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Our 21st Anniversary
EDITION
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VOL. NO. 21. NO 166
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TKLGRRAPH COMPANY.
DR. CHAS. A. R. CAMPBELL
Physician and Surgeon.
Office tig Alamo Plata up stairs.
W. W. WALLING. Lawyer.
In all State and Federal
Count. Office St. James Bldg. Rooms
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FLOUR can be depended upon to be
as palatable a* it is nutritious and
that’s saying a good deal for Pioneer
Flour is made by most improved
method from choicest wheat and it’s
pure you know.
C. H. GUENTHER & SON (Inc.)
INDEPENDENT LONG - DISTANCE
TELEPHONE CO.—Don’’t Walk but
■ Talk. Time is Money. The San An-
tonio Telephone Co. known as the New
Telephone Co. takes pleasure in announ-
cing to the public that it is now pre-
pared to give first class toll line service
to New Braunfels. San Marcos Austin
Taylor Temple Waco and intermediate
points and also that it has rebuilt and
repaired the line to Stockdale Suther-
land Springs Lavernia and other points
along the Gulf Shore road. In a few
days we will be able to announce first
class service to all points in Eastern
Texas.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
CHRIS. B. CALLAN is the Democratic
Nominee for the Legislature.
AMUSEMENTS.
EMPIRE OPERA HOUSE
THE MARIE FOUNTAIN
COMPANY
TONIGHT
“ THE TWO ORPHANS "
25 Paopln Band and
Orchestra—25
HIGH CLASS SPECIALTIES.
MATINEE SUNDAY ONLY.
Matinee Prices 10c > 20c
Night 10c 20c 30c
Dining Cars
M ON
Iron
Mountain
11 Route
Meals served a la carte on trains from
laaae to Memphis St. Louis and
Intermediate points.
hktmc lights aim* fans
ON
DINING AND SLEEPING CARS.
THE ONLY LINE
FROM
TEXAS
TO THE
NORTH and EAST
WITH
DINING CAR SERVICE.
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AUUTIN TEX.
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KING EDWARD GOES
TO HIS YACHT
London July 15.—King Edward left
Victoria Motion at 11:30 o clock this
morning for Portsmouth where he will
board the Royal yacht Victoria and AJ-
bert. The King was conveyed from
Buckingham Palace to the railway sta-
tion in an ambulance drawn by two hord-
es. The onlv other occupant of the am-
bulance wan Queen Alexandra. The
vehicle was driven at a walking pace. Al-
though there was a small crowd at the
station there was no demonstration in
compliance with the expressed wish of
the King. The doctors and nurses
awaited the arrival of the aniibulance and
a party of blue jackets removed his maj-
esty from the vehicle to the royal salon
car formerly used by the late Queen Vic-
Absolute privacy was secured by
A lofty screen of red plush which sur*
founded the platform.
6 PAGES.
PRESIDENT HILL WAS AHER SALMON AND '
N6T AFTER 200 FEET OF SEA-SERPENT
New York July 15.—Stories thst his
party on the yacht Wocouta had encoun-
tered a 206-foot sea M-rpent off Cranber-
ry Head. C. B Wire a ..ounce of great
amusement to Janie. .1. Hill president of
the Great Northern Railroad company
and the Northern Securities compact
wt.o hn* just returned from a month's
flailing trip in northern waters.
While Mr. Hill maintained a discreet
silence his friend- on the trip explained
the serpent epiaodc by saying: 4
“It was not as bad as that at any time
on the trip."
Beside the president of the Great
Northern ami Colonel Daniel Lamont
there were George C. < lark a cotton
manufacturer;. Judge Caesar W. Bunn
general counsel for the Northern Pacific
railroad: J. 1) Farrell president of the
Pacific Coast company; Charlee Davis. of
Baltimore. Md; W. C. Tomney of Wi*.
corain and .Mr. Hill's son James.
MATTERN IN MONGOLIA.
Finland Refuses to Become Russianized
In Any Way.
