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WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 19, 1909
SAN ANGELO IN RACE.
AIN HER ACT
AMERICANS WERE TAKEN AS
PRISONERS OF WAR, AMPLE Y
REPARATION MUST BE MADE. Z
ERNMENT GOES SLOW
West Texas City Wants Cattle Raisers
Headquarters.
Texas News Service Special.
San Angelo, Tex., Nov. 19.—A
ment to aecure the headquarters of the
Texas Cattle Raisers' Association, it
removed from Fort Worth, was begun
today by the Ran Angelo cattlemen.
Inducements will be offered which will
meet the requirements of the associa-
tion's headquarters. Cattlemen of
large grazing area about Ban Angelo
• are co-operating. It was announced on
yesterday that the headquarters would
probably be removed owing to Fort
Worth’s failure to pay the headquar-
move
IIL BOOM DEEMS TO I
BE ON AT ELECTRA
MANU LEASES BEING CLOSED IN
‘ VICINITY OR RECENT suc-
CESSFUL STRIKE.
‘ ters, rent
PROSPECTORS ON SCENE
TOO LATE;
DEAD BODIES
FIREMEN ENTER MINES AT CHER-
RY, BUT FIND ONLY CHARRED
HUMAN REMAINS.
BIG RAILROAD SCHEME. ‘
Hawley Flans Combine of Katy, Frisco,
Rook Island and Others.
By Associated Press.
Louis, Mo, Nov. 19.—Well-inform-
ed St. Louis financiers are discussing
the widely circulated report that Ed
Via Hawley laorganising a five mil-
lion dollar holding corporation to in-
elude the Frisco, Katy, Rock Island
and other roads, with a mileage of
twenty-five thousand miles, reaching
from Newport News to Galveston.
FLAMES BEING QUELLED
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NUMBER 163
OUTLOOK FOR NEW
DEPOT UNCERTAIN
REPORTED THAT PRESENT DEN-
VER STRUCTURE WILL BE
REMODELED INSTEAD.
Decisive Action Will Be Taken Un-
• til-All Circumstances are Known.
■ at Washington. .
Associated Press.
Washington, Nov. 19.—A lenae sit-
Ration exists this morning as s result
■ the execution of the Americans,
Cannon and Grace recently in Nica-
Kugun by order of President Zelaya
that republic.
■ The State department baa been in
possession of the facta in the case for
forty-eight hours and baa adopted an
■titude of reserve, awaiting some sort
■"explanation from Nicaragua.
Ilf It appears that the Americans
hipped within the lines of the govern-
Went forces and planted dynamite
lines, or performed some similar feat,
bey might be regarded as spies and
Krefore aubject to summary execu-
son, but if they fought openly, they
should have been treated as prisoners
war, in the opinion of the officials
* Washington.
the circumstances were as outlined
■ ths latter case, Zelaya will be called
■ account and ample reparation de-
landed and the demand enforced.
Associated Press.
■ BluoBelds, Nov. 19.—Telegraph wires
■ the interior are down and it is im-
Possible to confirm the reported execu
son of Leroy Cannon and Leonard
Hrace. __________/
by Associated Prose.
■ Washington, D. C., Nov. 19.—Indica-
Lions seem clearly to point to the
■cognition by the United States Gov.
ornment of the belligerency of the
revolutionists in Nicaragua, under Gen-
feral Estrada, and it is not Improbable
that a public declaration to that effect
■rill be made in the near future. The
war ships dispatched to Nicaragua
ports are expected to arrive at their
destination today.
By Associated Press.
Panama, Nov. 19.—Passengers ar-
riving from Nicaragua report that Ze-
laya has severed relations with Jose
Olivares, and the latter's home at
Managua in guarded day and night.
Zelaya to distrustful of his own men
and has surrounded himself with for-
eigners. One thousand persons have
been imprisoned at the capitol because
he suspects disloyalty or for refusal to
contribute to the war tax. 3
INJUNCTION IB GRANTED,
statgeannot Prevent the Piping of Na-
* tural Gas from State.
"Scotts or Nov. 1».—Federal
Judge Campbell today granted an in-
junction to the Quapaw 0U and Gas
Company, restraining the state from
stopping ths piping of gas to another
state. A force of men today began
building the line from Washington
county to Joplin, Mo.
Will Resume Mileage Books.
CHICKASAW ANGRY.
Declare Against White Methode and
Threaten Trouble.
