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MONDAY,
DECEMBER 26,
GALVESTON,
TEXAS,
1904.
XXV.
VOL.
NO.
27.
WINES ANO LIQUORS
FOR THE HOLIDAYS
PUT IN JAIL. FOR WINKING.
POLICE RECORD.
with you.
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DAISY LEITER MARRIED.
SIGHTSEERS FOR PORT ARTHUR.
DEATH OF MISS FRANCES Lx.^Y.
OIL WELL ABANDONED
A MAN FOUND DEAD.
SLEET IN CENTRAL KANSAS.
FIGHT A FATAL DUEL
MUST SH4VE CLEAN
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trolley line.
WE WANT YOU
THIRD TONSIL MAKES HER BAD.
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to
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NEGROES SHOT DOWN
Starvation of the
to
TO STAR MRS. CHADWICK.
SURE HE WOULD WHISTLE.
AMUSEMENTS
PERSONAL POINTS.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
AN ORE FINDER.
BUSINESS KILLED BY KISS.
THE WEATHER.
SMALL FIRE.
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EXTRADITION REFUSED.
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Houses in Halifax, N. S., Were
Badly Shaken Up.
Details of Plan That May Bring
Different Bodies Together,
an-
ac-
Italians Have Pistol Argument in
Presence of Two Hundred
Spectators.
Employes of French Foreign Of-
fice Rebel Against Their
Chief’s Order.
AFFORDS BASIS FOR
CO-OPERATIVE WORK
PRESBYTERIANS
TO AMALGAMATE
East Texas tonight rain or snow and
decidedly colder with a cold wave; Tues-
day fair with snow flurries and colder in
east portion.
The
The
next
ROCKED AS IF BY
AN EARTHQUAKE
ers, have been arrested for participating
in the affair.
cipal part will be to appear as a crushed
woman and speak a few lines.
Eight Thousand or More Who Land
In New York Every Year
Are Returned.
CRIMINAL CLASS
IN IMMIGRANTS
FOR ENFORCEMENT
OF STRICTER LAWS.
DON’T TRAVEL, TALK,
ITS CHEAPER.
Louis Breskine Forced Into Bankruptcy
Under Peculiar Circumstances.
Hammond, Ind., Dec. 26.—Because he
kissed a pretty girl Louis Breskin, for-
merly of Chicago and until recently a
prosperous merchant here, is now bank-
rupt and a receiver is in charge of his
business.
A. M. Turner, president of the First
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HILDENBRAND
PHONE 430.
Work Stopped on County Well
at 1800 Feet Without
Striking Oil,
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Is Believed Several Lives Wer*
Lost Through the Disaster.
Details Meager.
LIST YOat REAL ESTATE WITH ME.
I can sell it whether large or small
— ■■■' no mailer whore located — -
HOSKINS FOSTER
Rea) Estate and Loans. Galveston. Texas.
For Sale Eight room, two
story modern conveniences on east
avenue H, close in for $5,500
Liberal Terms can be arranged.
HOSKINS FOSTER, 221-22D STREET
B. A. COOK,
Wine and Whisky Headquarters.
F*HONE 723.
Were Holding a Christmas Tree
Ce'ebration Near Little Min-
ing Town in Alabama.
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By Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 26.—Miss Marguerite
Hyde (Daisy) Leiter, the youngest daugh-
ter of the late Levi Z. Leiter of Chicago,
was married at noon today to Henry
Molyneux Paget Howard, 19th Earl of
Suffolk and Berkshire. The ceremony
took place in the Leiter residence in this
city, Rev. Roland Colton Smith, rector of
St. John’s Episcopal church, officiating.
Only the family party were present,
bride was escorted by her brother,
couple expect to sail for England
Wednesday.
her in his store,
young woman’s
fined.
By Associated Press.
Halifax, N. S., Dec. 26.—A terrific ex-
plosion shook the city of Halifax today
and buildings were rocked as if by an
earthquake.
