The Meridian Tribune. (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, November 17, 1905 Page: 2 of 10
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The Meridian Tribune.
The Revolt Extends East.
DOWN ON THE ISTHMUS.
LOCK OR SEA LEVEL?
WANT 15 CENTS FOR COTTON.
ALL OVER TEXAS.
THE TRIBUNE PRINTING CO., PUBLISHERS
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING.
The Latest News From Vladivostok Is Full of
Terror, Fire and Blood.
Entered at the postoffice Meridian, Texas, as
second-class mail matter.
SUBSCRIPTION ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
LEVI A. DUNLAP, Editor and Mgr.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 15.—The up-*
heaval in Russia following the pro-
mulgation of the reform manifesto
has now reached Yeniseish and Vlad-
ivostok and other extreme points of
the Empire. Confirmation has been
‘TIS NOT AUTONOMY.
Requires Science.
A Salt Lake City collection agency
advertises as “scientific collectors.”
If any department of human activity
requires science, here is one that
does.
Castro gets more ultimatums than
picture postal cards and his wall-space
is limited.
receiver from various sources of the
reported uprising at Vladivostok,
where the condition of affairs is quite
critical. Many persons have been
killed and the foreigners have taken
But Constitutional Liberty that Poland
Demands.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 15.—Count
Witte received from the Warsaw
refuge on the ships in
Many public buildings,
the harbor.
stores
houses have been pillager and
on fire by the mob.
and
set
Somebody suggests there is no dis-
pute about the sex of Lucifer. This
takes the angel cake.
Nature is pretty wise, after all.
When she gave Alaska its climate she
also filled it with coal.
Castro is at present endeavoring to
conquer the American language,
may tackle America itself next.
He
The Pittsburg embezzler who
$20,000 in large bills into the
put
fire
doubtless thought he had money to
burn.
Three bears have been killed in Du-
luth, but the dispatches do not say
what ,stocks will be affected by their
demise.
An Omaha negro has trained his
dogs to rob hen roosts, but water-
melons will have to be “lifted” in the
same old way.
The people who have been accus-
tomed to speak of the Atlantic ocean
as the “big pond,” now call the Pana-
ma canal a ditch.
New York: Mrs. Friede, wife of
M. S. Friede, of 116 Broad street, who
is identified with American commer-
cial development in Manchuria, has
received several cablegrams from her
husband, who is in Vladivostok, tell-
ing her of a grave condition of affairs
there. Mr. Friede’s interest suffered
through the outbreak of the Russo-
Japanese War and when he returned
from Port Arthur last April he was
compelled to go into voluntary bank-
ruptcy. Since then he has settled
with his creditors and has resumed
his business in the East.
Since Nov. 3, Mrs. Friede has re-
ceived cablegrams every day assuring
her that he was safe and well. These
caused her much concern, as on pre-
vious trips he was not accustomed to
send cablegrams at such frequent in-
tervals. She received a cablegram on
November 6, which read:
“All well, so far. Answer via Shan-
ghai until Russian wires are work-
ing.”
On Nov. 13 she received another
Statistics show that America makes
more barrels than any other country.
And bigger ones, too. Look at Rocke-
feller’s and Carnegie’s.
dated at Vladivostok as follows:
“Safe in Vladivostok.”
On the morning of November
this dispatch was received:
“I am well. Safe on No. 13.”
committee of the social democracy of
Poland and Lithuania, an indignant
telegraph denial of the charge that
the present movement in Poland is de-
signed to secure separation. The uis-
patch said:
“The official note justifying the proc-
lamation of martial law in Poland was
ostensibly for the purpose of frustra-
ting a separatist movement is a crim-
inal maneuver of the Government in-
tended to divide the Polish from the
Russian revolutionary movement. We
all call attention to the fact of the
authorities having, drowned our revo-
lutionary proceedings in blood and
having allowed full freedom to other
Polish demonstrations at which the
white eagle was displayed and Sien-
kewicz and other orators pledged
with the workmen to return to their
shops and restore peace. We affirm
that the revolutionary Polish protela-
riat, together with the Russian pro-
telariat, seek common freedom”.
