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Ueven'i Contents 'Bvi:llpttMh:Saal6K and Six Representatives of fire
Deluge;of Invitations for" SpeecfieAlpiig' Line
Same f atijr; Tiltf Frame Measure to Bring Revenue V i
v';ifd GonrmeUnUtiDtmand for "Revision Downward."
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THE HEATED TERMJ WIRESi GUT;;DQW!;
thanges hormer Itinerary. .
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Of Fair Size for Car-End Re-:
'ccptiQDS Proposed.
MAY HAVE SPECIAL TRAIN
In West bat Will Travel in East
lo Private Car.
CORPS OF OFFICE CLERKS
IncCdia1 Stcnographen and Tele-
grapaezs Will Accompany the
Preiideat on Ion; Junket
' pre.' States in Fall.
iAttocittti Preu Report.)
WASHINGTON July 11. Indications
multiply that President Taft's announced
itinerary for his Western and Southern
trip this fall will be materially extended.
The president himself did not Include In
the tentative list which was published
all of the places where he expects to
stop aag enough to make an address and
hold a brief car-end reception. The
itinerary was made up of those cities
Where the president will spend from one
to three days.
Strong- effortk will be made by congress-
men and State officials to have the presi-
dent stop for a few minutes at least at
nearly all of the towns of appreciable slse
through which his train will - pass In the
daylight hours. Already the president
has been bombarded with such requests.
He has suggested to all of hla callers and
correspondents that they take tile matter
up with him later In the summer when
the detailed plans for the trip actually
are under consideration.
NO SPECIALS YET PROVIDED.
During th trips he has made thus far
the president has adhered to the pOtrby
of Journeying In a single private oar at-'-
taelMd to regular trains. Th trips "have
been comparatively short however and
on them the president has been bothered
with as tittle public business la possible.
Secretary Carpenter lias remained be-
hind at the White House to look after
routine affairs ami lias communicated
with the preslc". only at rare Intervals.
On his far Western trip however where
trains are run heavier and at longer in-
tervals than here In the East It Is moi
than likely that the president will have to
charter a special train.
The president expects to be away for
two nioalhs and will have to carry a com-
plement of stenographers clerks and
telegraphers In addition to his secretaries.
Thus far the presidential party has been
confined to the chief executive. Captain
A. W. Butt his military aide. Assistant
Secretary Mlschler. Major Arthur Brooks
who in addition to being the presidents
confidential messenger. Is commanding
officer of the First battalion of negro
troops In the District of Columbia; and
two secret servicemen James Sloan wlv
was with President .Roosevelt for seven
yesrs and Jack Wheeler who accom-
panied Mr. Taft from the time of his elec-
tion to Office.
8AKKGUARINO TtTe PRESIDENT.
When the president travels the railroad
officials talyn every precaution for his
comfort and safe conveyance. They real-
ize not only the necessity of safeguard-
ing the president in every possible way as
a matter of public polity but that re-
gardless of the cause of the accident
the railroad which permitted the presi-
dent's train or the train to which his
car was attached to suffer damage would
receive a serious setback In the minds of
all (he people. The old Idea of sending
out a pilot engine has largely been aban-
doned however except on some stretcher
of single track.
Three men always ride on the engine.
Sometimes the third man may be the di-
vision superintendent. Always thete Is a
representative of the traffic department
on 'board with authority to take control
In any emergency. The railroads much
prefer to caripr the president by special
train aid often do so nowadays Instead
of hauling his car at the end of a regular
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FUND FOR GINGLES GIRL
Saised in Chicago Church to Aid in
-Her Defense.
.-iseciaud Preu Retort.)
CHICAGO. July ll.-Wlth the closing
chapters In the Ella Glngles case at hand
the State will tomorrow place on the
g tand several of Its strongest witnesses
fat an effort to Impeach the "white slave'-
stories told by the young; Irish lace
maker.
On the other hand the attorneys for the
defendant on a larceny charge preferred
by Miss Agnes Barrette will make a de-
termined effort to counteract the effect
of this testimony by placing on the stand
medical men who will present a diag-
nosis of the Glngles' girl's Anjurtea and
mental condition contrary to that of the
State's experts.