Texas News Service Special \
Ardmore, Okla., Nov. 19.—The Snake
Indians precipitated a fight in the
Chickasaw Legislature at Tishomingo,
when they spurned the white man's
Ivilization, declared the government
unfriendly to Indian Interests and urg-
ed the Chickasaws to return to the
barbaric customs of early days..
Chickasaw Governor Johnson with
the white and mixed Indians, form a
majority. .
An effort will be made to admit the
Indian children to the schools of the
whites and close the Indian schools.
SLAGER WILL PROBABLY
RECOVER FROM INJURIES
Reported That Large Oil Interests
Have Watchful Eyes on the
New Field.
Electra is now experiencing an oil
boom of no monger proportions and
ths recent discovery there has put that
town very much on the map. During
the past few days a number of-pros
pectors have passed through Wichita
Falls en route there. There has been
a big demand for oil leases In tbs vi-
cinity of the successiful well and over-
tures of this kind have been made
Several Loads of Bodies Brought Up
Today, But Few of Them Are
■ identified.
By Anoclated Peena.
Cherry, III., Nov. 19.—Early today a
Chicago fireman and a group of miners
penetrated the galleries of the. St.
Paul mine and for two hours fought
trouble. All the rescuers worked with-
CHILD LABOR LAW.
Davidson Interprets Recent Legislative
Enactment on Subject.
Texas News Service Special
Austin, Tex., Nov. 19.—Attorney Gen-
eral Davidson today ruled that the
state anti-child labor law appliee to
the employment of children by factory
or mine owners, or by their own par-
ents. Children of widowed mothers or
incapleitated parents may work in fac-
tories, but not in mines.
AFTER FUST OF YEAR
Depot Facilities Are To Be Improved,
Though to What Extene is Not
Known.
That Wichita Falls is not to get a
new depot from the Fort Worth and
Denver, but that the present structure
is to be remodeled and improved, in
the latest ‘‘dope’’ on the depot sit-
Texas News Service Special. ..._____%
Dallas, Tex., Nov. 1 9.—The Missouri,
Kansas and Texas Railroad Company
today announced it will resume the
sale of mileage books and honor three
sold on the mileage basis by other
roads for interstate travel. This was
discontinued recently on account of
an Interstate commerce commission
1.
W. J. Slager, who was thought to be
fatally injured in an affray with Dan
Hardy yesterday afternoon, is reported
ed much better this morning and his
chances for recovery- are considered
much improved. He has not yet fully -
recovered consciousness, but has rai- .
lied wonderfully and if there are no
complications will recover. It is not
yet established whether bis skull was
fractured or not, the principal danger
being from the concussion. Dr. Wade
Walker considers that he has a very
good chance to get well, although
there Is danger of brain fever and sim-
ilar complications. E
Dan Hardy is still under arrest and
a charge of assault to murder has been
filed against him. While hs will not
discuss, the incident, it Is stated Sia-
everyone in that vicinity., „ ,
One oil lease has been closed nearly
two miles from the scene of the sue-
cessfal strike and at the present rate
that entire section of the country will
soon be covered. The leases are be-
lag taken out by individuals and it is
not known just what interests are
back of them, though there are reports
current that some of the combines are
bscoming interested in the new field.
It is learned that several outfits
have been ordered by prospectors and
within a few weeks tbs field will doubt-
less present a very busy scene. Thoee
Wichita people who have visited the
place recently say that considerable
excitement prevails over the discov-
ery. /
WRICK NEAR TULSA.
Train Jumps Track on High Grade.
None Killed.
ger had made threata against him and
that thia led to the affray.
MAIL ON ORIENT.
Postoffice Department Accedes to Ban
Angelo’s Request.
By Associated Press.
Washington, D. C., Nov. 19.—The
Poetoffice Department today announc-
ed that mail service will soon be es-
tablished on the K. C. M. A 0. railroad
between San Angelo and Sweetwater.
Ban Angelo cltteens urged this ser-
vice. I____
Mr. John Harmyre living at 607
Broad street has recently became in-
sane and was committed to jail. He
has tried to commit homicide and sui-
cide. Dr. Swarts reports that he will
be taken to Indian* as soon as his
brother arrives.
BANK ROBBERS SECUBE
SIM IN IOWA TODAY
Texas News Service Special
Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 19.—Spreading
rails caused the .engine and part of a
passenger train on the Arkansas Val-
ley and Western Railroad to leave the
track on the hight grade west of Tulsa
last night. Two coaches remained on
the track and prevented the train from
rolling down the embankment. Mrs.
Lena Hudson of Tulsa, was seriously
injured. The other passengers were
only shaken up. 0
out oxygen helmets or apparatus and
suffered no had effects.
