Bryan Morning Eagle and Pilot (Bryan, Tex.), Vol. FOURTEENTH YEAR, No. 54, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 9, 1909 Page: 1 of 4
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UFOURTttNTH YEAR
and Pilot
BRYAN TEXAS TUESDAY OXM.mJ FEBRUARY 9 1W
NUMBER 54
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STARTLING STATEMENT.
Senator Thomas Makes Sensa-
tional Accusations.
PROCEEDINGS ARE SPICY.
Phones 23 and 150
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HEAD OF GAS COMPANY.
Thrown at Him While on Way j
to Be Inaugurated.
IT OCCURS AT BALTIMORE
Departed Husband of Lady Who Tell
8enate Decides to Appoint a Commit-
tee of Three to Investigate the Mat-
ter the Members to Thoroughly
Look Into and Report Within Week.
Austin Feb. 8. Quite a sensation
was sprung In tbe senate Monday
when St-nator Thomas of Hopkins
county aros to a question personal
privilege ami charged that he had been
Improperly approached and Intimated
by outside interests. He also declared
that other senators have said that
never before In the history of the state
has there been euch an open and
flagrant lobby maintained at Austin
This Is to Be Future Position
of George B. Cortelyou.
Washington Feb. 8. It Is well un-
derstood among prominent officials In during a session of the legislature.
Washington that Secretary .of thai "I have seen the brazen effrontery of
Treasury Cortelyou has accepted the ! lobbyists who have appeared before
presidency of the Consolidated Gas ' "-ir committees" t-a'd Senator Thonr
company of New York city.
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the Story For First Time Says It Has j Beattie to be United States attorney
Been Kept a secret ana now neiatea
Because of Centenary.
Springfield O.. Feb. 8 That an at-
tempt was made upon President Lin-
coln's life in Baltimore as he on his
way to Washington to take office is
told by Mrs. Ooggcsall widow of the
Springfield m:in who saved the presi-
dent from death.
All of these years the story remain-
ed a secret with Mrs. Goggeshall. to
whom it waa told by her husband In
secrecy. Mr. Lincoln told no oue of It.
neither In his family nor cabinet. It (
comes to light now merely because i
Mr. Go;.'geshall believes telling it can
lo no harm nnd It may be an Interest-1
Mug addition to the Lincoln literature j
Her htory is that a bomb was hurled i
Into the coach occupied by Mr. Lin-!
colnn as it was standing In the station I
at Baltimore. And her husband first
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Congressman Sheppard Introduces a
Bill Inviting Every Nation.
Washington Feb. 8. A world tem-
perance conference to be held within
a year and possibly at Washington. Is
provided for In a bill introduced by
Representative Sheppard of Texas. .
The measure directs the president
to Invite various nations now repre-
sented at The Hague peace conference
to send not fewer than twelve dele-
gates to the proposed conferences the
purpose of which will he to devise and
recommend methods by which these
nations will cooperate with a view to
lessening and regulating International
traffic in intoxicating liquors narcot-
ics and harmful drugs. The president
Is empowered to name 1"0 delegates
to represent th United States.
FOUND DEAD IN TUNNEL.
The house of ret resentatlves has
set apart Sunday. Feb. 14. as the day
for eulogies on tbe life character and
pebllc services of the late Represen-
tative Havey of luislana.
In the house the conference report
on the deficiency appropriation bills
were agreed to wlthput debate. The
bill now goes to the president. The
report finally disposed of an Item of
$12000 for automobiles for the White
House by appropriation.
SAFETY APPLIANCE.
Celebrated French Poet Supposed to
Have Fallen From Train.
Paris Feb. S. M. Catulla Abraham
Mendes the noted French poet was
found dead In a railway tunnel at
Sainte Germain Monday. The cause
and circumstances of his death are un-
known. It Is believed the death of M. Mendej
was accidental. He boarded a train
at Paris for his hof.e at Sainte Ger-
main. The authorities are of the
opinion he fell asleep In a carriage
and by mistake opened the door of his
compartment whIH the train was still
In the tunnel and' fell beneath the
wheels.
TAFT PARADE.
Louisiana State Troops and Confeder-
ate Veterans Are to Participate.
New Orleans Feb. 8. Organizations
of Louisiana mllltla. tnlted States
troops and United Confederate Veter-
ans will be represented I nthe Taft
parade here Thursday.
Secretary of War Wright wired he
had no objection to the troops station-
ed at Jackson barracks participating
and it Is expected several companies
be ordered out for the occasion. Mili-
tary band from Fort Barranncas. Fla
will also take part
MANY CATTLE PERISH.
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steins Burn In a Barn.
Elgin 111. Feb. 8. One hundred and
twenty-five Horstein cattle valued at
over $11000 were burned to death
In a barn on a faim sear Elgin. Every
"cow In the bart. was destroyed. A
peculiar coincidence in connection with
the disaster was the fact that a barn
built on the same site burned down
twelve years ago. killing sixty cattle.
