The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. XVIIITH YEAR, No. 322, Ed. 1, Friday, February 20, 1903 Page: 2 of 12
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SSDiMlY Of THE NEWS
Ybdays Weather
Washington February 10 East Texaa
kiln Friday aad probably Saturday ex
bt fair Snturtay lu northwest portion
Warmer Friday brisk north to oast winds
in the coast
jUibania lUlu Friday and probably Sat
ferday fresh east winds
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iunm Friday Saturday warmer fresh
n wind
AikansnS Kala ot suow Friday with
tUlngttetn tjetJtUrt Saturday threatening
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Oklahoma and Indian Territories Fair
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At > rHi X 1 an pxprei train ran
Jito a leolliy cr crowded vlth nclmol
Oitldrni uiriUiB rtslit f c lat r aia
tnjnrlnc uoiily then
rillAimi wurrtfuHd ball by Chief Justice
ll P
tonr tneii Were killed and ten Injured by
the ep < jsldn Qi an elghtlncb uliell at Fort
lafdjUtte X Y
SoVcral proni were bnylert beneath the
filling al of a burning theater at Spring
CMd Ohio
VASHINGTON
Soaator nailer downed Hanna who bad
attempted to putitob the Texan Tha Vort
Arthur port bill was tho mutter up
Tbero Is uot much obance for the Hous-
ton Federal building site at this sesstou
The president announcod the appoint-
ment of Judfrc Wllllaui IS Day to the
TJcnny on the supreme court bench
cansed by the resignation of Juitlee Shlrao
PrMldtnt Koowvelt auuoiincetl that lit
Mould Mil au extra aesIon of the seuatu
unlets both the luuamu raoal and Cuban
rtclpioelty trealleb were ratified
congress
The senate considered routine buslnecii
the Qua resolution to name a day far a
i6tc on the statehood bill went over until
Mutch J bouse bill was passed providing
if or the payment of claims of citizens of
A Irglnla for damages incident to Spanish
war the bill unking hahlm Tass a port
of < > ntry In Texas Has considered but v out
over without action
The house passed the uaial appropria-
tion bllL The bill contains a provision for
the construction ot tbijee new battleships
and an armored cruiser The secretary of
the navy is authorized In his discretion to
purchase torpedo boats
The senate In executive session consid-
ered the Innnma canal treaty The Tfpub
llban Icadcis fear that Quuy lias combined
bis statehood bill forces with the follow-
er h of Senator Morirnu In au effort to de-
feat the treaty
TEXAJT
Two iiipii were killed In a wreck on tho
Texas nnd Iacllle near Fort Worth Set
ernl were hurt but none seriously
OrorBe It IovIiir of Fort Worth died
silddrnl
Mrs ltosalla Sommerlnttn of Colorado
enmity hns entered suit iiRnlnst the Houth
u toclrti nlleKlnK road Is rciponslble for
Infinity ot hUHbnud
Oliver Wyntt nn nted negro living near
llnllelsvllle wub murdered bicause hu had
tried to protect his daughters
The battleships can not get Into Jalves
lou harbor becaute ot the roughness ot the
tvrntlttr
The Federal courts will begin the Hous-
ton tetm February 23
The oeremony of dedicating tho new
buildings ot the Chtlstlau university at
Wnen U under way
The fttute hns Introduced flvo witnesses
lu tho IipQUlIp murder trlul ut Fredericks-
burg
There U imposition at Beaumont to tho
bill i > hlch kecks to limit a corporation to
nu plro ot business
TcREIQN
Officers of a steamer Just from Houdurai
retort the stories of a tevoltitlou irrcatly
tioggfnttfd
Thn Joint nota to Turkey on tha subject
it tcfrm In Macedonia baa been unani-
mously agreed upon by the Uuropean pow-
ers It Is bcllcvcc the unanimity of the
powers will In uto the sultan to accept
tho proposed reforms
It lSofficMly announced that diplomatic
i Utlcns bjfeen Genusny aud Venezuela
haVe Wen renewed
President Diaz will be unable to attend
themanufacturers convention lu New Or-
leans lu April
Pedrti Jojo Escalon has been dtclared
elected president of Salvador
LEGISLATIVE
The senate engrnMed bill limiting cor-
porations to one pace of business passed
bill giving towus of less thhu 3U00 the right
to ho without a murshu