The rescue work seems too late. la
the second vela the firemen discovered
a pile of bodies, many of which could
not be identified. It la uncertain whoa
the bodies will be recovered, aa the
gallery is badly caved in.
The local miners today learned that
the miners in nearby mines, feareing
the unsafe conditions, had struck and
inspectors will be sent today to the
mines where the trouble is feared.
Three of the bodies were first re-
moved through the main shaft, being
brought to the surface at 8 o’clock.
A pile of other bodies is in sight, but
the passage to them is for the present
hampered by fire.
Four other bodies were brought up
on the neat trip of the cage, one of
them that of a boy. The town hall has
been, turned into a morgue.
Scores of women sought to identify
the dead, but the condition of the
bodies made this difficult. ,
The first body identified wad that
of Dickie Bucklee, a stable boy, and
the second that of Louis Gibbs, a
1 “Texas News service special nosen —-untton. This information tenor saw
Dallas, Tex., Nov. If.—United States
Senator Charles A. Culberson will be
unable to preside at the political meet-
lag here Monday night, when Congress-
man Rufus Hardy will discuss the
tariff issue. The 'senator will go to
Washington Saturday on official busi
ness. '
SUBTERRANEAN FLAMES
TERRIFYING NEGROES
TRIAL AT CHICKASHA.
Haskell and other Defendants
Will
Probably Plead Not Guilty.
Texas News Service Special.
Muskogee, Okla., Nov. 19.—Governor
C. N. Haskell end the five other Mus-
kogee citizens are preparing to leave
tonight for Chickasha, where they will
appear before Federal Judge Mareball
following their indictments on the
charges of defrauding the government
out of lands. It to expected they will
plead not guilty. ._______
THE VILLIAN AND THE FLOWER
GIRL
At the Empire Tonight.
Des Moines, Is., Nov. 19.—Two mask
ed men dynamited the safe in the Bank S
of Alleman, at Alleman, early today,
securing sixteen hundred dollars in
money. The robbers escaped toward
Des Moines in a buggy..
Newcomb end Edwards presented
"His Country Sweetheart’’ at the
Empire last night. Tonight they play
The Vilian and the Flower Girl.”’
We assure our patrons that then will
see two first-class artists, and an up to-
date act. Miss Edwards is also noted
for her buck and wing dancing. The
$100.00 hat will be given away oa De-
cember 1st. 163-1te
miner.
‘‘I was at Messina after the earth-
quake, but the horror of that eatas-
trophe was ao worse thaa this,” said
Ernest Bicknell, the Red Cross/repre-
sentative./
POREEL GOES HIGHER up.
Understood That He Will Become a
Member of Dias's Cabinet.
Texas News Service special
■ Paso, Tex., Nov. 19.—Despite de-
nials from Mexico City that Governor
Enrique Creel will become a member
of President Diss’s cabinet,elaborate
preparations are being made for the
farewell ball in hoar of the governor
on Saturday eight. Advices received
here from responsible sources are to
the effect that President Dies will re
tire from the active executive control,
leaving the patiesto to Vive-President
Ramon Corral, with Creel as one of
the advisors. Creel wee formerly the
Mexican ambassador to Washington.
MEXICO IB CONDEMNED.
Presbyterians Object to Granting of
Race Home Franchise.
* **-12.2N ..-Th.
Texas Presbyterian Synod here today
condemned the action of Mexico in
grantlag to Col. Matt Winn and bin as
sociates a concession to operate a
race track An Juraes, opposite El Paso.
The resolutions will be forwarded to
Washington, urging governmental in-
terference.
Texas News Service Special.
Fort Worth, Tex., Nov. 19.—A sub-
terranean fire in the west part of the
city today threatens to burn the sur-
facecand destroy the thickly settled
negro quarters.
A number of dwellings are under-
mined end more ere being removed.
Negroes, with children In their arms,
are praying, believing the end of the
world near.
This region twenty years ago wns
used as a city dump ground, the rub-
bish forming s foundation thirty feet
deep.
The fire started a month ago, but
only became dangerous today.
The fire department to sinking pipes
to flood the burning cavity.
Football Flayer Improved.
Texas News Service Special.
Abilene, Tex., Nov. 19.—The con-
dilion of John Aerhart, captain and
quarter-back of the Simmons College
foot bail5 squad, who is suffering from
concussion of the brain as a result of
injuries received in the recent game
with Baylor College, Is Improved. He
will probably recover.
PRES DENT AT NORFOLK.
Delivers Address to Virginia Water-
Ways Association Today. •
By Associated Press.
