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1T0N COUNTY NEWS
SEMI-WEEKLY.
NEWS PUBLISHING CO.,
WORTH 8. BAY, BUIINCII Manaokh
DENTON,
TEXAS
EVENTS OF EVERYWHEHE.
The Yalu Is Crossed.
Vladivostok Is Open.
The Sam Lanliam furnace at Rus>
penitentiary hag stood all tests, both
as to quality and quantity of product.
While Russians were placing mines
at Port Arthur Friday two of them
exploded prematurely and killed an
officer and twenty men.
Mine operators at Wtlburton, I. T.,
have Just uncovered a veiu of coal
seven feet thick at a depth of 250 feet.
This is the greatest coal find yet made
in the Territory.
George C. Ward, aged fifty-eight
years, died at his residence at Fort
Worth Friday. He was chief deputy
district clerk, a position that he has
held for the past twenty years.
Frank Rose, a wife murderer, was
shot to death in the yard of the State
penitentiary at Salt Lake Friday.
Death was Instantaneous, four bullets
lodging in or very close to the heart.
An agreement has been reached be-
tween the Democratic and Populist
central committees of Lincoln Coun-
ty, Ok., by which the two parties will
fuse on county and Legislative tick-
ets this year.
Kansas City and Chicago capital
will unite with local interests at Per-
ry, Ok., to dig for oil and gas. A
charter will be asked with $10,000
capital and work will begin in the
near future.
The United States Government is
in the market for horses and mules
of all classes and is looking to Texas
and the Southwest for these animals,
as is evidenced by a letter received
by F. O. Perry, at San Angelo.
The talk now is that Ellhu Root will
he candidate for Governor of New
York and Speaker Gannon of Illinois
candidate for vice president, so as to
swing the sixty-six votes of the two
States into the Republican column.
It seems that the Senate is loth to
confirm the appointment of Crum, the
negro, to the collectorship at the port
of Charleston. This is the only im-
portant office to which a negro has
been nominated by the President.
A disastrous head-on collision occur-
red between two freight trains near
Potts Camp, Miss., on the Frisco Rail-
road Friday, resulting in the death oi
five persons. Engineer Robert Mus-
crove was buried beneath his engine
and is dead. A brakeman, name un-
known, and three boys were also kill-
ed.
Francis Coleman, known as "col-
onel" and until ten years ago regard-
ed as one of the shrewdest "confi-
dence men" in the world, is dead in
Bellevue hospital, New York, from
pneumonia. He was penniless, but
friends raised a purse to inter his
body.
The new car department to be erect-
ed at Albuqurque on the ruins of the
old one which was destroyed by fire
something over a month ago will be
the finest on the Santa Fe system and,
barring a few of the latest constructed
ones there will be no better in the
country.
The American Insurance and Trust
Company has been organized at Gal-
veston. The authorized capital rtock
of the company is $2,000,000, divided
into 80,000 shares. The purpose of the
company is to do fire and life insur-
ance.
The four delegates at large aud
twenty delegates from the various con-
gressional districts of Mass. have been
instructed to vote as a unit for Richard
Olney for the Democratic presidential
nominee.
F. D. Coburn, chief of the live stock
department of the World's Fair, has
resigned on account of ill health. Mr.
Coburn's resignation has been in the
hands of President Francis for several
weeks, but. he was induced to remain
in the place as long as possible.
A challenge from the Cercle des Car-
bineers of Paris has been accepted by
the Manhattan Rifle and Revolver As
sociation for a match, teams of fifteen
men a side to shoot with rifle and re-
volver.
Russia is negotitaaing with Greecc
and Argentina for the purchase of
warships Indications are that nego
tiations with Greece will not be suc-
cessful . Negotiations with Argen'ina
for a cruiser are understood to hinge
largely on the question of price.
Washington, April 27.—Mr. McCor-
mlck. United States Ambassador at
St Petersburg, cabled the State De-
partment that the United States con-
sular agent at Vladivostok had noti-
fied him that navigation was open to
Korsakovsk. This is of especial In-
terest since It will now be possible to
remove to Japanese territory "a large
number of Japanese who were being
held at Korsakovsk by the Russians.