The Poles here also deny that they
desire separation, understanding fully
that Poland is between the hammer
and the anvil. A prominent Pole said
today: “We have attentively watch-
ed Germany’s preparations beyond the
frontier knowing that the day of our
separation from Russia will be the
day of Poland’s destruction. The Pol-
ish people are quite reconciled to be a
part of Russia under the new condi-
tion of the latter’s existence, but we
demand legislative, administrative
and judicial autonomy.”
Great Britain and Japan Propose to
Dig Too.
Washington, Nov. 14—There is very
good information to prompt the pre-
diction that the four foreigners who
arc members of the isthmian canal
board of consulting engineers will rec-
ommend the making of a sea-level
canal, and it may be said with equal
confidence that the five American
members of that board will recom-
mend that it be a lock canal.
Should one of the Americans join
with the foreign engineers the major-
ity leport would be favorable to a
sea-level canal, but tthe assurance
was given today by one who has ex-
cellent sources of information that
the American engineers will be a unit
in recommending a lock canal.
It is understood the foreigners will
report that it would require sixteen
years to make a sea-level canal, but
as they are not susceptible to the im-
patience of Americans to have this
work begun and finished, the long
time that would be required to carry
out what they regard as the better
plan, has had no influence in deter-
mining their recommendation.
THE BUSBY CASE.
13,
A revolution broke out the other day
in Korea, but it luckily happened that
forty or fifty Japanese soldiers were
on hand to put it down.
She received a cablegram Tuesday
which was dated at 4:30 o’clock, Nov
13, which read: '
Conference of Baptist Preachers.
Dallas, Texas, Nov. 15.—The con-
ference was called to order at 9:30
o’clock yesterday morning and most of
pews were vacant, but as the morn-
If men ever do the cooking, at
least two proverbs will have to be re-
vised to “the sort that father used to
make” and “feed the dear.”
“Safe aboard the Labor. Terrible
destruction of life and property.
City in flames.
It is difficult for mere man to pick
out the sound chestnuts from the
wormy ones, but bright-eyed little Mr.
Squirrel can do it every time.
An American who tried to introduce
the quick lunch in London has failed.
Perhaps he made the mistake of hav-
ing' coffee instead of tea on tap.
The “Empress of the Sahara" is
singing songs in German variety halls.
The Lord only knows what has be-
come of “Emperor” Jacques Labaudy.
The total profits of baseball this
season are estimated at $800,000. We
wonder what the total profits were in
the other great American national
game.
A New York girl has invented a
machine by which she claims one may
count a million dollars a minute. John
W. Gates will no doubt hail this as a
real boon.
A New York girl has had her lover
arrested “because he kissed her too
much.” One of the first things a
lover should learn is to kiss the girl
just enough.
Joseph H. Choate says the oppor-
tunities for young men are greater
than ever. This may be so, but what
about the opportunities for men who
are over forty-five?
Southern Cotton Association Election.
Waxahachie: R. D. Hudson, secre-
tary of the Texas division of the
Southern Cotton Association, has sent
out a circular letter of some length
on the plan of re-organization, with a
list of speaking and voting appoint-
ments. In explanation he says:
“Under the constitution of the
Southern Cotton Association, the first
annual reorganization and re-election
of officers for the precinct, county,
state and central organization, where
there is an organization, will take
place during the month of December
and January next. The precinct elec-
tions will take place at every voting
precinct in the cotton growing states
on the first Saturday in December.
Each school district in the state is en-
titled to from one to five delegates, to
be chosen by the people on that day,
to constitute the county organiza-
tions.”
Following is a list of appointments:
Tyler, Nov. 15; Palestine, Nov. 16;
Huntsville, Nov. 17; Crockett, Nov.
18; Columbus, Nov. 20; Bastrop, Nov.
21; Taylor, Nov. 22; Temple, Nov. 23;
Brownwood, Nov. 23; Comanche, Nov.
25; Cleburne, Nov. 27; Hillsboro, Nov.