rrto house passed the bill prohibiting sale
or gift of liquor to habitual drunkards put
lit J he rest ot the day on the bill to work
hurt term convicts on the public roads
Which via engrossed a bill ptOpong to-
p lslic u tax on oil has been Introduced aud
liiiPthcr U to bfl pdt In today
Tjio lluuston charter bill Is to be sent
thfiuxll thn houso ha rapidly as possible
Members are preparing to go to Halves
trii The date for the governors reception
lakuot b > ri cbaUueiS
Che roveruOr signed two concurrent reao
nil lurla
COMrVERCIAL
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r
Xtoe vilue advitictd an average 6f20
tfhd
fhts tti ihS general buillsh sllnaliflTi
ufiiM br Ke buyin by bulls
AN IMPOHTANT CAPTURb
Bonllla Captured Expedition Sent
to Help Siorra
Panama February 10 It Is re-
ported tlmt the Nlcsragunn cruiser
Mcmotombo having on board an ex-
pedition sent by President fcslaya to
help Frrstdent Sierra of Honduras
tisi recently captured by President
elect Bonllla to whom General
Sierra declined to relinquish the
presidency
was nothing to sustain the market and de
dines were general
RAILROADS
The rommlilon beard testimony ort live-
stock rates and took the matter under con-
sideration
Uxcurslon raten to OBlrealau att now In
effect
Corporation eourt hrtd tbt tho eimt
ninendmeut to th hack stand ordinance I
not constitutional
The park commission la cmisidertnr the
proposition of plaelns the James collec-
tion of Oalv ton rellea In th city park
County Tudfto make n irM r6i ov l
James A Unbe I son as administrator ot the
Dunovnnt estate uppolutlug Instead 11 0
Atbe
A proposition lias bono tnado for fttr
hl h tt Harris rnnnty free Btfl tent
cranlte with wblfb to btdld u court houso
njion n reement to use It for that purpose
The ltoek IMnnd railway officials have
been addressed by city officials with regard
to ttielr Intention In entertnu 1tou lon
The board of public wnrku wlB meet to-
day to consider the dlscrcpaorlea In the
elty hall plans
Ienre intatlrr of the SehwnraKhlll
fiulaberirer Iarklnit company ll lIu1
the dav In Houston prospeCttMt for fac-
tory site
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NEGRO ON A RAMPAGE
Standing Off a Crowd ot Several thou-
sand at New OrlolHW
Special to The Test
New Orleans February 10 A mob of
several thousand people and over tlfty po-
licemen are trying to capture a negro des-
perado who has barricaded himself In a
house on South Uamuart street Fhe nero
i armed with a Wlnch ster rile and sev-
eral pistols and la atandluu off the cntlve
crowd The police reserves bare been
called out and ordoifd to the scene
The police at 180 oclock this morning
decided to wait until daylight before mak-
ing an attempt on the house A cordon
of officers have been thrown around the
entire block and every avenue of escope is
cut of Policemen armed with rltlea have
taken commanding poalttopa aud nt the
dawn of day the bombardmeut will beglu
Chief Jonrnee decided not to sacrifice the
llvH of any of his men by making nn at-
tack In the darkness
Tho chief said he hoped to avoid a repq
tllUin of the ChHilcs riot of 1000 which re
suited In the death of several pollcomon
and which canted a race conflict that con-
tinued for three or four dny The lire
department has bectr nbtlflcil to iissfst the
police In tho attack on Mie desperado
THINK IT OVr
Something You Can See in Any Hostau
rant or Calo
A piiysleian puts the query Have you
never iintind in auv la e reataurant nt
lunch or dl
Inner lima ti > urge number of
vigorous old lrcnint tie tublen men
t rim fromtsiHo Wl learn many
hearty
v hcer ages
of them bald nnd nil perhaps gray but
none ol thrm feelilo or selill
IVrlniW he kpei tilde Is w > common as tn
have csenpid > nr Iwervntlon or i mlmint
but neverthelcHH It Is till object lesson
which meniiH something
If u will notUe what these hearty old
fellows are eating vou will observe that
thty aro uot iiiuneltug bran crackers nor
gingerly picking thrlr vvnv through a nieun
card of new fangled health funds on the
contrary they Neeiii to iirefer a Juicy roast
