The Grapevine Sun. (Grapevine, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 14, 1903 Page: 3 of 8
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FORT WORTH DAY
THOUSANDS ATTEND THE FAT
STOCK SHOW.
Instantly Killed by Cars.
Gilmer: A white man named Barnes
was run over by six logging cars on
the Commercial Lumber company’s
tram railway and instantly killed. He
formerly lived at Grand Saline.
DOING HARD WORK
REHABILITATION OF STATE
• . WORKS SURE
IRON
FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION.
Senate to Consider the Cuban and
Canal Treaties.
CONGRESS OVER
DOORS ARE THROWN WIDE OPEN
Fine Cattle, Big Men, Beautiful Women
and Smiling Prosperity
Meet
Found Dead in Bed.
Paris: Mrs: Mary J. Mathews, who
lived alone with her aged husband on
Edwards street, in West Paris, was
found dead in bed at an early hour Fri-
day morning.
WILL BUY TIMBER AND ORE ANDS
Fort Worth, Texas, March 7.—Fully
ten thousand people visited the fat
stock show Friday and were shown
through the packinghouses. It was
a throng in size that Fort Worth has
not seen for a long time. The yards
were literally alive with people from
different parts of the State. The great-
er number were people, who witnessed
the inside operation of a modern pack-
inghouse for the first time. The weath-
er was cloudy, but so anxious were
they that they took chances of being
drenched for the treat that was in
store for them. Several hundred of
the throng, included cattlemen en
route to the El Paso convention, and
they are all singing the praises of Fort
Worth and will not talk about the
next convention being held at any
point except here. For that matter,
the sentiment in favor of the next
convention coming back to this city,
is as strong with the Northerners, in-
cluding the livestock commission men
and buyers who attend these meetings
each year. W. E. Skinner, the gen-
eral agent of the National Stockyards
at Chicago, said: “Will we be for
Fort Worth for the next convention?
Well, of course, and we’ll do a lot of
yelling. That’s the way we feel about
it,” to which sentiment General Man-
ager A. G. Leonard of the Chicago
Stockyards, who stood nearby, assent-
ed. The general impression is that
the next meeting will come here, and
to that end the fat stock show for 1904
is already being discussed.
The program planned by the Board
of Trade on the formal opening was
carried out. The principal speaker
was M. J. Sanders of New Orleans,
the president of the Progressive Union
of that city. He spoke from the plat-
form in the sale ring to an audience
which tested the seating capacity of
that building, and his remarks were
loudly applauded when he referred to
the wonderful productiveness of this
section of Texas and what great pos-
sibilities were offered and what great
things the future held in store for Fort
Worth and Texas.
Shot Through the Heart.
Pittsburg: Jesse Cooper, a 15-year-
old negro boy, was shot through the
heart and killed with a target rifle
at Cypress Switch Thursday. Friends
of the man, also colored, who it is al-
leged did the shooting, claim it was ac.
cidental. The man escaped.
Names of New Ships.
Washington: Secretary Moody has
reached a decision as to the States af-
ter which the five battleships provided
for in the new naval law shall be
named Vermont, Kansas and Minneso-
ta, and the two 13,000-ton vessels Mis-
sissippi and Idaho.
Dallas County Assessment.
Dallas: According to a rough estim-
ate made by W. S. Ferguson, county
tax assessor, when the final returns are
made it will be shown that the assess-
ment of the entire county will have
been raised something like $3,000,000,
or to a total taxable valuation on all
county property of about $39,000,000.
Bought a Chunk of Texas.
New Orleans, La.: The biggest land
deal ever made in New Orleans was
closed when C. M. Meeker, represent-
ing a syndicate of Boston interests,
purchased 145,000 acres from John J.
Meyers of San Antonio.
Tom Ochiltree’s Sword.
El Paso: The sword presented to
Col. Tom Ochiltree by Col. Tom Greeen
after the battle of Val Verde, has been
presented to the John C. Brown Camp
of Confederate Veterans by Mrs. Eva
0. Kneeland, one of the heirs and a
half sister of the deceased.
Hamilton Stock Doing Well.
Hamilton: Cattle have gone through
the winter pretty well in this county,
but the stockmen have all been feed-
ing their stock pretty wel-end-have
not had any losses worth mentioning.
Business has been on a standstill, as
the people can not get to town and
the merchants can not get goods from
the railroad.
Capacity to Be Trebled and Figs and
Pipes to Be Made of
Texas Ore.
Austin, Tex., March 6. The house
has passed the senate bill appropriat-
ing $150,000 for the purchase of tim-
ber lands near Rusk and the erection
of a fifty-ton iron furnace at the pen-
itentiary. Interest was aroused lately
over whether making iron and pipe a^
the penitentiary was profitable by the
suggestion of Gov. Sayers that the in-
dustry be abandoned, because it had al-
ready cost the state something in the
neighborhood of a million dollars since
it was inaugurated in the ‘8)s.