A report has reached here from Waver-
ly, ten mile saway, that the concussion
was caused by the blowing up of the plant
of the Acada Powder company at that
place.
A telephone message from Waverly con-
firmed the report that the powder works
there had blown up.
It is believed several lives were lost.
The explosion occurred in the dry house
plant, which contained 700 cases of pellet
powder.
A telephone message from Waverly, one
mile distant from the scene of the ex-
plosion, said the accident was confined to
the dry house, the magazines not being
affected. In this city many windows were
shattered by the force of the explosion.
Many doors of stores and shops which
were locked for the day were blown open,
while considerable damage was done in
other ways by shaking buildings.
CAUSED BY EXPLOSION OF
POWDER PLANT NEAR CITY
She (with an arm around his neck)—It
makes you happy to know that I am
pleased, doesn’t it, dear.
He—Why. yes, .
She—And you are happy when you whis-
tle, aren’t you, dear?
He—Why, of course.
She—Well, love, I know you are going
to whistle when I tell you there are a doz-
en cold bottles of Sea Wall Bond Beer in'
the refrigerator for your little party to-
night.
Will Include Southern and Northern
Bodies and the Garman
Reformed.
In view of the increasing difficulty of
getting a good supply of native ore, great
interest is being taken in a new electrical
ore finder which, it is claimed, has been
very successful in discovering lodes, reefs,
or strata of ore in England. It is said
that by this finder the expert listener can
judge with surprising accuracy how,deep
the lode Is and in which direction it runs.
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UNCLE EPH for Diamond Bargains.
By Associated Press.
Yokohama, Dec. 26.—The steamer Man-
shu, bound for the neighborhood of Port
Arthur, left here today. She carries as
passengers ten naval attaches, four peers,
seventeen members of the house of repre-
sentatives, one secretary of the diet and
a lieutenant commander. There will be
no press representatives on board during
the voyage, which is expected to occupy
three weeks.
At 2 p. m. the fire department was called
to a fire between 24th and 25th and L and
M. It was a flue fire in a small house
occupied by negroes. Damage slight.
By Associated Press.
New York, N. Y., Dec. 26.—Official
nouncement is expected this week,
cording to the Times, of the details of the
plan whereby it is hoped to bring all the
religious bodies of the United States hav-
ing a Presbyterian form of government
into one organization, which, while not
providing organic union, shall afford a
basis for co-opertive work that has not
before existed. The plan provides for the
organization of a “federation council of
the reformed churches in the United
States holding the Presbyterian system.”
The plan of federation, if carried out,
would bring 'into one organization the
2,000,000 or more members of Presbyterian
and Reformed churches, and will be made
public this week in order that it may be
thoroughly discussed and may be acted
upon in the synods and assemblies of the
various bodies next spring. The aim is to
secure the approval of the various su-
preme judicatories to the general plan and
to have the committee continued and in-
structed to prepare a definite plan for
adoption a year hence. It is provided in
the plan, continues the Times, that the
churches joining the federation shall de-
rive their individualities of their creeds,
forms of government and worship, and
every right, power and jurisdiction not
specifically conferred on the federation
council. Representation of the various
churches in the councils shall be regulated
by the number of communicants in the
affiliated bodies on the basis of four rep-
resentatives for each 100,000 communicants
up to 300,000 and four additional represen-
tatives for each additional 200,000 com-
municants.
On this basis the Presbyterian church
(north), with its 1,090,098 members, would
have 24 representatives in the council, the
Presbyterian church (south) and the Ger-
man Reformed churches would have eight
representatives each, and of the other
bodies officially represented at the Pitts-
burg meeting the Dutch Reformed, the
Reformed Presbyterian general synod, the
United Presbyterian and the Cumberland
would have four representatives each,
making in all a membership of 56 in the
council. Other Presbyterian bodies be-
lieved likely to join include the Christian
Reformed, the Associate Reformed synod,
the Reformed Presbyterian church synod
and the Welsh Calvanistic, which would
add four representatives each to the coun-
cil.