of beef a proiwrlv turned loin ot mutton
und even the deadly broiled lobster U not
altogether Ignored
The point of all this Is that a vigorous old
ago depends upon good digestion und plenty
of wholesome food nnd not upon dieting
and an endeavor to live iqwiu bran crock
CIS There is a certain class of food crank
who seem to believe that meat coffee and
many other good things an rank poisons
but these cadaverous sickly looking Indl
v duals are a walking condemnation of thel
own theories
The matter In a nutshell Is thit If the
stomach secret es the natural dlgentlve
Juices In milTlcl nt qnantltr omi w u lf nm
food will be promptly digested If the
stomnih does not do so and certain foods
cause riistiess ono or two > f Stutit Ds
peila lnulitfl niter each ni il will rom ve
ill difficulty beeatiso they supply Jivst what
eveiy weak stootch lacks pepsin tjydro
ehlorlc acid diastase and mix
Smarts Dyspeiwhi Tabbts do not net
uvon the bowels aud In fact are not
Strictly a medldne aft the act a most en-
tirely upon the food ortn digesting It
tlotoitghlv nnd thus gives i much tic ded
rest aud giving an nppctlte fcr the next
meal
Ot people who travel nine out of ten usi
Rtunrts Drspepsln Tablets knowing them
THEY WERE FRIGHTENED
Repnblican Leaders Thought Quay Had
Joined Forces Wih Morgan
LATTTR POINTS OUT THE DISCREPANCY
Authorizing Purchase ot
Between the Act
the Canal and the Present Treaty
with Colombian Government
Washington February 10 When the sen-
ate went Into execitlve s ssloh today Mr
of the Coouibluu constltn
Quay took a copy
tloo which ho asked to have read from
quite it Urge P e of documents which lay
on his desk and when he kwl 1l Ji
sitting uenr
senators
rend the republican
bin immediately leachd the rimdtortoo
flmt be hud united his forces w th 8 U
and that the step was Intended to
Jlurjtnu force the acceptnuc of the Statehood bill
tloli
Without Jiving voice to arnb a suppo
Senator Aldrlcb objeued to the reading of
th document by th clerks soylug that
uvldentiy the proceeding was merely Iilteud
id for the purpoie of delay
Stnntoi < juny replied that such wa not
hlii Intention and uwt tie would ask to have
uothing r > ui will U ould not throw light
rotialdratlou Senator
upon the sublet umbr
ator Morgan also yild that 4o far as be
concerned thwe wns no eollurion It
was
h then sgieed that tot the pieauu and
uutll It beiame ovldent tnnt the rending
wan for diliij It should foutluue
The iintl htatehood repnldkuns mode no
eoiuealmeiit or their surprise at Mr Quay s
proceeding and nil who would express riu
opinion said the movement ould not n
suit in the passage of the Statehood bill
liat > or Us < > ffoet on the treaty rbey did
< it Iwlleve that It would present rntlllcn
n
thin of ihe treaty llefore Mi Juay tool i
the floor Hcuator llosr made h brief speeeli
lu slpport of the triOty avlng that slm e
the Spooner a < t bad beconio n law the
1rdted states Is In honor bound to consum-
mate the transaction provided for by that
After the reading of the Colombian con
Rtltutlon had been concluded which te
oulred about two hours time Senator De
pew asked If the translation was correct
Henatoi Mason replli d that It was which
assurance Mr Depew said was thoroughly
satisfactory Senator Morgan then con-
tinued the speech be had Imguii yesterday
lie discussed especially what he character
lied as a discrepancy between the terms of
the act of Juno 23 last authorizing the pur-
chase of the Panama Omul compnnyb finn
eblsos und property and the terms of the
treaty He quoted from the treaty the
clause providing for the lease ot tho canal
aonc and from the net the language of the
reond section nuthorled the presideut to
acquire perpetual control of a strip of land
six mlleH lu width and charged thit tho
two were utterly Inconsistent
Tho presentation of this point led to n
debate In which seven or eight senators
Joined Senators tlacon ltnwllns nnd Daniel
and
being among the democratic apenkai
emitom Quaj Spooner nnd Iiepew umoug
the republicans who spoke
In the muiu the democratic senators con-
tended that tho ticiity dn s not coincide