The fire Is believed to e been of
Incendiary origin.
Little Girl SuicloV-
nnl'ver. Pa.. Feb. 8. May Estella
eight years old. suicided. The chtld'a
mother some time ago. since wnica
time she has been caring for two
younger children.
Bill With This Purpose In View Passed
by the House.
Austin Feb. 8. The house passed
finally the Davis bill requiring rail-
roads to be equipped with safety ap-
pliances This Is one of the labor
measures.
Resolutions were adopted Inviting
Alphonso Steele of Mexia the sole sur-
vivor of actual pirtir ipants in the bat-
tle of San Jacinto to address the bouse
at his convenience. The state Is to pay
expenses of trip. A resolution was
adopted In the housi providing for the
appointment of six stenographers.
A committee was appointed In the
house composed of Hill Davis
Bowles; Buchanan and Von Rosenberg
to confer with citizens of Galveston
having In charge arrangements for en-
tertainment of legislature Feb. 20 and
21 and report to house on Feb. 12 the
character of the program arranged for
the occasion.
A committee was named to draft
suitable resolutions thanking citizens
of Houston for entertainment.
The house committee on liquor and
liquor traffic and set fdr hearing on
Thursday next the bill by Fltzhugh
and Robertson (of Travis) amounting
the Baskln-McGregor liquor law and
providing that permit for liquor license
shall bo obtained from the camptroll-
er. Among bills Introduced In the house
were.
By Nelson (of Hopkins): Permit-
ting the state of Texas to be made
party defendant to suit of M. J. Ca-
rothers vs. S. E. Goodsen et al.. now
pending In district court of Hopkins
county.
By Jenkins: Prescribing method of
pleading in civil cases and authorizing
supreme court to make such condi-
tional rules as It may see fit.
The senate by striking out the
enacting clause killed the senate bill
mailing It the duty of the secretary of
state to furnish public libraries In the
state that request same capies of all
public documents free.
The sens:.? bill to require common
carriers operating in the state to equip
their loromotives with automatic ash
pans was enprossed.
Amoris hills Introduced in the sen-
ate were these:
Bv Hudspeth: Prohibiting cutting
of wood trees etc.. from enclosed land
of another making the penalty $10 to
$roi.
By Hudspeth: To provide that fra-
ternal beneficiary associations whose
liability already accrued exceed their
assets shall be deemed insolvent.
as "and even suggest to merabers of
the senate how they should vote on
pending measures."
He call"'! attention to various pro-
visions of the anti-lobby law; that the
committee rooms had been thrown
open to everybody whether interestel
In a bill or not. He wanted to ap-
peal to the president and members '.
the senate to rigidly enforce the an':-
lobby law. He charged that he hn 1
been approached and his vote solicited
for bills pending before the legislature
in vlclaticu of anti-lobby law; that the
anti-lobby law has been violated in
the senate and committees room over
j 100ft times
lie chnrped that he has seen a cer-
tain jtate official w-ho should be at-
tending to his duties on the floor o!
the senate and In committee rooms
using his Influence to defeat a certain
bill. He asserted he had been told
that If he brought this question before
the senate he "would be shot full of
holes."
He believed that some bills have
already been defeated by outside In-
fluences. President Davidson wanted to know
If senator Thomas referred to the
chair as to granting of privileges on
floor of senate to outsiders or to state
officials. Senator Thomas replied:
"No."
Senator Meachum took the floor and
said he waj surprised at disclosures
made by Senator Thomas and In im-
passioned speech moved that there b
a roll call and let each seea'oi answer
whether he has been Improperly ap
proached; that It was Thomas tluty to
go before the grand jury here and un-
der oa' h tell el violations of law.
Senator Hume said that there is no
need for a lobby law to maintain the
senate's s.lf respect that ne was aniu
to take rare himself if approached b?
any one. He said he had not even
been approached by the preachers.
Senator Veale thought it was a se
rious charge and seconded the motion
of Senator Meachum.
Roll cull was taken and cW twenty-
five members present all except Thom-
as himself voted that they had not
been approached or intimated
Senator Murray offered a resolution
that Senator Thomas be brought be-
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G. S. PARKER
President.
E. H. ASTIN.
Vice-Pres.
Sank
W. WILKERSON
Cashier.
W. CRENSHAW
Asst.-Cashier.
J.K.PARKER 'J.N.COLE J.W.ENGLISH
Sheriff Nearly Murdered.
Houston Feb. 8. Sheriff Hoff nar-
rowly escaped being murdered by ne-
groes at Humble where he had gone
tn make arrests In connection with the
killing of Sam Washington for which the sheriff.
a woman has been jailed. The officer
was surrounded by blacks knocked
down revolver taken from him and
he escaped only by drawing his knife
and cutting his way through the mob.
Fifteen shots were fired at him none
taking effect. He slashed several ne-
groes Beriously.
Slain by Mail Carrier.