It is provided in the plan of federation
that the council shall have power to deal
with differences which may arise among
the several churches of the federation in
regard to matters within the jurisdiction
of the council, which the constituted
agencies of the churches concerned have
been unable to settle, and which shall,
therefore, be referred by the supreme
judiciatories of the churches of the coun-
cil.
Squint-Eyed Persons Better Stay Away
From Atkinson’s Court.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Dec. 26.—For winking
at a prisoner in a manner which sug-
gested intimidation Aiderman Atkinson
of Carbondale, near here, this morning
ordered a foreigner sent to jail. “You
can put lots of meaning in a wink,” he
said.
The prisoner’^ attorney protested, but
was overruled, the court paying no at-
tention to his argument that if a wink
was reprehensible the court would be
busy trying girls whose eyelids delivered
messages at long range.
By Associated Press.
Abilene, Kans., Dec. 26.—Central Kansas
is covered with sleet and a high north
wind prevails. The temperature is fall-
ing.
To listen to our lumber quotation.
They are well worth considering
when you are about to build. Buiders
and contractors will find that they
will get a better grade of lumber at a
lower estimate at this yard than they
can find at any other dealers’ in
Galveston.
Whisky from $1.50 per gal-
lon and up; quarts, 50c and up.
Our finest 18-year-old
straight whisky, $8.00 gallon;
quarts, $2.00.
Bourbon Whisky, tine stock,
$2.25, $3.00, $3.50 and $4.00 per
gallon; full quarts, 65c, 75c 85c
and $1.00.
Choice Rye whisky, $2.25,
$3.00, $3.50 and $4.00 gallon;
full quarts, 65c, 75c, 85c and
$1.00.
Brook Hill whisky, pint
bottleSi (screw top), 35c.
Rum, very old and mellow,
$4.00 gallon; quarts, $1.00.
Peach, Apple and Grape
Brandy, extra choice stock, per
gallon, $4.00; quarts, $1.00.
Choice Catawba Wine, 75c
and $1.00 per gallon and up.
Blackberry, 75c and $1.00
gallon and up.
Sherry, 75c and $1.00 gallon
and up.
Port, 75c and $1.00 gallon
and up.
Angelica, 75c and $1.00 gallon
and up.
Full quarts of the above
wines, 25c; fifths, 15c and 20c.
Souvignon, white wine,
(vert) extra fine, per gallon,
$1.25; quarts, 35s.
Good Claret, per gallon, 50c.
Zinfandel, per gallon, 65c.
Claret, our finest, from $1.00,
$1.25, $1.50 and up.
TONIGHT,
Comic Opfera Success,
DOLLY VARDEN
Matinee, 25c to $1.00. Night, 25c to $1.50.
TOMORROW NIGHT,
Sherlock Holmes
Sir A. Conan Doyle’s Best Detective
Play. Arranged by William Gillette. Of-
fered by a Surpassing Company, With all
the Original Elaborate Scenic and Elec-
trical Equipment. A Play of Established
Importance.
Drilling operations on the Galveston
county oil well near Lamarque have
ceased at a depth of 1800 feet, and the hole
abandoned as a “duster.” Several strata
bearing oil in small quantities were cut
at various places between 1500 and 1800
feet down, but nothing was found that
would be at all profitable to work, and
when the last named depth was reached
it was decided to cease operations, at
least at this particular point.
Work on this well was commenced Sept,
26 last and prosecuted energetically, un-
der the most careful scrutiny of the
drillers and officers of the company sink-
ing the well. On Nov. 11 work was sus-
pended for some time, at 1500 feet, lae
full depth called for in the original con-
tract for sinking the well. ' Everything
had been paid for in full and the com-
pany that had been capitalized for $10,000
had half of the stock in the treasury
unsold. After a consultation it was de-
cided to dispose of enough of the remain-
ing stock to continue the test, a few hun-
dred feet further as the prospects seemed
to be encouraging and the possibilities
were too great to abandon the nole until
further depths had been explored. This
has now been accomplished without suc-
cess, as to finding oil, and the hole has
been abandoned.