with the icnus if the net ami another uclual
pproprtntlnti would be ueecHsary betnie
the treat wns effective The ipublicans
pointed out that the treaty granted con
tlmuttlon of the leuse which would be
equivalent to perpetuity
At G p tn Mr Quay nld he was willing
to desist and moved to adjourn This was
voted down as was also n motion to teeess
Tho rtKiilt brought about a declaration
from Mr Teller that nothing would be
giUieil fiom haish measures Senator
ntk ubd the stone tablets containing the
ten commandments Ills daughter was
wedded to the king ot Ireland and op iter
death tho hill of To ru containing toe uric
was erected over her a u funeral slrn
No truces ot the ark have vet been dis-
covered
AT WORK ON PROTOCOLS
The French Ambassador Conferred With
Socrctary Hay
Washington Kobrimry 19 M JiHsernnil
the 1VeflMt rtnlbnHnUof cSllfd fin Recr tait
Hoi t iday regardlns the French protowil
wUlcb he is Soph fo drrf up with M >
ltowen The ainhassndor has In c < i gv i
M jfeTM Mvaadeprmed utler W V Vr cu t tifin
v
tfaniZilHw M fcallzlilc btt5Hg TUcre ff Oils tttiiuooii
d ir
th
11 a in tomorrow
Tnm accepted this view ind lilmMlf mined
a iticw until 8 p ni There was no op-
position nui the senate dlspcibtd a few
mlnules liefote G oclock
hen thet reconvened nt H oclock there
seemed and Senator Morgan proceeded
Senator ilorjtaii dovotcd his evening dls
couiko largelv to the relation of the Co-
lombian poieminent to the Cnlholle church
lie quoted lit length the conenrdat between
the pope and the president of the republic
aud ossified that the lathmtnn government
lu pruttl < illy dictated by the catholic
ihuieli and especlullv by the Jesuit order
This lie hu Id would be true In the canal
none as well as In ether pails of the coun-
try and lie contended that If the treaty
should be ratllled the United States would
Hid that 11 had entered Into nn undeslrnblo
nnd unAmerican alliance He was not
willing to suspend nt 11 oclock nnd said ha
was quite prepared to eentnite
Just before the close nf tho session Senntnr
Culloin Bought unanimous Consent to tit a
time for n vote next Saturday but Senator
Morgan objected Senator Quay also said
that he would also object unless n vote oil
the Stutehood bill also could bo obtained
ADMINISTRATOR REMOVED
COUNTY COURT TAKES FURTHER
ACTION IN DUNOVANT ESTATti
Judge Blako Duprec Appointed it
Ashe Temporary Administrator to
Succeed Jos A Robertson
to he petffcth safe to use at any tmie and ot p hCV i county U Vfcho vvaa Mr i nuilnted tu
also having found out hi experience that SfcV ju I u a or by Judge mmeVi
nil hours Sd all kinds a cf food ITT A0 V aiately riven and tho clerk was Instruct
the travel
In public for rears have pinned tnolr filth
to hiuarts Tablets
All drugglms sell them at a cents filr
full sUul patkages nud any druggist from
Miiliik to California ir bU opinion were
osktd will say that Stuarts DvspepsU
Tablets Is the most popular and succesitil
umcdy for any stomach trouble
SEARCHING FOR THE ARK
Of tho Covenant tn tho Hill of
< n Iroland
Special to The Post
Tnra
Au older was cute red yesterday ut noot
b Juitgo lllake Dupree Judge ot the county
Oomt lemovlug Joseph A ltoivrtaon tern
IHiiiy iidiultilBtrator ot the fettle of Cup
tolli William Uiiuoiunl dcceiiRCd nppolutid
iiuilug thu iwudeucv ot tho nppectl trout th
uiqolniuient of a peruiaiieiii iidinjuunui q
tun iciuovnl uciOiditig to thu oidei wus
based upon tile acta uml couuuet of JOsim
A llobertsou lu agieelng to tho transfer of
two uppittt cases ivudlug lu the district
cowl of lluriis count to the district coiu
toloradu Hi terns
polntm iits Mr
court
lloherttioit
in
and
me
to U ue letters ot tempoinry mluiloUtrrttloi
to Mr Auho lhe order of the eoutt In-
structed Mr Hobeitsni to luin uter all the
piopeity und uiuiie lu his hand belongtiu
to this estate to the nnwly appointed torn
pniury administrator
The agreement for which Mr Kobertsort
Wus held lu contempt of the county court
Uued and sentenced to two days In iho
vouuty Jail was uu agreement mnda by
him as tumporarr admlntttrntor to tht >