Just before closing his sermon in trie
Garfield Boulevard Presbyterian ' churcn
Rev. R. Keena Ryan called the girl who
was .present at the services to the pulpit
and placing hla hand on her head said:
"They are trying to sll her Into white
slavery4 but we won't let them. This girl
la a Presbyterian from Northern Ireland -and
she has friends htaf. She has told
the truthv .There Is a heinous plot'
framed ''Tip against her and tnay are
involved In It. . The Idea of It all la to
prove that thh girl stole the- lace ao that
once convicted the valuable swrtdence she
baa against this great Walt elave traiho
will not hold water." - - -
. A tun waa raised for her defecsa .
KSUMMARY OF NEWS
TEE WEATHER.
OUiotiattd Prill Rtfort.)
WASHINOTON' July U Bust TexM
Qenerny fair Ifonday and Tueaday.
West Texas Fair and somewhat lower
temperature Monday and Tuesday.
Oklahoma Fair Monday; Tuesday fair
and. somewhat cooler.
Washington.
PRESIDENT TAFT will lengthen his trip
Into the West and South this fall.
THE CREATING of a tariff measure will
be begun by the conferees this week.
v Domestic' "
TRAIN SERVICE at Kansas City was
demoralised by floods.
NINE TEXAS horse buyers were killed
by outlaws in New Mexico.
A FUND was raised In a Chicago church
to aid In the defense of Ella Glngles.
LEONARDO GRLBIA wUl be hanged In
Louisiana Friday for the murder of lit-
tle Walter Lamana.
HARRT THAW will go before a court
at White Plains N. T.. today in an atv
tempt to prove hla sanity.
FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
Elks are In Los Angeles to attend the
opening of the annual convention today.
Foreign.
A HURRICANE of unusual severity
struck Panama.
TROOPS were ordered out in the mine
strike at Sydney B. C.
STREETS of Lopas Bolivia were swept
by mobs unrestrained by police.
IN AN engagement before Telieran the
shah's troops failed to dislodge the na-
tionalists. RETIRING Minister of Finance Voqj
Buelow of Gerntany may name his own
successor.
Texas.
J. W. Parks of Waco beat his wife into
unconsciousness and then hanged him-
self. THE LONGSHOREMEN are assembling
. at Galveston for the international con-
vention. THE HEATED TERM continues In
north Texas but no prostrations were
reported.
TAB. RIPLEY and Harry FlUpatrick of
Taylor were Injured In an automobile
accident.
W. J. McCLOUD of t"ort Worth Is dead
as the result of lulBping from a mov-
ing street ar. - s . "
IT IS OFFICIALLY denied ht the
UlSSlllB WUlMLUy UWIS HIV I1TMVI1
Pierce properties.
REV. JOHN T. ROLAND has again
been elected president of St. Edward's
college at Austin.
ROT SHIREY made his escape with
other prisoners from the Lufkin Jail
by overpowering the Jailer.
MRS. SOL NUSBALM of Groesbeeck re-
ceived Injuries from her clothing
catching fire which may prove fatal.
A NEGRO prisoner withef record con-
fined In the jail at Gonzales attempted
suicide by cutting rne arteries in his
wrist..
Railroads.
THE UNION PACIFIC may absorb the
Illinois Central.
XON HILL lias completed an auto tour
of his proposed railroad.
THE COMMISSION hearing Tuesday Is
of importance to Houston.
Sport
THE STATE SHOOT will begin at Gal-
veston Wednesday morning.
THE GLIDDEN TOUR to Denver from
Detroit will be started today.
AN EFFORT will he made this week to
clinch Hie Kaufman-Johnson bout.
PETER JAME8. a wrestler of Spring-
field Mass. la In Houston- seeking a
bout.
AMERICAN league: Philadelphia 7 De-
troit 1; St. Louis 8-1 New York 2-4); Chl-
i ao 4 Boston 0.
THE. COMMERCIAL APPEAL predicted
a fair yield of cotton with continued
favorable weather.
ELMER COYLE of the defunct Arkansas
league and formerly of Houston was
"signed by Fort Worth.
Religions.
WESTMINSTER congregation will build
a new church.
PASTOR RUSSELL arrives this morning
and lectures tonight. 1
DR. JACOBS leaves Thursday for a fUs
weeks' stay In Chicago.
REV. J. W. ENGLISH was the preacher
at Brunner Baptist church.
BISHOP WARD preached at St. Paul's
church and leaves Wednesday for tlv
Orient.
