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for booking Out-of-Town
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AND TELEPHONE COMPANY.
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NATIONAL BANK
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Capital and Surplus - - $450000.00
Exchange Drawn on Principal Cities In Europe. Mexican Money Bought
and Sold.
EmpVrt Optra Arouse
TONIGHT
“CONVICT
777"
PRICES 10c 20c 30c
TUB COMING MUSICAL EVENT
"TRIAL BY JURY"
by Gilbert and Sullivan will be pre-
sented at
Grand Opera House
FRIDAY APRIL 24.
By 50 of the Sweetest Singers of San
Antonio.
BENEFIT YOUNG MEN'S CHRIS-
TIAN ASSOCIATION.
Get tickets Webb & Nix Bexar Drug
Store Wagner's Schasse's Drug
Store Kalteyer & Son and Y. M. C. A.
ADMISSION 25c 50c and 75c.
h iWJJHTj_f The Poorest
Lady
- In the land can af-
Tord the best flour
4 Pio fleer 1
The Richest
Il TEXAi WLady
■STAMPER 1 can afford no
• other.
feSSEM PIONEER
I PIONEER 4 flour is sold
9 everywhere.
W. W. WALLING Lawyer.
Practice* in al! State and Federal
Coarts. Office 206 Crockett St. Both
ptfones 176.
DK. CHAS. A. R. CAMPBELL
Physician and Surgeon.
Office 119 Alamo Plaza up stairs.
THE HOODIE INQUIRY.
LIEUT GOVERNOR LEE BEFORE
THE GRAND JURY.
Several Indictments Were Returned
Upon His Testimony and More
Are Expected—Attorney General
Questions Witnesses.
St. Louis Mo. April 24—Lieutenant
Governor John A. who returned
from Chicago last night appeared be
fore the grand jury today when that
body resumed investigation of charges
of bootiling in the general assembly
in connection with the baking pow
der legislation. Attorney General
Crowe who is conducting the Jeffer-
son City end of the inquiry was pres
a nt and assisted Circuit Attorney
Folk in questioning the witness. Sev-
eral indictments were returned by the
cole county grand jury as the result
of Mr. Lee's testimony at Jefferson
City and it is predicted that a num-
ber will be handed down here.
Mrs. Southwick is Dead.
Pawtucket -.R. L April 24. Mrs.
Hanna H. Southwick.'BB years old an
original Daughter of the Revolution
is dead here as tb e result of shock.
Mes Southwick and her brother
jerethtah. who died recently in Frank
lin Mass. held he distinction of being
tho oldest twin brother and sister liv
ine In the United States They were
born in Cumberland in 1815. Their
father John Hazleton creased the
Delaware *lth Washington and was
the man in the party to land
Arctic Explorer Sverdup Decorated.
Copenhagen April 24. —King Chris-
tian has decanted Captsin Sverdup.
the Arctic explorer with the golden
medal of merit.
J. T. WOODHULL NED McILHENNY
Vice President Cashier.
Matthies Bros.
BUTCHERS.
Fish Oysters Game Poultry Vege-
tables and Fruit.
Telephone 399. >33 E. Houston St.
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THREATS OF BOYCOTT.
German Manufacturers May Not Ex
hibit at St. Louis World’s Fair.
New York April 24. —German manu-
facturers and exporters cables the
Berlin correspondent of the Herald
propose to boycott the St. Louis expo-
sition. Out of 18 large firms allied
to the Essen Chamber of Commerce
all but one have resolved to refrain
exhibiting and a report just re-
ceived from Solingen announces that
all the manufacturers and all the in-
dustrial firms belonging to the Cham
her of Commerce in that city have re-
solved unanimously not to exhibit.
Only a few weeks ago the German
publishing houses agreed to boycott
the St. Louis exposition because of de-
fective copyright laws and the whole-
sale translation of German publications
in the United States equivalent to lit
erary piracy.
The Arm of Krupp of Essen which
was the largest German exhibitor at
Chicago absolutely refuses to exhibit
at St. Louis.