transfer of two cases uow pending In the
district court It will be remembered that
Mr ltoberttion was 11 rat appointed tem-
porary administrator and then applied for I
the appointment us permanent ndmlulstra
Dublin February 10Worlcnien art ex 1 ° f t0 wulch appointment nu appeal vvm
avatlug on the h of Taru In the hope aUM i MtX n ob sol SSi
of dlsioreilug traces ot the Afk ot the
Covenant which member of it iocvl his-
torical coelrty vlalm win burled here It
is Ilutlued that King Jeremiah was wreck
applied for appointment ns temporary nd
tulnlalratnr during the pendency of this
appeal nt the same tlntc u temporary and it
pcimanviit admliilstiatoi was appointed hv
l mi the hlsli const having with lilm the the Colorado eoiiutv
to vvhleh np
exeeptetl nud
holldatlng the two appeals that tho agree
ment for a transfer of the two cuius was
iigreed to by Mr UobertsoQ abd for which
Judge Duprtw held hlni lu eociiempt of the
countv court
Th apulleation bv Mr HoherUon for n
writ of habeas corpus was set down fnr
hearing by Judge Kit troll judge of ih >
Slatyfirst dlntrlit ismrl for today at 10
oclock nod will constitute tho drst Judicial
iietloir of the tie conn and Us n > c < ntlv
aiiolutvd presiding tudgtv
Ta CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Tgk Lrtiaiim llriiiei3ttlBluTabl t liis
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HOUSTON DAILY TOST FRIDAY MOBNINO FEBRTtAUT 20 X 03
DO YOU GET HP
WITH A LAME B
of tho old trouble since
F THOMAS
127 Host Ft Buffalo N Y
Iiwuo hnck Is onlv nne symptom of kid-
ney trouble one of many Other p
A
r + w
Injuring a score The motorman will die
and the engineer of the express wns so so
verciv hurt that there is llttlo hope of his
recoveiv
Both tho express and the trolley wore on
steep giadco going at right angles Th3
Immediately tho car began to slip It
gained tremendous momentum and nt thu
bottom of the hill crashed tniotusb tUj
gates directly In tho track of tho incoming
Its vvu >
ing t alu rue locouiotlvij plowvit
tuioiigu the cur turowins inc children lu
all directions
Tha deadi
tOlA lUi
MAIDD JiAKnit
iUUttD KAHSU1BR Tlfau Ohio
AlMA LOEBBHG
UJSUBUI KOHN
KAN T UA8PWOOD JB
Peter ltrady motorman skull crushed
Oscar llakllff cnglueer skull fraqturot
Jeuulo JKlluilaud skull fractured prob-
ably fatal
Mabel Smith
Frederick Alsop
Utorge Smith
Carl IUauet
Maud Van Volen
Walter Bauermann
Susan Dekamp
Other received brulsew and lacernuons
All tho girls aud boys lived In Newark ex-
cept Mabel Uarschor Their agca rangod
fiom 12 to 18 years
The accident happened within tbreo
blocks of tho high school building and In
the car weiv ueutlj 100 pupils As muny
ACK
Have You Rheumatism Liver or Bladder
Trouble
TO Prove wlmt SWAMPROOT the Great Kidney Liver and Bladder
Remedy will do for YOU all our Readers May Have a Sample
Bottle Sent Free by Mail
Pain or dull ache in the back Is unmls sleeplessness nervousness Irregular heart
taknbtp evidence of kldnej trnuldv It Is looting rheumatism bloating Irritability
Natures timely winning to show 0U that
the track of health Is not clear
If these danger signals are unheeded
more serious results uie sure to follow
Backache Uric Acl1 nnd Urinary Trouble der Dr I
Dr Kilmer Co Blnguamton N Y
OentlFiUfti When I wrote you last
were comparatively few senaJJr present < U VAWSZr 0fTW
aBd the presldlns officer scare
rCI mill tniltll rhepmatlsm and ur nary troube nUn x
tltone pi cent to order when tho point of
uo quorum wns made
Alter thirty live mlnutea a quorum wns
wornrut feeling lack of ambition
tle < h sailow complexion
It our wator when allowed to remoln
uidttturbed In a glass or botte for tweu
Itilnhts disease which Is the worst form t four hums forms a sediment or settllut
of kidney ttouble miv st al uvoti ton or has a cli < ud > appearance It is e llence
The mild and the esniordluary effect that Nour kldiejs and bladder need lmuio
of tho wrnUlfnmouH kldnev and h adder dlat < uttentieu
rrmod Dr Kilmers Kwamnlleot Is soon in taking SwampHoot jou affonl nstu
tentlred It t rands the highest for I < rn help to Nature r r Swmnpltoot Is the