St. Petersburg. July 15. —A recrudee-
eencj of the Boer movement in China 14
feared by Syjet which is in receipt of
private ii format ion to the effect thut
Boxer agents are swarming over Men-
golia. The mass of the population i<
• 1 symputhw with the Boxers while the
Lamaites are in sympathy with Russia.
Rumors ane in circulation in Mongolia
that the Lamaites will petition the Rus-
sian government to extend its protection
to thian. Mongolia remained quiet
throughout the recent i-oxcr insurrec-
tion in China.
Newspapers here report that ai> Eng
lish member of Parliament and the Mos-
cow capitalist Maniontoll have secured
u concession to build a railway from
Tashkent to Tomsk. This line which
will be 2<8MI verst* (about 13«H» mill*) in
length has long been projected as 41 con-
neet1g link between the central Asian
and th-' Siberian railways. It would
divert West Siberian grain from Euro-
pean Rvseia to tide cotton-growing dis
trict in Turkestan. The reports state
that the government will guarantee the
capital necessary to the extent of 65 per
w.u- The matter does not however up
|>ear to hue advaticed beyond the stage
of confidential negotiations.
The trustworthy Russkiji Viedomosti
of Moscow learns'that the proposed law
freeing peasant cornnmnes from respon
eibiMty tor Use taxes of to their mem
tiers has lieen defeated.
The spirits monopoly has been extend-
ed throughout the greater part ot Cen-
tral Asia and the northern Caucasia. All
efforts to introduce local option in Euio-
pcan Russia have failed. The govern-
ment insist* upon opening liquor dispen-
saries wherever there is a diniand for
spirits <fteu in spite of earnest protests
on the part of loeal government board*
in nlaees whtere there had never been a
privat e dramshop. The introduction of
the State monopoly' has accordingly
been almost universally followed by in-
creased drunkenness.
Extremely little progress is being
made bv the recruiting officers in Fin-
land. The work has practically closed
with les- than half the required number
of recruits. In the province of Nyland.
where Helsingfors Is ' situated. Mi 7
voting men were called on to take the
oath but only 577 Complied with the
order. _ _
Owing to the impending Russification
of the Finnish cadet school the minister
of war has decided to admit no new ca-
dets for two yeans.
The Helssigfors municipality has do-
cided to oppose the introduction of the
Russian system of "Dvorniks" (M>u*e
waleitmen) into that city. In St. Pe-
tersburg and several other large rttiea
in Russia every house owner is compell-
ed to maintain one or more house
vat rimen who take their orders from
the police authorities. These watch-
men are obliged to report to the police
everything that occurs in each hous
laid 'when called upon must assist the
police in keeping order wherever re-
quired «ven in the distant parts of tile
city. They are in tact lower grade po-
licemen. Their maintenance is ot
course a sever financial burden on the
tena nt*.
PLEASURE YACHT CAPSIZED.
Two Pei-sons Drowned in Like Michiga’t
Out of a Party of Nine.
Chicago 111. July 15.—During a squall
on Lake Michigan last night Arab B - a
twenty-< re foot yacht was capsized off
Jackaun Park and two persons were
drowned. There was a party of nine on
the yacht when the accident occurred
;nl all were thrown into the hike. Be-
fore assistance could reach them Harr”
Jansen and Mamie Taylor lost their hold
on the capsized yacht and were drown-
ed. The remainder of the party were
brought to shore by the life-saving crew.
Arab IV. whs one of the contestant*
in the werieH of races for the Tipion cup
mi Ail here last week.
K1NLOCK RACE TRACK DATES.
Nt. Louis Mo. -Inly 15. —It is an-
nounced that a syndicate is being formed
to operate the Kinloch race track dur-
ing the dates assigned by the Western
Jockey chib from August 14 to August
30. It is understood that the syndi-
cate will lie composed of John 8. Brat-
ton. G. Lacy Crawford. Thomas Jenkins
Ralph Orthwon and Joseph Lucas of St.
Ixmi*.
BOX AND LUMBER COMBINE.
New York July 15.—It is announeed
here sass a Worcester Mass. special
to Ilie Tines that a three inilli<»i dollar
box and lumber combination has been
formed with box shops and lumber
vards scattered 11 trough tire New Eiig-
iaud states. It is to be known as t«e
Col.mi ll Box and Lun-ber Company and
will have its headquarters in New York.
