rhea bow dad to a fanura t
.recognls -th fuBdamental dlstincttoa ba-
tweenV to bualnea of tntorstat commerce
carried oa within a State by a corporation
foreign to that Stat and other kinds of bust-.
ns carried' oa within a Stats by a foreign
oorporatloa..;.- . ':-. h-'. ...t-;
"A Stats Is absoluUly powerless to pro-
hibit or regulate' the carrying; on of inter-
state commerce within Its border by a for-
clan corporation a powerless as it Is to
prohibit naturalised
persons from eondaev
ing a Ilk business.
IN PRECARIOUS STATE
EiniATIOH OS STOCK EXCHA&GZ
COimHTIZS SHAXT. --:
The Xarfeet Wu Extremely SentitiTO
Throughout Lut Week and V
Vulnerable to AttacJr.
(AitKitttd Prtu Refrt.) "
JOE W YORK August 11 Th decline (a
prices which has been la progTes for boom
time eontlnued during the past week with
many securities reaching fhalr lowast auo-
tationg in year. '- tucosaslv ware of
Uquldatioa during lb last few1 month nav
wept away profits f years and hav saada
th (toes; market ktrmtr sanslUv and
vulnerable ta attack.. Contributing causes
to th present situatloa ar tb fear of a
farther rastrletivo campaign against. .cor
porations by congress and legislator of
various Sto tea higher rates lor money with
reduced supply of available funds apparent
lndlfforaaeo to- -th decline en atook arteos
oa th part of Interests with tens capital
la vestments at atok. visible sighs at weak
spots ra th trad situation -and monetary
condition Which preclude any bop ar tin-
mediate aid from Burop for - A men can
ttkthwaa enterprise ar atorlt market oa-
cMtism -."- .":rf ;r
New devaTopmeata betpad tb play Into
tb haads Of th element tferking tor lower
prices. Tb strife of tb - teiesraptMra
whB aot. vary disturbing to bustotss aaaaod
annoyance and the most waa mad of It
a aa nfavoeabla bKtdeat. . Tb failwa f
tb Pop easmitactarlror eompany and- ap-
erehenstdn created of
wnhai I ass
menu hr wtber- $ ertv -feet.-
' f .'iTTt. "
their rf-
thxi? 2 icrnv At niiiD.
Two Olhera of a- Tarty cf Titi Are
Probably la tally lajuret
- GREAT BARREfOTOM. MaaawAagust
-An aatonobUe eentalnlng a party of ftv
porsna from Bristol Consw eotlHed wfra
the New Tork-FlttsfJeld express at Ashley
Fans aresstnc near her today. Tare of
th party wer killed and the etKer tw
are probably fatally mjured.
Th dead arei Charka t. Root tones.
be msrttifsct irer Brletr; afr. Root; .
mMh. and Wm Roberts . stster af ca
)Mt M s bfary B"" enr f -
I. h . and KatXeVae Rent W n'ee. -
t1- irfiired.
IS SAFE AKa SANE ENOUGH
Ss y - --r "t " -Eii'Strtcrti
of .Character Would Ee-
- rtore CoEl.dence;71iilo Hit Ag
'gTesaTeneis Would Stop Cor-
porauoa AOtues n u oaio.
'' .: (Nnttn Pi Sfttul.)
i NBW TORK. August U.-A special to th
Time from Chicago says: There Is a stead-
ily growing sentiment among the democratlo
politicians of. Chicago or at least among a
certain proportion of thorn m favor of ex-
Attorney General Judsoa Harmon of Cincin-
nati a the party nomine for the presidency:
next year. ; It snay sven be said that the
en tl meet la strong enough to practically
insure ibe introductiaa of' Mr Harmon'
name before- the National convention UnleM
something sntlroly unforeseen arise to pre-
vent 1W. . "-'-. --'
' -That political sentiment m a city as large
. a Chicago should tavor a resident not only
of another city but of another State and1
that the sentiment should b manifested so
- far in advance of convention time 1 re-
garded a extraordinary but as one poli-
tician when asked about the matter said to-
day: ."This 1 the time. of extraordinary
things both politically and otherwise."