Ambassador McCormick, who as a
matter of courtesy looks after the in-
terests of the Japanese In Russian ter-
ritory, arranged with the Russians
some time ago to allow thee Japanese
to depart as soon as the ice moved
out. The agreement made was that a
neutral vessel would be allowed to en-
ter Korsakovsk and take away the
hostages, and tills will now possibly
be done bv an American ship.
The dispatch Is also of course noti-
fication that the harbor of Vladivostok
is now free, although that was dis-
closed by tho news that the Vladivo-
stok Russian fleet had sunk a Japan-
ese merchantman at Won San, which
Is several hundred miles down the
coast. The State Department ,'ecelv-
ed a dispatch confirming the news of
the later engagement.
Chemulpo via Shanghai, April 27.-
News reaches here from the front
that a strong Japanese force has oc-
cupied Po-Shui-Hua and Chin-Su-Ku
on the north bank of the Yalu above
Wlju, after very little opposition from
the Russians. A strong .Japanese force
is said to be between Chen Seng and
Kuan Phien on the Korean side of the
river. There are comparatively good
roads between the Manchurian points
mentioned and Lino-Yang and Muk
den. There is no Indication as to when
the long expected general engagement
i3 to be expected.
Th impression is growing that the
Japanese do not intend to seek the
Russians beyond the territory which
they consider the safety of Japan de-
mands shall be kept out of Russian
hands. This include literally, from
Vladivostok to Shanghai Kiran.
WILLIAMS ABM ITS CHARGE
Austin, Texas, April 27.—Henry Wil-
liams, alias Simmons, is a confessed
and indicted murderer, and is to be
tried on Friday of this week.
Tho special Grand Jury convened
yesterday morning and shortly after
noon it returned a true bill against
the prisoner for the murder of Lulu
Sanberg.
He was brought into court and said
he desired to plead guilty, but tho
Court told him it was not time to
make any plea. Under the provisions
of the law the trial can not occur
before Friday, and Williams will be
placed on trial for his life on that day.
This morning District Attorney
Moore and Stenographer Pickle spent
some time in the Jail to secure a
statement from Williams, which
Moore refuses to make public, but it
is said to be a full and complete con-
fession.
Last night Williams conversed with
one of the militia Sergeants on duty
and is said to have confessed to kill-
ing several other people during his
career of crime. Seven victims, it is
said, have fallen under his arm. The
District Attorney and Sheriff refuse
absolutely to permit any of the state-
ments to be made public, but enough
is known that Williams has confessed
to the Sanberg murder and will plead
guilty. His execution will follow with-
in a short time, if he waives his right
to thirty days and appeal, otherwise
it will be longer.
DEATH IN THE WINDS.
It would seem that Williams is will-
ing to be hanged by the authorities
but will not risk appeal and time with
the possibility of tho return of the
mob and a burning, as he thinks.
The troops, five organizations, are
still on guard, and it Is understood
will be kept on duty until after the
trial. There are three Infantry com-
panies, Austin Rifles, Governor s Ca-
dets and the Taylor company, with the
Gatling gun detachment and troop of
cavalry from this city.
The last semblance of a mob lias
disappeared end Austin has resumed
her silent appearance. Everything is
normal and quiet, expresses the true
condition. More than thirty tents are
stretched on the pretty green lawn on
the State Capitol grounds and smoke
was rising from several ovens where
the meals are prepared. It is a small
encampment and the usual military
routine is observed.
The troops have behaved perfect-
ly, there being no disorder or overt
act. Between 3 and 4 o'clock this
morning there was an alarm of danger
and the forces were ready in three
seconds.
No danger is expected, but the Gov-
ernor and Sheriff are determined to
take' no chances and have the law
trampled undo Viot at the very gate
of the capitol of Texas. Hence the
troops will remain on duty until all
Is settled.