PUBLISHED IN SAN ANTONIO BEXAR COUNTY TEXAS AND ENTERED AT THE POSTOFFICE AS SECOND CLASS MAIL MATTER.
leaving N'ew York on the AVacouta on
June 11. the party sailed direct for La-
brador to Mr. Hill's salmon preserve on
Nt. Johns river. Onee there tliey spent
most i f their time in caroes. working
the river in both directions. For the
first «wo weeks the fishing was not up
to expectations on nceount of the late-
neis of the season the guides declared
but later it made up for lost time and
gave the members of ttie party all the
sport they cared for.
Mr. Hill was much amused to learn
that he was cuspe-ted iu some qukrtera
of planning to build lailruads in Labra-
dor.
"We were not after railroads thb
trip" he said. "In lact we all tried onr
best and succeeded to forget ail about
railroads nnd all other business.”
Mr. Hill will remain in N'ew York for
about a week ami then expects to make
a trip watt.
THEOOLQNIALS IN' LONDON.
The Round of Entertainment Continual.
In the Commons.
Now York July 15. —The round of col-
onial entertainments has been cor.tinue.l
with a banquet at the National liberal
Club. wtWre the front Opposition lieiu-h
of the Home of Commons was well e-
presented enUes the London concspon
dent of the Tribune. The colonial visit-
or* were greatly surprised by the sud-
den retirement of Lord Salisbury ano
incredulous when assured tliat ’to imme-
diate change in the political fortunes of
colonial secretary Chamberlain was like-
ly to oocor. The feehrg among the Li-
berals varies with temperament. Pre-
mier Balfour Has the late President Mc-
K'nley’s tact and dexterity in dealing
with opposition ami is personally liked
as he is considerate and never wounds
th- susceptibilities of bis opponents.
The Libiral* do nol conceal 1 ii«r sntis-
faction ever Mr. Balfour's promotion
and Mr. Chamberlain's intention in a
«ubordh>ate position although there are
some dissenting voices. Astute Liber-
als assert that from a political point of
view it would lie a marked advantage
for the Liberals to have Mr. Chamber-
lain either prime minister or leader in
the commons because in either poaition
he would they declare create dissension
among the government supporters.
GENER AL BRAGG BOTTLED UP.
His Pig-tail Whistle Was Not Aecepta-
New York. July 15.- -Consul General
Bragg says the publication of an alleged
Vtatemcnt by him in « lerter to his wife
that “Uude Hum might as well try to
make 11 whistle out of pig tails as to
try to do anything with the (hibans''
was wholly unwarranted cables the Ha-
vana correspondent of the Herald. He
Ims telegraphed to the State Depart-
ment that he was not accurately quoted.
Whet General Bragg said continues
the correspondent was that when Uncle
Satn got through trying to make a whis-
tle out of a pig’s tail he would report
whether he could make an Anglo-Saxon
out of a Cuban.
-As a public officer in the consular ser-
viae of tha United States General Bragg
said he would not authorize any such
statement for general publication. What
he thinks of Cuba and the Cubans he
will report to the appointing power in
Washington.
Cubans hero are inclined to accept
General Bragg's statement that he was
not quoted correctly.
No action contemplating the recall of
General Bragg has yet been taken by
the Cuban government.
MRS. LELAND DEAD.
She Was a New Yorker Who Had
Long Resided in Italy.
New York July 15. —News has been
received here of the death of Mrs.
Charles Godfrey Inland of Florence
Italy says a special to the Herald
from Philadelphia. Mrs. Leland was
stricken with paralysis at Florence
where she and her husband author-of
many widely known works had resid-
ed for several years.
Mrs. Leland in her young days was
pronounced by William M. Thackery to
be "the prettiest woman in America.”
She was the daughter of the late Rod-
ney Fisher and great grand niece of
Caesar Rodney of Delaware one of
the signers of the Declaration of In-
dependence. 1
BERG'S MILL BASEBALL ITEMS.