Similar resolutions have been car-
ried by numerous chambers of com-
merce especially in the industrial re-
gion of Rhine Westphalia and Silecia.
In Saxony it is learned the feeling
against exhibiting at St. Louis is acute.
DETECTIVES AT ST. LOUIS.
Many Crooks and Pickpockets Ex
pected at the Dedication.
St Eouis April 2!.—Detectives are
being brought to St. Louis from many
■of the principal cities of the United
States. This is because of the dedica-
tion of the World's Fair and the
presence of President Roosevelt next
week which Will attract tens of thou-
sands of visitors from the rural dis-
tricts of the different states —the
very kind the crooks and the pick-
pockets of the large cities follow it
is well known that some of the most
dangerous confidence men of the
country will be attracted to St. Ixmis.
The detectives from the cities know
these crooks on sight so several will
be brought from Chicago to look out
for Chicago crooks. Cincinnati detec-
tives to keep an eye on the bad men
from that city and so on.
There are to be more than 100 of
these sleuths. Whenever a profes-
sional crook is recognized he will be
arrested. He will be put in jail at
once and kept there until the festivi-
ties are over. It will not be neces-
sary for him to commit a crime be-
fore he finds himself behind the liars.
If there are any old charges on which
these professionals many of them ex-
convicts. can be held they will be
punished to the full extent. Special
precautions likewise will be taken
for the safety of the President during
his stay in St. Louis. Besides the
secret service men who are now ac-
companying him a special detail ha*
been ordered front Washington and
will be here by the time the Presi-
dential party reaches the city.
President Leaves Yellowstone.
Cinnabar. Mont. April 24. —The
President’s train moved to the Gardi-
ner entrance of Yellowstone park this
morning. The President will prob-
ably hoard ft after luncheon before
the ceremonies incident to the Ikying
of the cornerstone of the park gate be-
gin. The start from Gardiner will be
made at 6 o’clock this evening.
MORMONS MUST MOVE.
TH£V WILL BE TOLERATED IN
GERMANY NO LONGER.
Government Ha* Decided to Expel
Them Because Polygamy is Not
Excluded From Their Doctrines.
Giver Time to Settle Up Affair*.
Berlin April 24. —The governments
of Prussia and the Grand Duchy of
Mecklenburg have decided to expel
the Mormon missionaries of whom
there are 145 in Germany and 90 in
Prussia on the ground that they are
propagating a form of religious be-
liefs incompatible with the law-s of
state and public morals and because
polygamy is not excluded from their
doctrines! The missionaries who
arc all Americans will be allowed suf-
ficient time to settle up their personal
affairs.
None of the Mormons have yet been
deported. The government of Prus-
sia defines the expulsion as being sim
ply a police measure for which no ex-
planation need be made. Peter lain-
tensac a German naturalized in
Utah first organized the missionary
w’ork here In 1895. He was succeeded
in 1899 as Bishop by Arnold Schul-
tbeiss a Swiss natralized in Utah
who directed 100 missionaries. Hugh
J. Cannon replaced him in 1900 and
the latter has steadily increased the
number of Mormon preachers and
nearly doubled the membership
which is now 4000.
When a Mormon arrived in a Ger-
man village he rented a hall and be-
gan to preach the new faith and the
common result was that the local pas
tor of the state church or a Catholic
priest would complain to the police
who not Infrequently ordered the mis-
sionary to leave.
Slaughter in Macedonia.
Vienna April 24.—Dispatches from
Sofia announce that a band of Mace-
donians recently surrounded and
slaughtered forty Bashibazouks and
fifteen gendarmes near Petrich Mace-
donia out of revenge for the murdar
of their leader. Captain Saeff who was
recently killed in an engagement in
the District of Menlik.
A MARRIAGE AND A SHOOTING.
The Groom Shoot* the Editor of a
San Francisco Paper.
New York April 24.—Truxton
Beale formerly minister to Persia and
Greece has married Miss Marie Oge
of San Rafael Cal. in this city. Only
the mother of the bride Mrs. W. L.
