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Vol. XXIII. No. 4tt
Dallas* Texas, Thursday November 12# 1903
$1.00 Per Annum.
CONDITION OF
THE MILITIA.
Report of the Adjutant Gen-
eral is Made
Public.
The Fears of Some Southern
Communities Commented
Upon and Dis-
couraged.
Washington, Nov. 11.—The annual
report of Acting Adjutant General
Hall of the army, was made public
to-day. It deals with every phase of
the military establishment. The act-
ual strength of the army on October
J5, 1903, was 3681 officers and 55,500
enlisted men. There wa lost to the
army during the year ended June 30,
1908, 29,279 men, as follows: 138 offi-
cers of whom 25 were killed In action
or died of wounds or disease; 28,141
enlisted men of whom 837 were killed
•n action or died of wounds or dis-
ease, the remainder representing men
discharged at the expiration of term
of service, for disability, by sentence
of court martial, desertions and re-
tirements.
Attention is directed to the work of
the military attaches abroad which,
the report states, has been very satis-
factory andp roves the wisdom of se-
leoting officers peculiarly adapted to
this delicate, semi-diplomatic work,
which secures to the army the most
recent, authentic and valuable infor-
mation at minimum cost.
Over one-half of the report is devot-
ed to the militia and It gives a detailed
account of the workings of the act to
promote the efficiency of the milltln
passed at the last session of congress.
Inspections of the several miiitia or-
ganizations, the report say, were be-
gun on April 25, 1903, and completed
about the Art of July. The total num-
ber of organized militia, including
officers of every rank and grade, was
ascertained to be 116,542. The adju-
tant general comments at length on
the opposition developed in some quar-
ter* to the militia law, which he suys,
Is less on the whole than was antici-
pated. He says It Is true- that certain
radical leaders of labor unions regard
the militia as a menace to their pur-
poses, although it is doubtful, he adds,
If this enmity extends to any consid-
erable portion of their membership.
"Business and professional men con-
nected with the organized militia of
some states," the adjutant general
adds, "feel that theiy oannot afford to
waste time in riots or labor troubles
while they would be perfectly willing
to respond in case of war. In some
parta of Virginia, Georgia and Louis-
iana, the newspapers have prejudiced
the minds of militiamen by their dis-
torted views. The fear is expressed in
aome Southern communities that un-
der the president's orders, white na-
tional guardsmen might be compelled
to seprve under a colored commander
and still others believe that state
troops should not be subject to order
for duty outside of their state. All
these examples, however, should be re-
garded sporadic rathesr than conta-
gious, and as the Intent of the law be-
comes better understood, with, per-
haps, some further legislation it is be-
lieved that all opposition will be con-
fined to such Irreconcilable elements
as not to be satisfied with anything
lees than the abolition of all agencies
that make for preservation of law and
order."
trying to starve
* herself to death
Woman Prisoner Refuses to Eaf.
Anything Whatever.
Garden City Park, L. I„ Nov. 11.—
Refusing ail .nourishment, Mrs. Mary
Salwolskl, thirty-seven years old, is
trying to starve herself to death In the
Nassuu county jail at Mineola. She
was arrested for shooting John Ikes,
who is recovering from his wounds.
Dr. Vandeveer, the jail physician,
has tried every way to Induce the wo-
man to tat, but she refuses food, and
It is expected forcible measures will
have to be taken to save her life.
Mrs. Salwolski'n husband deserted
her on Nov. 12, 1902, leaving her with
four children. The house In which she
lived Is owned by Mrs. John Ikes and
ahe managad to pay the rent regularly
to Mrs. Ikes up to the first of the pres-
ent month.
Mrs. Ikes called on Oct. 1, according
to Mrs. Salwolskl, and said the Octo-
ber rent could go over and she would
call again in a month. Mrs. Ikes, It is
Bald, subsequently disappeared from
her home and It Is alleged that ahe de-
serted her husband.
A few days after Mra. Ikes' visit Mr.
