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ABILENE SEMI-WEEKLY
REPORTER
VOLUME XXXI
ABILENE TEXAS TUESDAY JANUARY 21 1911.
NUMBER H
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?SENATE WRANGLES
AND HOUSE RESTS
YAUG1IAN RESOLUTION TO REDIS.
TRICT STATE BRINGS UP
SPIRITED DEBATE.
The Committees Confer
FaTornbic Report Agreed oa lu BUI
Requiring Rallronds to pay Their
Employes Every ? Weeks
Bolmes Won't Resign.
Special to The Reporter.
AUSTN Jan. 23. The Senate be-
came invoUed this morning In another
tow over tho appointment of com-
mittees;" Vaughan offered a resolu-
tion for tho appointment of three com-
mlttees for re-districting the Congres-
sional Senatorial and Representative
districts of Texas. After tho resolu-
tion was read Vaughan moved his pre-
vious question but Murray raised a
point of order that tho Senate Is now
.without rutes to permit previous ques-
tions. 'During a heated discussion
Peeler got through a resolution .pro-
viding for n Joint' session of both
houses to elect a United States Sen-
ator. Arguments over Vaughan's mo-
tion were then resumed aud Lieuten-
ant Governor Davidson declared the
Senato had set aside all rules but
was ready to submit the question to
debate or vote. Watson and Huds-
peth spoke lengthily agal.isti Vaugh-
an's resolution. Tho Senate recessed
until 2:30 this afternoon without act-
ing on Vaughan's resolution.
HOUSE NOT IX SESSIOX.
loner Body Bested This Morning But
Met this Afternoon; Various
Committees at "Work.'
ay
Special to The Reporter
AUSTIN Jan. 23. The House was
not in session this mqrnlng but jnet
at two o'clock this afternoon. There
were many commltte.o meetings
throughout tho morning. Tho labor
Committee spenti the entire morning
considering a bill applying to rail-
roads requiring that employes be paid
every two weeks. J. W.-Robblns of
tho Trinity & Brazos Valley F. G.
Pottlbonc of tho Santa Fe W B. Drake
of tho Frisco and other prominent rail
road men present objected to the mea-
sure. Prominent labor representa-
tives argued in favor of the bill. Tho
committeo finally decided to send in a
favorable report on the bill.
Compulsory Education Bill.
Special to The Reporter.
AUSTIN. Jan. 23 The local option
law will tie applied to compusory
education if the Maddox educational
bill which waB favorably reported to
the' House this morning is enacted
by tho Legislature and signed by tho
Governor.
The meaeuro provides that any
school or county district may vote on
compulsory educational attendance
and adopt a law compelling attend-
ance of all children from ten to fif-
teen years of age In 'a given period
of each school year. Tho committee
returned a unanimous favorable re-
port.
Aatis Confer Over Amendment.
Prominent antis from all sections
of tho state are here this morning for
a conference over the prohlbltloa con-
stitutional' amendment. The proB have
agreed to put the statewide prohibi-
tion amendmont into operation Jan-
uary 1912 provided It carries In tho
primary this summer The antis ap-
parently wish It to become effective
immediately after it Is carried. The
antis eepm to regatd delay after pas-
sage as favoring the proB as tho an-
tis could claim confiscation against
the measure becoming effective Im-
mediately. Tho antis meeting today
Is secret.
Bsferd Beady to Take Charge
Speplal o Tho Renortor.
AUSTIN Jan. 23. R. A. Buford the
ew Pension Commissioner expects
to take charge of tho offlco today as
soon as his commission is signed by
Governor Colquitt. Gapt. Bolmes the
present Commissioner declares he
will not resign and If Bnford attempts
to take charge will ask for an Injunc-.
tion Restraining Buford from Interfer-
ing. Bolmes' term expires In Juntfi -
RISING STAB X-RAY SOLD.
J. M Frynr Veteran Non simper Editor
Disposes of His Plant to
J. J. Gregg.
Special to Tho Reporter.
RISING STAR Texaa Jan. 22 J
M. Fryar editor of the X-Ray at this
place today sold tho paper to J. J.
Gregg a former newspaper man. Mr.
Fryar has during tho time ho has had
charge of the paper greatly Improved
it and tho citizens generally regret to
seo him rotlre. Ho contemplates en-
tering tho business again but will
go West.