El Reno Okla. Feb. 8. Walter Hub-
bard aged twenty-two con of a proml
nent contractor here was shot and
killed by E. D. Steenrod a city malf
carrier. The Utter surrendered te
Noted Actor Dangerously III.
Keene N. H.. Feb. 8. At West
Swansey his home Denman Thomp-
son the veteran actor of "Old Home-
stead" la critically ill.
Tailor Shop Burglarized.
Sherman Feb. 8. Burglars entered
the tailoring establishment of R. C.
Estes & Co. and took goods to the
amount of $150. Entrance was made by
forcing front door In the glare ot an
electric light
Maddog Attacks Child.
Chicago. Feb. 8. A bulldog belong-
ing to William Caster went mad and
attacked one of his children. Caster
grappled with the animal seized It by
the throat and held It to the floor.
Meanwhile one of the family tele-
phoned to the police and while the pa-
tmt -aon was on the wav Caster
clunc to tbe canine. The police shot j
the dos while Caster held on.
Fined Fbr Following Woman.
Baltimore Feb. 8. For following a
woman Frederick Rau was fined $25
ind costs.
Fully Fifty Drown.
Berlin Feb. 8. During the floods It
la believed fifty persons drowned.
Pretty Unpopular.
Wlgg BJones doesn't seem to be
very popular. Wagg I should aay not
Why. that fellow Is so unpopular he
couldn't even get a Job as a bill col-
terfor.phlladelpbla Record.
Legal Publication.
An Ordiance entitled An ordinance
authorizing th$ issuance of J.OOO
of bonds for the establishing of a
City Water Light and Sewerage
Plant:
Be It ordained by the City Coun-
cil cf the City of Bryan that there
be submitted to the qualified voters
damages. He was formerly an engl
fore the bar of the senate and furnish i neer on that road.
Alleges Heart Dislocation.
San Antonio Feb. 8. Alleging his
heart was dislocated as the result of
being mashed against a car when
allghtin? from his engine H. G. Rich-
rHann fi'.H suit npninst the Interna
tional and Great Northern railway for i of the City of Bryan who are proper-
names nnd dates on which he charges
that he and other senators had been
Intimated and solicited.
He subsequently withdrew his reso-
lution and another offered by Senator
Meachum and Sturgeon which was
adopted providing that the president
of the senate appoint a committee of
three senators to make Investigation
of the language and statement of Sen-
ator Thomas and report back their
findings in a week. The committee
Is empowered to take testimony ad-
minister oaths etc. The chair ap-
pointed Sturgeon Veale and Meachum.
MAN AND WIFE EXPIRE.
Mr.
m'ManhaltL-tileof:
ty tax payers In said. City at an elect
ion to be held at the City Secretary's
office at the City Hall for that pur-
ose on the first Tuesday In March
f909 the proposition for the issuance
tl. s. L. BOATWRpf bonds to the amount of $75000.00
h 17 nnn 0ft of said bonds to be ls-
kned for the purpose ot establishing
. w w -m P1' Waer' Liht & Sewerage Plant
A I TX A A C! bnd $18000.00 tor refunding of out-
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Stephenville Tex. Feb. 8. While
climbing over a fence hunting the rifle
of Archie Blythe was discharged. The
ball entered a side of the boy Inflict-
lng probably a fatal wound
'standing bonds. The interest on
said bonds to be payable semi-annually
at the rate of tour per cent.
J. T. MALOXKT. Mayor.
J. B. HINES Secretary.
and Mrs. J. R. Wallace Die From
Coal Oil Explosion.
McGregor Tex Feb. 8. Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Wallace died from burns
received from an explosion of an oil I
can. Their two year old child threw
the can . Into a blazing grate. The
moter grabbed the can and hurried tc
throw It into the yard. At the door
she met her husband. The can ex-
ploded in her hands and both were so
badly injured their deaths resulted.
Fordyce to Go to Texas.
St Louis. Feb. 8. It Is announced
that Colonel Fordyce a director ot
Brownvllle railroad accompanied by
other St. Louis capitalists la going to
Texas In a few days to Investigate rail-
road conditions with a view to develop-
ment on a large scale. Colonel Fordyce
and associates have Just purchased a
half Interest In the Stephenville. North
and South road and it is expected this
line will be extended in two directions.
It will go north to tha Thurbar coal
field and south to the gulf connecting
with the Brownsville line. It is be-
lieved H. Clay Fierce the close bnsl-
ness associate of Fordyce is interest-
ed In the new purchase as Pierce la
' now managing the Mexican railways.
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Boston's District Attorney Dies.
Phoenix. Ariz.. Feb. 8. John B. Mo
ran. district attorney of Boston. Mass..
Petitions Circulated.
Wnro. Feb. 8. Petitions were clrcu
lated In churches Sunday urging the
legislature to pass an anti-race track
betting law.
Quickly Answers Divorce Bill.
Baltimore. Feb. 8. Dr. Dudley Wll
died here of tuberculosis of the throat Hanvs answered his wife's divorce bill
' as soon as It was preseaiea.
Groceries Garden Seed. Poultry.
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