Ikes called on Mrs. Salwolskl and de-
manded the rent. Mra. Salwolskl* re-
fused to pay It, having In mind what
ahe had been told by his wife. Ikes
tried to get a dispossess warrant, but
Justice Cowles refused to grant one.
Ikea, It la alleged, on Oct 2, during
the abaence of Mra. Salwolskl. put her
children and her furniture out of the
house.
When Mra. Salwolskl returned ahe
tried to break her way Into the house
With aa ax, but was prevented. Dur-
ing an altercation Mrs. Salwolskl, It is
alleged, drew a revolver and shot Ik* s
twice. She was arrested and the chil-
dren were taken care of by the over-
seer of the poor.
As th<i woman was too weak to ap-
pear in court thia morning Justice
Oakley examined her in the jail. She
fainted twice during the examination.
FIGHTING NOT MENTIONED.
German Mounted Troops in the Vicini-
ty of Warmbad.
Beriiw, Nov. 11.—The governor 'of
German Southwest Africa cables that
330 mounted troops with four guns
have arrived in the vicinity of Warm-
bad but he does not meution any
fighting with rebellious natives, who
seemingly are not contesting the ad-
vance of the troops.
costs large sum
to run the state.
Expenditures of Iowa Amount to
Nearly $1,000,000.
Des Moines, la., Nov. 11.—The state
of Iowa does business on a large scule
and the demands and duties of the
state require an outlay of money
which reaches way up Into the figures
with lots of ciphers appended to them.
Secretary Davidson of the executive
council proved this fact when he came
to the completion of a statement of the
expenses of all the state offices, getting
the total outlay for the biennial period
beginning July 1, 1901, and ending
July 1, 1902. The secretary has been
engaged on this statement for some
time, and it will be made a portion of
the report of the council to the legis-
lature next winter. It is found that
for the two years the expenses of the
state have been close to half a million
dollars a year, the exact figures for
the period being $959,746.75.
The largest separate Item In this
large total, of course, is for the sala-
ries of the state officers and the clerks
engaged in the various departments.
This amounted for the two years to
$575,988.22.
The state printing and binding ex-
penses arte the next on the roll as to
amounts expended. The state has
paid to its state printer and for print-
ing the sum of $67,631.11. Besides this
there has been an item of paper for
the printer, which the state under the
law furnishes, amounting to $17,-
772.57.
an old^an sued
for Broken vows.
JACK BEALL
CATCHES ON
New Congressman is Making
Friends at the
Capitol
Is Not a Stranger to Legislative
Work. Policy of the1 *
New Democratic
Leader.
Washington, Nov. 11.—Among the
new members o£ the house of repre-
sentatives who are rapidly making
friends ut the capitol is Congressman
Beall, of the Dallas district, who comes
to Washington as the successor of Kep-
resentutive Wooten, whom Mr. Beall de-
feated after an exciting primary con-
test. Mr. Beall is one of the young men
of the present house, being only thirty-
seven years of age. As younf^ as lie is,
however, he ia not a strangtr to leg-
islative work, having had considerable
experience in the Texas legislature,
having served in both branches. For
three years he was a member of the
lower branch and for four years a
member of the state senate. Mr. Beall
is known among his friends as "Jack
Beall." He is married and is a law-
yer by profession.
Another new member of the Texas
delegation is Representative Oscar Wil-
liam Gillespie of Fort Worth. Mr. Gil-
lespie is also a lawyer by ptofesslon
and was born in Mississippi. He has
lived, however, in Texas the greater
portion of his life and received most of
his education in that state.
Of the eighteen members of the Texas
delegation ten are natives of the state.
Three were born in Mississippi—Messrs.
Gillespie, Scott Field and Senator Bai-
ley.
The speech of Representative Wil-
liams of Mississippi Saturday afterr.oon
before the Democratic caucus is gener-
ally taken by the Democratic members
of the house to Indicate that during the
seaslon, while there will be no faietious
opposition to the Republican prosram
in th>e house, nevertheless the Demo-
crats will be prepared to meet the ma-
jority at every point. Mr. Williams spe-
cially urged his Democratic associates
in the house to be diligent In regard
to committee work and to be well In-
formed as to every measure brought
before the house, nrd not to permit the
Republicans to ire « any partisan ad-
vantage if possible to prevent it.