Berg * Mill. July 15. —A friuked nine
from the S. A. A A. 1’.. Iowan ami Bexar
teams came out to Bergs Mill Sunday
evening. The boys expected to go
home with souie .-pending money but
after they had played two or three in-
ning the visitors liec&uie thoroughly
convinced that the San Juan boys were
not only fanners but baseball players.
The game broke up in the fifth inning
with San Jaan a good deal ahead as
four of the visitors wme badly luirt.
The San Juan boys are’anxioue to get
tnorc games front the San Antonio boys.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS ARE CHEAPER.
New York July 15.—Beginning on
Sept. 1 the price of electric light
throughout the city will be reduced
one-fourth. This announcement is
made in a circular to patron# ot the
two companies which practically con-
trol the electric light business in the
city. It is expected the reduction will
increase the use of electricity many
fold as then it will be nearly as cheap
as gas.
NE7W YORKER DIES AT VERONA.
New York July 15.—Henry T. Kid-
der. son of the late head ot the bank-
ing house of Kidder Peabody & Co. is
dead at Verona. Italy says a Boston
special to the Herald. He had lived
abroad for several years.
RAN ANTONIO. TEXAS TUESDAY JULY 15.1902.
ble to tuc Cubans.
STAMPEDE OF BULLS IN CHICAGO CORN
MARKET -BEARS HAVE UPPER HAND
C'hieieo. 111. July 15.—Corn apcculat-
or* were atamprdid immediately upon
the »pen'«« of the Board of Trade to
day. TJae bean- hud the whin handi.•
and drove the bull* ('roan the support oi
the Mi-callcd July corner »o sharply that
the prices of July corn broke ten cents
in the first how of. trading. Such ac-
tion of the yellow cereal after having
reueheV the Miley price of Ou cents less
than a fortnight ago called all aorta of
go*«in the piincip.il tone of whieh was
that the Gate* rewd had beui beaten
and the much feared corner was broken.
All Natural traditions and influence fav-
or..l lower price- whin the opening gong
started business on the floor of the ex-
chmige. Although there has been per-
feet weather in the corn 1*H for the list
sour day* said mote of it is promised it
took all the gimp out of the bull follow-
ing'. After being influenced to drop
5 L2e yesterday in exceptionally large
receipt* July corn co-ahl not withstand
8g? car* of arriv d* that showed on the
iitvpection sheets today. A private ele-
vator that had Is-en aliettiixr the bear*
• i Hie tight against the New York bull
clique turned out 116 car* ami 5000 bush-
el* of contract coin today.This amount-
ed to 414 cars ami 50.000 bushel* of con-
THE LIGHT'S WEEKLY FINANCIAL
SPECIAL FROM HENRY CLEWS
Special to the Daily Light.
New York. July 14. —Stocks seem more
or less indifferent to either good news
or bad news. This is because all rail-
road shores are so firmly supported by
eoncentrated holding* and continued good
earnings that any bear attacks upon val-
ues are usually futila and adugmius to
the assailant. Foi nearly a year the
market lias resisted a •wries of shocks
that in ordinary time n would have pro-
duced periodical *hurp declines. With
« toundation of general prosperity to
build upon and rumors in the air of va-
rious amalgamations or Imying for con-
trol as a stimulus there has been little
difficulty iu meeely sustaining Ilie mar
ket; for the rea*oii that while these
conditions lasted neither largo or small
holders could lie induced to sell. On
the other hand all efforts to infuse new
activity and strength into the market
have met with very limited success. A
rise of two or three points has invariab-
ly been followed by n pause; then rc
action to the former level. The result
has been a good safe trading market
but with only moderate profits. The
question is asked how long will this
deadlock continue? The answer is dif-
ficult to give; for an unusual variety of
conflicting conditions have to be nteas
ured. In the first place we are now
fairly in the vacation period when little
i* done in the way of inaugurating new
plans or policies. Perhaps the most im-
portant contingency is the crops;
though as the outlook in this respect is
satisfactory there is no present anxiety
in that quarter All that can lie said
about the crops is that failure or even
partial failure especially if it involves
the com crop would be very injurious
to tlie general market. An average har-
vest might permit a renewal of the up-
ward movement if other circumstances
favored; but it must be frankly admit-
ted that there is not yet sufficient cer-
tainty in the crop outlook to warrant a
pronounced bull stock market. The
government monthly report w ; as rather
more favorable than anticipated indicat-
ing a 2500000.000 bushel crop of corn
or 1000 million bushels more than last
year and a wheat crop of 033.000000
compared with 748.000000 of last year's
bumper crop. The oat yield promises
016000000 bushels an increase of 180-
000.000.