However that may be. ' th sentiment for
Judge Harmon' nomination exists. Wheth-
er It will in crease ee. decline in the months
between now and next June remains to be
seen.-v-V' -
Vadlng democrau today developed the- (aot
that the Harmon boom. such It may be
caned results primarily irons - m- otw
survey 'of all the available presidential tim-
ber in -the party throughout . the country.
After such a survy certain party leaders
liw1R-ldiillv man
pear to nave nit on riermoa
as an available man. They profess to bo
II.M liet Umnn In nff a UIUU
le:
emperamant not -
rnly 'saf and sans" anoujh to restore tb
confidence which soma interests oeoiare is
so greatly needed but at the same tlm
uffldenUy aggroealv to stop . abuses by
corporation in short order. At th same
time these politician point out his utter-
ance on tariff questions Insure a reasonable
revision houia p navo torn sown n
It about.' . . ; " ; y '.:-.
TAFT. SATS inCfl OF FAITH
Pnblloatioa of Synopaii of Speech in
. Hew York W$i uwinthoriawtJif
NEW TORK August U.A special to th
Herald from Waahlnftoa says: ; crtory
Taft refused to stat todaywntht ma
ummary of his speech to' b delivrd
Columbus Monday - was correct "I much
prefer said Mr. Tafk "to 1vs my vlw on
apeclflo public Questions by mean; of
speeche. and my next speooh will be deliv-
ered Monday Bight Is Columbus. - .
what purpona io h ""
View you will expres Jn vour speech In
Ctlumbu .has alreadybftn PUbllshedbra
Wall street paper and It had a drenilng
eect on too market JPrtdajr" Mr. J$ wa
W4-4M mt'istie II" replied toe rtry.
rif synopsis or my epoeun ws uj -
eu. tie a ' r now nei. m
toith nd ooofldenc. i prepared that peeoh
and av h to th proa associations at tnetr
own request and subject to a release after
it had been delivered. Those who were cus
todian .Of tn Copies OI in apmwir mu
that it is for them to answer as to bow
H found fa way Into print. -
"I will not say whther ft ! a fair wnv.
mary ot a portion oi my ipeKn
merely say that If any portion of It ha been
SuMlshed or to published In advane of a
ellvory thoro win b a breach ot taMftr s
CBICAQO CbjITIDUn OF CBJJTCE.
Demoerttl Feel Aunred' They Will
Secure the Contention. ; '.
CHICAGO August ' 11 Assurance . hav
been received by local eVemocrati that Chi
cago will be chosen 'for th democratic Na
tional convention ol U(ia Details of th
space af lorded tor seats In the Coliseum wot
laid before National' Committeeman Roger
C. Soman today ana a oonrennce wnioa
ntif the. rinianina loucnea u im pinna mm
held between Mr. Sullivan and Chairman
Thomas Taggart of th National committee
this ftemoon. -
Further than that Mr. Stilllvau mad a
krief statement which his friends eonstru
ss meaning bevond a doubt that It has been
decided Informally by the National com
mitteemen wrtn neany an ot wno munair-
man Taggart 1 frequently In conference to
S. .1 1L.. MStMARttAH ksktgh v
IsVIU VVIHOHWWi. pawewo ; t
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INVADES VENEZUELA
FEOSTlXi FOECS FEOX SEITISE
-: " QU1AJA CAUSES A STO
Vtaecualaa Conuniialoner Is Forced to
' Hand Orer Toni of Salata Col
T. 'r.1 looted on BritiA Soil
'.V'
OEORdrrOWN. Brrtla. Chdaaa- August
U.Hach excitement baa been eeused bar
by th invasion of Tenesuelan territory by
Captaia Caldera. ta eommand af a small
frontier force from Brttlsb Guiana and the
seizure of quantity f balata (th torn at
a tree. aed for toattaj wires) which K
Is alleged had been rollactod so British tr
vttorv. " -.