A committee of the present legis-
lature visited the penitentiary and on
its return advised the rehabilitation
and enlargement of the industry, in-
stead of its abandonment. I suggested
an appropriation of $150,00 for the
purchase of timber land, ‘he wood to
be used in making charcoalfor the fur-
nace—the present one being a furnace
of twenty-five-tons capacily—and fur-
ther, to purchase machinery for the
more economical working in getting
the ore into the furnaces1 The bill
passed the senate without a dissenting
vote, and when placed before the house
not a dissenting vote was cast It was
a rather remarkable thing that a leg-
islature should turn a deaf ear to the
Washington, March 6.—-The United
States Senate met in special session
called by the President. It was an
interesting event, as such sessions do
not usually occur except when a Presi-
dent of the United States is induced
into office, at the beginning of each
new Congress, and this was the first
session of the Senate of the Fifty-
Eight Congress. The oath was ad-
ministered to twenty-six Senators who
take office for six years. ’Of these the
following were re-elected: Messrs.
Allison of Iowa, Clay of Georgia, Dill-
ingham of Vermont, Fairbanks of In-
diana, Foraer of Ohio, Hansborough of
North Dakota, Kittridge of South Da-
kota, McEnery of Louisiana, and Mal-
lory of Florida.
Serving on appointment until the
Legislature meets: Messrs. Penrose
of Pennsylvania, Perkins of California,
Pettus of Alabama, Platt of Connecti-
cut, Platt of New York, Spooner of
Wisconsin and Teller of Colorado.
The oath was administered to new
Senators, although one, Mr. Gorman,
had previously served eighteen years
in the Senate.
The new Senators are: Messrs.
Fulton of Oregon, Gorman of Mary-
land, Hepburn of Idaho, Hopkins of
Illinois, Latimer of South Carolina,
Long of Kansas, McCreary of Ken-
tucky, Newlands of Nevada, Overman
of North Carolina and Smoot of Utah.
Three newly elected Senators,
Messrs. Ankeny, Clarke of Arkansas,
and Stone were not sworn in, nor was
the oath administered to Mr. Gal-
linger.
CLOSING SCENES VERY MUCH OF
THE USUAL ORDER.
COMPARATIVE APPROPRIATIONS
The War Taxes Have Been Wiped
Out, the Treasury Full and All
Is Peace and Plenty.
last suggestions of an
istration. The bill
outgoing admin-
as }t came from
the senate was not amended in any
way, and, as it contained the emer-
gency clause, it is ready for the signa-
ture of the governor, and as soon as
that is attached, contracts can at once
be entered into looking to the improve,
ments contemplated in the bill.
The following bills were finally pass-
ed and will now go to the governor;
Bill appropriating $40,000 to establish
Old Fort Gibson Sold.
Muskogee, I. T.: The sale of the old
government building at Fort Gibson
attracted a big crowd of purchasers,
and the aggregate amount of the sale
was $7171, double the expectations of
the officials. The buildings were built
before the Civil war, and Fort Gibson
was then one of the important strategic
points on the frontier. Some of the
Federal officials were buyers. A house
that cost the government $50,000, was
sold for $1175.
a home for idiots. Bil
appropriating
$150,000 to continue aid enlarge the
iron industry at Rusk Penitentiary. Bill
authorizing empeyment of bookkeep-
^ for ex-
termination of prairie
bor bill. Bill prohibiti
of trainmen more thar
Bill providing a state b
lawyers.
logs: 'Child la^
ng the working
sixteen hours.
bard to examine
Hamilton Improving.
Hamilton: The Hamilton school
school district will get its new stone
house completed in a short time and
will have a good school building. The
new house has four schoolrooms and
a large auditorium, will seat about 1200
people and will cost about $7000. The
trustees will have the old school build-
ing overhauled. There are about 400
scholars. The Business Men’s club is
arranging to have the public square
graded and then eight inches of gravel
put on it.
Big Muddy on a Tear.
Vicksburg, Miss.: A large section of
the lower part of Vicksburg is covered
by water varying in depth from one to
five feet, and several warehouses on
the river front have been abandoned.
The river gauge registered forty-six
feet, one foot above the danger line, a
rise of three-tenths in ten hours.
Scores of refugees and hundreds of
farm animals have been brought in
from the lowlands during the past
week.