As to other circumstances when vaca-
tions are over and the crops assured we
may have to pay more attention to- the
money market unless during the next
TROUBLE EXPECTED
FROM STRIKERS
• Chicago Ills. July 15.- Eight hundred
policemen were held in reserve at the
down town stations or at railroad ware-
houses this morning in anticipation of
a possible attempt to raise the embargo
on freight occasioned by the freight
handlers’ strike and sympathetic walk-
out ot the teamsters. The situation was
regarded as even more serious than yes-
terday as the failure of conferences
Scheduled for today was believed to
mean that the merchants who are «uf-
feking* over a milliou dollars' loss every
day of the strike would assume a deter-
mined attitude. There has been no
trouble so for however.
Chicago. HI- July 13- —Hundreds of
freight ear* loaded with perishable goods
are'standing in the railroad yards owing
to the freight handler.*’ strike and no
effort is lieing made to unload them.
Many of the cars contain fruits and
produce. There arc cars of decaying
tomatoes watermelons berries of every
description butter ami the countless
Other produets of farm* shipped into the
city with the expectation of bring
promptly unloaded and transferred to
the retail merchants. Nor have the cars
been resupplied with ice.
A majority ot the cars liave been
standing <o long that their contents are
wholly spoiled and will have to be
burned. The loss to commission mer-
chant* will be very heavy.
Hundreds of tons ot food it is said
have gone to waste since the tie-up be-
gan. Tlie amount is estimated to have
been enough to feed the poor of the city
for twiee the period of the strike.
tract grade stuff on (lie :narke _ today.
Yesterdays offerings.wire uver a half
million. With the Ia*t dav for July
dolivcriM still two week* off both bear*
and bulls argued that at this rate there
would be enough com forced on the
market to break any <orner. July op-
tion* op<tied very week and demoralize I
1 t> 2 point* lower than yezterday'u
dose to 80 to 70 cent*. With one or
two exceptions every ffiietnation was I
cent away from the last previous ore.
Scplemlier options were weak aim offet-
ing* in that future were free and tho
general selling on bear'fig sentiment pre-
valent broke July to 74 cents in a few
moments. There nas a rally to 75 cent*
bn; the heavy selling continued. The
by Ils threw up their hands and July shot
on down to 72 cent*. In the mevttinic
September was weakening .selling from
61 cent* down to <10 1-4 centa. While
most of the trad* thought the corner
was broken some of supposedly knowing
ones intimated that John W. Gates met
his bull crowd still imd s<«nc card.* to
play and that prolabty manv daring
trader* who go short now will lie caught
in tho trap. Tho break today is one of
20 cent* nnder the high price during the
rainv season.
six weeks bank reserves are considerab-
ly strengthened either by contraction of
loans or additions to the reserve items.
Then the elections will soon follow with
discussion of subjects that will have
more or less effect upon the stock mar-
ket; notably the trust question which
is likely to lie a more active issue. The
next session of Congress will be a short
one. during which little actual legisla-
tion will occur; still talk will be plen-
tiful if only tor effect in the next Presi-
dential election. These are the mosrt
important uncertainties which the mar-
ket will have to face; and only time can
demonstrate how far they will be coun-
teracted by the continuance of prosper-
ity. In the business and industrial
worlds the only disturbing element at
pre-s nt is the labor situation. The coal
strike is still in force contrary to ex-
pectations and new enterprises are like
ly to lie deferred until a more settled
feeling is obtained in labor circles.
The technical situation of the
market has liecn somewhat con-
fused by clique operations in
torn and the unexpected movement of
funds westward to carry out this deal
Whether this money will remain at the
West until crop demands begin or not
remains to Is- seen; but it delays the
building up of reserves at this centre.