Wounded Man May Lhe.
Special to the Reporter.
DBNISON Jan. 23. Fred Roger
aged twenty-one who waB late yester-
day afternoon stabbed ind seriously
wounded during an altercation with
Raymond Dtoullhet aged twenty is
allvo today and will probably recover
say surgeons
times.
Ho was stabbed bovou
BILL KILLED IN
CONGRESS TODAY
COMMITTEE POSTPONES ACTION
DURING PRESENT. SESSION;
BIOW TO THE 'SOUTH.
V.
By Associated Press.
' 'VASHINTGN"' Vafi. 23 Hopes en-
tertained by the Southern contingent
in Congress were ruthlessly dashed
to the ground this morning when It
became known that the Omnibus
Claims bill had been killed for the
current session of Congress.
Reparation to South.
Tho bill carries an appropriation of
13000000 mostly for reparation to the
South for war damagW The House
Claims Committee indefinitely post-
poned it today which carries it over
until next session. Tho. Southerners
supported It solidly.
Mrs. Caroline Martin
Sent Up for 7 Years
Defendant in 0y Snead Caso Was
Expecting Lighter Sentence
is Greatly Agitated
By Associated Press:
NEWARK N. J. Jan. 23 Mrs. Caro-
line Martin defendant In the famous
Ocey Sncad case was sentenced to
seven years' Imprisonment In connec-
tion with tho death of Miss Snead the
bath tub victim. Expecting a lighter
sentence Mrs. Martin became greatly
agitated and only tho prompt arrival
of a physician kept her from falling
in a dead faint.
A small crowd was in the courtroom
when the sentence was passed indi
cating that Interest in tho trial has
subsided.
ELEVEN KNOWN DEAD.
Passenger -and Coal Train Collide
Near Poiityprld? Three Cars
Are ' Telescoped.
CARDIFF WALES Jau. 23. Many
passengers were killed In a collision
between a passenger and coal train
near Pontyprid Wales early this
morning.
Three Cars Telescoped.
Three coaches were telescoped and
practically every passengor in them
either killed or badly Injured. A de-
tachment of soldiers was summoned
from a nearby poflti and Is already en-
gaged In recovering bodies. Eight
men "and three children 'have been ex-
tricated from the debris dead.
Censas Report oa Cotton.
By Associated Prss.
WASHINGTON Jan. 23. the -Census
Bureau announces cotton ginned
to January 16 at 11254115 bates.
Sea Man Cotton.
Sea Island cotton Is Included in tho
coubub report the total being of this
species 80411 bales. Texas ginned 2-
912244 bales Arkansas 748247 Ok-
lahoma 900186 and Louisiana 141617
ball. '
P. C. Knapp reports hlg neighbors
S. C. "Wagoner "walking on stilts" to-
day go' rejoiced la ho over tho arrival
of a; baby girl at his home Uit niga?.'
OM US
CLAIMS
LUKE LEA ELECTED
TO U. S. SENATE
PUBLISHER OP THE NASHVILLE
TENNESSEAN WILL SUCCEED
SENATOR FRAZIEH.
VICTORY A HUGE SURPRISE
Entered on Eleventh Ballot as "Bark
Horse" Carried to Success on .
Sudden Independent-Ware; "-
Supporter of Hooper.
Dy Associated Press.
NASHVILLE TENN. Jan. 23 Luko
Lea; a prominent young Independent
Democratic leader and publisher' of
the Nashville Tennessear. which os-
poused the causo of Ben Hooper In
the late gubernatorial raoo was to-
day elected United States Senator to
succeed Senator Frazler.
"Dark Horse" Materialized.
Saturday when the tenfn ballot in
Joint session was not productive of
results It waB freely predicted that a
dark horse candidate who was par-
ticularly obnoxious to neither faction
would be entered Monday. On tho side
of the regulars it waB expected that
Luke Wrlgbrj Secretary of War In
Roosevelt's cabinet or Nat Baxter Jr.