VLADIVOSTOK RUSSIAN
ACTIVE AGAIN.
FLEET
A Sortie Is Made and an Unprotected
Japanese Merchantman la
Sunk.
Chefoo, April 2G.—The report that
the Vladivostok squadron Is out again
and has bombarded Gensan on the
East Coast of Korea, sinking a Japan-
ese merchantship and doing other
damnge, caused no little surprise here
and tho prediction is freely made of
a sea fight, In which the Russian cruis-
ers are practically certain to he sunk.
It Is stated, cn what seems to be j
good authority, that Admiral Urlu,
who commanded tho squadron which
sank the Variag and Korietz at Chem-
ulpo, is In command of a squadron
detached from tho Port Arthur block-
ade to intercept the Vladivostok fleet.
Men familiar with tho movements of
the Japanese ships express the opin-
ion that the squadron of Admiral Ka-
miniura, which bombarded Vladivo-
stok in March, still is at Hakodate,
or in that neighborhood. If this Is
true and the best opinion is that IL
is, then the Vladivostok squadron is
In a trap from which It can not pos-
sibly cseapo except by successfully
fighting a much superior force of Jap-
anese. Admiral Kamirnura will, it is
expected, get between tho Russians
and their base at Vladivstok, thus
compelling them to figlit cither his
squadron or that of Urlu.
London: The Japanese legation
gave out the following dispatch re-
ceived from Tokio:
"The Japanese Consul at Won San
(Gensan) reports under today's date
that two Russian torpedo boats enter-
ed that port and sank a small Japan-
ese steamer, the Ooyo Maru. Her gross
tonnage was 000 and she was built
in 1884. The Russians immediately
left."
St. Petersburg: The Associated
THE MANOR FIEND IN JAIL.
Henry Simmons In Jail Under Milk
tary Guard.
Manor, Tex., April 26.—Henry Sim-
mons has been captured and Is now In
the Austin jail and twelve represent-
ative citizens have been sent to see
tho Governor and District Judge and
demand a speedy trial.
Tho Grand Jury has been called In
special session to meet at 10 o'clock
to-day at Austin.
A thousand men threaten to storm
the jail if tho request Is not granted.
Henry Williams, alius Henry Sim-
mons, charged with being the slayer
of Lula Sanberg, near Manor Is In the
Travis County jail guarded by over
ono hundred soldiers.
At 8:25 Monday morning Williams
was captured In the loft of a barn on
tho Oliver Brush place, 710 Colorado
street, within a few hundred feet of
the central police station.
Austin: Everything was quiet at
midnight. The crowd had dwindled
to about 150 men. and all are orderly.
At midnight the fifty men of Com-
pany E were withdrawn from picket
duty and placed in the court house
quadrangle, immediately in front of
the jail entrance.
They are resting on their blankets
and guns, but not sleeping.
It was learned that the Houston and
Texas Central refused to charter a
special train from Manor to Austin
last night and that the Ivaty and the
International and Great Northern
were sought, but also refused.
There is some fear that to-morrow's
early trains on the Houston and Texas
Central will bring a large crowd from
Manor.
The good effect of the early closing
of the saloons was apparent last night,
there being little drunkenness.
Several parties carrying concealed
weapons were arrested.
THE UNITED STATES CONSULATE IN SEOUL, KOREA.
Eight People are Killed In the Chero-
kee Nation.
Vinita, I. T.: Further details have
been learned about the cyclone that
swept, across the Cherokee Nation
Sunday afternoon.
The killed at Fairland, I. T., are
Mrs. Mary Lamar and Mrs. John Le-
master and a child of Curtis Heck.
The injured are Mrs. John Dial,
Artie Draught, Mr. and Mrs. Wiley
Pendergraff and child, a daughter of
J. Hardin, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis, Heck,
son and daughter of H. Holder.
Injured at Cleora are Mr. and Miss
Russell, a lady school teacher, Mrs.