Johnson, looking ahead, saw a horse
running wildly toward the helpless
woman. Aa it came near he leaped
out and aeiaed the bridle, throwing
the horse to the eidewalk. The motor-
man was dashed against a tree and
fell, unconscloua. The woman and
children who had stood transfixed
with fear and directly in the anlmul'a
course, were not injured.
Widow Half His Age Asks for
$25,000 Damages.
Watkins, N. Y., Nov. 11.—Dr. Robert
Bell of the village of Monterey, one of
the richest men In the county, and
eighty-nine years old, has been sued
for breach of promise by Mrs. Emily
Warden, a widow, forty-eight years
old. She asks $25,000 damages. The
action was brought in the supreme
court.
Mrs. Warden alleges that Dr. Bell
called on her on Setpt. 24, 1902, three
weeks after the death of his wife; that
he entered into a promise of marriage
with her; that he followed this up
with frequent calls; wrote letters to
her, and paid her various attentions.
Later he refused to keep lii.s promise
to marry her.
Dr. Bell has retained a lawyer, but
his answer has not been filed. Ills at-
torney says that Dr. Bell denies the
promise of marriage. The doctor is |
one of the oldest practicing physicians
in Schuyler county.
SCHOOL GIRL WAS
ROUGHLY HANDLED.
Set Upon by Two Hundred of Her
Class Mates.
Baltimore, Md., Nov. 11.—In a wild
frenzy of revenge, several members of
the graduating class of the Western
High school have set upon Miss Lily
Bengert, their classmate, whom they
accused of being a "tale bearer."
They scratched her face until the
blood ran, pulled out her hair, tore
her lint to pieces, kicked her books
into the gutter and then tried to tear
off her clothing.
Miss Bengert finally broke away and
ran, pursued by nearly 200 girls. She
finally dashed into a grocery, and the
clerks barred the doors until the police
scattered the ciowd. The rioters were
fifteen to ciKhteen years old and the
scene of the trouble was the most
fashionable quarter of the city.
crop conditions.
The policy of the new speaker Is evi-
dently going to be to pass the Cuban
reciprocity bill and the necessary ap-
propriation bill and then to adjourn
the session sine die, leaving other im-
portant matters until after the presi-
dential elections.
If the senate can be brought Into line
with the house for this policy of the
speaker, who has the support of a ma-
jority of th" Republicans, the filial ad-
journment of congress ought to be
reached by May 1.
, A poatofflce has been established nt
SIipro. Yofikum county, Texas. A new
postoffice has also been established at
Tres Palacio®, Mafcjigorda county,
Texas.
football player
is badly injured.
brain Affected and He Will Prob-
ably Die.
New York, Nov. 11.—P. Raymond Mc-
Veigh, eighteen years of age, a mem-
ber of the Cadillac football team, lies
at the point of deuih at his home in
Brooklyn from Injurl'-s received in a
game Nov. 3. When he returned from
Long Blanch, N. J., where the game
took place, there was a bruise over his
right eye, but he did not complain. Sev-
eral days later he was found uncon-
scious on the floor of his bedroom and
grew rapidly worse. The doctors say
his brain was injured and he probably
will die.
SOUNDS A WARNING.
Argentina Newapaper Discusses Poliey
of the United States-
New York, Nov. 11.—Under the
heading "The United States in South
America," La Prensa, a leading news-
paper here, publishes an article, &a>s
a Herald dispatch from Buenos Ayres,
Argentine, declaring that the United
States Is doing everything possible for
the revolutionists on the iathmus of
Panama and concluding:
"This should serve as a warning to
South America that there are fatal
consequences In celebrating treaties
by little and feeble nations with big
powers."
Georgetown, Tex., Nov. 11.—Col. Joe
H. Foster, the veteran newspaper ed-
it"" haa purchased the Hutto Enter-
prise from Thoa. H. Fllnn and will
publish the paper In the future. Col.