The officers of the Galveston County
Oil Company are Walter C. Jones, presi-
dent; Jules Perthuls, vice president; Ed.
McCarthy, treasurer; F. K. Thompson,
secretary. These gentlemen, together with
other members ol the company, have
worked energetically and well in accomp-
lishing the sinking of this test well in a
most thorough and economical manner.
Had oil been found in paying quantities,
so close to Galveston, it would have
proven of Inestimable value to every in-
terest centered here. It is hoped that the
disclosures from this well will result in
sinking others elsewhere in this locality
where oil may yet be encountered. Many
believe it is near here and are willing to
invest in similarly we.i managed efforts
to find it.
Just received for the Holiday
Trade. Buying in these large
quantities enables us to undersell
all others. We’ll divide profits
Company to Bail Her Out and to Pay
Her $2000 a Week.
Toledo, Ohio, Dec. 26.—An offer to star
Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick on the vaude-
ville stage has just been forwarded to her
from this city. The plan is that the com-
pany will furnish bail to any amount and
will pay Mrs. Chatwick $2000 a week for
a season of from two to twenty weeks ac-
cording to the exigencies of the legal
situation.
A representative of the company said
that if Mrs. Chadwick would consent to
the arrangement, the first engagement
would be for a week in this city. Mrs.
Chadwick would then be taken direct to
New York. A representative of the com-
pany will confer with Mrs. Chadwick. It
is the intention to prepare a vaudeville
sketch in which Mrs. Chadwick’s prin-
Sheriff of Cleveland Fails in His Efforts
to Secure warrant.
By Associated Press.
Albany, N. Y., Dec. 26.—Sheriff Barry of
Cleveland was refused an extradition
warrant for Dr. Leroy S. Chadwick at the
executive chamber here this morning. The
ground of refusal was that his papers
failed to prove that Dr. Chadwick was in
the state of Ohio on March 5, 1903, at
which time the forgery of the signature
of Andrew Carnegie, with which he is
accused of having been concerned with
his wife, Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick, is
alleged to have been committed, sheriff
Barry went to New York.
Badly Decomposed Body of H.
H, Flash is Discovered in
a Rooming House.
Miss Frances Brady, aged 33 years, died
yesterday at noon at St. Mary’s Infirm-
ary, and will be buried at Alleyton,
Texas. The funeral was held this morn-
ing at 6 o’clock from 311 Ninth street to
the Union station, from whence the re
mains will be shipped to Alleyton.
Number of Arrests and Accidents Report-
ed Very Few.
The record of arrests and reports of ac-
cidents incident to the Christmas holi-
days at the police station is one of the
smallest that has been known in Galves-
ton for many years. The total number of
arrests for the twenty-four hours from
midnight Saturday to midnight last night
■did not exceed fifteen. The majority of
these were caused, by a too free use of In-
toxicants, and all the others were for
minor offenses. It is, or has been, the
usual custom that many arrests are made
on petty charges during the holidays be-
cause of the leniency of the law allowing
relaxation for a period of about forty-
eight hours of Christmas time, but things
were very quiet indeed during the period
ending last night.
As far as was reported there was not a
single accident recorded on the police blot-
ter, and the burning of fireworks was in
no wise abated because of the day com-
ing on Sunday. Beginning about noon on
Saturday and until early this morning,
there was a lot of fireworks burned, and
not an accident was reported.
The badly decomposed body of H. H.
Flash was discovered yesterday morning
in a rooming house at 2307 Church street,
where he had died several days ago. He
was last seen alive a week ago last Sat-
urday, and it is presumed he died on Sat-
urday, Dec. 17.