REV. T. J. WINDHAM based his ser-
mon at Clemens' chapel on Peter's first
sermon.
"PENTECOST" was Rev. J. L. Williams"
theme at Washington Street Methouia
church.
REV." J. W. LOVING preached on " Na-
tional Prosperity" at Tuam Avenue
Baptist church. (
FREEDOM from debt was celebrated at
the Heights First Baptist church last
night by the public burning of two
notes.
Houston.
THOUSANDS enjoyed trip to the bay
shore yesterday.
THE Harris county negroes will elect a
board of directors for the Emancipa-
tion Park association today.
RUFUS KNLEY "a negro was stabbed to
death at 1400 Cleveland. The officers
are searching for a negress. .
THE proposition to build a labor temple
was discussed during the meeting of tne
Labor Council yesterday afternoon.
CARL HORTMAN depot agent for the
American Express company was acci-
dentally shot in the thigh last night.
NEW YORK TIMES story on the oil sit-
uation caused comment There has been
a reduction of 2 cents rather than an
Increase of t cents. .
"RAVINGS OF A MADMAN"
It Way -foreign Office Branded
Utterances of Castro. T .
; tAuacietti Prtst Xepori.)
CARACA8. July ll.-Th only effect 1
a statement Issued by General Castro
yesterday at Santander In which he pre-
dicted the downfall of the Gomes govern-
ment and declared that the sovereignty
of Veneiuela Is weakening by the treaty
with the United States will be that a
few of Castro's friends In congress who
have recently been trying to prevent
protocol -with America will likely . In-
crease thelr effort to embarrass th
gavemment. . . . - .
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WASHINGTON' July 11-Maklor ' a
tariff lawJhat will . most nearly meet
the wishes of the great American people
and will at the same - tlrnoA prbdUc
enough revenue to provide for the ex
pensea of the government that la the
goal for Which for f oar month . both
bouses of congress have heeif. striving
and which lias now reached tha confer-
ence committee. ' .
Eleven men five repuWIoan senators
and six republican representative have!
ksjhouldered the responsibility of vrtvUig
from the two tariff UUa passed tn sen-
ate and house a law that will be aeoep-'
table not only to both bouses of eon-
gress and to the president and above
all to the great mass of the -people. The
conferees desire to retain in the bill the.
schedules as approved by their respesV
live houses and no one realise better
than they that they jnuat make concee-
sions. The present determination not t
concede anything will give way to a
more conciliatory attitude as thaooaterv
ence proceeds. "
FIGHT HINGES UPON CHANOria -
The senate made many-changes many
of them merely verbal. In the bl)l as It
passed the house. The ' member of th
house claim the bitter' measure come
nearer to answering the house demand
for "a revision downward" than doe
the bill. Whether It will provide all
the revenue needed to run th govern-
ment is the question. Th ftght hinge
upon the number of change made by th
senate that the house confer can be
induced to accept. . ";'-: yA
HANGED HIMSELF
AFTER HA YinO BEATEN "WIFE
IHTO UNCONSCIOUSNESS. .
J. W. Parka of "Waco Settled Domaa.
tic Troubles in Tragio Manner
Home Like a Slaughter Pen.
.HmetoPott9t"cial.y
WACO. Texas July U.-Barly today
srehlng perty found the-aody of J. W.
Parka a worker In leather storeshesB.
aged it years swinging Jrom the limb of
a tree near hi home at the corner of
Thirteenth and Ross streets. A short
distance away the unconscious form of
his wife waa found In an alley. Parks
hanged himself following a quarrel with
his wife whose condition ls precarious
as a result of the beating she received.
Policemen airmmoned by neighbors were
the first to find the corpse. At that time
no one knew ' Parks Tiadv ended his Ufa
The body was revealed by the search-
light carried by one of the officers and
was observed by Parks' lt-year-old son.
who fell to the ground In a faint.
Before hanging himself Parka made an
ugly gash in his throat presumably with
a dull knife. His home resembled a
slaughter house a crimson. trail giving
mute evidence of the horrible affair.
Blood stains were also visible In the
back yard.
According to the assertions of neigh
bors. Parks and his wife had -been quar-
reling apd during that occurrence the
woman received wounds - that have al-
most placed her at death's door. Family
trotjbles are alleged as the Cause of th
tragedy.
TO URGE TARIFF COMMISSION.