Fortunately expected gold exports did
not occur though there is little to fear
in this respect except the moral effect
upon the market. Our domestic pro-
duction and Klondike arrivals of gold
are likelv to keep us well supplied and
London is already getting the benefit of
increasing receipts from the Transvaal.
Soft spots have been detected here and
there in the market which encouraged
light attacks by a few bold operators;
but good support seemed forthcoming on
ail important declines and thus far there
have been no signs of a break in the
forces which have held the market to-
gether for the last twelve months. Un-
til the crop oultook is assured we may
look for a slightly unsettled market but
the general situation remains sound and
iromising and there is no occasion for
oss of confidence during the remaining
summer months which as usual arc like-
ly to be a period of recuperation. At
any rate good railroad stocks promise to
be a purchase on decided reactions. The
•luly investment demand has not yet
made itself fully felt; and as these dis-
bursements were unusually heavy this
year buying on that account must ulti-
mately have some influence.
TEXAS DEMOCRATS
IN CONVENTION
Convention-Hall Galveston Texas
July 15.—The Sfiatc Democratic conven-
tion was colled to order at 12:50 with
about 2.000 delegate* and alternates
here.
Pre«iden£ Austin of the Galveston
board of eOMmiaaioner* welcomed the
delegates.
temporary chairman and Mark Logan
of Hamilton county temporary secre-
tary.
A resolution was passed referring al!
resolutions to a committee on resolu-
tions without debate.
The fight between Wells and Cock-
rell for state chairman is red hot. and
the outcome is doubtful though Indica-
tions favor Wells.
STBAMER FATALITY.
St. Peteistmrg. July 15.—Thirty poi-
son* were drowned today by the sinking
of a small passenger steamer on the
Luge river near' Probros-SdieiLskaia.
Tho disaster was caused by overcrowd-
ing. Only those of the passenger* who
were on the upper deck were saved.
MRS. HORN’S BODY FOUND.
New Turk. -luly 15.—The liody of Mrs.
Horn wife of Captain Horn of the Nine-
ty-fifth Coast Artillery who with her
daughter Frances and Mias McMahon of
Nyack was drowned by the capsizing of
a sailboat off Sandy Hook a week ago
has been found by a tug and was buried
at sea.
SUBSCRIPTION |5 A YEAR IN ADVANCE.
DAILY BUDGET FROM THE NATIONAL
CAPITAL Of -INTEREST TO TEXANS.
Special to the Daily Light.
Washington D. C. Joly 15. —"There
is absolutely nothing tn the Demo-
cratic claim that the Republican party
cannot “make good" their promises in
regard to the trusts and the Panama
canal " said Senator Foraker when
met at the temporary White House ou
Friday. "On the contrary. I believe
that Congress will warmly support the
president in his desire to secure legis-
lation which will enable the govern-
ment to curb the tendency of certain
trusts to advance prices beyond rea-
son. 1 am not prepared to say that
all trusts are pernicious and 1 have
never heard the president make such a
claim. The sugar trust for Instance
has materially reduced the price ot
sugar to the consumer and at the same
time has employed a large number of
American workingmen at good wages.
The Standard Oil company has reduc-
ed the price of oil to the consumer to
the minimum. IWntands to reason that
institutions doing a large business
can afford to employ experts In all
their departments and with their help
reduce the cost of production to the
lowest figure and at the same time
realize the greatest returns from the
by-products. The beef trust on the
other hand has brought public con-
demnation on Itself and as a result the
federal government is now prosecuting
it in the courts. If the attorney gen-
eral deems the present law inadequate
to enable him to accomplish proper su-
pervision and restraint over the trusts.
Congress will stand ready to uphold
his bands by the enactment of legisla-
tion which will prove efficient.”
Referring to the canal Sen-
ator Foraker said that in so
far as he had been informed
everything possible was being done
to facilitate its construction and that
he believed there was nothing but dem-
agogery back of Democratic claims to
the contrary. The senator frankly ad-
mitted that there was a time when he
feared that the Democrats might gain
control of the house at the fall elec-
tions but stated that now he had every
confidence that such iould not be the
case. He regarded the Democratic
handling of the Philippine question as
bungling and offensive to the people.