Speaker of tho House would bo In-
troduced. It waB sttaed that the regu-
lar forces were Inclined to Wright
This morning the fuslonlsts backed
by almost the entlro Republican
strength enured Luko Lea of Nash-
ville. On the eleventh ballot the Insur-
gent Republicans "who have been vot-
ing for Woolbridge of Campbdll coun-
ty deserted the lawyer and voted for
Lea. At the outset it Was evident
that Lea waB gaining strength 'espec
ially when the McMillen vote showed.
another decided shrink.-
After a brief consultation Enloe
who Saturday commanded 63 votes
and McKcllar with his eight support-
tersj withdrew from. the race and the
Lea cohorts commanded their strength
Lea received sixty eight votes enough
to elect him Senator.
Victory for Independent Faction.
Lea's surprising election Is a bril-
liant victory for tno so-called inde-
pendent political faction In Tennessee.
Lea is president of the Tennessean
Company andx consistently fought the
Patterson machine from the pop of
the gun
Lea 32 Years of Age.
Lea is just thirty-two years of age.
He- will bear tho peculiar distinction
of being the youngest member in the
United States Senate. '
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West Texas Opposed to
TheParcel Post Law
n
Is Claimed Proposed BUI Will
Benefit Hail Order Houses
nnd Injure the West.
Special to The Reporter.
SPUR Jan. 23 Practically every
business man in this city has slgnedj
a petition which will be forwarded
to Congress protesting against the
enactment of tho parcels post act Sim-
ilar petitions will be circulated In
other West Texas towns.
Will Hurt Local Merchants.
Jt Is clulmed that such a law will
benefit mall order houses more than
any other Interest and may he detri-
mental In retarding the development
of the entire West in that It will com-
pel the West to buy everything 'from
the cast.
SAFE AT INDUSTRY CRACKED.
Yeggnca Desecrate Sabbatk by Dar.
lug Robbery; Escapo with WW; Of
ficcrs Hotly Parsing.
Special to Tho Reporter.
BRENHAM Jan. 23. The safe In
tho postoffico nt Industry seventeen
miles from Brenham has rifled Sun
day. The burglars escapsd with four
hundred dollars in cash. Tho safe
and fixtures wero wrecked. Officers
are bunting the yeggraen.
Negro. Burned at Stake.
By Associated Press:
NGUSTA Ga."an. 23 It Is re-
ported that a negro murderer was
burned to the stake Bear Avera tody.
Details are lacking. ... !
FEDERALS LURED
IN DEADLY TRAP
MEXICAN REVOLUTIONISTS WIN
BLOODY VICTORY IN GORGE
NEAR OJINAGA HEX.
100 DIAZ SOLDIERS KILLED
Hemmed In on AH Sides Subjected
to Merciless Flrc; Forty Escape -
Ambush; Revolutionists
Loso 5 Of Number.
By Associated PrcsB.
Presidio Tex. Jan. 23 it was
learned here today that two hiThdred
Mexican government troops wero lur-
ed into ambush in tho mountains near
OJInaga Friday and more than half
their number killed and captured by
tho rebels.
Scattered CurvlNors Escape.
A flying squadron of revolutionists
decoyed the FedernlB Into a mountain
gorge completely hemmed them and.
poured a murderous fire into their
ranks systematically cutting them to
pieces. Tho scattered survivors man-
aged to make their escape.
t j 40 KnowH to Hnro Escaped.
Of tho two hundred FeiWnYn ffntnr.
Ing the pass only forty are known to
have escaped. The others wore killed
or captured. Tho rebels lost five
killed. -After three days of fighting
the Federals aro now retiring toward.
OJInaga."
Fiercest Battle of Uprising.
'Later reports- Indicate that tho bat-
tle In the mountains near OJInaga was
the fiercest of the present uprising.
Tbo revolutionists' tracked the Feder-
als into tlie ' gorge and surrounded
them keeping them hemmed In a death
trap for two dayB and showing no
mercy.
STRANGE FATALITY IN FAMILY
Mother and Son Burled Within Two
. Bays of Each other; Husband
Is Dangerously. Sick.
SAN MARCOS. TEX. Jan. 23. Tho
McGehee .family of this city are tho
victims of Blrange fatalities. Mrs. O.
L. McGefiee was burled here today
her son' Charles was buried Friday
and her husband Is critically ill at
Granite Okla. .
Stock Market.