J Captain CakVrs torr went down tb Ba
rt na nvef and troeseq tne aoanosry and In
vaded wsiMSwolan territory where Captata
CaMavs at tne point e a revolver demanded
th Veoeswiaa corswthMloaer
to him DOS poond of basaeaw
to surrende
; The 'cwnnixestonrr gave p rh gum but
made a protest to rYesldewt Castro and th
Hrltirti cones) hero against ta aetssre and
wivaama. Tears ar entertained af retails
tioa at Morawbaana the British frontier
neadqaartora. "
. Thr baa been murh trwobla ever aha
balata trad for som time and the British
ofta mad strong attompta to arvvant
tb llliest trading hi gum.
' Edward ToarUJ FrtBcii Jotepi.
MARTEXBAD. Aur U. Kmg Edward
gave a hanoaet tm"t In honor of th
bhthdavot Em rrn i Jnerph. Sp
wig to-Oevm h txel tHo Asatro-Htt)-garlaa
emrervir snd .iw4l Inv to ckanTbig
whtck fallowed.
I
Ally.;
t .f2mpefer
- a raax-b
. la
MEETING; WILL IE ROTABLE
Groweri Will Confer 7ith the Manu
facturers at At-r-nta on October 7
8 and iWf;ccial Train to
N Eeach Souston October 13.
. (Hraslas fm Social.)
ATLANTA Qs. August 11 Commlaaloner
of agrlcultura o( ;every State In the cotton
belt. oTtneir roprescntatlvos wtil attend the
convention of foreign-and domostlo spinner
and cotton growers in this city on October I
and fc President J-. A. Taylor of th Na
tional' Dinners assorl&tlon of Memphis will
also attend. Presldeat Jordan of the South
ern Cotton sraoclivtlon naa rooetvea many
letters of acceptance to.hla Invitation to tha
oommUulonera .ot fgHoultur "to atUnd tha
eenvrntlotuf ' j '" ..c - " V .J" T "
Ho has announced tb following Itinerary
of th spoolal araia Which will toj to
delegate through tli cotton belt: '
October S. ThurHay.i leave New xora.
Psnnsylyanta jfaHroad! inldnlght - -
October C jvidsy ' aitlva . Washington
Peiineylvanl rallros d m m.4 ' ; x ' '"- ' '' '-; ;
moay leavw vtMirngton. nouuiern. nu
October a. Bat at day. - arrlv Charlotte
Southern I a. m. i . - . .
Haturday leav njnanott. nouinern .
: m.-'v : "i'-; ;f 1 '"
Saturday arrived Greenville Southern
1:80 p. m. ' . ! -. .
Saturday leave GroenviUa Southern
uciooer a . emsKiay- arrive auum pnw
vn. M:s a. m.. Kaetem .tlm.
October 7 Monday at Atlanta
October g Tueeriay at Atlanta. 4
Oi tobor - a Wednesday leave Atlanta.
Boutliern U p. m. - .
October 10 Thursday arrive Birmingham
Southern I M a-m. - . . -
Uetober leaf Birmmgnam oouunnTv
tMtober U. - rrfAav. arriv . Greenwood.
Miss. Southern. 4 A mi leave I a. m. -
t'r.day arriv Heathmaa JnUsa. Southara
t:W a. m. j leav U noon .
Friday arrive Mreenviiie raiaa aouuiens
Friday. Imv Greenville tlltnol Cantral
It p. nx -October
Jl Saturday arrive New Orleans
Ullnol Central l p. in. ' -
Saturday leav Nw r. wioans nouumra
aarka .U:lS a. em. '' r-- - - '
-Ugwwr ft e-unony arrnv iwmwtH n-w.w
cm r-acMlc :n a. m.
netoher it. Monday laav Houston. South-
Vn Pacific a. m. ' ".- ' . - ''
Monday1' arrlv Galveston- Southern Pa-
cific 1:10 a. mv . " . ' - "v ' .
Monday Joav uaivaston . uraat ornrn
October It Ttiwday.'' arrlvs Texarkaaa.