28; Waxahachie, Nov. 29; McKinney,
Nov. 30; Sherman Dec. 1; Paris, Dec.
2.
Ing progressed they filled and when
adjournment was taken for lunch-
eon about 200 people were in attend-
ance.
Rev. W. S. Splawn of Bonham, pres-
ident of the Pastons Association, took
charge of the meeting, and proposed
the election of officers? Rev. Jeff D.
Ray of Waco was elected to the office
of president. Rev. J. F. Black, for-
mer pastor of South Park Baptist
Church, Dallas, was elected secretary.
The day was ta.ken up by the dis-
cussion of pastor’s duties and priv-
ileges, and the conditions now
fronting the religious world.
Six prisoners broke out of
con-
the
Bowie county jail at Texarkana Mon-
day evening. Four whites and one
negro failed to get out. All are theft
cases. They escaped through an
opening made by the jail breakers
two weeks ago.
The child of J. M. Morgan, a wealthy
Lamar county farmer, took med-
icine sent to the house for its mother
and died within a few hours.
The body of the founder and pres-
ident of the Young Men’s Christian
Association, Sir George Williams,
who died Nov. 6, was buried beneath
the dome of St. Pauls cathederal
Tuesday in the presence of an im-
mense throng of mourners.
The English novelist who commit-
ted suicide in order to advertise her
new book set an example that the
most enthusiastic literary aspirant
will hesitate to follow.
Germany Stands “Hands Off.
Berlin: The attention of the foreign
office was called today to the belief
held in St. Petersburg that an agree-
ment exists whereby Germany
an d
ISLE OF PINES BREAKS.
Havana, Nov. 15.—Residents of the
Isle of Pines have issued a declara-
tion of their independence from Cuba
and organized a new government as a
It has been necessary to place a
special guard on duty to keep Prince-
ton students from daubing a statue
of Washington. Princeton should have
a kindergarten department.
Austria will assist Russia if it become
United States territory. A delegate
A German savant says the bite of a
pretty girl is as deadly as a rattle-
snake’s. If any pretty girl wants to
be shown, we offer ourself as a sac-
rifice in the cause of science.
In a recent race of carrier pigeons
one bird made 200 miles in three
hours. In aerial navigation the pig-
eon easily holds the lead over all
other flying machines yet invented.
A recent count shows that there
are 10,080 millionaires in the world,
more than half of whom live in this
country. Still, we had supposed that
Pittsburg alone had more than 10,000
of them.
necessary to suppress the movement
for Polish autonomy.’ The foreign of-
fice says nothing of the kind has oc-
curred and nothing of that nature will
occur. Emperor William had no com-
munication on the subject with Em-
peror Nicholas or the Russian gov-
ernment. The Polish question as far
as Germany is concerned, does not
exist outside of Germany. If he
ever, the Russian Poles rise up and
the movement for Polish autonomy
spreads to the Polish provinces in
Prussia the latter will firmly suppress
it in the Prussia Polish provinces.
But Russia must manage her own dif-
ficulties as it is the fixed policy of
Germany not to interfere in the inter-
nal affairs of her neighbors.
to Congress will be sent to Washing-
ton in order to have questions affect-
ing the future of the island discussed
before the House of Representatives,
ignoring Cuban authority. Mass meet-
ings were held under the name of ter-
ritorial conventions and officials were
appointed to fill all positions except
those that must be named by the
President under the Constitution of
the United States.
The convention divided the island
into five districts and ordered elec-
tions to be held today to select mem-
bers of the Legislature, which is to
convene next week, and Tax Asses-
sors and Collectors. One ticket was
named in each district, the only po-
litical question being to keep the is-
land under the Stars and Stripes.
An advertisement in the Yorkshire
Post asks, “Would any lady of means
care to marry poor, crowded-out clerk,
aged 37?” This sort of thing is almost
the only fact behind the query, “Does
advertising pay?”
Sir Thomas Lipton’s promise that if
all goes well he will be at Sandy Hook
in 1907 with a new yacht to challenge
for the America cup, means only that
some American designer will also be
-there with a better one.