Oge. Mrs. John R. McLean Mr. Beale’s
sister; Creighton Webb his best
friend and Archibald Forbes were
present at the ceremony which took
place in Mrs. Oge's apartments in a
hotel.
After an informal wedding • break-
fast Mr. and Mrs. Beale started for
Washington on their wedding journey.
They will sail shortly for ..Europe
where they will .remain all summer
and will .divide their time after their
return between Washington and San
Francisco.
Truxton Beale and Thomas W. Wil-
liams. Jr. president of the California
Jockey club attacked Frederick Mar-
riott editor and proprietor of a San
Francisco paper on Sept. 4. 1902. be-
ceause of an article as they allege
referred to Miss Oge. Mr. Beale and
Mr. Williams declared that the article
was untrue when they went to Mr.
Marriott's home to force him to make
a retraction. That he refused to do
and they shot him three times. Both
were arrested but as Mr. Marriott re-
covered they were acquitted.
TRAIN WRECK IN MEXICO.
Passenger on International Ditched
and Engineer and Fireman Killed.
Tucson. Arfz. April 24 — News has
just reached here of a wreck of a
switch engine on the Sonora railroad
near Babo Mexico Tuesday night re-
sulting in the death of the engineer and
firemen and the subsequent ditching
of the International passenger train.
The baggageman was badly bruised
and the Pullman car smashed.
Senator Bailey's $200000 Fee.
Chicago April 24.—A despatch to
the Record-Herald from New York
says:
“United States Senator J. W. Bailey
of Texas is receiving congratulations
on haying recently been paid a fee of
$200000. John H. Kirby the “Indus-
tH«! king" of Texas recently deter-
mined to re finance one of his large
companies operating in the pine for-
ests of Southeastern Texas and em-
ployed Mr. Bailey to assist in enlist-
ing New York financiers in the enter-
prise his compensation to be a fee
and commissions amounting to $200-
000. The negotiations were success-
ful and Mr. Kirby has informed his
Texas friends that Mr Bailey received
that amount.
The woman's page In a newspaper is
the one which contains the dry goods
bargain sale advertisement. —St. Louis
Humorist.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS FRIDAY. APRIL 24 1903.
THE POSTOFFICE SCANDAL
JAMES N. TYNER DISMISSED BY
POSTMASTER GENERAL.
A Letter Setting Forth the Reason* Al
legmg that Mr*. Tyner Took Papera
and Recorda From the Safe—Claim*
They Wer a Perional Paper*.
Washington D. C„ April 24—Post
master General Payne has announced
the summary dismissal of Assistant
Postmaster General .lames N. Tyner.
This is the result of the inve itigatiou
of the alleged postoffice frauds. The
papers In the case ware submitted to
the department of justice this morn-
ing. postmaster General Payne ad-
dressed a letter to Tyner which ex-
plains itself and is as follow <:
“Washington April 22 1903. Hon
James N. Tyner Assistant Attwney
General for the Postoffice Department'
Sir —You are hereby removed from
the office of asgistant attorney general
for the poatoffice department. I deem
it proper to giv. you th > reason* for
this summary action on the part of
the department. Early ir. the month
of March 1 conununica' >d to you
through a mutual friend a '-equest fo.
your resignation After a painful in
terview with you. and a more painful
one with Mrs. Tyner I consented Io
modify your resignation sj that it
might take effect May 1 1903 with the
proviso however that you were given
leave of absenc from the time of the
acceptance of the resignatloa to Ine
date of its taking effect with the un-
derstanding that you were not in any
way to undertake to discharge the
duties of the office.
“latte yesterday afternoon Mrs.
Tyner came to the office of the as-
sistant attorney general fo- the post
office department entering in the
regular way and went through the
main office to the private office clos
ing tire door behind her. She then un-
locked the door entering from the
public hall Into the private room and.
admitted her sister Mrs. Barrett
whese son was formerly assistant in
your office and whose conduct is now-
under investigation by the depart-
ment. She allo admitted in the same
manner Mr. H. G. Hamner an expert
in the employ of the Mosier Safe com-
pany with whom she had made an ar-
rangement to meet her at the depart-
ment. At her direction Mr. Hamner
opened! the safe in the foom and she
took therefrom all papers records and
other articles of every kind and car-
ried them away with her.