Texas and PsclOo t . to. -t ' -
Tuesday leav Texarkana Iran Mountaia.
Ma. m. . .
Tuesday arrlv Little Rook. Iran Msaatoia.
uotober is Tuy isava t-uus - noca.
IVi Mnuntaln. t A m. -
' October is Wr-eeday atriv Metriphls
p. TO. .- - ' :( .; - t
II I IllllWIinf J .HIT IMHH DUVU1.I H
p. m. "
WednentUy. JoavaV ffuihsna Mobile ant
Ohio : p. .
October 17 Thursday' arriv St ' Louis ;
Mobil and Ohio 1:11 a. ai.- . -
Thursday leave at Louisu mianignt
October It Friday arrive Chicago tarn.
Friday leave Chicago Michigan Central
October 1. Saturday arrlv Toronto. Mich
igan Central I p. m -- - . r. - r v
October w nunasy leav Toronto .
Sunday arrlv Niagara Fall.
Sunday leav Niagara Falla. Nsw York
Central I p. m.. . -.. i..v'j
THE NEWS SUMMARY
Donnstio. '
CONSERVATORS were aoaointed to th In-
competency prooeeoings sgalnst Mrs Julia
watt- Morns L.-UTUS at jraimsia. uonn.
ATTORNET Osnoral Bon cart received an
manner of communication from cranks
aa th result of his reoenl utterances.
THE Louisiana not ton crap was estimated U
be a third short of tne average.
THE Memohls Conumrolal Appeal summar-
isea tne cotton crop conoition w navo
been Improved during too week.
THE totegraphera strtk situation was aut(.
r New York and Chioago. -
et . mt a . SVW kl- m.1.m -ms msiae
Roberts were x 11 lea in an aaiomoou ay a
train near uraat rauruiguss suae.
MRS. EMMA LEACH Sister af Col sad Boa
lounger died at Kansas tjity irom in
juries received In a street ear accident.
FOREST TRKES of Bast Texas- are dying-
bc js of hot weather. . 1
0R. A. A. ROTSB-dled froat tb Cffeetk f
a spider bits at nersaea. ....
WILLIAM T. OWTN was billed rty Ban
day morning at uajvenion. .
NEGRO WOMAN at AVlrtdg kill bar b OS-
band she whipped bar. v.
THE METHODISTS at Nasogdoch will re-
Duns tne reoenuy s-arnva aaurea.
A fT RANGE BUG that feast on the boB
weevil was exhibited at ClarksvUla. . r
THE body of M. A. Taylor was found at th)
; end of a rope ta hi bam near Paris. . .
Two nallaa a tat fair manaremnnt deals-.
pated Tuesday OotoOer XX aa Confederal
- veterans an-
THE detente to tb Five Million club
. verted at Bl Paso aae weal ea aa excur-
i taa to Clouocroia - -.
WEATHER BITRBAtT omclais will mak
bnilooa aaernsioa at Austin nest montb to
atsdy aiawepnene eonuuna
Bilroada.
TRl4 Trinity nd Bras) Valley bag mereased
Swages paid at TeagM. v
Hr? PBOfLR f PWtln are delighted
wltb to chance at getting toe Stat roe a
ANjajMENT of the early esmplenes
el tn "-" wa. '-
Ar W. Dt'NHAM. sna F ageat at Fort
Worth was appointed to the Onlvoston
RATE CI'ERHS war assnwtbWng at San An
tonio me tne r ' '-
rate sheet to coefpvm to reduced saaaea-
ter tales In Mber lutna
TEX t8 ROAI begnn opoet th ettmlnatloa
of the elenrr and charity rates end also
Mr rented the prohat.1 withdrawal ef tha
mur change. el mtleas booas -
Eoaiton Churche.
y MOORE preached
RICV. M.
aw "Prevt-
ry pETtR tJ IMM preacbod
-Hardewed Herte."
RET WILUA' TTr" fX)BS preached
on Win Mtrii'try ef B-wrow." -
ry (rrARKMAN deeM tha tag e(
Tnarn Avene- Basest r r 9. . .t
FrTOR ORfw "'T!1
e .rSlHW nm r ' . jrr gVWT.
in the
aad Rev. B.