Norfolk, Va., Nov. 19.—President
Tuft arrived here today aboard the
Mayflower, and he will make aa ad-
dress to the Atlantic Deep Waterways
Association. A salute of tyenty-one
guns greeted the president as the May-
flower took up her anchorage.
COTTON SHIPPING OVER
THE BAH TIB SEASON
thentie, but comes upon what la con-
sidered good authority. Whatever the
Denver decides to do in this matter
will not be done until after the first of
the year and by that time an entirely
new depot may be definitely decided
upon.
The Denver has been figuring upon
a new depot building here for some
time and it has long been considered
a necessity, the business and traffic
having outgrown the present structure.
Plans for a handsome two-story depot
were drawn some time ago and have
been approved, but no action has ever
been taken. It to safe to predict, how-
ever, that Wichita Falls will either get
a new depot after the first of the year,
or the old one will be put into a condi- /
tion more in keeping with the other/
buildings of the city.,
V Farm Lands Changes Hands.
C. McKee of Hazelton, Kas., is
in the city today for the purpose of
closing up a deal, having purchased
from Jas. Dagors 313 acres, annd from
a Mr. Pritchard a 100-acre tract of
Hand located five miles east of this city
bin Clay county, on the Fort Worth A
Denver railroad. Mr. McKee, will
move, with his family, to Texas within
the next two months. •
-
I George Shipp of Austin, was '"
Wichita Falls this morning and called
(upon the University of Texas ex-stu-
Meets here, in the interest of the Uni-
versity Y. M. C. A. building. He re-
ceived considerable encouragement
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I In compliance with the state law.
the Vreeland building, which to being
partially used for rooming purposes, la
I bring equipped with a fire escape.
DICK BOWMAN WIU. IE
GOVERNOR’S SECRETARY
rexes News Service set
"Austin, Tex., Nov. 19.—Governor
Campbell today named Representative
J. Richard Bowman of Amarillo, as his
private secretary to succeed A. M. Bar-
ton, who was appointed yesterday
financial agent of the state peniten-
in
Of the legisla-
sting the con
A quiet home wedding was solemn-
toed Wednesday evening, November
17, 1909 when Miss Lulu Odell Brown,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Brown
of 304 Lee street, was married to Mr.
John Scott of this city.
By the sweet strains of music which
was rendered by Miss Imogene Brown,
the groom and beat man, Mr. W. Mere-
dith entered, and then the bride, at-
tended by her sister. Miss Hattie came
to the altar, aad la a abort aad Im
pressive ceremony. Rev. J. P. Boone
pronounced them man and wife. - "
After congratulations from the
friends and relatives present, dainty
refreshments were served. The bride
was gowned la cream colored satin,
trimmed in cream colored lace; the
bridesmaid in drab colored satin beau-
Mr. and Mrs. Scott left on the 11:30
a. m. train for Fort worth and other
points south, to return home la a few
days, to make this city their future
home.
The bride and groom received quite
a number of beautiful presents aa
tokens of esteem from their trend’s
Deeds Filed for Record.
The following deeds have been filed/
for record la the county clerk’s office
since last issue:
Floral Heights Realty Co., to R. C.
Hardy, lot 3 la block •, Floral Heights.
Consideration $400.
J. W. Scott to Will and Annie Bryan,
lot I in block •, Burkburnett. Con-
sideration $300. c
A. G. Fletcher and wife to F. C. Uta,
lot 13 in block 9. Kemp and Jackson
addition. Consideration $950.
Wichita Falls has shipped 6,739
bales of cotton this season over the
Katy, according to figures compiled by
the freight department of that road.
This Is a better showing than any
other town on this branch of the road
with the exception of Henrietta and
Gainesville. The figures do not include
cotton shipped over other lines and
the major part of Wichita Falls’ cot-
ton shipments, probably, have gone
over the Denver.
Following are the shipments made
at the leading towns along this branch
of the Katy:
Wichita Falls, 6,738; Collinsville,
2,859; Denton, 4,926; Gainesville, 14,-
721; Henrietta, 8,829; Nocona,’ 6,354;
St. Jo, 3,661, and Whitesboro, 2,981.
A Corn and Mill Inspector.