"Immediately upon learning what
had been done I directed the fourth
assistant postmaster general to send
two inspectors to your home to de-
mand in the name of the postmaster-
general the delivery to them of any
papers documents or other materials
which had been abstracted from the
safe. The demand was refused by
Mrs. Tyner and she likewise refused
to permit the inspectors to see you
and examine the papers in her pres-
ence. Mrs. Tyner further stated to
the postoffice inspectors that she com
mitted this act with your knowledge
and by your direction. Further com
meat on this transaction on my part.
Is not necessary.
"The facts in the case will be sub-
mitted to the attorney general of the
United States for such action in the
premises as ho may deem proper.
Verv respectfully
“H. C. PAYNE.
“Postmaster General.”
She Says Pap«r* Were Personal.
Washington. D. C. April 24.—Ross
Perry attorney for Mrs. James N.
Tyner whose husband was yesterday
summarily removed from the position
of assistant secretary general in the
poetoffice department under rather
sensational circumstances called up-
on Attorney General Knox today and
talked over the case with him. He
made to the attorney general substan
tially the same statement given out
bv him last night; namely that the
pipers taken b } Mrs. Tyner from the
safe in her husband's office on Tues-
day were altogether personal but that
they would be returned when called
for The attorney general declines to
make any statement concerning the
case pending the receipt oT the pa
pers which have not yet been refer
red to th department by the post mas-
ter general
First Decision Rendered Under the
New Elkin* Law.
Chicago. HU April 24.—Judge
Crosscup today entered an order in
the United Staten Circuit court of
Appeals enjoinifig six railroad com
pl->ie* from dienriminatnig against-
small shippers in Western territory.
Th e decision •« especially important
being the first under the new Elkin*
law.
Centerville. Ain. April 24. Ed
Walker colored was hanged today
for the murder of Mr*. Costello wife
of a white miner at Blocton on Jan.
19 last. While she was alone at
home her husband being sway at
work the negro entered Mrs. Costello's
home and innrdered and outraged her.
Halifax N. 3. April 24. —A despatch
from Sydney C. 8. says an explosion
occurred in the Dominion coni reserve
mtne and four men are missing.
RAILROADS ENJOINED.
Negro Hanged.
Four Men Missing
STRIKE Of MESSENGERS
TELEGRAPH OFFICE ORDERED
CLOSED AT BUTTE.
. Z
Men Wer a Employed at $5 a Day. but
Were Pelted With Egg* and Driven
Back to the Office—Police Protec-
tion Inadequate.
Butte Mont. April 24. —Acting up-
on instructions from Superintendent
McMichael at Minneapolis Manager
Wild closed the local office of the
Western Union Telegraph company
at midnight and announced that busi-
ness through the company’s office in
this city will be entirely suspended
unUi further notice.
This order the manager stated ap
plies to all leased wires leading into
Butte.
The trouble arises out a strike of
messenger boys and the direction of
the company to close Its office here
followed an unsuccessful attempt to
deliver messages.
Men were employed at $5 per day
but they were pelted with eggs and
driven back to the office.
The telegraph officials complain that
the police protection for the employes
is wholly inadequate.
WANT INCREASED WAGES.
Brewery Employe* of the City Will
Meet to Act on the Question.
The brewery employes are prepar
ing to make a demand for an increase
in wages and will meet tomonrow to
discuss the proposition. They ask an
increase of $2 a week for each em-
ploye. A contract to this effect is to
be presented to the breweries. The
brewery manageks object to the in-
crase but it is probable that the mat
ter will be satisfactorily settled.
HEBREW AND CHRISTIAN GIRLS.
Engage in a Riot at a Union Labor
Meeting in New Jersey.