Klatoreoan st srtghu
HOMt'n.
rT W people ejexet to -.'
AtTOktOHTLE cn" i -
yea-
HOW THE BIG RACE 100KS
nine-Cornered Qnhernatorial Contett
Seta the Pact for the leuer Stmt-
n tletWUkinion and Sander -Seem
to. Earo the Lead.
' .-' ' (earleS fVrl Spftiil.) 1 ' ''
NEW ORLEANS August U-Th three-
cornered tight tor th democratlo potaina-
Hon for goveraot- of Louisiana - batween
Lieutenant Governor ' Jared T. . Bandera
Colonel Tneodore S. Wilkinson and General
Leon Jsstreraskl. is waxing warm. ' ' '
General Jsstremskl was one of tne first
In th field... with a pronimoiamentn for;
-oent railroad farea and the h dropped
out ot sight and recently suffered a severe
Illness front -which he Is now reeoverh-ig.-The
other two however sine breaking Into
the limelight hav been 'doing sotne tall
campaigning and they have stirred thing
up politically all over tha State. The Louisi-
ana primary law has rqany of th feature
of the Mississippi law and this la really
the first Stat campaign in which it will
be given a full teat The gubernatorial of-
fice has been rraotloelly strlooed of it
.patronage and It has become accessary for
th candidate to get right down to th
uiuvnvs ut me pvupisanu eunvuica mm 01
their fltneaa for the offloe to which they
aspire which I something of a novelty In
Louisiana politic. . s.-':v
' H WILKINSON CLOSED A CREVASSE?
Cokns Wilkinson served several term la
Oongress representing ; the First district
aad then his planting tnteresU suffered to
such an sxtont. that he bad to devote all
his attention to them to save himself from
bankruptcy. Ha lust did manage to eseap
th brink and then prosperity dawned for
him. He now own about fifteen mile of
tb richest sugar land on th Mississippi
river his holdings extsndlng from Governor .
Warmotb'a Magnolia plantation to a short
distance below th city limits on the right
bank of the river. He feels' now that his
finances are In such shape that he oan do
vote hi time to public sarvlo. In th 1st
spring a serious crevasse occurred oa Oak
Grove plantation which threatened to In-
undate all the plantations on the right bank
of the river. In fact the back water did
00m lib to Algiers. a suburb of New Or-
leans. The levee board triad to doe It and
then concluded that it would be bettor to
wait until low water. v -
Mr Wilkinson and "the other planters
wanted it closed so he made a proposition
to th levee board that It they would put up
ttt.OM for labor and materials and givs him
absolute control he would close the break.
As It was generally believed that it would
cost 5800a or tmm to close th break th
deal was made. Mr. Wilkinson not only
oloeed the break ta the face of the hiah
water wat he built hi cribbing lueoeesfuUy
en tb eana aid of -tne ureas tne rrrst
time that thla had ever been accomplished
while the river was still high. Oa night
be accidentally Walked off a quarter boat
Into the rtver and we carried eighty set
under water. neing nicked us almost un
conscious as tie emerged bl th stern of
the beat but next day he was personiUy
airocung aa iu una na isuab
::.'ttNDERrtrL " '
'r Lieutenant Oovernor Sanders I a young
man being only M Tears aid but be naa'
beea aotlva tn publt life sine tM when
tint elected 'to th legislature and in 190
h was mada speaker of tha boas. . H be-
came lieutenant governor to 1KM and re-
ceived several thousand more vote than
th governor in th election. H Is a mat
of great force of obaraoter a lawyer by
profession and has considerable personal
magnetism. Hs has many: warm personal
friends all over th State and like all posi-
tive characters also baa a number of very
Utter enemies. - - . !
The fight le really-between these two
and tb manner In which they hav thrown
down th gaug at battle to each other
In the early stages shows that by January
whan the primary will be held there will bo
many Interesting develnpenents. Each has
attacked the ether's Bubna record moot vig-
orously In the joint debates that have been 1
held and th comment they hav indulged
Swere not calculated to promote that feel-
g of party harmony which democrats con.
testing In a primary ara supposed to have.