Caught in a Sr
El Paso: After he
nearly 100 hours in di
in depth near Santa R
Rock Island passenger
cued and the half fam
were brought to the c
nearly 500 passengers
men, women and chi
suffering was so intei
nation finally became
ow Drift.
ing snowbound
ifts sixteen feet
osa, N. M., three
trains were res-
shed passengers
ty. There were
; on the trains,
Idren, and their
ise that the sit-
desperate. The
food supply was exhau sted a whole day
before the rescue. ;
Mild Case of Smallpox in Ellis.
Waxahachie: A mild case of small-
pox has been reported near Italy. The
patient came from near Mertens, and
the attending physicians state the dis-
ease has developed in its mildest form
and there is very little danger of its
spreading, though all necessary quar-
antine precautions have been taken.
Hooked Up Early.
Denton: J. H. Scott of near Little
Elm, aged 16 years, and Miss Bessie
Green, aged 15, were married here this
week. The parents of both parties to
the wedding were willing and gave
their permits in person before the
licenses would be issued. Three brides
got licenses this week, whose aggre-
gate ages were only 47 years, two 15
and one 17.
Passing of a
Greenville: Mrs. A.
at the residence of he
W. M. Arnold, in this
Pioneer.
M. Chandler died
r daughter, Mrs.
city. She was 81
years of age and a pioneer of this city,
being a charter member of the Chris-
tian church of this place. Mrs. Chand-
ler was horn in MOI
Kentucky, and moved
in July, 1843.
tgomery county,
to Hunt county
Killed Him to Defend His Mother.
El Reno: E. C. Putnam delivered
himself to the Sheriff Thursday night,
stating that he had killed his step-
father, John Ennis, at their farm,
about twenty miles west of El Reno.
He was accompenicd-by-tw-oneighbors,
who testified that the killing was done
in defense of the boy’s mother, whom
Ennis was beating. Putnam, who is
about twenty years old, received sev-
eral severe cuts from a knife in the
hands of Ennis. He finally secured a
revolver and shot his stepfather, kill-
ing him instantly.
Complete Between Quanah and Okla-
homa.
Oklahoma City: President Jones of
the Oklahoma and Western Railway
announced the completion of the line
from this city to-Quanah, Texas. Rail-
road men from St. Louis will inspect
the road immediately, after which it
will be turned over to the Frisco sys-
tem.
Caught Him For Seventeen Hundred.
Marshall: John R. Malone, a mer-
chant of this city, was “touched”
Wednesday night as he was boarding
the west bound Texas and Pacific
passenger train by pickpockets, who
got $1700 in New York exchange, and
$30 in currency. There is no clew to
the thieves, although the officers are
at work on the case.
Washington, March 5.—As is usual,
the scenes in connection with the clos-
ing of the Fifty-Seventh Congress at-
tracted vast crowds. They besieged
the portals of the house and even be-
fore the doors were open, and when
the seats in the' galleries were filled
they stood in long lines outside, wait-
ing patiently for a chance of admit-
tance. Speaker Henderson, despite the
strain of the last few days, looked
smiling and serene as he faced the
house, gavel in hand. Mr. Richardson,
the minority leader, who had been con-
ducting the long filibuster, was on his
feeet smiling back at the speaker.
Mr. Allison, chairman of the commit-
tee on appropriations, made a state-
meat regarding money appropriated by
the present congress as compared with
the appropriations of the Fifty-sixth
congress. The total appropriations for
the present congress, he stated, was
$1,554,108,518 as compared with $1,440,-
489,438 for the Fifty-Sixth congress. :
The first and most important item
included in the statement for the pres-
ent congress is an appropriation of
$50,130,000 for the Panama canal,
which accounts for nearly one-half of
the increase. There is also an aggre-
gate appropriation for the postoffice of
$153,401,549 for the next fiscal year as
compared with $138,000,000 for the cur-
rent year, making a difference of more
than $15,000,000 in excess of the ap-
propriations of the last congress for
the postal service. This arises from the
enormous increase in expenses caused
by increased postal business. Then,
too, the rural free delivery service re-
quired large sums. There was a small-
er deficiency than there had been in
many years in the postal receipts as
compared with expenditures.. The last
congress passed no river and harbor
bill. In the first session of this con-
gress $27,000,000 was appropriated for
riversand-Hathors, in addition to
which $20,000,000 was appropriated in
the sundry civil bill for carrying out
contracts. While it appears that the
appropriations of this congress have
been largely in excess of the last con-
gress, the increase is chiefly made up
of three items, namely, the $50,000,000
for the Panama canal, the increased
appropriation of $50,000,000 for the
postal service and the river and harbor
appropriations.
To the gratification of the optimist
and to the disgust of the pessimist, the
last westige of the “war taxes” was
wiped away by this congress, and the
congressional expenses have not kept
pace with the growth of population and
expansion of trade.