Foster has been Identified with the
newspaper bualneaa In Wllllamaon
county for the past twenty jre&ra and
la well known. Zt la stated that Mr.
Fltnn will be a candidate for county
clerk of Williamson county ia the
next Democratic pr! mar lea.
saloon men will
raise big fund.
Are Preparing to Fight Fuither
Drastic Legislation
New Yoik, Nov. 11.—In fear of fur-
ther drastic legislation following that
of last winter when the license fees
were advanced greatly, the central or-
ganization of the New York City
Wine, Liquor and Beer Dealers' aaso-
ciation lias adopted resolutions ap-
proving the defense fund plan formu-
lated at the recent liquor dealers' na-
tional convention, and has lixe-j New
Yoik state's contribution al $750,000.
It was announced that this money Is
to be raised by a tax label to be put
on every package of liquor and barrel
of beer. Some of the (lealeiB said the
label may not be used. They stated
that the money would be raised by
regular assessment upon each suioon-
keeper. In Manhattan there are alone
6000 members of the association In
good standing. If every state repre-
sented in the national association
takes similar action the defense fund
with liquor dealers will reach $£>,000,-
000.
"Our organization," said one of the
officers, "is not a political body in any
sense. It Is a business men's organi-
zation. formed for strictly business
purposes, but 'when a political party
attacks our interests we can play poli-
tics and hence forward we propose to
do it. The aaloon-keepers are not
alone In thia business. Wholesale
realers, brewers, those who supply
mineral waters and everybody asso-
ciated with the business, la in the
plan."
the heroic act of
brooklyn motorman
Gave His Life to Save Woman and
Children.
New York, Nov. 11.—Joseph John-
son, motorman of a Brooklyn trolley
car, haa probably sacrificed his life to
save an unknown woman and two
children from death under the feet of
a runaway horae. Ha la now In a hos-
poaital, with a fractured skull and one
lev broken. The doctors aay he oan-
not poaaiblr recover.
On ita war to the Broadway ferry
Joh neons' car had stopped to take on
a woman and two little ohlldren.
They were croaalng from the sidewalk
to the rear atepa of the oar when
The following crop report lias been
piled in the office of Mr. J. W. Allen,
general freight agent of the Missouri,
! Kansas and Texas Railway company of
Texas, from advices received from
agents along that line for the week end-
ins; November 7:
feleste—Cotton anil other crop con-
J ditions unchanged; cotton opening very
' slow,
1 Denton—Cotton about same; crop
| about half picked and marketed; upland
cotton about Mulshed and planters are
i working bottom l^nds.
■ Dallas—Weather very favorable for
1 picking and marketing yield very good;
l many farmers report three-fourths
of bale per acre, and average for Dallas
county will be near this figure. Re-
ceipts at Dallas up to to-day about
3000 bales, whk h Is much less than up
to same time last year, but It is proba-
ble the receipts for season will be In
excess of last season.
Denison—Weather past week very fa-
vorable for picking and cotton is being
marketed as fast as gathered.
Fort Worth—Weather very favorable
fot cotton picking and receipts good aa
last year.
Greenville—Heavy rains on 31st de-
layed picking and damaged cotton to
some extent; conditions, however, Im-
proving over last report. Receipts
heavy; think crop will be as good us
last year, except in timber decrease will
be ten per cent.
Gainesville—Good rain fell Saturday,
31st and ground dried sufficiently to
resume picking Monday; cotton re-
ceipts heavy this week. Condition of
crop same as last week.
Houston—Cotton all done but the
picking; estimate still behind last
year's figures; rice threshiriK' going on
und?r splendid conditions; crop nearly
all cut; cane season just opening with
prospect for large yield sugar and mo-
lasses.
Hillsboro—No change in condition
cotton crop: weather continues cool and
clear and favorable for Rathering and
marketing: estimate from three-quar-
ters to a bale per acre Is conservative.
Jefferson—Former estimate of one
bale (o five acres will be average yield
of cottofl; no top crop;.picking well ad-
vanced and being marketed fast.