The people all over the Stat are greatly in-
terested in the contest and hare Invited
them to speak at barbeoiMa in such number
that It baa beea Imposalble far th candi-
dates to accept halt th Invitations.
There are twenty-two candidates for tb
pins Other State offloe and beelde every
parish officer will have a fight for his Job.
RUSSIA'S PL'ANS EAST
B : ' r '
jnjJTAET BASIS - K0TED F10X
HAEBDf TO TO WI OF CHTTA.
Vladivostok la to B Xaia Em More
' Impregnable Than Port Arthur
V Wu Supposed to Be. .
(AtteHtlti Prtm XvO
WASHINGTON AugUt 1A-Rmia to
gradually but thoroughly rearranging her
dispositions and fortified boats .ra th Far
Bast a th result ot the lata-War accord
mgf to 1st mail advice from that quarter
of th globe. Advices eery th military
baste has moved from Harbm far back
Into Siberia to th great town ef Irkutsk
which IS to be extensively fortified - with
the-towa of Chita as aa advane station
Ta carry ut the plen foa Improvement ot
'th communications of Vladlvostofe ItwlU
be necessary to eenstroet another line of
railroad' to connect Chita wtth that forti-
fied seaport which Is. m the Baastsns
plan to be made evea nsora'svayregaabte
thaa Port Arthur was supposed to be.
FEAT4 POWEE 07 TEE XOEXOES.
S&ator Dubois Sees Peril in Their
Political Activity. - .
". " . "j; ' iAtmfi frt" Rfet) .
A mORA. in.. August 1L neoatar Dubol
f Idaho this arterneoa addressed Met peo-
pto en the snwhabHIty of tb spreading of
Movntoa aoutlesj power to all parts f the
batted uta.' "A ' -
Ha nrped ' his hssrsi to as their htfla-
eace with sousv eseanen to prevent rae oe
tlaeaano ef aotywanoa earn 11 lag wbleh he
aid are mil wiade among the Mormons . -He
dc!ard that the Mures ens apsohrtety
sentfeBed Vuh rr-Ti-lcaBy and at Idaho ar
Wyemmg l'--l Ptates sonatnr geveraor
(he wlnrtes of t)- --"le) ckoTCh. ' Ha sayi
HV had a -et t -vw of power hi Ore j
gna snA sm bv r in iwenene very pi
A TARGET FOE THE CEASES. "
Bonaparte Keceiring' AH Kinds
of Commuuicationa
'7 WeWMffloi).) '
WASHINGTON August U Attor-
ney General Bonaparja 1 now getting
v hi Th crank army . baa turned
woo Its batterlM upon btrq an tor
' his plain speaking h ( being flooded
with all sorts ot tottera and 'tohj-l
grama. Moat at the oorrespondents ' J
suggest that Mr. Bonaparte Is try J
big to depress the markets for his a
own purposea. Soma suggest he has S
v made a big fortune by being "abort'
"Wire m when yoa cover In aeoret'
k short tnterest" M cad dispatch sent. f
by aoma one stgntnt him "Jut I
S ' Nenrspaper 'cllpptagk ara" being sent .a
J by th basketful. A Ban Francisco
: man hag asked to b named receiver a
2 ot the local tobacco trust ' . J
iMMHUIMINMIHtHMMHli'
SHORT IN LOUISIANA
COTTON WILL EOTEXCEED 'TWO-'
. 1 THIEI3 OF AVE1AQE. ' ' ' ".
Eeduction Brought About by UnfaYor
able Weather and Ravage of '
V tha BoU WmtO. .