Biggest Load of Lumber.
Orange: What was perhaps the larg-
est trainload of freight ever sent out
of Orange in a single train went over
the Orange and Northwestern rail-
road Wednesday morning. It was made
up of sixteen cars, each of 80,000
pounds capacity, making a total of
1,280,000 pounds of long leaf yellow
pine destined for the great northwest.
. Young Lady Criminally Assaulted. .
Dallas: Friday night about 10 o’clock
, the unconscious form of Miss Kate
Spray, a young lady 18 years of age,
was found in a vacant lot There were
evidences that she had been seriously
injured, and the entire neighborhood
was quickly aroused. A physician was
summoned and worked until after 1
o’clock in the morning before he suc-
ceeded in restoring her to conscious-
ness. According to report, Miss Spray
was passing a barn a door or two away
on her way home about 8 o’clock. Two
men, hiding in the barn, sprang out
and assaulted her. She was slugged
and carried across the street to the va-
■cant lot where she was found. Miss
Spray had been missing about two
hours when her brother-in-law started
out with a lantern to make a search.
Two arrests were made, and there is
much excitement, and if it is certainly
ascertained that the real criminals are
caught, there may be violence.
Tom Slack Gets Promotion.
Fort Worth: Thomas W. Slack, as-
sistant cashier of the First National
bank of this city, will be the cashier
of the new national bank to be lo-
cated at the stockyards. Mr. Slack has
been connected with the First National
bank here in different capacities for
twenty years and is 36 years of age.
The new bank will be opened for bus-
iness about May 1.
Pope Leo Not Dangerously Sick.
Rome: All the startling reports cir-
culated regarding the health of the
Pope are unfounded. Although his
holiness is not yet restored to his nor-
mal condition, he was better Friday
than he was Thursday, so much so
that he gave his usual audience to
Cardinal Rampolla and later had
another conference with the Secretary
of State.
Duck hunters around Belton have en-
joyed a rare sport of late through an
influx of ducks.
dy to Launch
mas Lipton after
of the America’s
that everything
Shamrock III Rea
Glasgow: Sir Tho
making an inspection
cup challenger, said
was practically ready to launch the
Shamrock on St. Pal rick’s Day, when
a general holiday would be declared
in Dumbarton. He slid his conviction
that he has the cup
lifter grows and
increases every time he
Shamrock III.
sees the
Peach Crop Ni
Paris: Frank Caw
fruit grower, states tl
in Lamar county we
t in Lamar.
rley, an extensive
lat the peach crop
uld be almost a
failure this year. The crop was not in-
jured by the recent s leet and snow, but
was killed by the hejavy freeze or last
Saturday night.
omplaints around
of rabbits destroy-
it trees during the
lose who lost to-
freeze resolved to
There is some e
Athens on account <
ing or damaging fru
severe weather. Tl
matoe plants by the
replant at once,
Gathering Last Year’s Cotton.
Waco: Cotton-picking is still going
on, when the weather permits, and
the farmers say, owing to persistent
rains, which commenced in October,
and have not yet ceased, the crop of
last year never will be completely
gathered, but will be plowed in with
the stalks as soon as plowing becomes
a possibility. The disposition this
year to plant early seed.
Elk’s Convention at Waco.
Waco: Billy Patterson, president of
the order and commander-in-chief of
the Benevolent and Protective Order
of Elks of the State of Texas, was
here, attended by his staff, in confer-
ence for arrangements as to the State
Convention of Elks, to convene here
June 29 and 30 next.
In the second primary held in Tyler
John H. Bonner beat Mayor Tom H.
Thornton in the whiteman’s primary
for mayor by a vote of nearly three to
one.
Bad Weather in France.
Paris, France: A gale which blew
with terrific force and which was ac-
companied by exceedingly heavy rain
and hail struck the French coast last
night and did great damage. At Brest,
Bordeaux, Larochelle and elsewhere
roofs were blown off and telegraph
communication was interupted. A large
unknown vessel foundered off Laroch-
elle.
No Plague at Torreon.
Laredo: Dr. J. H. McKnight, state
quarantine officer, has received in-
structions to raise the quarantine
against Torreon, as a thorough inves-
tigation by experts of the suspicious
cases of bubonic plague said to exist
there has resulted in showing that
there is no case of plague in Torreon.
Loise, the 8-year-old daughter of Mr.-
Womack of Key, Hill county, was hurt
by an old gate falling on her. The
thigh is broken in three places, be-
sides other injuries. She may recover.
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Keeling, J. E. The Grapevine Sun. (Grapevine, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 14, 1903, newspaper, March 14, 1903; Grapevine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1660343/m1/3/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Tarrant County Archives.