La Grange—Cotton stand koo<] and
weed large but fruitage has been poor,
account boll weevil, which appeared
early in season and destroyed over half
normal crop; crop about three-fourths
gathered; yield approximately about
one-half to live or six acres.
Mlneola—Conditions unchanged; esti-
mated yield for this vicinity about 23
per cent short of last year.
AlcKlnney—Cotton unchanged; esti-
mated yield half bale per acre; 65 per
cent of crop marketed.
New Braunfels—Cotton made; farm-
ers have nothing to do but gather what
remains in field.
Pittsburg—Cotton crop estimated
half crop or one-fifth bale per acre;
dally receipts very light, which proves
crop to be short; good price of cotton.
Rockwall—liarly cotton about all
open and will be gathered In about
three weeks; favorable weather; late
cotton, If weather remains warm, wdl
yield more than expected.
Smlthvllle—Cotton crop la advanced
to stage where no climatic condition
can assist; all cotton in this section
nearly picked; prospects for future
very dark.
Sherman—Weather has be«n fair and
cotton opening rapidly; yield ao far Is
very satisfactory.
Sealy—Cotton crop about three-
fourths picked and probably two-thlrda
shipped; no top crop expected; yield
about one-third bale to acre.
San Antonio—Have had very favora-
ble weather for picking cotton past
week; very little cotton will be picked
after 15th of this month; there will he
more cotton marketed in this territory
this year than there was laat year.
San Marco*—Cotton condltlona un-
changed; very little remains In field;
weevils swept about all fruitage that
would open In October and November;
no cotton being held over, but aold aa
faat as ginned.
Taylor—Cotton unchanged; plant will
yield no more; about 90 per cent pick-
ed; estimate for season still exceeds
last season's figures; receipts to date
over 2000 balea ahead.
Temple—Warm daya and cool nlghta
with but very little rain since last re-
port; cotton being rapidly gathered and
yield will fully equal, If not exceed last
year.
Wichita Falls—Cotton crop Is made.
Waxahachle—Reoelved up to date 14.-
643 bales cotton; tbla estimated one-
half of receipts; continue# dry: picking
active and movement cotton heavy.
Waco—Cotton plofclng delayed ao-
count heavy rain first few daya, but
movement heavy alnce Monday; it la
difficult to determine Just what crop
will be, owing to numerotia conflicting
reports; east of here crop almost a fail-
ure, while west and south crop la fair;
aome sections above average: there
will be no bolls opened after thia pick-
ing, account worms.
WACO SHOW
HAS BEGUN.
Exhibit of Chrysanthemums
is a Large
One.
Methodist Ministers Headed for
Fort Worth. Other Waco
News Notes of In-
terest
Waco, Tex., Nov. 11.—The State Chry-
santhemum show opened to-day under
favorable auspices, and with a good at-
tendance. The exhibition is on a larg-
er scale than ever before and Is held
in a building constructed specially for
this purpose. The bulldliiK is a frame
structure, 70x150 feet, and Is beautifully
trimmed with ferns, moss, leaves and
branches of trees, white the electric
lighting effect at night will bi grand.
The chrysanthemums shown ure mag-
nificent, though a few of the finer
blooms will not be developed until next
week, when the show will have -ended.
The exhibition, however, Is a splendid
one and* is Judged by H. F. Goode, of
Springfield, Ohio. The exhibition will
last the remainder of the week. The
Hoo-Hoo band of Lufkln will furnisli
music.
Paris, and Rev. R. M. Guy of Green-
ville.
E. C. Osborne of North Carolina, is In
Waco In search of a suitable location
for a hosiery mill. He wants to locat •
such a mill In Texas and thinks that It
will pay, as all auch mills cannot All
their orders. He saya that there is not
a large plant of this kind.west of the
Mississippi river and believes that Tex-
as la a fine field. He states that he will
locate somewhere in Texas.
Sam S. Knight, vice president of To-
by's business collerre, has gone to Lex-
ington, Texas, where lie will to-day wed
Mlas Ellen Batne..
To-day all Methodist pastors In Waco
are headed for Fort Worth, where the
sessions of the Northwest Texas con-
ference ore to be held, beginning to-
morrow. The pastors here are: Rev.