State Health Officer Brumby would
have an inspector to watch every mil-
ler in Texas and see that he doss not
grind rotten corn, or damaged grains
that have been shelled from the nib
of the ear. The Dr.’s plan would pan
out about aa well aa the treat faroo
known aa the Bell Punch which by
legislative enactment wee forced Into *
the saloons along about 1879-89. This
‘‘punch’’ was a email nickel-plated
affair about the also of a cigar box and
was eerewed down on the saloon coun-
ter. It was furnished with a small
crank and every time a drink was sold
the saloon man gave the crank a turn,
a little bell rang, and the sale was reg-
istered. At the end of the quarter, the
inspector came around, unlocked the
little machine, counted the perfora-
tiona on the little paper ribbon, and
collected a per cent on the drinka sold
which went into the State treasury.
These Bell punches would have an
swered the purposes for which they
were intended had all saloon men been
fair and had all cowboys been horn
without a sense of humor and devil-
ment. At Cherry Springs in Gillespie
county, a cowboy held the barkeeper
at bay while a dozen rollicksome com-
rades took turns for nearly two hours
turning the Bell punch crank--just to
hear ths unseen bell ring. At Fort
MeKavett a bevy of Concholand cow
punchers got gay and after prying the
nickel lined machine from the counter,
took it all apart to see what was In-
side. At Menardville a big cow outfit
came along and after having partaken
copiously of Billy Johnson’s fire water
pulled their Colt’s and shot BiUy’s
Bell punch to fragments. Ths Bell
punch had a brief but luminous career.
Dr. Brumby’s corn inspector system
if adopted might not afford as much .
gaiety as the Bell punch but its ca-
reer would be less bootless. The Dr.
contends that many people consume
damaged meal unwittingly. Perhaps,
but a man who cannot detect musty
meal in devoid of the senses of taste
sad smell and pellagra and the book-
worm ought to seise him.—San Angelo
Standard.
me his
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PROFESSOR! EVERTON, HYPNOTIST, AND SUBJECT WHO DIRO
UNDER HIS SPELL.
The A Knight for a Day’s Com-
pany arrived this afternoon for its per- ._______
Formance at the Wichita Theatre to- perform aa autopsy
night. .heart 1
st Scientists and others everywhere who are famliar with hypnotism or
have aeon hypnotic performances on the stage are interested in the cane of
‘Professor': Arthur Everton, who to in jail, charged with having caused the
death of a subject named Robert Simpson, during a stage performance at
Somerville, N. J. Everton had been performing with Simpson an his subject
for several weeks, putting the man seder hypnotic control and then reviving
him in the presence of his audiences. A part of the act consisted in making a
bridge of Simpson's rigid body between two chairs, the hypnotist standing
on the subject’s chest, as shown in the picture. At the Somerville perform-
ance Everton was unable to bring Simpson out of the trance, and when physl
ciena were called they declared the man was dead. Another hypnotist was
sent for and worked over the body for ’em before eer meery near one
Alerm Feit in Chile.
-sank 10. T.—Great anxiety to
■ felt here because of the notification of
the United States to close the legation
here unless the Chilean government
consents to aa adjustment of the Alsop
claim, or agrees to refer the dispute
to the Hague. The American colony
here says the proceeding is arbitrary
and detrimental to American Interacts
- in Chile.
The Chilean government today open-
ed negotiations with Washington with
n view to submitting the Alsop claim
of the United States against Chile- to
. b specially constituted court of arbi-
tration at the Hague.________
WILLIAM LAPFAN.
Publisher of New York fine Dice of
Appendicitis.
*-* Yeh 154.12,—-Lares,
publisher of the New York Sun, died
today at Me his home in Long Island,
following an operation for appendicitis
last Monday____
J’ Mortuary.
Mrs. F. M. Kemp, aged 59, died at
her home at Holliday, Texan, yester-
day at 2 p. m., after a lingering ill-
news. The remains were prepared for
TOTAL OF $88,183,000.
Value of Cotton Exports This Year
.Reaches That Sum. -
^Washington! Nov. 19.—The total
value of the cotton exports from the
United States, according to a bulletin
from the department of commerce and
labor has reached eighty-eight million,
one hundred and eighty three thous-
and dollars.
SUES FOR $200,000.
Ban Antonio Man Asking Big Sum as
Texas News Service sonetal.
Ban Antonio, Tex., Nov. 19.——Sult for
two hundred thousand dollars was
brought todsy against the local trac-
tion company by Will Hollinfimann,
who was knocked off a water wagon
which he was driving and seriously
injured when a car struck the oprink-
SEVENTY-THREE FORET
BY COLLECTOR LOEB
".-F."N0*. 10—Collector or
the Forts Loeb today announced the
removal from the customs service of
seventy-three employee and attaches
to the weighing and other divisions of
the service here.
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/ The local football team has received
for a game there. The defl will prob-
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