v onderful cures of the most distress ug nost perfict healer And gentle aid to ta >
Oil cases A trlnl will tomlnre anone nnd kldnejs that Is knuwn to medical irlence
you anay bae a sample bottlu fn b mdl
Swanp It t 1 < the great discovery of
Kilmer the eminent kidney and bladder
specialist Hospitals use It with won-
derful success In both Might and severe
cm Doctors recommend It to their pi
tic tits and use It In their own families
because they recognize In SwnmpIbot the
I gvented ami most successful remedv
cess of urle aild and liver trouble After if you have tho slightest evmntoms of
trlugthe Mimiile bottle she bought n large j dr or Madder tmnble or If thoie Is a
lxtUe here at tho drug store That did tinec of It in > our family hhtorv send at
her so much good she bought u > oe Ti w to Dr Kilmer A Co Hlnghamton
tintII It oclock when on motion of Sen rnc of SwnropKoot was w < nderful and x y Who wll gladly send you free by
ntor fullem the senate took a recess until nliuopit Ininn fllate She has felt uo return mn Immediately without cv t to you a
snmplo bottle of SwampHoot ind a Took
of wonderful SwampRoot testlmml lis
lie sure t soy that you read this gener i-
ou offer In The Houston Dally P > T
If > on are ilready coiivlnr < > < l that Swamp
Koot Is what vou need you can purehas
his broke harder nnd then swung on tha
reverse the momentum of the car grow
nt every yurd until It shot down toward tho
crossing When It reached the gates th
express thundered Into view Warned by
tho cries of those afoot and by their own
motorman applied tho brakes but almost sense of danger those on the platform be
gan to throw themselves off Into ths snow
and as the car aped along tho few remain-
ing fell tn tho rails perhaps onethird
escaped death or Injury In this way but
there was no time for those In the car to
do more than rush toward the rear door
Tho gates were snapped like twigs and
the car wns struck bv the locomotive
which had slowed down The air was lilted
vi lth tho cries of the helpless children
The wreck ot the trollov car was com-
plete Tho locomotive turned It partly
around and then cut It tn two The chil-
dren were hurled In every direction One
half of the car was thrown to one sldto aud
lay on the tracks The other section was
burled some distance away In overy direc-
tion lay the Injured and dead The engine
was brought to a standstill and people from
the tram and from nearby houses nubed
out
1jom tho high school teachers and puplli
cuum to the rescuo A lad who wa builou
to safety thirty feet Horn tue cro < uln
urose brushed tho suow out of bis eyoa
dud with u shriek rushed up thu street to u
we box and turned In au alarm With u
Uvo minute u many dead bodies hod been
laid side by side lu the ouoiv uluug th
guye notice of appeal to the district court of ra thirty others mannrtd to throw them truck One of tho bodl mut ot u girl
S m i SS lt 1 I e car before the crash The J g ZT U
UttU Ui ieu tnere on the pilot
trolley was one of theSpcclals which evory i ot th
school It had u 0 w 0 tf 1 U 1Jur 8ellt
duy takes children to mors T ttWtty
than Its oivllnaty load today owing to th
cold Matty stooil oh thn roar latfuim STATHMHNU BY UAILKUAU OFPJCIAI
Because this was 10 crowded many who
car
were wslttng for It before the bill was
reai bed could not get on ulthoiuh w > iu
climbed on the trout platform with tin
uiotcirinan A scoru of ehlldre follow d
the far afoot Thoy nay that when the car
was still less ths nlia lf wiiv dow th bill
tit Mtlrtod fM ti lfticaS to djpop ptP
Bade the tstitorinsili ntPSMDlly sliut off
patrol wagons and ambulances
New York February 10 Walter W
Boss general csiuusel for tho Delaware
laufiawanua and Western
road mude a
statem < iit In which he said It had bsen
learned that Ave of the wouuded would
probably die
Where the crossing U silil Mr Uoss
tbsre Is a steep grade which we have
tat rfc s 1
Cures Sora Throat Coughs Colds Al
Druggists or postpaid 60c H B Jones
Sons Dallas Texas
HUMPHREYS
MUNYONS
LUYTIILS
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KILSLINGS DRUC STORE