Jno. R. Nelson, pastor of Austin Avenue
Methodist church; M. S. Hotchkiss, pas-
ter of Fifth Street Methodist church;
John R. Morris, paBtor of Morrow
Stre-t church; Rev. Mr. Barnes, pas-
tor of Fast Waco church. There are
one or two other churches which are as
yet missions and are being developed
by the pastors. It is thought that the
conference at Fort Worth will last a
week.
mr. bryan sails
for europe today
Leaves on Majestic to be Gone
Several Weeks.
New York, Nov. 11.—William Jen-
nings Bryan, will sail for Kurope to-
day with his thirteen-year-old son,
William J., Jr., on the steamer Ma-
lestlc.
Mr. Bryan had expected to sail sev-
eral weeks ago, but was detained by
the Philo S. Bennett will case. He Is
going to Europe for the first time,
partly on business and partly for
pleasure, and will take In most of Eng-
land and a good part of the continent
before returning. He will bo gone
several weeks.
John Ellsworth of this city has Just
returned from a visit to the San Angelo
and adjoining sections, and reports
general conditions as most Mattering.
The pecan crop is good, he says, though
the nuts are not quite up to the stand-
ard in point of size. The pecans were
selling at 4Vi cen'B per pound when he
left there a. few days ago. He was sur-
prised to set; the amount of cotton
wh.lth is now raised n Runnels and oth-
er contiguous counties, und says the
acreage ha* not only Increased wonder-
fully In the papt few years, but that
the crop Is good this year. Gruss Is ex-
cellent and cattle In fine shape, the only
drawback In this line being the low
prices of stock.
The marriage of P. S. (Shell) Sparks
and Miss Bessie Whitworth is an event
which has excited interest among
friends. They left at once for St. Louis.
To-nlsht at Austin Avenue M-thodlst
church one of the notable weddings of
the season will occur, that of Ml«s LI 11 -
Ith Gardner to Mr. Jerome C. Beam, the
latter of Atlanta, Ga. The contracting
parties are very promln nt socla'ly and
otherwise. Guests are present from
three or four states to witness the cer-
emony.
City Engineer Ororg" T! Gurley of
Waco was a member of the locating
committee several years a*ro which wan
charged with the duty of selecting a
place for the annual encampment of
Texas troops, the committee recom-
mending Austin. This decision wn«
fouKht by Mr. Gtiriey all th > way
through, however, as he was strongly
convinced that the encampment should
be held in Waco. He thinks that ye',
and the recommendations of the army
officer who wants the government to j
purchase lands here for that purpet-
ure a vindication of his Judgment in
that respect. He Is famlllir with the
subject and says tha.t this city has some
beautiful and suitable xlten which
could hardly be improved upon and thr
centrallty and accessibility make It
possible to mobilise troops with the
minimum of travel and delay. He Is
stronRly of the opinion that Waco is
the best place for the encampments.
Arrangements have been perfcctrd
for another contest between Baylor and
A. and M. football teams, the game to
be pulled off h<re n< xl Saturday. There
Is (freat Interest In college and other
clrcl"S In this f?an"\ as It ha* b-en
shown that the t-ams are "Vi-n'y match-
ed. In the game la*t Saturday neither
side managed to score, and tho indlca-
t'ons were that the players in the two
teams were closely matched.
A rather Interesting case In the Unit-
ed States court yesterday was that of
Ti. W"lnbur r fiK-aln t th« Southwestern
Telephone company and the Waco Gas
company, an action for damages on ac-
count of the death of the elder Weis-
burg, who was killed by a live wire a
few months ago. The nult was brought
In the district court h<-re, hut the tele-
phone company, being a noti-r.-sl lent,
seked that the care be tried In the-
United States court on the groom's of
separate liability. An effort was mad"
to have this done, but Judge Maxey of
the United States court ruled that the
case should be tried In the state courts,
saying that th/> defendants could be
sued Jointly. He therefore remanded
the case to the state courts.