He said that the remarks of Senator
Spooner on the last day of the ses-
sion. represented the position of nine-
tenths of the people of the United
States who stood ready to repudiate
the condemnation of the army for polit.
ical purposes.
« • «
Great interest has neen aroused by
the report that tne president has se-
lected Representative Littlefield of
Maine to draft an anti-trust law which
will meet with the approval of the
president and the attorney general as
well as with that of Mr. Littlefield
himself. This report has not been con-
firmed and Mr. Littlefield has declined
to affirm or deny it but It is generally
regarded as being very close to the
truth. It is anticipated that Mr.
Roosevelt will foreshadow the neces-
sHy of such a law in his message to
Congress much as he did in his last
message and that Mr. Littlefield will
then Introduce a bill which the presi-
dent In conversation with the leaders
of the party will support. There is
undoubted necessity for such a law
and it Is deemed likely that the law
which Mr. Littlefield will present will
receive the support of many of the
greatest financiers of the country. As
Mr. Roosevelt intimated in his pre-
vious message one of the greatest
dangers of the trusts is over-capitaliza-
tion and he has frequently expressed
the belief that were the affairs of the
trusts made public this tendency
would be overcome at least to a large
extent. -Some of the leading financiers
support Mr. Roosevelt In this view
and regard with tho gravest apprehen-
sion the day when "the water will be
squeezed out of trust stocks as they
express it. They say that such an
event were It to come suddenly would
precipitate a panic of unprecedented
proportions and that if federal legisla-
tion can be used to pervent unwarrant-
ed inflation of stocks it will make for
the financial prosperity and stability
of the country. The enhancement ot
prices is regarded as by far the lesser
evil particularly as it is believed that
any serious increase will be followed
by such severe competition as to in-
sure a return to a normal basis.
• • •
Mr Roosevelt s staunch adherence
to the principles ot civil reform have
long been regarded by certain poli-
ticians as a weakness rather tha.n as a
source of strength in national poli-
tics but apparently that view is losing
ground for the Republican lefde™
have seen fit to give the presidents
civil service record a leading place
in the Republican handbook. As a mat-
ter of fact the people are coming to
realize more and more that civil ser-
vice reform makes for clean govern-
ment and an economical administra-
tion of the public funds and there is
little doubt but that they will support
Mr Roosevelt more enthusiastically
because he has never swerved from his
convictions and has been energetic
and consistent In his efforts to remove
from the executive departments in (
Washington the last trace of the
“spoils system.” Before leaving for.
Oyster Bay Mr. Roosevelt caused the
civil service commission to issue two
orders one providing that no employe (
of the government shall 1 be 1 pro
except on the recommendation of his .
chief and that political influence is not
to be considered in making promo-1
tions: the other providing for the es-1
tablishment of examining boards
each department to select that class of
employes known as
and general qualifications to be he
only consideration in their appoint .
meet.” This removes the last class of.
employes from Congressional domina-J
DAVID J. POWELL
LAWYER.
MOM 37 BAN ANTONIO
KAMPMANN BUILDING. fftXA*
tlon. and hereafter there Is reason tn
believe that the members of Congress
will be freed from one of the most
exacting requirements which has here-
tofore attached to their official posi-
tions that of securing federal positions
for the more Influential conntltuenta.
• • •
Great interest attaches In Wasaiug-
ton to the statement of Senator Bur-
ton of Kansas made at Topeka a week
ago today in which he said that had
thirty-live Republican senators coma
to the beet sugar senators and said:
"We are going to pass that bill”
meaning the Cuban reciprocity bill
"they could have done so.” Senator
Burton also said: “There are not fif-
teen Republican senators out of the AL
ty-four who are in favor of the present
bill at heart.” The charge is made
that either a number ot senators play-
ed the part of traitors appearing to
take sides with the president when
they were really opposed to his policy
or else Senator Burton is vastly mis-
taken in his statement and there is
some talk of a “round robin" request-
ing the Kansas senator to make good
bis allegation by the publication of
the names of those whom he claims
encouraged the beet sugar factories tq
hold out.