Delegates of N?w York Business As-
sociations to Go to Washington.
tAiiocutled Preu Retort.)
NEW YORK. July 1L-Delegates of a
number of New York business associ-
ations will go to Washington this wefk
to urge that a tariff commission be in-
corporated a a part of the tariff M1U
The call has been Issued - by H. E.
Miles chairman of the committee ap-
pointed at the Indianapolis tariff con-...
ventlon which approved the plan for
a tariff commission. Delegates from
commercial bodies of other parts of the
country will meet the New York delega-
tion at Washington and the gathering
will urge the need of a change In present
tariff making methods.
A statement issued In behalf f the
delegation says: -
"A canvass recently conducted smonc
one thousand commercial bodies through-
out the country shows that fully 90
per cent of these organisations favor the
exeat Ion of a tariff board or some suf-
ficient method of handling this perplex-
ing business proposition in the future.
The figures quoted show a total mem-
bership in the one thousand commer-
cial associations exceeding a half mil-
lion corporations firms and Individuals
The approximate total capital exceeds
BUELOW TO NAME SUCCESSOR.
Has Recommended Vice Chancellor
for His Office
(AttocUted Preit Report.) ..
BERLIN July II. The emperor ha
asked Prince von Buelow whom he would
suggest as .hi successor In th chan-
cellorship and th prlno haa recom-
mended Dr. von Bethmana-Holloweg
minister of the interior and vie chan-
cellor. The emperor haa however taken
counsel with other regarding the chan-
cellorship among them being Xunt Zu
Eulehburg. grand marshal of th royal
court who ha long been regarded by
the emperor as a wis friend and Privy
Councillor von Valentine chief of th
emperor's civil cabinet. - -
The opinion among government offi-
cials appears to settle npon Dr. von
Bethmann-Hnllowee-. asatiiv k
widening circle learn of Chancellor varr"
"T;" . . . av " ovrai olb-
er high official have been mentioned
for .h.?..oft VLA thr lways th
possibility that th emperor will choose
quite outside 6f any publlo named per-
son r - y
The emperor- to expected to arrtv la
Berlin on Tuesday1 He will remain her
for two days during which time Chan-
cellor von Buelow will retire and bis
successor wUl be appointed. -
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Un nw winvr iin-iia oentuur Aiuncn will
be fo'untf contending for the higher rev-
enue raising tariff. On the other will be
found Representative Sereno Payne lead-
ing the house force In fighting for low-
er dutiea.
Senator Aldrich reiterates his state-
ment that th senate Dill If enacted Into
law would not Impose additional burdens
upon th consumer.
. "Isolated cases of increases of rates
ar taken and the entire bill Is con-
demned because of these" said Mr.
AJdrlch .
General T. S Bharett the Veteran tar-
iff expert who haa been a member of the
general Board of appraisers in New York
to authority for the statement that the
senat blB Will show a 2 per cent re-
duction from 'the rates of the Dlngley
law and a very material reduction from
the housotates.
. GENDRAL 6HARETT8 'IDEA
"Some .folks may say that 2 per cent
Is not a jreat' reduction" said General
Sharett today "but when you consider
that he rates of the Wilson bill the
democratic measure adopted during the
Cleveland administration were not 2 per
ceiit kwf thaft the existing law you
wilt roan' how extensive a 2 per cent
reduction reajly Is."
Oneral Bharett. who Is a democrat is
assisting the conference committee In
its deliberations. He performed the
same office for the democrat when the
Wilson bill was In conference and was
of valuable assistance.
Representative Payne pointed out that
hide tallow. Iron ore licorice extract
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KILLED BY BANDITS
NINE" TEXAS HORSE BUYERS
V SLAIN IN NEW MEXICO.
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Wounded UnrviTor of Party of Tea
Crawled to Town and Spread
Neirj of Midnight Murders.
If"
V ' tdMpciattd Preu Report.)
Pa)iMM July U.X.J dispatch
from Aftan- N. . M thirty -five .miles of
here sari: Outlaw attacked ten TexaaV
horse buyers In theft- camp late tonight
and it Is- believed killed nlue of the men.
Th horse trader were driving 300 head
of cattle from New Mexico Into Texas and
when near Afton they camped out for
the night. The outlaws who evidently
had been trailing jhe Texans then made
the attack. Only one of the ten horse
traders escaped and he although wound-
ed reached Afton and told the story of
the killing of his nine companions.
