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TERRIFIC THEJEMPEST.
It Swoops Down on Messina
With Awful Force.
AWFUL FIX OF A CITIZEN.
Caught In Straight Jacket and Unable
to Move Remains Fourteen Days '
Without Food and Watchea Wife
and Children Die Lingering Death.
Messina Jan. 11. Search for the 1
burled victims of Italy's last great
earthquake still continues and is fn.
fluently rewarded with rescue of th'
living. Sunday at noon a man named
BcnsaJs who Bpent ' fourteen day
without food locked In the ruins of !
his home wns taken out unconscious
and resuscitated. He had been
caught In a kind of straight Jacket
formed by dobrls and unable In move
was compelled to watch the lingering
death of bis wife and four children.
A married couple was removci not
only alive but conscious. Th"lr !m
prlsonment lasted thirteen days.
On Saturday eight a terrific
tempest accompanied by earthquake
shocker arose causing a number of
fresh' collapses In the ruined city and
spreading new terror. Tents or huts.
using destitute survivors wera d
Stroyed by the wind and blinding rain.
Jver sixty feet of landing of the quay
In the harbor "jrere swept awar. carry
Ing off a large quantity of provisions
siorea mere.
Near Clarre an Immense fissure
opened. It Is 50 feet long 3 feet
wide and 65 feet deep and had been
styled by the people as the "Mouth of
Hell."
The American connulate. where
stores from the relief ship Rayern are
reing distributed was bnsieged all
day Sunday by a crowd ot hungry
refugees. The American committee.
which is working strenuously. Is re
ceiving expressions of gratitude from
all quarters. i
Ambassador Oriscom paid a visit to
the house of the Catholic archbishop. I
who after confessing that his relief
committee lacked both food an.? j
money entrusted the ambassador with
a message to Archbishop Ireland of
St. Paul who 1 ow at Rome asking
him to make another appeal for Amer-
ican aid. Food cbthing and other
supplies will be immediately ent to
the archbishop's committee from
Bayern.
Clergyman Cut Hit Throat.
Carthage. 111.. Jan 11 Rev. John
Haviland Carmichael attempted to
commit suicide here at the home of his
sister Mrs Maranda Hushes He
left a letter to the sheriff at Port
Huron near which the murder of
CJIdeon Browning was perpetnited.
asking him to come for his body. Car-
michael cut his threat from ear to ear.
Doctors are attempting to restore him
to consciousness but It Is thuught his
wound Is fatal.
Carmichael In the letter admitted
the Identity and declared he killed
Browning and cut up his body while
under the hypnotic Influence of his
wife.
Rev. Carmichael died at noon Mon-
day. Takes News Calmly.
Adair Mich. Jan. 11. "Really
really have they really found him?"
was Mrs. Carmlchael's exclamation
when told her husband had been found
at Carthage 111. She took tho news
calmly In fact seemed almost re-
lieved to know the much sought man
had been located. "I know no reason
why he had gone to Carthage" she
continued. "He had no relatives there
and no friend that I ever knew of.
I never beard of Carthage before and
know nothing of the place."
In Favor of Powell.
Washington. Jan. 11. The United
States vs. Robert Powell Involving the
question whether tho fourteenth
amendment can be Invoked in United
States courts to protect . negroes
against lynching was decided by the
supreme ccurt of the United States
In favor of Powell on error In bringing
the casa from tho United States cir-
cuit court for the Northern district of
Alabama. Powell was under Indict-
ment on charge of assisting a mob In
hanging a negro named Horace Maples
at Huntsvtllo the specific charge bo
Ing that a lynching party and Powell
deprived Maples ot tho right to be
tried by due process ot law.
Called to Louisville.
Louisville Jan. 11. Rev. W. W. Lan-
drum of Atlanta has been called to the
pastorate ot the Broadway Baptist
kurck.
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FOUR BEHEADED.
First Capital Punishment In France
For a Number of Years.
Bethune France Jan. 11. The first
inflictions of capital punishment In
France for a number of years past
were witnessed at this town Monday
when four murderers wore decapitated
by the guillotine. The executions were
public and took place In the presence
of a large crowd. The acts for which
the men were executed were the mur-
der of Abel Pollct and brother and
two other men named respectively
Canut and Perru.