Keller, dangerously cut about the
head; Mrs. J. D. Thomas, severe cuts
on the face; Mrs. Thomas, dangerous-
timated at $25,000, with little insur-
Woodmen's Carnival.
Dallas: Final arrangements are un-
der way for the Woodmen's great car-
nival which will cover all of next
week. Special excursion rates will be ; I' is expected that there will be an at-
given by all railroads, and every ef- j tendance of upwards of eight hundred
fort has been made to make this the j educators, philanthropists, clergymen,
greatest meeting of fun-loving Wood- literary persons and others interested
men ever held in the South. The i in educational work, from every part
whole catalogue of available attrac- j of the country. Robert C. Ogden of
tions has been booked. The carnival 'New York City, president of the con-
opens Monday. On Tuesday the great rerenee, is present, accompanied by
ance. Two large brick mercantile es-
tablishments were almost totally de-
stroyed. About thirty people were
injured at Fairland and about that
many at Choteau.
Five people were killed on Mose Ad-
kins' farm, near Chouteau, and a herd
of 200 cattle were killed.
At Ketehuin much damage was
done.
The Masonic Temple at Fairland
was blown down and the end of the
Conner-Campbell and Vann brick
buildings blown out. In the country
south of Fairland Henry Fluke's house
was blown away. Ed Lunday's house
and barn destroyed and Wymans
Thompson's brici house totally wreck-
ed.
i
rrvwlf.
(After the burning of the Korean Imperial palace the emperor
family became guests of the United States consul.
Ground was broken Wednesday for
the new Washington Avenue Baptist
Church, Dallas.
Meeting of Southern Educators.
Birmingham, Ala.: The annual con-
vention and conference for education
in the South opened Tuesday evening.
Press is enabled to announce author-
itatively that the talk of mediation
in the Ilusso-Japanese War was found-
ed upon the personal desire of King
Edward and King Christian of Den-
mark to avoid further bloodshed and
the conflict, but the steps Initiated
have utterly failed. The Emperor,
with the full concurrence of the imper-
ial family and his advisers, has final-
ly decided not only to reject all pro-
posals looking to intervention, but to
prosecute the war with all the re-
sources of the Empire until victory
crowns tho Russian arms, and then,
when the time comes for peace, to
make terms directly with the enemy.
The interference of outsido powers
will not be tolerated. There is to be no
repetition of the Berlin congress.
Furthermore, the Associated Press is
authorized to state that Russia will in
no wise consider herself bound by the
representations made to Japan prior
to the war. The hostilities have wiped"
out the engagements Russia offered
to make with Japan regarding Korea
and Manchuria. Russia will consider
herself free to impose such terms as
she desire.
parade takes place, when thousands of
choppers will be in line. Leading
Woodmen from all over the State will
be present, and this will be the Wood
men event of the year.
A steel foundries plant to cost be-
tween $000,000 and $700,000 is soon to
be erected in Chicago by Joseph E.
Schwab, former president of the Am-
erican Steel Foundries Company, who
resigned from that office April 1C.
A systematic robbery of the Iron
Mountain freigh; depot at Little Rock,
which is alleged to have been in prog-
ress for years, caused the arrest of
Frank Bennett, George Dawson and
William Jeffries, employes of the Iron
Mountain.
The Populists will likely have a na
tional ticket in the field this year.
Their convention is called to meet at
St. Louis on July 4. two days before
the meeing of the National Democrat-
ic convention.
For the first time in Chicago, it is
said, an instance has been recorded
where a labor union fined a membor
for assaulting a non-union worker
David Berquist was fin^d $20 by t»i*
Carriage Makers' union for assaulting
• con union workman.
Socialists Incite Riots in Hungary.
Vienna: The Hungary situation is
regarded here as alarming. The So-
cialists threaten to proclaim a general
strike throughout the country and in
such an event it is stated in political
circles that Count Tisza, the Hunga-
rian Premier, will put the whole king-
dom under martial law. Popular ex-
nearly one hundred prominent men
and women from the East.