Afton is a station on the Southern Pa-
cific and has only a section house and
telegraph office. After the first report
was received In EI Paso neither the dis-
patcher's office or the telegraph com-
panies could raise the office at Afton.
It is feared that the outlaws had at-
. tacked the telegraph office to prevent
news of the murders being telegraphed
out.
TRAIN SERVICE DEMORALIZED
Chicago Schedules to Kansas City
Practically Annulled.
lAtiOctatett Preu Retort.)
KANSAS CITY. Mo. July 11. With
hundreds of traveler delayed in Kansas
City awaiting the movement of their
trains which have been delayed because
of washouts due to tha heavy floods prev-
alent in Missouri and Kansas the rail-
road situation became serious today.
- AU trains west were from. one to ten
hours late while It was merely conjec-
ture as to the arrival of Chicago trains.
Practically all Chicago trains are being
detoured over the Missouri Pacific to St.
Louis. Travelers were promised they
would be landed In Chicago safely but
aU figures as to the time were abandoned.
FLOOD WATERS SUBSIDING.
Fall of Thirty-Eight Inches in Day
Recorded at Mercedes.
iHoutto Post Special.)
MERCEDES. Texas. July 1L The flood
ituation here I Improving rapidly the
water having fallen thirty-eight Inches
today. For the first time since the wash-
out occurred mail for points west of
Mercedes was gotten through today the
accumulation awaiting amounting to two
boatloads.
Flood Stage Reached.
iAstociatti Prtss Report.)
ST. LOUIS July If'. The Mississippi
river reached It flood stage of the year
here today and at the present rate or in-
crease It will be two feet past that mark
tomorrow. Because of precautionary
measures the property loss here probably
will be slight.
The most serious 1 aspect of the high
water is tlie interruption to transporta-
tion. V. -A
' HAWAIIAN MORALS BAD.
Shocking Conditions in ' Interior
Told by a Bithop.
iA!socule4Tr04S Ret.rU) '
HONOLULU July t via San Francisco
July- 11. Moral condition In the Island
are shocking according (o Bishop Henry
B. Restarlck. who expressed . bis views
-In his annual addrees tw St. Andrew1
Episcopal church last Bunriay.-: He amid:
-From country school tea iher and -others
I learn of condition which are dis-
tressing and unspeakably bad.. I am told
frequently in town that It Is no place
tor anv airL' and Roman Catholic Driest
whn It now dmdttlnna fcra ffiaelv tnlA
ma thtnsra that If tMihllsAM wwuld afcock
and other articles of great Importance to
the consuming public were transferred
to the dutiable list by the senate while
alligator skins radium certain splcesj
cocoa oleo and miners' safety appliances
were the moet Important articles placed
on the free list by the senate but be-
yond that he declined Ao discuss at this
time the relative merits of the provis-
ions of the two bills. ' ' .
COMPARE CHANCES BY HOUSES.
"It Is unfair to compare the two bills
by figuring the average reduction of
each" said Mr. Payne. "The only wjay
to compare the bills Is to consider what
each house did with Important items."
Members of the house tonight called
attention to the fact that coal wire
nails scrap iron shoes and leather cot-
ton and wool manufactured petroleum
potatoes rough lumber lead paints
structural iron cutlery sine bullion and'
other articles of general consumption
were Increased over the house rate
while Creased lumber gloves hosiery.
Iron and steel products were the prin-
cipal senate reductions of Interest to the
public.
The conferees hope to conclude . their
work by the end of next week holding
lengthy sessions dally and extending
them late Into the .evenings. In the
meantime both houses will mark time
holding sessions every three days. Tha
house will meet on Monday and the
senate on Tuesday but having no busi-
ness to transact will immediately ad-
journ. Leaders in both houses are hopeful of
finally disposing of the. tariff before the
end ttt the present month.
MANYCOUNfERFEITS
BEING SENT INTO THE UNITED
STATES.
Believed That a Gfcng of Italians Is
' at Work Making the Stuff Dis-
tribution Has Beenr Wide.
' (HouttotyPotl Special.)
NEW YORK July 11. Counterfeit cur-
rency of we -apparent face value of $1 .000-
000 or so ha been scattered broadcast
over the country. The government offi-
cials are trying" to run down the leaders
In the biggest swindle of Its kind ever
launched against the government.