Editors Sentenced.
Chicago. Jan. 11. The Tribune
prints the following cablegram from
Manila:
Two editors of Rnnactmlento. the
organ of the Immediate Independence
party which for a Ir.g time has been
making vigorous a tacics on Ameri
leans have been sentenced to six
months' itni i lsonmejt and fined $1000
eacn ror lliieiing Dean Worcester sec-
retary of the interior whom they
charged with grafting. The paper de-
clared th idmlntstratlon a general
faUur Two other editors of the
KeiinciiKk-rki. tried on tho same
charg-;. w'to acquitted.
All Accounted For.
Duquoin. III.. Jan. 11 With the re-
covery of additional bodies during the
nlKht it is tdoiiL-ht all victims of Sun-I
day's explosion at. the Letter coal mine
in Zelgler have been accounted for.
Most of the corpses Hre so mutilated
Identificiition Is difficult. Four vie-
tiniog are nroe four Americans and
fifteen forein-rs The most widely
cccjted theory regards the explosion
as the result of fire damp.
Fatal Pistol Fight.
Yazoo Cit. Miss.. Jan. 11. In a pis-
tol ftKht nt Sliver City near here n
B. Sproles. a prominent planter was
Perhaps fatally Phot and V. E. Davis
a negro was iestantly killed. The nc
gro and Sproles had some words re-
garding th burning of a house. Later j
Davis opened fire on the white man '
Four shots taking effect. Sproles in
turn shot Davis dead
Will Bi Monster Ships.
Washington. .Ian. 11. If congress
accepts Secretary Newberry's plans
for the new navy this country will
have four of the largest battleships
afloat. Each of them will be 4000
tons larger than the biggest ship ever
authorized for the American navy
They will cost from $8000000 to $10-
000.000 each.
House Pays Tributes ot Respect.
Washington Jan. 11. TMbutes of
love and respect were pi. by the
house of representatives A.uday to
th memory of the late Senator Red-
lfeld Proctor of Vermont who died
during the ferst session of the pres
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acted aa speaker pro tern and lauded I Bt "fJ mf 'a'" "?n T.
hi former roiionffn rt.hr -." takn an? ""-"on concerning the
spoke were Messrs. Hasklns of Ver-
mont. Scott of Kamsas McCall of
Massachusetts and Ijimb of Virginia.
Pope Sends Apostolic Blessing.
Rome Jan. It. Pope Pius Sunday
received Archbishop Ireland In pri-
vate farewell audience. His holiness
expressed to the archbishop his admi-
ration and gratitude to the American
people for the prominent part they
are taking In giving aid to the earth-
quakes ufferers saying "America al-
ways la first." Tho pontiff authorized
Archbishop Ireland to convey the apos-
tolic beneditlon to the American peo-
ple. loth Sides Represented.
Memphis Jan. 11. A special train
bearing about 150 business men al-
most an equal number of opponents to
and advocates of statewide prohibition
left tor Nashville to aid in the further-
luce of their cause before the legis-
lature. Shot Three Times.
Wac Jan. 11. At the residence pt
Oeorge Traub O. N. Helnzerling for-
merly ot Dallas was shot to death
Monday morning receiving bullets in
the head bruust and an arm. The
dead r.inn nnd Traub had a fight John
Hoffman a nephew of Traub. rushed
to the scene and commenced firing
HeinzerHns'a death resulting.
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Attempt to Wreck Train.
Denton. Tex. Jan. 11. An attempt
was made by unknown persons to
wreck the Dallas-Denton nixed train
on the Katy Monday. Spikes were
driven between the rails ends and
ties nailed to the track. ld the-.In
hit the obstruction a scriot'-
would have resulted.
COLDEST OF WINTER.
So Say Reports From Northern
jf rortion ot lexas.
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ovar north and northwest Texas state
the weather is extremely cold. In this
city snow fell all day Monday. The
flakes however were few and the
feround was not covered to any ap-
preciable depth. At noon th ther-
mometer registered 16 above zero. It
Is the most frigid weather of the win-
ter. At Cainesvll'f and vicinity snow foil
all Sunday night and part of Monday.
it was nearly an Inch deep. All busi-
ness Is re'ardtd it Is feared there
will be great suffering sorting live-
stock. The thermometer at noon
Monday was 10 alove xero.