• • •
The following is a list of
granted to Texas inventors this week
reported by C. A. Snow & Co. patent
attorneys: C. W. Gillespie. Tascosa
stirrup; R. H. Gowan. Corsicana axle
lubricator; W. T. Johnson. Sylvan bale
tie; W. C. McBride. Hillsboro ventila-
tor and mirror protector; F. K-
well. Bronte nut lock; J. B. Winn
Austin ledger.
• • •
Next week Washington ig to be visited
by a number of prominent southern edi-
tor* and newspaper men. Tliey will com-
prise member* of the Alabama Pres* a*-
sociation and altogether there are 108
members in the party which is touring
the principal northern cities. The dele
gat ion is now al Norfolk. A irginia. and
will go from there to New York city
eoming to Washington Friday next en
route on their return south. They will
remain in Washington for three day*. Ar-
raiigenient* are now being perfecteil
whereby th® will I* propern
entertained and niimcrou* ewrrions are
Ywing arraugetl. They will vinit Mount
Vernon ami other nearby places in this
section. The arrangements for the en-
tertainment of the party are in the hands
of Mr. Frank W. Gist the well known
Washington eorrespoildent for a number
of Alabama daHie-. Mr. Gist ha* been
iu Washington since the adjournment of
Congress arranging the details for their
reception and entertainment. The party
are under the charge of Mr. J. A. R““®;
tree the editor of the “Dixie Home ot
Birmingham Alabama.
Mr. W. P. Harlow of Mexico is in the
city for a few day* being en route to
New York city. He'stopped over here for
a few hours last Saturday. Mr. Har-
low passed through en route to Wash-
ington. Texas. Mississippi and ot ' * r
southern stntes. In conversation he
stated that there is every reason to an-
ticipate a good cotton crop this season
and the farmers are generally content
the outlook. In both Texas and
Mississippi the gentleman stated there
has been a great adiancement in the past
few years in cotton manufacturing.
Senator McLaurin of South Carolina
ha* returned from a trip to New York
where he went as the guest of President
Roosevelt. The Senator is said to be
doubtful about returning to Smit h ’ aro-
lina to remain permanently during the
recess of Congress.
• • •
Among prominent people in tho city
are Messrs. Allen J. H'»ker. «f Jack-
son. Mississippi; L. V. Magill. a*id Edwin
J. Harri* of El Paso.
Miss Ella Wade Magee of Dallas was
in Washington last week.
F. A. Knox ha* been appointed post-
master at Barclay. Falls County. Texas.
W. R. Cavitt has been appointed post-
master at Junction Coryell Count v.
Postoffices have been established in
Texas at Fodice. Houston County and at
Woodv. Coleman County.
John W. Butts has been commissioned
postmaster at Belcherville. Texa*.
WEATHER PREDICTION:
' FAIR AND WARMER
Washington D. C„ July 15-Weather
for Western Texas north and south: Fair
and warmer tonight and Wednesday.
East of the Rocky mountain* the air
pressure is evenly distributed and slight-
ly in excess of normal: over the plateau
districts irregularly distributed and be-
lbw normal: a storm area over the ex-
treme Northwest.
' There is some local cloudiness in tha
East Gulf states Dakota and Nebraska;
but in general the weather is fair.
The tempcratuiv is normal except in
tbe Mississippi vallev and the extreme
Northwest wliere it is in excess of 6 de-
grees to 10 degrees.
Rain in the post twenty-four hours in
North Texas. Upper !.ake region. East
Cult atid South Atlantic states.
Rainfall in excess of sn inch at.Brown-
wood Texas. Goodwater Ala . Mansfield
La.. "Monticello. Ga. Natchez Mi**-
Viricsbnrg. Pari*. Texas.
SEISMIC D18TURBANCKR.
Wellington N. N. July ML-Tremies-
doll- explosion* have occurred at Wal-
nrnugha Geyser at Kotcrouo. a height ot
800 to feet being reorbed.
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