-e'-1 - WHttFSfcUl3 '' "1
NEW ORLEANS August 1A Report from
tb cotton section ot Louisiana this week
' show that the crop has made good prosTaas.
th wathercondltln having been tavor-
: able' Ginning operations have become gen
eral throughout' th Stat aad Brat hale
are. numerous. ' Alt at the bales -marketed
were of an exoeptlonalty high grade -and
.brought top. pries. 'i.-
: The oottoa crop ha' reached a etogeow
where some sort ot an estimate can be placed
oa the prodacUoa. -Careful fnqulrie show
that h orop-ef Onvenwr SUto will not
aossd wo-thlrdQf tos.ajrerage tiropr Thlc
AredocUoa has been brought about by un-
favorable weather ecodltloni In the spring
and th ravages of the boll wetvlla. The in-
cessant rains and cold weather during April
and May .made .replanting necessary for tne
fourth time la aoma localities. Tb re pi ant'
log cut short th seed supply and many
farmer wer forged to plant corn and other
crop i --.. .v 'j .'' 's- '
Th com drop hi exceptionally Bns and will
fully make up for the reduction la tb ootton
crop.- i : i e.ie.-rv- ':;JjiT.' 'J.
Farmer ara having difficulty' In gouM to;
c titles In secuilnt cotton p1ckera J -gi' ;
BEYOND. HER. INCOME
XES. TUUAvWAn XOBilS CUE."
TISS SPEEDS Wn8BLYS:l.v4
Coniervatorf Ar Appointed - in th
Proooedina Inititned by Etf Son.:
' Who Chaigea Incompetency. ?
I
(Hrafcsf.at rserlsi.)
i FAIRFIELD Coon. August ls-Althoogh
hs had oom from New fork on her yacht
to light her son' efforts to hV her dsc tared
bi oom potent to ma nag b estate Mr. Julia
Watt Morrll Curtlss failed to appear ta fh
probate court and a a result Judge Nwbbt
appointed Elmer ej Banks et this town and
John C Shaw at New York as ssrvtoi.
. Tb proceedings to hare sonasrvhtors ap-
pointed for tha woman who to oar at th
be of the big Watt estate In New York
were begua by Leuls H. Morris her son.
Morris to a grandse ef the founder of th
Morris park race track. His wlfs obtained
a divorce from him two' years age because ef
bis friendship for several other women. '
Mrs. Curtis th son said." was kvtng way
beyond her Income and her extravagance
showed that ah was incompetent to look
after her Interest. Although her income he
alleged was hM a year so spent from fie.-
oot to il00r a- month. Th difference waa
made bp by Mary G. Plsrkney the
trlx of the Watt astato. Miss Plnckaey wko
to regarded as one of the wealthiest spinsters
In the eoantrx Hve In the winter ta the
Hotel Buckingham In Fifth avenue and hi
the summer ea her farm which runs from
One Hundred and Thtrty-nlnth to One Han-
dled and Fortieth streets and tram Seventh
to Lenox avenue. New .York and which Si
regarded aa one of the awet iraraabi farm
In the world. .. . .. . .
' . When tb eas waa called Mrs. Curtlss wag
aot pre si t but her attorney aM ah waa
on her way 'her from New York. Tsstl-
moay was beard however and wjtoasnsa
paid that ea ef Mrs. Cortlee' extraragance
waa to way aaraaoto raagmg to prtoe from
tff'to tm and give them sway. She ap-
peared to have aw ktoa that her harem wa
ktntted. ft was said and aha kept right oa
spending sBOaay aa If there were no Hmlt to
her n suurcca. MM Plnefcney always saada
good the sum tat M I Curtlss spent ft
was said. - .- I. : - -f
TAFTS FTMEDIAaE IS BiarjT.
Firtt Stop on Tour Around the World
. Will Rs at ColnmhnA Ohio.
' ' tdrserfcird & srt)
WASHINGTON. August It ektcretary
raft toft here tonight ea the first stare ef
jdle) pngrhwesa which will vierrl th gione
'n In folfllilng hie peemtne to the FIHplnoe
ts .vetent to Manila to attend the opening of
(Heir first ls1rtv asaemhly.
jii flmt nryfi a-'!l be at Cf--"a r- -
.iustiiav;;
..... w j ;- - -
U-u- i.. -.