301 MAIN STRLtT
tbe power and applied iUe brakce tha been informed slopes about eight feet ia
CjrO W BRACKLNIUDGE
ol Sin Antonio Tens
T W1STAR BROWN
oirhltadelphii
Vice Freiidenli
seventyflve It Is the rulo nnd custom for
tiolley cars to como to a full stop at all
crossings At that point wo hnvii a gat <
and wutchmnn
He received a signal by bell from Hose
vllle about a minute or n minute and n half
WENT DOWN TO DEATH
An Express Train Ran Into a Trolley Car
Killing Eight Children
Newark N 3 February 10 A fast ex speed of the car was checked but It cou
press train on the Delnware Lackawanna tinned to descend There was no thought
and Western cut through a trolley ear I of danger Then It began to move faster
crowded with school children at the Cltflou Tho lee covered rails afforded no hold for
avenue crossing killing cisht children and the wheels and although Brady Jammed
and side of the engine ot our train break
ing off the beam and part of the steam ap
paratus of tho engine The side of tho
cab was also smashed Injuring our engi-
neer None of our t t > Jns run fast In this
neighborhood This train had stopped nt
a motion Jnat n little way off and thlH was
an additional reason for going slow As fnr
as wo can learn tho accident was the direct
result of tho overcrowding of tho trolley
car 1 am told there were at least 120
persons upon It
TILLMAN REFUSED BAIL
CHIEF JUSTICE DECLINED TO MAKE
EXPLANATION OF REASONS
Many Conflicting Affidavits Were rilsd
Witness Testified as to Dying
Statement of Gonzales
Columbia S C February 10 Chief
Justice Pope today refused tho application
for ball of James II Tillman It wns the
rute of tho court he said In such cuses to
make no explanation of the reasons govern-
ing the decision
Murder was tho taking of human llfo
with malice forethought with the oath
of office so recent upon his lira he must do
his duty and decline the application without
prejudice to the case of the defendant
A multitude of affidavits covering the
case with an Infinity ot detail was pre-
sented by the State and a large number In
reply Tvere read Tho State received a
number of affidavits from Bdgeflcld people
declaring that the affllant Whlto woa a
paralytic past 50 years old the result of
paralysis being to weaken the will power
and moral nature ot tho afhlaut Tho de
feusu replied with affidavits which bus
ftaincd the reputation of Holtzhack audi
tho competency of White Tho Stato pro
Matted nfililavits from ltcprtsentatlve Lan
caster of Spartanburg that he saw a pistol
lu ilduitum pocket on tnu day preceding
the shooting and another from a Colum
bian gunsmith that F II Domlnlck ot
Ni wbury previous to thn shooting brought
him a luagazlne of a pistol and that he re-
paired It
U J Watson ot the States newspaper
swore to n conversation with Tillman last
summer in which the latter requested hiiu i
tp tell OouzaliH ub toutIallT that a eon
tlnuance of tho newspaper attacks would
be nt his peril Wntsou declined to cou
vey the message
O I Black n railroad man mudo affi
davit that Tillman told him on n train
nud again In August that he was going to
kl I Opntalea exhibiting the mngazlue pis
tol Itohwrt Iatbiin Mr Oonxalea stenog
mpher mvoro to a statement ot Mr flou
salen taken bv him when near d ath re
lating tu the story of the shooting
Mr Uoniales declared had Bent Till
a u n message and considered the matter
Several well known citizens of
who ww the shooting testldcd Columbia Go
z Im uiaiV
no tumtmlwr motion
mr niIa1 ot nitvlea and II n Lorlftk
8l fl dH corroborating the
b u story told
Hpltzl
> ck and Tillman Tllhnan mod
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In the argument tho State cnipuisltM
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Claude De Loraine Asphyxiated
New York February 10 Claude ne
Moraine who was chief engineer of tk
Monitor when that vessel sank the Mftrl
mnc during tho civil war and his son Ed-
ward aged 21 years wero found dead fro0
asphyxiation today nt their Jome I
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