H. H. Hinton died Tuesday from the
effects of injuries received in tho
storm of last Sunday evening, lie liv-
ed at Hermitage, in Cass County. His
house was blown down and he was
caught among the falling timbers.
Negotiations for a new loan between
Russia and a Paris financial syndicate
are as good as concluded, cables the
Pari* correspondent of the Times.
The amount is placed at $100,000,000.
Ellis Still Leads in Cotton.
I Texas City: There is under con-
Waxahachie: The final report obstruction at this place a large snag
cotton ginning, issued by the census and dredging boat for use in the Trin-
bureau. shows that Ellis County still ity River work by the Government
holds the record as being the greatest Engineering Corps. The work is well
cotton producing country in the entire under way and dimensions are as fol-
cotton belt. According to the report
107.612 bales were ginned in Ellis
County during the season of 190.1, an
increase of 7612 bales over 1902.
lows: Length 125 feet, beam 35 feet.
Tho engines and boilers are capable
of developing 250o-horse-power. The
work is being delayed on account of
Waxahachie also maintains her lead the scarcity of the high grade lumber
as the biggest interior cotton market required for the construction of such
in the State.
a craft.
Santa Fe Extension of Cane Belt. Thomas Emerson, a negro whose
Galveston: It is reported that the ,,par, m p|en>ed bv a pcn knjfo noar.
Santa Fe has decided to build an ex ,y. two raonth!( agf> )|a, reoovered
tension from its Cane Belt Road to atter undergoing the operation of hav-
connect with its main line, the exten- in|, wonn<) stil(,hp(I anil has Wn
sion to run from Bay City on the Cane (li!,charRP,, from .Ipfr,.r3on hospital.
Belt to Alvin. on the main line By rhi„dcIphi, The n|M.raI(on was a
this new route of fifty five miles the j d<1„c,te onP aml i8 the ,hir(1 s„r(.„g.
route from Matagorda to Galveston < fu, raw of the kjn(| „v,.r perf„rmed
and Alvin is shortened by al»oiit 100 jn fj,jS oouiitrv
miles, the present being from Mata-
gnrda to Sealv 100 miles, thence down Chairman James K. Jones is In New
York and has expressed himself as
the main line to Galveston, ninety-
lour miles.
opposed to Judge Parker.
Construction of Temple-Belton Line.
Temple: Actual construction work
began Monday on interurban trolley
line between Temple and Belton, near
the Santa Fe Hospital, on the western
edge of town. A large force of men,
teams and scrapers were put at work
on the grade, under the supervision
of Constructing Engineer A. C. Kretz.
A large number of people were pres-
ent to see the work formally inaugu-
rated. The promise is that cars will
be running by Sept. 1 next.
Pythian Grand Lodge.
Houston: About three hundred
delegates to the Knights of Pythias
convention were in the city Monday
and other incoming trains constantly
increased the number until by the
time the smoker was held that night
about four hundred delegates and
probably two hundred past chancellors
were in Houston. It seem that the
attendance will be larger on this meet-
ing than at any for several years. One
explanation is the fact that the loca-
tion for the widows' and orphans'
home is to be selected, and there is
an interesting struggle already on be-
tween several towns for the location.
Another reason is the fact that
Houston is the mother of Pythianism.
The friends of Palestine, Hrenham
and Weatherford began lobbying early
in tho day trying to influence dele-
gates to support their rival claims to
get the proposed widows' and orphans'
home of the order located in their re-
spective localities. They expect that
it will ultimately cost $200,000 but at
present so large an outlay is not nec-
essary, for the order is only forty
years old.
What the House and
Senate Have Been Doing /
Father of Bartlett Dead.
Bartlett: Capt. John L. Bartlett
died. Monday morning after an illness
or five days, aged sixty-five years, six
months and ten days. He was former-
ly a citizen of Missouri. He came to
Texas about thirty years ago and set-
tled on land part of which is occupied
by the present town of Bartlett, which
was named for him. Capt. Bartlett en-
listed in the Confederate army in Mis-
souri and served through the war in
the commond of Gen. Joe. Shelby.