Coroner Fontaine held an inquest and
rendered a verdict of death from dropsy
superinduced by excessive drinking of in-
toxicants. It is not known that he has
any living relatives and the remains were
interred’ yesterday afternoon at the ex-
pense of the city. -r, —
The testimony of Mrs. Brown at the
inquest was practically as follows: “About
six months ago the deceased came to my
house, accompanied by his wife. His name
is Flash, and I understand that he has
been working at odd times as an uphol-
sterer at the furniture house of E. Du-
litz. He and his wife engaged the room
they occupied and furnished it themselves,
and paid the sum of $1 per week for the
rental. After two or three months his
wife left him. I do not know where she
went. Mr. Flash continued to occupy the
room, and every Saturday night he would
come and pay for it, until last night. Sat-
urday, Dec. 17, was the last time I saw
him alive. He came and paid me the dol-
lar, and at the time complained that he
was not feeling well, and intimated that
he believed he would die of dropsy. I
told him he ought to quit drinking so
much. He went to his room, and that was
the last time I saw him. During the last
few days the stench has been, so bad that
I had an inspection made of the whole
place, and had never thought that the
man was dead. Tqday he was found dead
in the room.”
Flash was, according to a statement
made by George Marshall, colored, 50
years of age. and he came to Galveston,
from Pittsburg, Pa., several years ago.
Marshall also stated that he had worked
with the deceased in the carpet laying
business. He did not have steady employ-
ment at any time, and worked at his
trade only when he could pick up a job.
By Associated Press.
New York, N. Y., Dec. 26.—A peremptory
decree, reported to have been made by the
minister of foreign affairs, commanding
that all employes of the foreign depart-
ment, high and low, shall shave off mus-
taches and beards, has created consider-
able excitement, says a Paris dispatch.
Protests from the Federation of Govern-
ment Employes are said to have brought
about a reply that even mustaches of the
employes at service in the state depart-
ment must also go. The federation has
now appealed to the secretary for protec-
tion of the rights of mankind.
New York, N. Y„ Dec. 26,-Speaking
earnestly and forcefully and in a manner,
that impressed his hearers that his heart
was in what he was saying, Frank H.
Sargent, commissioner general of immi-
gration, won hearty applause at the lec-.
ture before the League for Political Edu-
cation this afternoon for his arraignment
of those who traffic in flesh and blood*
and who are responsible for bringing th®
worst class of immigrants to America.
“Into this country today come some of
the worst criminals of. Europe,” he as-
serted, “and I have the evidence of it in
my possession. The time has come for
this country to demand and to know what
is the character of the immigrants who
are being sent here. It is what the peo-
ple should demand of the government in
order to protect this country against
criminals. r
“There is a terrible traffic in the im-
portation of women from foreign lands,
We are sending back to Europe thousands
of women, six within the last week, who
were brought over here.
“We-should require of foreign countries
a report of each individual who comes to
this country. I believe that every alien
who steps on a ship bound for America
should be examined before he sails by al
United States medical examiner. Non®
should step on a ship but those who will
be permitted to land. ;
“Now they are taking them out of hos-
pitals and almshouses and sending them
to Ellis island. From 8000 to 10,000. persons
are sent here annually who have to be re-
turned. ;
“I want to get these people out wherai
they can earn somethirfg for themselves.;
New York is a fine place to come to if you
have money, but not a good place in which
to get a job. I would like to see a bureau
of information established by congress in
connection with the bureau of immigra-
tion to show people the advantage of go-
ing south and west. j
“I would like, as a representative of th®
United States government, to get husky
girls into domestic service, where they
would have to pay no commisisions and
could trust the agent.
“Immigrants are coming more rapidly
than ever,” Sargent stated. “There were
10,000 in two days last week in the port
of New York alone. You charitably dis-
posed persons who want to relieve th®
congestion of the city try to find some
way for the government to aid foreigners
to get away from it.
“There is no reason in aliens coming
who will be going home in a short time.
It is time for America to have something
to say about aliens, as she has about
peace. If you want to maintain citizen-
ship you must have the best people of
the world, the industrious, conscientious
people, who love their families and
churches, and will stand by the flag of
the country that shelters them.”