The search centers In and around New
York and today for the first time Chief
Flynn head of the secret service In New
Yortc consented to lift slightly the lid of
secrecy which has covered the work of
his operatives. The circulation of the
spurious currency has been attended by
the loss of thousands ofVlollars. Street
car companies are at the head of the list
of big losers.
Although the facts hitherto have been
kept secret forty arrests have been made
in less than two months. This successful
and wholesale raiding by Chief Flynn
drove the more active of the counterfeit-
ers out of New York and vicinity but It
was his ambition to discover the plant
where the money was manufactured.
"I am satisfied now that the gang'has
its factory in Italy" Chief Flynn said
tonight. "Perhaps never before has i
counterfeiting scheme on such a big
scale been directed against the United
States."
The recent arrest of four "dealers"
who nre now In the Tombs. gave promise
or leading to the principal? in the scheme.
They were pot through t&tt ""Jllllrd de-
gree" by Chief .Flynn' but obvstualy did
not possess the desired Information. They
are awaiting trial on chargesNn" handling
counterfeit money.
Chief Flynn says the bills are difficult
to detect except by bank employes and
other accustomed to handling money.
FOUGHT OVER WOMAN'S -LOVE.
Husband Challenged Man Who He
Said Alienated Affections.
(Associated Press Report.) '
NEW ORLEANS. July 1L A bloody
duel between p. husband and the man
charged with being responsible for the
alienation of his wife's affeotlon was
graphically told of by Carl Bertuna.'yiay.
er ot John Kneuht here today according
to police records. Bertuna who was em-
ployed by Knecht a baker. kUled tnc
latter Thilrsday.
"Knecht said to me that his wHe
thought more of mo than she did of mm
and we would h.tve to fight It out." Ber-
tuna Is quoted us declaring.
"He attacked me and we fought it out
In the back roi n. I struck him down
and then went and told Mrs. Knicht
what I had djne. Together we went
down and vie wo .1 the body and she th;n
gave me money enough to leave town."
Berturta was captured last night in
Mobile. He male no effort against be.ns
brought' back to New Orleans today.
FIRST BLACK HAND HANGING.
Leonardo Gebbia to Pay Death
Penalty for Murder of a Boy.
(Associated Preu Report.) V
NEW ORLEANS. July ll.-The first
legal execution in Louisiana for a crime
carried out under the sign of the black
hand will take place at Hahnsvllle next
Friday when Leonardo Gebbia will be
hanged for complicity In .the murder of
little Walter Lamana two years ago.'"
Young Lamana son of a New Orleans
undertaker. was abducted and held. for
IWOO ransom. The .black hand Insignia
was. employed in addressing the father.
Upon hi refusal to pay the demanded
sum. the boy's head was severed from
hi ody which was found in the wampn
of St. Charles parish adjacent to New
Orleans - . 1
nii Italians are now servin life sen
tences In the 8tate penitentiary tor com-
ITUolty la im crime.
NORTH TEXAS TOWNS HAVE
HIGH TEMPERATURES.
Above a Hundred but No Prostra-
tions Reported Wells at Denison
- Exhausted and Water Short
v. I-;;-
(Howl' Post Special.)
I DALLAS Texas July 11. There was nsj
moderation of the heat -waves In Dallas
today.. If anything the conditions wer'
more torrid than on any previous day
of the year. .The mercury at 4 o'clock
this afternoon registered 104 degrees by?
thermometers placed lir'shaded localities
at. various points ojvMaln street be-
tween Ervay and Lamar which Is re-
garded a a fair test of the heat of tha
city. No reports of heat prostration J
were received at the city hall emergency
hospital or at police headquartera
. -
One Death at Fort Worth.
H (Houston Post Spedat.t
FORT WORTH Texas July 11. The'
thermometer registered 104 In the shade
here this afternoon. Besides breaking
all previous records for the year Jt es-
tablished a new record for so early "
period In the summer during th past
ten year. . "i-
Whlle no heat prostrations were 'report-
ed here Sunday W. T. Sanders Jo was
stricken with the heat Saturday after-
neonj died this morning. t '
Sanders was a member of the Masons
and the Knights of Pythias and was'
formerly ticket agent for the Houston
and Texas Central railroad at Groes-
beeck where his remains were shipped
tonight. ' . .