Galveston: A report was received
at the police station by telephone
that P. E. Engler, about thirty-five j
years old (white), was found dead j
two miles northeast of Virginia Point j
From the condition of the body the | on February 29. Stockton was mur-
man had been dead about a week, i tiered by Paris and bis pals while they
Prior to his disappearance Engler had I were attempting to rob a train on the
been employed as a timekeeper by
Negro Paris Legally Executed.
Meridian, Miss.: James P. Paris
was hanged here Monday for the mur-
der of Postal Clerk John T. Stockton
the contractors at Texas City. At the
time the report was telephoned
Esquire Snowball had not completed
his inquest.
The murder
at the time attracted much attention
through the prompt action of Governor
Vardanian. who prevented the lynch-
ing ol Paris.
Fort Worth: Col. W. A. Maddox i Wortham: A cyclone passed over
died Monday at the age of 79 years j 'he Yelldell settlement about five
Col. Maddox was the father of Walter miles southeast of here Sunday after-
T. Maddox. a prominent citizen of ' rieou, killing one young lady, injuring
th s city, also of E. T Maddox and i several and completely demolishing
James H. Maddox, chief of the fire | several buildings. It is learned that
department, of S P. Maddox. a de- | the girl killed was a Miss Shanks, and
tective on the city force, and R. E
Maddox. Besides these there are two
more sons, John E. Maddox of Phoe-
nix. Ariz , and Pike Maddox of Pensa-
cola, Fla Col. Maddox was born In
Troupe County, Ga., in 1825.
Dallas: The State Prohibition Exe-
cutive Committee met in Dallas Mon-
day. After giving attention to other
minor matters. It was decided to hold
a State convention at Austin August
25. Delegates to the National Con
vention. which meets at Indianapolis
June 29. were appointed They are
instructed to vote for Geo. W. Car
roll of Beaumont for Vice President
E. C. Heath of Rockwall and J D
Adams of Fort Worth were named as
National cciflmitteemen from Texas
the Injured, W. E. Bonner and daugh-
ter of Mexia. The later wore blown
out o; a buggy and the vehicle blown
into the top of a tree. For a space
everything was swept clean, large
trees being torn from their roots.
Washington, April 24.—The Impor-
tant legislative accomplishments of
the Fifty-Eighth Congress were con-
fined to two Htibjocts—Cuba and Pan-
ama. The reciprocity treaty betweeen
the new island Republic and the Unit-
ed States, initiated by President Mc-
Kinley, was made operatlvo by a leg-
islative enactment. The ratification
of a treaty by the Senate and the sub-
sequent initiation of the Government
of the canal zone commits tho United
States to the construction of the Pan-
ama Canal connecting the waters of
the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The
special session now denominated the
first session was called for tho ex-
press purpose of carrying out the
pledge of the National to Cuba. The
Panama development was one which
arose suddenly and received decisive
and immediate action at the hands of
President Roosevelt and the Senate.
Chairman Mcmenway of the House
Committee on Appropriations, In a
Btatement compiled undi»r Ills direc-
tion, gives the total of all supply bills
(subject to slight changes In pending
bills) as $597,802,324 to which must
be added $84,971,820 for Interest on
the public debt. The estimated reve-
nues are $704,742,0G0. By these fig-
ures, the expenses are $22,000,000 less
than the revenues. The estimates of
the various departments on which the
appropriation bills were based exceed
the total estimated revenues by $42,-
845,802. No river and harbor bill,
making provision for new harbors of
the country, was undertaken. Like-
wise, no omnibus measure, carrying
provision for new public buildings,
was allowed to pass.
While a total of over 1400 bills be-
came laws during the two sessions
less than 150 of them were "public
bills" and of this latter number one-
half simply authorized the bridging of
rivers, the damming of streams, the
regulation of Federal Courts and the
ordinance of the District of Columbia.