Austin: Fred Blittersdorf, aged
thirty-five years, committed suicide
Monday afternoon in the pawnshop on
Congress Avenue. Blittersdorf walk-
ed into the store and asked to see a
45 Colts pistol. He said he wanted to
try it and see if it suited him. The
weapon was loaded and Blittersdorf
walked to the rear of the store and
placed the pistol to his right ear, and
pulled the trigger, blowing his brains
out.
Houston Negro Suicides.
Houston: Terry Rogers, colored,
Monday morning walked into the Tex-
as-Kentucky saloon, pulled off his coat
and vest, then pulled a six-shooter
and placing it to his temple blew out
his brains. He committed the act to
escape the police who were trailing
him. Rogers, shortly before suiciding
had fired five shots at his wife, miss-
ing her. This is the first instance of
a negro suicide on record in Houston.
Now Dwindled to Insignificance,
Comes to Trial.
Crockett, Texas., Nov. 14.—The case
of the State of Texas vs. A. S. Busby,
charged with missapplying State
funds while Assistant Financial Agent
of the Rusk penitentiary and trans-
ferred on a change of venue to this
county from Cherokee, was begun
yeserday morning in the Criminal
District Court.
By written agreement filed by Hon-
Howard Martin, Assistant Attorney
General, who is conducting the pros-
ecution, the State practically con-
sents to dismiss the five indictments
upon the docket previous to No. 6,023,
if the Court find that they are the
same transactions involved in the
case now on trial. As it is conceded
that this is true, the status of the de-
fendant is now that he is to be ried
on a single charge only of embezzle-
ment or missappropriation, instead of
the twenty-six, which at one time oc-
cupied the docket. None of the six
cases transferred to this county
against Busby have as yet, however,
been dismissed. They are as follows:
No. 6,018, amount alleged to be
misappropriated $800; No. 6,019, $1,-
200, No. 6,020, $750, No. 6,021, $900;
No. 6,022, $700, and No. 6,023, the one
now on trial and supposed to include
the other five, $7,500. In each case
except the last, the bond was placed
at $400, when a change of venue was
taken. In No. 6023 the bond was
$500. The decision of the counsel
to allow the case now on trial to de-
termine also the fate of the other in-
dictments will undoubtedly save mon-
ey for the state. Clerk Stanton sug-
Presidents Jordan and Calvin Get To
gether on that Price.
Dallas: Fifteen-cent cotton is the
aim of President Harvie Jordan of the
Southern Cotton Association and he
has appealed to the Farmers’ Union
for co-operation. The union has giv-
en assurance of every assistance. The
matter was arranged by telegrams be-
tween the presidents of the two or-
ganizations. President E. A. Calvin
of the Farmers’ Union says that the
11c minimum seems low and that 15c
is not too much for the cotton now in
the hands of the farmers.
President Calvin favors the farm
ers holding each his own cotton until
the time comes to sell; but he says
that ample provisions will be made in
all the central points for storing the
staple if the farmers desire it so. Dal-
las, Galveston, Houston and other
points in Texas and many places in
the rest of the cotton states will be
the depots. From these it may be
sold by sample and delivered from
them as the demand comes.
“What the farmers can do,” said
the president, “is shown in the action
of the cotton seed crushers, who have
set the price of $10 per ton for seed
and are adhering to it. It is a rea-
sonable price, considering the quota-
tions for oil.
“Starting in Rains County, Texas,
our union has spread all over the cot-
ton states, and is now going into oth-
er territory. We have locals in Ore-
gon. Now we are engaged in cotton
chiefly. We shall take wheat next
and then in order of interest in all of
the things the farmers raise. We
have a membership of half a million.
On Dec. 5 the meeting of the Nation-
al union will convene in Texarkana
and it is expected 'that there will be
.some five hundred delegates pres-
ent.”
May Rebuild Carlsbad System.