Weco reports a drop of forty-nine
degrees from Sunday afternoon unf'l
Monday morning.
At Paris the temperature dropped
fifty-two degrees from Sunday after-
noon until Monday at noon. There
was considerable snow and set.
A snow storm which v;;s almost a
blizzard Monday struck D'li.lin early
In the morning. The tcirerature
dropped seventy degrees In twelve
hours breaking all records In that
section. Two Inches of i-now covered
the ground. At 3 o'clock Sunday the
mercury stood at 80; at noon Monday
It was 10 above zero. C?r.ttle are auf
fering.
Grayson county was covered Mon-
day with a blanket of snow. It was
an Inch deep on a level. A stiff wind
' '" Mew.
Had the atmosphere been
"H 'he snowfall would have been the
; heaviest in seven years.
inanno reported Monday snow
t falling In that region and drifting
A
! "trong north wind prevailed. Ther
momcter registered 4 above zero
The Abilene section was swept by
a blizzard. Temperature was 9 above
sero. Snow covers the ground. The
weather is the coldest in two years.
Waxahachle th'-rmometer at noon
Monday registered S above zero. Snow
fell and the weather Is the coldest In
i four years.
At Fort Worth the mercury fell
sixty-five degrees In twelve hours.
Snow fell all day Monday. Snow is
reported as far south as Lockhart.
The blizzard appears to hare been gen-
eral over north Texas
Monday the San Angelo section had
the coldest weather for the past three
yearH. The temperature which drop-
ped sixty-five degree In twelve hours
went to 14 above zero. The ground
Is well covered with snow.
A hitter norther swept over Eagle
Pass ;n:d vicinity Monday. The temperature-
fell to 28 above zero.
At 9 o'clock Monday morning the
thermometer registered at San An-
tonio 28 above zero. Sleet fell which
It Is found has Injured vegetation.
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RESIGNS.
His Successor Is to Be Appointed by
Commissioner Love.
Austin Jan. 11 State Librarian
Joseph S Myers has tendered his res-
I Ignatiou to Commissioner of Insurance
Love effective immediately. Mr.
: Myers goes to the people's lobby that
! Is. the labor lobby here. Com nils
sloner Love said he has determined
' on the successor to Myers.
! Railroad Commissioner Storey has
; returned to Austin. He said he had
not taken any action on the motion of
Commissioner Maj field for a hearing
; on the question of the adoption of
the new cotton tariff which has the
effect of abolishing the Houston-Gal-I
veston differential. Commissioner
Storey will likely vote for the hearing
as he has always favored the abolish
protest of Commissioner Colquitt
against the proposed suit against the
I International and Great Northern rail
way.
The commissioner of agriculture
gave out his report of cotton ginned
In the state In December showing
897.229 bales ginned. This makes the
total of 2.296175 bales ginned so far
this season according reports received
by the department which Is approxi-
mately 65 per cent of all glnners In
the state and over 1.000.000 bales be-
hind the government report.
The charter of tbe Stamford and
Northwestern Railway company of
Stamford capital tock $170000. It
is proposed to run from Stamford to
Floyd county a distance of 165 miles.
Goes to Subcommittee.
Washington. Jan. 1L The Culber-
son resolution calling on the senate
committee on Judiciary to Investigate
the authority under which President
Roosevelt permitted tbe absorption of
the Tennessee Coal and Iron company
by tbe United SUtes Steel corporation
was referred to a subcommittee con-
sisting of Senators Clark of Wyoming
Dillingham of Vermont Klttredge Cul-
berson and Overman.
Cast Electoral Vote.
Sacramento Cal Jan. 11. The ten
presidential electors of California met
here at noon Monday and cast their
votes for president and vice president
of the United States. Thero was lit-
tle excitement attached to the formal-
ity.
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Memphis Banker Passes Away.
Memphis Jan. 11. J. T. Fargarson
president of tbe Bank of Commerce
and Trust company one of the largest
financial institutions in the south died
Sunday night. Mr. Fargarson bad been
Ml for several weeks.
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THE
CITY NA TIONAL
BANK
Returns thanks to it's friends for their continued
support durinf the year 1908.