A step in the direction of "peace"
has been taken through the formation
of an Americas group affiliated with
the Interparliamentary Union for in-
ternational arbitration, and the official
recognition of tlile group by the pas-
sage of a joint resolution extending an
Investigation to the union to hold its
annual meeting at St. Louis and ap-
propriating $50,000 for the expenses of
the same.
The only general pension legisla-
tion which became a iaw makes the
pension of those who to'ally lost their
sight in the military or taaval service
$100 a month.
Agitation for a service pension bill
Judge Schuetze Is Bead.
Austin: Judge Julius Schuetze died
at his home here Saturday, leaving
grown children and grandchildren. De-
ceased was possibly the most prom-
inent German-American in the State
and well-known throughout tho coun-
try in German circles, being president
of the National Order of Hermann
Sons, which honorable position be has
held for several years. He was yer-
tieularly prominent in his writings In
Texas Vorwaerts, a German weekly,
he had been publishing for a number
of years. He was prominently identi-
fied with the German singing socie
lies. Judge Schuetze was a native of
Germany, born in 1835 and came to
Texas in 1850, and since then has
been prominent in the affairs of the
community. Death was due to pneu-
monia.
Killed by Lightning.
Healdton, I. T.: During ;i thunder-
storm Saturday night John See got up
to shut a window, and while standing
at the foot of his bed lightning came
down a stovepipe, killing him instant
iy. The same bolt that killed Mr. See
struck the headboard of the bed, de-
n olished the bed post, and passed out
at the corner of the room. Mrs. See
and baby, wife and child of deceased,
were lying on the bed, and were not
shocked nor injured in any way.
Waco: Encouraged by the results
of last year, the poultry fanciers of
Waco have increased their yards and.
aggregately, have made a large in-
vestment in fowls of high grade, pur-
chasing, not only in the Northern
States, but in Europe, of breeders of
superior qualities. The local poultry
association is getting ready for an
autumn exposition of feathered beau-
ties on a large scale and will put up
a lengthy and an attractive line of
premiums.
Shot With Target Rive.
Fort Wort: News Is received of an
accidental shooting of Kendall Farmer,
| who lives about ten miles west of this
city. The young man was handling a
target rifle, when It was accidentally
discharged, the bullet striking him In
the stomach. It Is thought by the phy-
sicians in attendance that the wound
may prove fatal, as the lad is in a very
weak condition.
Winnsboro: A fearful cyclone
struck Winnsboro Sunday afternoon.
The wind passed between Winnsboro
and East Winnsboro. Twelve or fif-
teen residences were destroyed or
wrecked, also the negro schoolhouse,
and the Gorman gin was badly dam-
aged. The residence of Sil Callicoat
was blown to pieces and his wife
badly hurt. The wife of Monroe
Thompson is hurt internally and sev-
eral others were scratched up some,
but no others seriously hurt.
The interior of the large four story
building of the Victor Talking Ma-
chine Company of Camden, N. J was
burned Sunday. Loss nearly $500,000
The concern carried an Insurance of
J250.000.
More than a dozen milch rows
have died In Roby within th« last few
days from eating green coekleburs.
A cow lives only a few hours after
eating the weeds.
Women may not be seekers after
pral«e. but they want a fair share of It I
resulted In the Introduction of many
such bills. It was decided, however,
that no such action should be taken
at the present session, after which the
general order making age an evidence
of physical disability to perform man-
ual labor was Issued by the Secretary
of the Interior and recognized by Con-
gress in a deficiency appropriation of
$1,500,000 to make it effective. W
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Company received a loan of $4,000,000
from the Government, of which $100,-
000 is to pay the expenses of the
board of lady managers. An act was
passed to protect foreign exhibitors at
the exposition of literary art and mus-
ical works through the copyright laws
of tho country and provisions were
made for the withdrawal, free of duty,
under bond from the exposition, of ar-
ticles or materials donated to incor-
porated Institutions as a religious, phil-
osophical, educational or scientific
character.