Above a Hundred in Ellis.
Houston Post Special.)
WAXAHACHIE Texas July it The
temperatures during the past week were
the highest that have been experienced
In this part of the State In seerjl year.
The average maximum temperature for
the six 'days ending yesterday motnlng
at 1 o'clock was 104 1-1 degree. Thurs-
day the thermometer registered 107 de-
grees. Thar was no rain in any part of
the country during the week.
Water Exhausted at Denison. '
(Houston Post Special.)
DENISON. Texas July 11. The ther-
mometer stands at 104 this afternoon. It
has gone as high as 108. The water Is ex-
hausted and wells gone dry. Water I
being hauled for miles.
Prostration at Denton.
(Houston Post Special.)
DENTON Texas. July 11-W111 Bucy
the 17-year-old Bon of Captain W. J. Bu-
cy was overcome by heat yesterday and
for a time was considered In a precarious
condition. The heat is intense here.
THAW SEEKS LIBERTY TODAY.
Will' Again Go Before Court in Ef-
fort to Prove Sanity.
(Associated Press Report.)
WHITE PLAINS N. Y. July 11. Harry
K. Thaw the slayer of Stanford White
will appear before Justice Mills la the
supreme court tomorrow for the contin-
uance of-4he ' Inquiry Into hla present
mental state. Tbaw hla counsel. Charles
Morschauser snd his mother and several
other relatives who have taken up. their
residence here to attend the hearings are
greatly pleased over the decision by Jus-
tic Gaynor denying the application for a
change of venue to "New York county.
They build their hopes of the plaintiff's
ultimate release from Matteawan to tne
fact that the decision remove a factor.
District Attorney Jerome who baa
strongly opposed Thaw's release.
The case Is now In the bands of the
State's attorney general and Assistant
Roger Clark. Who will conduct the oppo-
sition to Thaw' release. It Is said Jtne
SJLate will call a number of witnesses
tticludlmr- physicians and attendants at
Matteawan. who will testify that In their
opinion he is still Insane and a dangerous
man to be allowed at large. The plaintiff
will endeavor- to refute this testimony
with that of a number of lay- witnesses
and physicians who are said to have ex-
amined him. Tt Is likely both sides will
call two or three alienists to give expert
testimony although Justice Gaynor In his
deelslon took occasion to suggest that tne
testimony of experts appeared to be un-
necessary and declared that the testi-
mony of witnesses who had the prisoner
In their care and those who had observed
him during the past eighteen months
should be sufficient to determine the is-
sue "c
In the absence of District Attorney Je-
rome who Is on vacation Nathan
Smythe. the acting district attorney -ot
New York county said today that should
the attorney general ask any assistance
In opposing the application for retease
his office would gladly render all the aid
it could though the case Is In another
county. - - " -
Thaw Defended in BookSl?y
I (Associated Prtss Rttvrt.) ; V
NEW YORK July 1L Ther will earn
from the press this week" an s!)00-werd'
book by Mrs. Mary CoplejrTha w of Pitts-
burg dealing with the case of her eon
Harry K. Thaw whoa trial in habeas
corpus proceeding to to be-resumed at
Whlteplalns fefnorrow.
Mrs. Tha criticise District 'Attorney
Jerojrie In the book; very bitterly a well
as Avners a number of whom she refers
to as perjurers and blackmailers. Her
son is "an average young man with a
chivalrous nature as shown by hi ef-
forts to break up disreputable place."
I .-
Wreck on Southern Pacific. '
(Associated Press Report.)
EL PASO Texas July II Th through
passenger train on the Southern Pacific
train No. 9 went Into the ditch 100 mile
east of here at I o'clock this morning.
Three coaches are in the ditch.. Many
persons are reported Injured t-
CommuabtjonlWiili
: Was Checked
r .