Charles W. Woolrldge was convlc'ed
on a charge of embessllng a postoffice
money order fund and s-ntenced to six
months In the county Jail of Hill coun-
ty, where the offense was committed,
and to pay a fine aggregating the
amount of the money order.
Clerk D. H. Hart was called to Austin
by a telegram stating that his child,was
vary 111.
The Texan Holiness association Is
down to business now, with two or
three hundred members present. The
services open at • a. m. with devotional
exercises, and preaching at 11 a. m.
The rest of the afternoon Is given to
business matters and there Is preaching
at night. Borne of the notable holiness
workers preaent are; Rev. B. W. Husk-
methodists meet
at panther city
The Northwest Conference Be-
gins at Fort Worth
Fort Worth, T«x., Nov. 11.—The
Northwest Texas Methodist conference
met this morning In the city hull with
a very full attendance. The confer-
ence organised and heard various re-
pot ts, which were r of erred to proper
committees.
This afternoon the reports of vari-
ous undergraduates will be read and
the examination of different preachers
follow.
Reports of progress made In the dif-
ferent districts of the conference show
good work done and the cause of
Christianity is prosperous.
The publishing house of the M. E.
church, Nashville, submitted a report
showing total assets, March 31, 1903,
$914,625.72; total liabilities, $16,289.29,
leaving a capital of $898,238.50. The re-
port shows the profits at Nashville to
be $34,684.60; at Dallas $8,503.94. making
totul profits of $41,188.54. From this is
to be deducted $4,827.52 losses on pub-
lications, leaving a net gain of $36,361.02.
Tho board of missions reported: "Our
forces have been Increased, our mem-
bership in foreign lands is larger than
ever before and contribution's of home
churches In ex<ress of any former year.
One hundred and seventy-five men and
women now represent us In the foreign
fi'-ld and In co-operation with these are
ninety-five native pastors and seventy
local preachers of the native church.
Our membership, when the last reports
since the organization of the board,
but are yet $82,168.50 short of nrs ■la-
ments. Ninety-live churches hav been
added with donations amounting to
$.13,620 and thirty-six churches with
loans of $67,787 by the general board.
The conference boards aided 360 church-
es with donations amounting to $37,560.
The North w"at Texas conference has
bene uswsx' d $5783 and paid $:i.6'i4.40.
In the twenty-one years of the history
of the board of church extension, the
Northwest Texas conference h'ls con-
tribut d $47,372.48 on assessments arid
$1015.67 on special work find during th"
fa mo period has received donations of
f!(7.748 and In loans $2f.,2."i0. The b n-d
r ports that of 14,872 churches now own-
ed, 5260 have received aid. Property In
churches Increased $2,050,004 during the
year. The board reports $3,025 socletli s
with house* of worship, of which 30s
arc In the Northwest Texas conference.
The Joint board of publication made
a report on the Advocate, published at
Dallas, saying: "The tenilr n< y of the
larger advertising concerns Is to aban-
don the religious press. It Is a serious
problem which confronts ull puper.i of
this character."
The general secretary of the Ep-
worth League shows u.n Increns" of
forty-nine League chapters ami 2480
League members. The number of
leagues chartered since the L'ugue
movement began Is 7070; the number
chartered during the past year Is 556,
which Is an Increase of >*lghty-two over
the number of last year. The general
minutes Indicate that $20,000 was last
year given to the cause of missions.
were made, was 12,906. The increase In
church contributions for missions Is
encouraging. During 1h'> year collec-
tions have been more than $22,000 in ad-
vance of the preceding year."
The board of church extensions re-
ported: "Payments for church exten-
sions during tho fiscal year ending
March 31, 1903, were $77,831.56, an In-
crease over the preceding year of $">,-
735.48 and the highest figure attained
Washington, Nov. 10.—The president
sent to the senate the nomination of
D. A. Robinson to be postmaster at
Dallus, also u number of Texas depart-
ment appointments. The appointment
of Mr. Robinson caused some surprise
among the members of the Texas del-
egation here, as it was thought another
man had been selected for the place.
It has been a long and bitter contcst,
though, and no man knew how It would
terminate.