Newark N. J. April 24.—1 n a race
1 lot between Christian and Hebrew
working girls who gathered for a la-
bor union election in tills city last
night blows were freely given and
received and many weAe painfully in-
jured before the police restored or-
der.
The 300 girls who went to the hall
are members of the Hat Trimmers'
Union. William Oxley was elected
president when the union was formed.
The members are about evenly divid-
ed between Christians and Hebrews.
Both factions agreed it would be bet-
ter to have a woman for preisdent
and the election was called.
Ballots were cast and the counting
was under way when the trouble
started. Oxley had taken a promi-
nent i<art in the election. Before the
counting had progressed far some of
the girls charged that sharp prao
tires were going on. Angry word#
and accusations were exchanged.
Christopher Donnegan. a member
of the Hat Makers’ Union ot which
Oxley is also a memebr entered the
hall in search of Oxley whom he said
he had been sent to take to a meet
ing ot the Hat Makers’ to stand trial
on charges of breach of the union
rules.
Oxley and Donncgan engaged in a
wordy brawl which incited the al-
ready excited girls. A girl attacked
Donnegan smashing his hat and
knockin'." him down. The Christian
girls went to Donnegan’s aid. Imme-
diately the hall was in an uproar. The
girls set upon each other striking
Ilews and serdaming. A stampede
was made for the doors. Several
were knocked down and trampled on
ami sevrai fainted.
Two policemen heard the commo-
tion and ran to the hall. They met
the rush at the doors and prevented
danger from panic.
Miners Return to Work.
Mahonoy City Pa. April 24. —Pur-
suant to action taken at a mass meet-
ing here yesterday 1000 miners re-
turned to work in the Mahonoy dis-
trict. waiving Saturday as the short
work day pending settlement of a dis-
pute by a board of conciliation.
NEGRO PREACHER KILLED
HIS HEAD BEATEN INTO A PULP
’ NEAR MANOR.
Tragedy Occurred at His Residence
Early This Morning and is Believed
to Have Been the Result of Domes-
tic Trouble*.
Special to The Daily Light.
Austin. Tei. 24 — Rufkii King
(colored) aged 451 a Metliodist Pheach
er. was assassinated at his home early
this morning near the town of Manor.
His head was beaten Into a pulp.
A young negro was arrested charged
with the crime.
It is believed that otheirs are impli-
cated in the murder.
Domestic troubles are said to have
caused the assassination.
“So he advertised for a wife?" "Yes
and he got twenty-three letters from
other men saying he could have
theirs."—New York Times.
Mk.
SUBSCRIPTION $5 A YEAR IN ADVANCE.
PAID BY CASHIER.
NEGRO GETS $2OO OF A BANK’S
MONEY.
H e Worked in Cooperation With An-
other Negro and They Used the
Telephone for Their Scheme—They
Were Arrested —Get* Six Years.
Special to The Daily Light.
. Waco Tex. April 24. —Sheriff John
W. Baker is back from Hillsboro
where he went as an important wit-
ness in a criminal action against Wil-
liam McMurray one of the two ne-
groes who several months ago man-
aged to secure $2OO from the bank at
Mount Calm by using the telephone
and impersonating Cashier Black of
the Citizens’ National bank here in
Waco.
McMurray went to Mount Calm ac-
cording to his own statement before
the jury while Allan C. Bird
another •negro remained In Waco to
work the matter from this end. Mc-
Murray went boldly into the office of
Banker McDaniel at Mount Calm and
asked if Cashier Black of the Citi-
zens' National bank of Waco had tele-
phoned any money In for him. Mr.
McDaniel told him he bad noL Mc-
Murray pretended to be angry and
said that it was strange as he (Me
Murray! had contracted for some cat
tie and needed the money to close the
trade. He is said to have acted his
part to perfection.
In a few minutes a call came for
Mr. McDaniel by telephone the party
claiming to be Cashier Black at Waco
and the party instructing Mr Mc-
Daniel to let McMurray have $2OO and
that it would be fixed by the Waco
bank kt once. McDaniel was taken in
by the ruse and Bird was really very
clever i» bis part of the scheme. Tbe
money was paid over and the fraud
was discovered too late. McMurray
used another name in getting the
money however.