FORT WORTH Jan. 23 Cattle 3-
000; calves 1500; hogs 2000. Steers
higher tops '$6.50; cows steady tops
$3.50; calves steady tops $5.50; hogs
"steady tops $830.
Jackies Sieze Hornet
Honduran Gunboat
American and English Murines Throw
Up Entrenchments Bendy
to Defend Cclbn. .
Special to The Reporter
NEW ORLEANS LA Jan. 23. A
cable' received by tho Texas Newa Ser-
vice Bureau hero today states that
United Statsa marines have boarded
tho Hornet manned by Honduranian
revolutionists and are holding tho
vessel pending advices from tho State
Department relative to its disposi-
tion. Jackies Will Defond Cribs.
American and British murines have
thrown up trenches around Celba
about) to be attacqed by revolutionists
and havo placed machine guns to de-
fend the city.
GRAND JURY. INVESTIGATION
Re-election te Congress ef Uncle Jee
Cannon Front Illinois District
Will be Glrcn an Airing.
By Associated PresB.
DANVlCLf 111. Jan. 23 The Ver
million county grand jury began its
Investigation today of alleged vote
buying chlofly In tho November elec
tion In which Joseph G. Cannon was
sent back to Congress.
Declined to Take Action.
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON Jan. 23The Su
premo Court today declined to' con
sider the constitutionality of tho laws
increasing reetrictloa of sales of Ok
IMaowa Indian Unit. . . -.
PROHIBITION CARRIED.
Elhlutrt. Salo and Tacker Uaanlmeng.
ly Voted for Prohibition prog
Are Jubilant Over Result
By Associated Press.
ELKHART Jan. 23-Futl returns
of tho local option election In this
district of Anderson county show that
Elkhnrt Salon and Tucker tho throo
boxes in tho precinct voted almost
unanimously for prohibition. Tnje
pro forces aro highly elated over tho
result.
NATIONAL FOBCES MEET.
Prohibitionists of Natloa Meeting
With NHtioBHl Committee; Are
PlanHlHg Big Campaign.
3y Associated Press.
CHICAGO III. Jan. 23 Scores of
national prohibition party leaders ara
hero attending a meeting of tho na-'
tlonal committeo planning their 1912
Presidential campaign
PIONEER MAN
FALLS IN FIRE;
FATALLY BORNEO
TRAGIC DEATH OVERTAKES AGED
WOMAN NEAR BRENHAM; SHE
HAD EPILEPTIC FITS.
pSpeclal to The-Reportor:
.tmiajNMAM.'Jan. 23 Mrs Elizabeth
Madden ninety years of age was burn
cd to death In her homo nenr Brenham
late Sunday. Her clothing became Ig-
nited from sparks of fire from the
fireplace and her body was almost
burned to a crisp.
Subject to Epileptic Fits
She was Bubject to epileptic fits and
It Is thought that during one of her
spells she fell Into tho fireplace. The
family was absent from the fiomeat
the time She and hor husband wore
closely identified with early Texas
history '
Texas-Oklahoma League
Movement Inaugurated
Representatives of Serca Cities Will
Meet at Gainesville to Consider
Matter Wednesday.
Special to Thd Reporter:
WICHITA FALLS Jan. 23 Manag-
ers of the baseball teams of Wichita
JFallB Deulson Greenville Durant
Ardmore Gainesville and Chlckasha
have been Called to meet at Gainesville
Wednesday to discuss plans looking
to the organization of a Texas-Oklahoma
baseball league.
It is pointed out that a great terri-
tory comprising tho seven towns nam-
ed has no professional Imsolmll and
it is argued that such a league would
be self supporting from tho outset.
Some of tho fastest seml-profcBBlonal
clubs in ' the South represented the
townB In tho proposed League. Wich-
ita Fulls and Greenville produced
teams in n class with the Texas Lca-
guo last season.
WORK ON T. & P. FREIGHT OFFICE
Contractor Sorbcr Will Bnild AddltlftR
ef From 15 te 9 Feet to Dandle
Increases in DhsIhcsh.
Weather permitting Contractor Snr
ber of the Texas & Pacific will com-
mence tomorrow adding from fifteen
to twenty feet to the west end of tho
Texas & Pacific freight office to han-
dle an Increased business.
Tho Interior will bo remodled and
painters are expected hero shortly to
Work over the .entire building.