POLICE GUARD CEMOYEI
s-81 " .( ' '
'''i'ii'r'':wt.'''j:
Picture or frcsMent -pfucrbt W
Stoned bftroViit
i. ee'. .t s4
ARGENTINE'S SILENCE OMINOU:
In Light .of Her Refusal to Enter
" tain Bolivar! Protest Excit; 1
ment Reported at Lina and ' '
Buenoa AyTes. (.- '
. . .- t-r r r .- . --r
(Associated Pr't Report.) r.' .-
LAPAZ Bolivia July U. Lapas lu
given' over tonight to rioting. The pop-
ulation swarmed on th street and did
much damage. The electric light wire
wer cut and pillaging was begun on all
aide. Shot wore heard In every direc-
tion. Thsrsttuation for foreigners espe-
cially Peruviana and . Argentina resi-
dents 1 extremely' serious. " i
Telegraph Wires Cut.
lAisociatsd Press RtPort.i j)
TECNA. Chile July U.-A4 vices re-
ceived here tonight Indicate ' m serious
condition at Lapas. Shortly after 9
o'clock telegraphlo oommunloatlon wlt'
Lapas ceased. It to
wires have been cut.
believed that tli
Argentine's Silence Ominous
lAssociated Press Report.)
LAPAZ Bolivia July U.-The guard
protecting the .Peruvian and Argentina
legations wer suddenly withdrawn laf
night for some unannounced reason.
When this became known on the strec
mobs renewed their attack on the lega-
tions causing serious dainaga. . f
Th Argentine minister Beno"!ponec..
and his wife had narrow escape n-oi
injury. Tney mad then- way out f t"
legation and ran eight blocks "finally
seeking protection In the. homo'- of tne
president of Bolivia '
No explanation ha been mad as to
why tha strict measure made by th au
thorities after the first sign of troqbi
have not been continued. Manltsatatron
have been numerous In public phass and
at a meeting held yesterday a portrait of
Flgueroa president of ' Argentine was
placed head downward on a poia: n l
toned to piece. -. . ". ' :y!';4 r
It Is reported here that - eoosMarat! 1
excitement prevails at Lima and Buenos
Ayres and the Argentine government's
silence In th face of Bolivian protasta
to regarded as ominous. i . V'-
RebeJJ Control Steamship TJntf. J
' (Associated Press Report.)
BOGOTA. Colombia Jury ; 11. Th
American minister to Colombia Knott
Northcutt has been delayed at. Barren-
quilla on his way to Bogota owing (
th fact that the revolutionist have con-
trol of the lines of communication 'in-
cluding th steamer. Official : state-
ments with .regard- to the ristnst.' publish
ed by th government continue to siseit
that the revolutionary movement -is)
merely a local affair at Barranquilla. . .
SHAH'S TROOPS BEAT
OFF.
Fenian Cossacks Failed to Diilodgo
f Nationalists. '-
(Associated Prtst Report.) -r ' "
TEHERAN. July U. Persian Cossacks
commanded bf Russian officers--and th.
troops of th shah. Jiurobering sJtogether'
2540 this momtnf made an i attack upon
th united nationalist forces under Sip-
bahdar and Sardarasad. . at. a point fif-
teen mile from Teheran.' .
tAHhough the royalists shelled th na
tionalists' position with four' guns for
two hour they failed to dislodge th
enemy. Two hundred df tha Cossack
advanced to within half a mil of - th
nationalists keeping up. a heavy fire with
Maxima and qutck-flrtng guns. ( "
Tha nationalist ' replied at "interval
with a single gun dropping a number
of shell among thd Cossacks and com-'
polling them to retire."' No Information.
ha been received her a to th number
of casualties - J
LONDON July 11. A special dlspatoh
from Teheran says that In th engage?
ment. between he royalists troop and
th nationalists th latter fell hack '
abort distance to Dehahah where! owing
to the nature of th ground th royalists
war unable to make use of 'their gun.
Th only report concerning casualties
that reached Teheran was-that eight Of
th Baktitlarls -were killed and twelv
of th bah's men- wounded. Reinforce-
ments "were immediately . dispatched
from Teheran. -
The nationalists in the city who r-
teve that the royalist were defeated
are distributing arms to their foUowws.
Th legation quarters are conaider.1
comparatively sefe' and consequently
thtv ere crowded with
refuge
fro
11 parts of the city.
i
5 4500 ELKS TN LOS ANGELE1
One Train Carrying Delegate X
in Utah. .; vX-'
Associated Press Report.) ;
VioS ANGELES. CaL. July U For
five thousand lricttor. are now in 1
Angeles to attend. th aanual cor
tlon of the Benevolent and Pro'
Order of Elks which begin to'
The train bringing the lietrolt
tlon I loot somewhere bxw
Angelea and Blt t ke CUv
of it having ooiue s it l . :
City.
-i i . . ..; v
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