Bird pleaded guilty after his cap-
ture but McMurray went before the
jury at Hillsboro and. while admitting
his guilt tried to influence that body
In his behalf. He used no witnesses
but said to the jury that while he got
the money as claimed yet “other folks
made money easy and why shouldn't
he?" His argument was along this
line and he said further: lam a
goo<l detective and yon can't afford to
send me off. Why after Sheriff Baker
caught me we weren't twenty minutes
in gettin’ Allan Bird.”
The jury gave him six years in the
penitentiary.
BRIDE AND GROOM DISAPPEAR.
Had Jewels and 40000 Francs When
They Sailed From Nice.
New York. April 24.—A great sen-
sation has beeh caused all along the
riviera by the mysterious disappear
ance of the pleasure yacht Reine Vic-
toria. sajs a Nice dispatch to the
Herald. .
The vessel had on board M. and
Mine. d'Ksmenard. the sister of the
latter Mlle. Marguerite Gourio d»
Refuge and two sailors Lafont aud
Bertin. .
The d'Esmenards were married
onlv a month ago and were on their
wedding tour. They were residents
at Cannes and made frequent excur-
sions on the Retne Victoria.
On April 7 the party embarked on
the yacht for Nice Mme. d'Esmenard
carried all her jewels and her hus-
band had with him several thousand
francs. Since their sailing nothing
has been heard of them. They should
have reached Nice the same day. As
the weather was magnificent no rea-
son can be assigned for the disap-
pearance of the vessel.
All kinds of etxtraordinary stories
of murder and piracy are current but
there Is nothing to justify them i<e-
yond the fact that M and Mme.
d’Esmenard carried 300tx» or 40tx>0
francs in money and jewels.
A search is being carried out by the
police and the maritime authorities
all along the coast.
MRS. WM. C. WHITNEY’S BODY.
Removed to Washington With That
of Her First Husband.
New York April 24.—For reasons
which the church authorities decline
to make public the body of Mrs. Wil-
liam C. Whitney and that ot her first
husband. Captain Arthur R. Randolph
have been taken from their graves in
the cemetery of Zion Episcopal
church at. Douglaston L. L.. placed in
metallic caskets and shipped to w asli-
'nNonmember of the Whitney family
nor any relative of Captain Randolph
was presnt. The Rev. Arthur E. Bag-
lev rector of the church would give
no explanation for the removal other
than that the issuance of the order
authorizing the taking up ot
bodies was. as the official records
on application of Miss Kaa '
(tblph. a relative of the first husband
rit Mrs. Whitney.
It is said it was Mrs Whitneys re-
qtiest that she be buried at the side
of her first husband and that the ile-
site was expressed just before her
death.
A Real Rembrandt Stolen.
New York. April 24—A Rembrandt
picture sent to Russia by the director
of The Hague pict lire gallery has been
stolen says the Herald's
tive at The Hague. Some time ago
the picture was sent to M l De
Larof at St. Petersburg but German
railway officials report that the pic-
ture never reached the German fron-
tier.
Light Want Ads. brng gxxx! returns.
Only one cent a word. Think ot it!
R. H. WESTtti Pre*.
ROY W BEITEL V. Pr«a.
J. D. COC/KRELL Secretary.
Westtr Savings and Trust Co.
231 HasS|l<>uf ton St.
Four per cent interest paid on
savings. .
KXT BOOK DILL PASSED
ADOPTED IN HOUSE AND SENATE
WITHOUT OPPOSITION.
Claim* Before Congress for Greer
Coility Boundary Land* —Rebuild-
ing of the Au«tin Dam—Refunding
of Slate Bond*.
Special to the Daily Light.