The present magnificent condition
Bank is largely due tt
J a a 1
mends who lose no oriportunitj
if i r i v t
wora ior us ana lor wnicnjrtr are proioundec
grateful.
We arc in better conditionthan ever before
to care for the Farmers and Merchants of Brazos
County and we cordially ask you to come and
do your Banking business here.
G. S. TARKER
President.
E. H. ASTIN.
Vice-Pres.
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Both Sisters Acquitted.
At Media Pa. Mrs. M. Florence
Erb and Mrs. Catherine Baisel
charged with the murder of Captain J.
Clayton Erb the former's husband
were acquitted. The Jury was out
nearly eighteen hours.
The case was given to the jury at
4:30 'o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
The sisters spent the night in Jail oc-
cupying adjoining cells. They slept
well not awakening until after 8
o'clock.
At 9:45 o'clock Thursday the Jury
came in and asked for further instruc-
tions on questions of self-defense.
One of the jurors asked what Mrs.
Beisel was Justified In doing when
Captain Erb came at ber. Judge John
son said: "It Is for the Jury to say
what was ibe condition of her mind.
If It was necessary for her to Bhoot to
have her life or herself from great
bodily harm or If she thought so she
bad a right to shoot The law says a
person must escape If he can before
shooting. It is for you to decide
whether Mrs. Beisel had that opportu-
nity." Immediately after the jurj an-
nounced Its verdict of acquittal the
women were surrounded by frieuds
and attorneys and overwhelmed with
congratulations. Harry Beisel threw
his arms around his wife and sister-in-law.
Mrs. Erb and tears came from
their eyes. The Jury was composed
and after Judge Johnson thanked
them Mrs. Erb hurried from her seat
to Dickinson the foreman and wrung
his hand. Mrs. Beisel did likewise and
they went down the line of twelve
men. Tears stood in the eyes of most
of tbejn and the thanks of the women
I were soDDea out in tirosen syiiantes.
; "I am Innocent and knew I would be
acquitted said Mrs. Erb after the
Jury had gone. "I was only fearful for
my sister. I did not know what they
might do to her for doing what she did
to save my life."
Addressed by Ousley.
A Texan delivered an Interesting ad-
dress at tbe city of Atlanta Ga.
"City Government by Commissions"
was tbe subject of an address before
the Atlanta chamber of commerce by
Clarence M. Ousley. editor of the Port
Worth Record.
After giving in detail the plan of
stty government adopted at Galveston
and telling of Its success in other
cities Mr. Ousley Bald:
"I confidently declare that there Is
Changeable Names.
Tom Belle ts a strange girl. She
doesn't know tbe names ot some of her
best friends. Maud That's nothing.
Why I don't even know what my own
will be a year from now. Boston
Traaoeript.
The Process.
Ton are a pretty sharp boy Tom-
my." "Well I ought to be. Pa takes me
oat In the wood abed and straps me
three or fonr time a week." Ear
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MARSHALL SWORN IN.
First Democratic Governor For
Number of Years.
Indianapolis Jan. 11. Thomas F.
Marshall was inaugurated governor
of Indiana at noon Monday. Tbe cere-
monies were held In the south corridor
of tbe capital building. The new gov-
ernor rs the first Democrat . elected
since 1892. There was a notable ab-
THOMAS R. MARSHALL.
sence of pomp and splendor which is
usually the feature of Inaugurations.
There were a great many visitors
from all over the state present.
DR. DENISON DIES.
Not Specialist on Treatment of Ta
b culosis Departs This Life.
Denver. Jan. 11. Dr. Charles Denl- (
son. a specialist In the treatment ot
tuberculosis and world-wide tame as
leader In the war on that disease died
at bis home In this city aa the result
or gangrene of the liver and acnte
scptlcaermla due to gall stones. Dr.
Denlson was active In the discussion
at tbe Tuberculosis ; convention at
Washington last October in opposition
to the Koch theory of tuberculor con-
tagion from bovlfrj baccllll.
Mangs Himself In Calaboose.
Mart Tex.. Jan. 11. The lifeless
body of Benlne Penna. a Mexican was
found In the calaboose suspended from
the celling his feet touching the floor.
He had tied a handkerchief around kls s
neck and hanged himself.
Coidest In Four Years.
Ardmore Okla.. Jan. 11. This sec-
tion has ita coldest weather Monday
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