.... iA I . -
disast::
Severe C:;
t3
al a W
UNIYEHS.'.L
rt'.-:3 1
" '". (-f
X NEW TOE. s
fanner secretin
an Interview on
J Prtu
.t 1'
ft tlie t
the r
Industrial condulun In
" "If I Judge corrt -exactly
. what they r
have money In banks - .
UP if banks refuse to t
tlons and If the cm- ih ? t
to place orders li.i-n ao
wltneas th efrccts. '
- "Let those who think times i
tew ach other au regulur
In mind that this country
psrlenced periods ot severe
prer not traceaM to f!
agltstlofi or lrgltilation r i
"In l9J th redemption !'
silver Instead ot gold w i
th party In power was n. r
move ths protective tariff f
tries and th free count i f
.ratio of K to 1 was champi-
neat members of both partus 'i
might have survived any one of t.
out could aot eurvlv u three. At
no one questions our financial s-.
th tariff can aot be toucht-d f-r -1jbtonatonUiv.
. .... .
.."Some aheck ta the speed at
are going i most deelrabie s :
Ing progTeeS ha probably b.
Bow require a fair measure (
and courage to prevent undue i
bt our Industrtos. capital can hot
Into aotivtly. I have never area
when universal sanity was mure
to Vir well belng.'v j
Pwirperi llakea People L;
;"V--Xslheir ' Ixpenditurea;
c pn '
KANSAS CTrr Mo. August a-It i
easlonally ' pointed out that tli bun:
th West may become a source ot l
II ta true there are too many small l
many of thsm managed by thou. unr
With the business and likely to make
takes; but there 1 less temptation rr
banker tn the .little Western town ti ...
the JSast He has less chance f.-r i
and for promotion because thi-re - i
thing In 'which hd can become I.
Istereeteny -Very little opportunity
for recklea Investment that I n-.t I
ta the depositor. This ta the sr
the Western' bank In the small t
king as the fanner borrowers i"
Krone It le aallkely to go r- -when
the crops fall and the t
np their surplus aad eoneuent .
poells- thalth bank will s-
such a tlm will oome even" y
onservatlve banker believe but tc
ant indications do not point to Its i
dlate approach. .
The dsngerous feature is In tie '
tmdertaklngs of the people tn.
They are so confident of the conn-
of prosperity that they . mny mw
greater enterprtaae than tlivy can
through. The speculation tn land la s
end. The rise in values can not go on
tng the coming year ss It has In tne i
Is la already too high for more than n
ate Interest returns. Consequently
Will be a turning of the Investmet
-other hanoela . of them lens r
thaa ha beea that ef bind. A
of the kaad (peeuleiloa ean aot five ;
because made toe late. The pre--Is
In the cheap lands of the Far r
rather thaa la the older settled s
IX UEGES1 DLMfAKD IZZ II :
Acoonimodationa Eeadily 'I '
Where Beoord la Satisfict-r;
' '' . (Ht P Sfi4.)
CHICAGO August Local b.
just sew reeervs averaglnc from
per cent meat ef thsm fortifying r
la aatldpattoa of a tali from the r
tar.- Aa urgent demand exists and r .
strong. at per seat as th mh.: '
tlm loans aa high as t'4 per tiu c i
paper has sold aa high as 1 per rent
week and National barVs hsvn tv.i. ' i I-
that figure Tli ere 1 -e su-ons-t i--market
knewa this year and no !
prufpect ef eaatng.
- AH the money thet the Went hs Vim
reer for co-mnaeiebu and rr-. t-o-o
parpoeea Cnrrmcv le not going to the e
try s lest ee I unuetly th ease et t' '
Beg owing to tranafer being made
by mall leetead of by wire. Ta h w
nerrlal oiVtmu see. In many Im-fi-v
tee ilea to their limit. The In -d
wltk so bed entonglemMits In tite et
MA debta encure SfemTiinwliHfe r-
Gram sen ere uelng aww snonv I
recent yenm as Iho tare carry -
awk k ( rofltabla st Uis rugn r
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