Austin Tex. April 24 —The’report
of the froe conference committee on
the text borffi bill was adopted thi*
merging by both branches of the leg-
islature. In the House. hy 165 to 0 and
Senate by 29 to 0. the bill
becomes effective at once. There
was no opposition to the bill. It is
practically a Senate bill and provides
that the board shall be composed of
the governor attorney general super-
intendent of public instruction com-
missioner of insurance and three
teachers appointed by the governor to
be selected from school districts af-
fected by the bill and who have had
five year*' experience.
The House this morning adopted a
resolution'requesting the Washington
delegation to Congress to urge pay-
ment by federal government of ssd.-
871 claimed to be due Texas for the
value or Greer county lands which
have been alienated from the state.
Referred
The House passed finally a bill au-
thorizing the city ot Austin to take
steps to rebuild the Austin dam.
The House also passed a bill pro-
viding for the refunding of $288000
in state bonds.
The House adjourned to Monday.
The Senate devoted the entire
morning session to considering miscel-
laneous items in its general appro-
priation bill. The House appropria-
tion bill has not as yet gone to th*
Senate.
FELL TO HIS DEATH.
Daniel Wedemefr a Farmer Rurt
Over by a Wagon at Victoria.
Special to The Daily Light.
Victoria. Tex. April 24. —Daniel
Wedemeir aged 25 son of H. Wede-
meir Sr. a proeperous farmer of this
county died yesterday afternoon as
the result of falling from and under
a-wagon of cordwood. Th* wagon
passed over hts chest causing death.
GROCERS AT DALLAS.
Joint Session of Wholesaler* and Re-
tailers Will Be Held Tonight
Special to the Daily Light.
Dallas Texas. April 24.—The execu-
tive committee of the Retail Grocers'
association met here this morning.
The State Wholesale Grocers associa-
tion meets this afternoon. A joint
meeting will be held tonight.
Takes Effect in Ninety Day*.
Special to the Daily Light.
Austin Texas. April 24. —It develop-
ed today that the bird protection bill
does not become effective until ninety
days after the adjournment of Legis-
lature or July 1. Many were under
the impression that the bill became ef-
fective at once. ‘
Doubled Its Capital Stock.
Special to the Daily filght.
Austin. Texas 4pril 24. —The Sul-
phur Springs Ixian and Building asso-
ciation amended its charter today in-
creasing its capital stock from $150000
to $300000.
RAISING MONEY FOR VETS.
Fistic Festival to Be Held Next Month
to Raise Fund for Entertainment.
New Orleans La.. April 24. —The en-
tertainment committee for the re-union
of the Confederate Veterans through
Chairman A. R. Blakeley is arranging
to give a mammoth cnrnital of boxing
wrestling fencing and other athletic
features to increase the receipts for
the fun for the entertainment of the
old heroes and the committee has re-
quested Charles E. ("Parson") Davies
to act as manager of the affair. The
"Parson" is endeavoring to arrange
with Champion Jeffries and Bob Fit*-
simmons to appear in a scientific ex-
hibition in connection with other ce-
lebrities. The carnival Is to be held
on May 15 in the New Stadium build-
ing. located at the Fair grounds. This
structure has a seating capacity for
over 13000 people.
For Confederate Reunion*.
New Orleans. La. April M.-j-On all
the railroad systems communicating
with New Orleans the movement of
passengers to this city in May for the
annual reunion of the Confederate vet-
erans United Sons of Confederate
Veterans and the Daughters of the
Confederacy will be exceedingly
heavy. The one cent per mile rate of-
fered by the Southwestern Passenger
association will be taken advantage of
by thousands in the southeast and
southwest and by many from the
northern States. The road* are al-
readv making active preparations for
handling the enormous business.
King of the Gyp»<e» Worth $40000.
Boston April 24 —James Stanley
known as king of the gypsies who
died in a traveling wigwam near Hav-
erhill Monday. Bom been buried front
it tent in West Roxbnry. His will
leaves $25.00*> cash and * house tn
West Roxbury assessed at $15000. to
iiis widow and his eight children.
The undertaker who had charge ot
the funeral says that Stanley had «n
iron casket weighing SOU pounds mail*
for himself which was used in his
burial.
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