Mr. Sargent said that 263,150 foreigners
came to New York state alone last year
(about 32 per cent of the total number of
immigrants), 140,478 to Pennsylvania, and
58,009 to Massachusetts, while to Virginia
there were only 1089 and to Florida only
95. Other agricultural states received
similarly small proportions.
National bank of Hammond, is receiver
for the business. Several days ago a
large amount of valuable silks and dry
goods disappeared from the bankrupt’s
store and these were found Saturday
night hidden in the earth near Hessville,
four miles east of Hammond.
Breskine enjoyed an excellent patronage
from the women of Hammond until he
wag overcome by the beauty of one of
his young woman customers and kissed
He was beaten by the
arrested and
Women refused to patronize his
store and his trade fell off until he was
forced into bankruptcy.
Birmingham, Ala,, Dec. 26.—A special
the News from Hanceville says last night
while a negro1 congregation was holding
-a Christmas tree celebration in a negro
church at Stout’s mountain, a mining
camp near here, a valley of shot was fired
into the congregation from the outside.
Rev. Clay, the pastor, was shot through
his hips and will die. He was standing in
the pulpit at the time. Ike Woodward
was shot in the shoulder, Bob Jackson
received a bullet In the abdomen and was
fatally hurt.
The shooting caused a panic and the
negroes scrambled out of the building and
ran through the darkness in every direc-
tion. This morning the dead body of Hen-
ry Jett, a white miner, was found near
the corner of the church with a revolver
lying near by. It is supposed he was a
member of the shocking party and was
accidentally killed by one of his compan-
ions who was at another corner of the
building, as the negroes did not do any
shooting. John Jett, a brother of the dead
ojiU Ted BlanlcwaJL both, white min-
Mr. Harry M. Bissell, representing Ed-
ward H. Best & Co. of Boston, is in the
city.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. B. Ketchum are In
the city from San Antonio for the holidays
with Mrs. Ketchum’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. S. Newson.
Miss Florence Ward and Miss Henrietta
De Gore, representing the Southwestern
Kindergarten Magazine, after spending
several days in the city leave this evening
for San Antonio.
GALVESTON TRIBUNE.
Surgical Operation Is Suggested
Remedy Girl’s Waywardness.
Oakland, Cal., Dec. 26.—That an abnor-
mal growth is the cause of the evil ways
of Isabella Lefevre, a 15-year-old girl, is
the theory of her physician.
Miss Lefevre has three tonsils. She is
wayward, will not go to school, and stays
out nights =with undesirable companions.
Her physician, Dr. Lillian M. Teney,
after watching the case carefully, is con-
vinced that her waywardness is due to
this abnormal growth in the throat. The
third tonsil, she says, hinders the flow of
blood to the brain,
brain affects moral responsibility.
Miss Lefevre lives with her mother at
No. 661 MAdison street. Because of her
behavior Judge Hall has seen fit to put
her under the care of the probation of-
ficer.
Miss Helen Swett, one of the vice presi-
dents of the associated charities, took
the girl to Dr. Tenny, who found that
she was suffering from an adenoid growth
at the upper end of the pharyngeal cav-
ity. Dr. Tenny advised an operation to
remove the disturbing cause and this will
be performed.
By Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 26.—A fatal duel has
been fought in West Farms Square,
Brough of Bronx, between two Italians.
Fully 200 persons saw the battle, which
occurred in a street at the terminus of a
Many were within a few
feet of the combatants, but ran away
screaming. The duelists alighted from a
trolley car after a quarrel. Both drew
revolvers and backed apart and began
shooting without any preliminaries. Sev-
eral shots had been fired when one man
fell with a bullet through his head. A
policeman arrivea at the moment and
gave chase to the uninjured Italian.
Several times the officer fired at the fugi-
tive who finally fell and was captured,
but showed no wounds. The cause of
the duel was not learned.
Commissioner Sargent Makes a
Vigorous Protest.
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