FORMER ABILENE MAN DIES.
G. W. Gnlley Passes away at Hese la
fe Spring) Mered WMk Fawliy
Front Here S Weeks Age.
Word has Jioen received from Big
Spring to the"effect that U. W Gulley
formerly a resident! of Abilene died at
his homo there last Thursday from a
chronic attack of dropsy. Funeral
services wero held at Big Spring
Tile Gulley family came to Abilene
Koveral months ago living at 225 Cy-
press streot. They moved west two
w.eeks ago. Mr. Gulley was M drtR
the fettro tlm he was 1a thUi. city .
INTERVENTION SY
GOVERNOR WANTED
COLQUITT WILL HE REQUEST!
TO MAKE PERSONAL PLEA
Of DIST JUDGE.
ROBINSON IS CRITICISE!
Granted Change of Venue la F
Election Fraud Cases en twm
Motion; Ueastea Helgats
People 'Displeased.
Special to The Re-porter.
HOUSTON Jan. 23. A petitle fa
being prepared by citizens of Honstssi
Heights which will bo ireseatA
Governor Colquitt requesting feiaa to
induce District Judgo Robinson to -consider
his decision to chaag the
now famous election fraud cMa to
Gnlveston.
A Unique SHaatieB.
Tho situation is most unique. Ji
Roblnsou this morning by his
.motion changed tho election fra
cases to GnlvoBton declaring n Mi.
not.bollovo n fair trial could be at-
tained In JlnuBton. Ho notified ftv
hundred witnesses to appear in GaItmk
ton February 7. Tho witnesses eater-
ed a protest arguing that aek a.
chnngo would virtually depopwtoto
Houston Heights nnd causo muck hatt
ship.
The case grew out of a contest far
nomination os SherUf last July -twocyi
Archlo Andorson nnd rraaT
Hammond tho former being deetoreC
elected after the court had throws
many alleged fraudulent votes
for Hammond Hammond in turn
clarcd fraud and Instituted civil
ceedlng
Witnesses Are Indignant.
; Immediately following Judge Rofeht-
son'a order of transfor six huafee
witnesses met in tho shadow o to
gourthouso. nnd held an ln41gnatt t
meeting. It was declared that every
malo citizen of Houston Heights with
a population of seven thousand peo-
ple would havo to go to Galveatoa
county for perhaps four dayB. It was
then decided to appeal to ColaaHfc
Tho court's transfer "remain aare-
sclnded. Account ef Partisan FeeWMT-
Spoclal to Tho Reporter.
HOUSTON1. Jan. 23The trial
Charles York" and C. C. QhIhr wm
trahsferrcd to Galveston county fsr-
trlal on February 7. They are charge
with Juggling olectlon return Ik
last Democratic primary la order to
change tho result in the election
sheriff. Judge Rpblnson changed tk
case on account of partisan feeitec
here"
Ask For State Rangers.
Tho indignation meeting of Ilonatoav
Heights voterB adjourned after deeM
ling that if tho courts give no reMeC
from the order transferring the trial
to. Galveston 'they will request the
Stato Rangers bo sent to Ho torn
Heights to protect the wofisea
children during their absence.
DEATH NEAR IHERISSUNBAT.
Mrs. Lee Carson Die at M Tat
terday Heart Failure U
Glrcn as- Cavee
W. H. Miuyard and D. Boothe far
mers living near Iberis were In Abi
lene Sunday after k. casket for tn
body of Mrs. Lee Canton who diet
at the family home three allies west
of Iberis at 8:30 a. m.
Mrs. Carson had bee a aafferar
from heart truble for several msatha.
and this was the Immediate cane ef
her death they reported.
NOVELIST KABLY WW5fI
Darld Graham PkJlNps Sfcet bf
Wte Tkta Ceawifcted gaWU
Cause Is Uakfcewa
By Associated Press:
NEW YORKl J 23 David
Phillip's tho author was
shot by an unidentified nsaa wh them
committed suicide. Th sfeoetiag ee-
curred near Phillip' club. Caaa fas
unknown.
Mm. Watt wUVof Wof. J. C. "WsAfc
living on Cypres and North Beveasa.
wsa called to Meaett Mo. a few
ato to attead ae funeral et .
The tetof rasa did jtet it
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