Washington: It is more than likely
that the Federal Government will take
over under the provisions of the rec-
lamation act what is left of the irri-
gation system at Carlsbad, N. M., and
rebuild it for the benefit of the people
of that valley. The dam which im-
pounded the water for irrigation was
destroyed several years ago, and the
proposition to have the Government
rebulid it and permit the users of the
water to purchase control of it in the
manner provided for in the reclama-
tion act has been under considera-
tion since that time. The reports of
the engineers sent to investigate the
matter have been favorable, but the
Interior Department has not been
quite sure that the available funds
would be sufficient for the purpose.
Plans for First Lock Forwarded.
Dallas: The revised plans and speci-
fications for lock and dam No. 1 on
the Trinity River have been complet-
ed by Engineer Wooten and his as-
sistants and forwarded to Washing-
ton for approval. As soon as these
gested today that if the trial of the in- are returned approved, bids will
dividual cases was persisted in, the advertised for and contractors
cost to the State would undoubtedly
exceed he amount alleged to have been
misappropiated, as the result of con-
tinuances, possible changes of venue,
and the drawing of witnesses from one
part of the State to the other.
A Dallas negro was fined $50 for
following and annoying a lady at the
Santa Fe depot.
Harvey Jordan has come out in a
card advising farmers to hold cotton
for 15 cents per pound. His advice
s based upon the report of cotton,
which at this time it 68.8, compared
with usual conditions.
Inspecting Corsicana-Palestine Route.
Corsicana: Chief Engineer Terrell,
member of a Kansas City firm, and
C. E. Eason, of the same firm, arrived
here recently, and in company with
J. V. Watkins, of this city, led by pri-
vate conveyance went over the pro-
posed route of the interurban railroad.
They will go via Fairfield to Pales-
tine. It is stated that this is pre-
liminary to an early survey of the
route.
Found Dead on the Steps
Tyler: J. W. Mink, a merchant of
White House, was found dead on the
steps of his store Sunday night about
be
will
be given a month. It is estimated by
Capt. Wooten that the plans will be
back and bids will be advertised for
by Dec. 1.
The Governor has received a letter
from Gov. Pennypacker of Pennsylva-
nia, requesting him to appoint dele-
gates to the divorce congress which
will be held in Washington, D. C., Feb.
19. The purpose is to draft new di-
vorce laws.
John Robbins, State Treasurer, has
appointed his son, Brown Robbins, to
the postition of chief clerk in his of-
fice.
The Stork Line.
Denver: Major S. K. Hooper, gen-
eral passenger agent of the Denver
and Rio Grande, is thinking of chang-
ing the well-known catch phrase “The
Scenic Line” to “The Stork Line.”
Within the last three months four ba-
bies have been born on Denver and
Rio Grande trains—two in the Royal
Gorge, one at Tennessee Pass, the
very crest of the continent, and sur-
prising to relate only one in Utah.
Big Japanese Foreign Loan.
London: The Associated Press is
informed that the Japanese Govern-
ment has decided to immediately is-
sue a new foreign loan of $250,000,000
7:30 o’clock. Deceased had been as at 4 per cent, which will be used part-
well as usual during the day, ate a
hearty dinner, and late in the even-
ing went to his store for some pur- j
pose. The door was found unlocked ’
and the key in the hand of the dead
man, presumably he having fallen
dead as he was coming out of the
store.
Will Carry to Highest Courts.
New York: At the close of a con-
ference of twelve lawyers retained
by Mayor McClellan in the contest
over his election begun by William
Randolph Hearst, the statement was
made that every point made
by Mr. Hearst’s lawyers will be car-
ried to the highest courts in the
land. The conference was held in the
office of former Judge Alton B. Par-
ker. Plans were made for one of the
. most notable legal battles ever waged
The postoffice at High, west of Par-
is, was broken open and robbed of
money and a pistol Thursday night.
Pearl Taft, a negro, charged with
assault to murder, was convicted at
Giddings tnd sentenced to three years..
The International and Great North-
ern has commenced the erection of
a new passenger station at Rockdale.
Citizens of Waxahachie have been,
granted an additional ten days time-
wherein to secure funds for procuring,
the right of way of the Trinity and
Brazos Valley into that city. •
The jury in the J. W. Craw case on
trial in the District Court at Waxa-
hachie brought in a verdict of man-
slaughter and assessed his punish-
ment at two years in the penitentiary..