The only direct dealings with the
"postal scandal" was the action by the
IIouso of the connection of its mem-
bers with clerks' hire, increases in
third and fourth-class postoffices and
representations regarding leases. This
investigation cleared every member
from improper conduct in the matter.
The creation of two additional
States in the Union was provided for
in a bill which passed the House, but
not the Senate, Oklahoma and Indian
Territory were united as Oklahoma.
Arizona and New Mexico were united
as Arizona.
In the House there lias been remark-
progress in the dispatch of business.
Senator Hanna and seven members
of the House have died, namely: Rep-
resentatives T. H. Tingue of Oregon,
Vincent Borelng of Keentucky, R. If.
Foerderer of Pennsylvania, Henry
Burk of Peennsylvania, W. W. Skiles
of Ohio, G. W. Craft, of South Carolina
and C. W. Thompson of Alabama.
T. H. Iiall of Texas resigned. His
place is filled by J. M. Pinckney.
George B. McClellan of New York re-
signed and was succeeded by W.
Bourke Cockran. Charles Dick of Ohio
resigned to succeed Senator Hanna in
the Senate.
George Howell of Pennsylvania was
unseated in favor of William Connell
and J. A. Shafroth of Colorado resign-
ed in favor of It. \V. Bonynge, who
contested his election.
In the House there were 15.398 bills,
319 resolutions, 152 joint, and 01 con-
current resolutions introduced. Of
these 2253 passed the House. In the
Senate there were 5G45 bills intro-
I duced.
Four Killed by Wind.
Sapulpa, I. T : A terrific cyclone,
coming from the south, struck Fair-
land, 1. T., Sunday, followed by a
heavy rain. The dead are: Mrs.
Mary I.amar, Mrs. Will Leamaster,
Mrs. John Dial, and a child of Mr.
Houk. Seriously injured: Mrs, Pen-
dergraft, 1. Harden, A. Brough and a
child of J. Lewis. The injured are
not expected to live. Some thirty
others were Injured, but on account
of the excitement it was impossible
to learn the extent of the Injuries.
The Lamar County Truck Growers'
Association expects to be ready to be-
Vin the shipment of potatoes May 15.
The newly organized bank at An-
nWiti will open for business in tem-
porary quarters May 1. until its build-
ing can be completed.
N. Clone, a farmer living near Vos-
ey, sold a walnut, log for $G00 to a
lumber company last week. II" found
the log Imbedded In the sands of Hed
River and bad it dug up. The log is
five feet l!i diameter at. the base and
is a fino sample of timber.
A furious wind passed over Mount
Vernon Sunday, damaging mneb
property and doing great damage to
growing crops. Three residences
were destroyed, but no person waj
seriously hurt.
An International engineering con-
gress under the auspices of the Ameri-
can Society of Civil Engineers, lias
been announced for St Lou i s October
3 to 8.
The Telegraph's Brussels corres-
pondent says that agents of the Rus-
sian Government have signed an
agreement to purchase three large
men of-war constructed at Genoa for
the Argentine Republic at a price of
$18,200,000. One of the vessels, the
j Garlbald, is a vessel of 12,000 tons.
Mrs D. McGraw, aged 05 years, died
at Sulphur, 1. T., from cancer. Her
husband has conducted a hotel at Sul-
phur since the opening until M>w
weeks ago. and is well knou™ln
Texas.
Wolves are getting very numerous
and fearless all ov/ r the Denton
country and the the depredations are
assuming considerable importance in
the eyes of owners of hen roosts,
calves and young pigs.
A car load of sash weights made In
Terrell was shlpiied to Shreteport.
It Is the first shipment of the kind
made from here to out-of-town joints.
It is said that distance lends en-
chantment to the view but the iheory
falls down when applied to a man'a
view of pay day.
A married man's Idea of heaven Is
s- place where he »„„'t t,e ~—r3Va<
to Jig up the price of an Uast-r Uin-
net.
Many a girl's popularity wl»h the
sterner sex is due a rumor
•he has mooev.
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