ATTACK WAS
PROCEEDIIMi
„ —- • pa
Santo Domingo was
Shelled When Latest
Advices Came.
Shell Passed Within a Pew Feci
of Mr. Powell, the Ameri-
can Minister
There. -
New York, Nov. 11.—A dispatch from
Santo Doiningu, dated Nov. 9. to a
newspaper here Bay3 the attack on tlM
city by the revolutionists which began
lust Friday was still In force Monday.
inuring all of Saturday night, the dla-
patch con tines, the insurgents attacked
the outposts with small arms and alia
delivered a rather heavy shell fire. Tho
government, however, succeeded in re-
pelling tho attack, although with con-
siderable lose. The losses of the revolu-
tionists were slight. Some foreign non*
combatants were killed.
During an attack on Sunday after-
noon an insurgent dhell peutseu within •
few feet of Mr. Powell, the American
nunistcr. at the legation. A sortie was
made by 140 government troops, but
they were ambushed and compelled to
retire within the walls, leaving tltelr
dead and wounded on the field.
Early Sunday night there w<as r
other heavy attack, nut the rebels wert
again repulsed. The locsea are un-
known.
Several shells exploded in the city
this morning.
The OeruuMi cruiser Gazelle arrived
Monday and landed marines. The Ger-
man cruiser Panther arrived the pre-
cedin gday. No other foreign war ves-
sels are here.
Reports were received from Cape Hay-
tien and also from Pan-Is last night, say-
ing rumors were in circulation that tho
revolutionists had carried Santo Do-
mingo, but they hav« not been con-
firmed.
MESSENGER FROM ROME.
Ons Arrives With the Pallium of
Archbishop Quigley.
New York, Nov. 11.—A special mes-
senger from Rome has arrived hero,
with the pallium of Archbishop Quig-
ley of Chicago. It will be given In-
formally Into the c*rrt • „f the arcti*
bishop this week but tho public inves-
titure will not occur until the first
week in December.
About fifty prelates und priests of
this province are arranging to at-
tend the Investiture. Archbishop Far-
ley will be in the party, as will Bishop
Colt on of Buffalo. Cardlna Gibbons
probably will officiate at the investi-
ture and It Is believed that Archbishop
Farley will be the celebrant of tho
solemn pontifical high mass.
Don Patch paced a mile over a half-
mile track at Birmingham, Ala., In
2;03'/4. the world's record.
A cablegram received at the state
department at Washington from Cara-
cas states that the American and Ven-
ozuela claims commission has deliv-
ered an award of $75,000 In the Ru-
dolff claim. This claim was based on
the violation by the Venesuolan gov-
ernment of a concession granted to
the claimants to establish and main-
tain a market in Caracas.
At the marriage of Mis* May Goelet
to the Duke of Roxburg yesterday In
Now York 10,000 women created much
disorder In their endeavor to catoh a
glimpse ot Um brtdo.
WANTED—10 men In each State to
travel, tack signs, and distribute cir-
culars and samples of our goods. Sal-
ary, $00.00 per month; $3.00 per day
lor expenses. KUHLMAN COMPANY,
Dept. D„ 2 Atlas Block, Chicago.
SANTA FE EXCUR8ION RATE8.
Chicago — Account National Live-
stock Exposition, one fare plus $2.00,
Nov. 28th to 30th, limited Dec. 9th.
New Orleans—Account Four States
Immigration League, one fare for the
round trip, Nov. 7th and 8th, limited
Nov. 13 th.
Waco—Accotino Masonic Grand
Lodge, convention rates, Nov. 22, 23,
29 and 30, limited Dec. 13th.
Cleburne—Account Texas Christian
Lectureship, one and one-third fare,
Dec. 0 and 7, limited Dec. 12.
Galveston. Tex.—Account Convention
Builders' Exchange, convention rates,
Nov. 29 and 30, limited Dec. 4.
Ft. Worth—Account convention Tex-
as Federation of Woman's Clubs, con-
vention rates, Nov. 23 and 24, limited
Nov. 29.
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Dallas, Texas.
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