The dead body of Ned Marshall has
been found in the woods along the
bayou near Deer Park, Houston. Mar-
shall is said to have been a resident,
of Houston.
The erection of a new church house
for the Episcopal Church of Terrell,
which has been planned for several
months, has been postponed till next
spring.
The first National Bank of Holland
has been organized with $50,000 cap-
ital stock, and all papers have beers
forwarded to Washington for the Gov-
ernment’s ’approval.
The reported sale of the State rail-
way, running from Rusk penitentiary
twenty-three miles to the ore mines,
and to the pine woods, is denied by
the Governor and members of the-
penitentiary board.
State Treasurer Robbins Friday
evening issued a call for the payment,
of registered warrants aggregating.
$134,905 up to and including warrant.
No. 64570. This leaves the net defi-
cit $1, 072,041.
Rising Star is rapidly improving,
from fifteen to twenty new residences
going up, and a new National bank.
They are putting in electric lights,
and, in fict, hope to have a railroad
from Brownwood soon.
In view of hundreds of shoppers in
State St., Miss Fannie Bains, of De-
troit, Mich., jumped from a fifth story
window of one of Chicago’s principal
department stores. She was instant-
ly killed.
The firm of Gussaz & Ferlet, print-
ers, San Antonio, filed a suit of in-
junction against the Typographical
Union to restrain it from intimidating
customers and prospective customers.
The suit grows out of the loss of a.
$500 printing contract.
The Omaha car shop which has-
been building the motor cars for the
Southern Pacific, shipped one of the
cars to Houston Friday. It will be
run experimentally for some time,
pending the making of a regular
schedule.
Austin wants a new city hall, and
plans were made to start the building:
some time since, but a hitch in the
land sale stopped everything for a
time, but it is hoped that all will
soon be straightened out.
J. T. McDuff, one of Swanson’s cow-
boys from the King County ranch,
was killed by his horse near Stam-
ford Thursday. He was thrown and
his foot hung in the stirrup and the
horse ran away with him in that con-
dition.
ly for converting the external 6 per
cent loan and partly for the redem-
ption of the internal loans. It is un-
derstood that France will participate
to a considerable amount, the Roth-
child’s Paris house being the issuing
house there. The exact date of the
issue is not determined.
McKinney’s New Railway.
McKinney: The people of this city
are jubilant over the prospect of the
early building of the Texas, New Mex
ico and Pacific railway. President
Jesse Shain and General Manager M.
J. Healey authorized the statement
that contracts for grading the first
100 miles from McKinney west have
already been awarded and active op-
erations are to begin at once. The
surveyors are now in the field.
C. W. Kline, at one time gardener
to the Emperor of Germany, but late-
ly in charge of public parks at Leaven-
worth, Kansas, has taken charge of
the greenhouse and grounds of the
College of Industrial Arts at Denton.
Henry A. Landes, a prominent re-
tired wholesale grocery merchant,
has been prevailed upon by the busi-
ness men to become a candidate for
Mayor-President of Galveston, to Till
the unexpired term of the recently
deceased William T. Austin.
A bunch of thirteen boys gathered
up in the streets of New York by the
Children’s Aid Society of that city,
ranging in age from 6 to 16 years,
arrived at Ennis Friday and all found
homes in that vicinity.
The railroads have assurance that
the ticket brokers will not operate
during the great mining congress that
meets in El Paso soon. That as-
surance is in the shape of a $10,000
bond given as an indication of good
faith that no scalping will be done.
The Santa Fe is placing many new
engines along its various lines, and
Texas is apt tc get a part of them.
Some fifty locomotives are now be-
ing delivered at Albuquerque to be
used on that part of the road.
The Comptroller has added the tax-
able value of the tax rolls of the coun-
ties of the state and a grand total of
$1, 139,023,302 was reached against
$1, 080,779,775 last year, or a net in-
crease of $56,243,527 over last year
in the assessed values of the state.
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