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TWELVE PAGES TODAY
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Peopl aeetrrna sat matter In-
bj this aewspapar. ar to do business
It promptly ahonld not address their l
ters to lodhrtdiiata oanaectad with
editorial reportorUkl or' business
Those enraged In thes deprtmnih
sick sometimes ar bara a day or so
Address always . 1KB Puci.
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wind j'-' r ' - l
' ' y DOMESTIC. V V V ;
-Th National 1 manufacturer jcipwetid
their manual convention tt Atiuti.
'Mayor Dunn threatened te'e "( trMM
to Chicago II tbe atrlk m...M te
. . sptead. . -.- . t l .
Tbe New Haven minister b 4 tfj
r.. .? nry. board In the &ocluu..ur g.aX
S dispute. - .....- . 3
L The National Llv Stock oolattn hat
sued a bulleUn ot tbe leglslatlo ueatwol
for the Indiutrr. - 1
WASHINGTON.
' The Ohio repaMlcan eonrentloq jroro-
bM to b oulu Uwlr aifalr. "
t ' Tb Boa aqnabbto iu the prteelpal
topic before Um ca bluet meeting. ;
v - flenau Imperta amount to til .I"
annuallyi exporte to Germany to fui
Tne 'standpatter are treat ly p ut tnt
over tbe determination ot tb Pan""
canal ooninieslonera not t par ami-
protected iruat prlcaa for suppUea. t
' Tba npobUeaa leaders enajr decide to
After a compromise whereby the preaU
. dent will be told ha oan have private ear
' and eptoJal tariff resulatad if be wlehua.
' . FOREIGN. '
Oeraiaar deaiea bavlnf occupied Hta-
1 Roumanla demanded satisfaction for to
arrest ox. subjects by Turkey.
. K use! an Jew will be sranted an aztB
atoa ox raauaaca la Kuasiaa eiuea.
' ; -TEXAS. -
y A.' Devo of Port Arthur killed bhnaelf
while djeapondent.
. Tbe split la the Farmers' union may
Drove a moat serious affair. - -
There ta considerable rresMsbnea
.. abawa tasvtba aeneral appropnauon diu.
' 1 Two mors arrests have been made at
Ban Antonio on inoKunsnis out oi
Federal court.
The State convention of tba Christian
ehurch Is In arsslon at Waoo wltb
Baaiy vood attemtanoak
Tbe Latberaa synod baa appointed
Djalttee to taiTestlcate why
y its
eolleca
The Trinity has broken the twenty
years' reoord at Crockett and baa (one
ever mrma never oeior inuaaaieo.
Tbe Braaoa continue to rise at varloaa)
S lnts. but the rear at a olsaatrou over.
ow appears now to have bean ro ood
les. -...
' Tba new election bill may fan because
of a very a-larlna error. The anvemor.
anay uro H ana m
tbe oourt sirahjht-
Tb Texas climate and crop aeetlon re-
port states that tne crops have been bad-
Z ly damaged by the heavy rains; cotton Is
very.weeay..
v Shell Mason waa shot to death at Toa-
ham by M. A and P. A. Newman who
. amvea - on an eany train ana who sur-
. . rendered Immediately after the tragedy.
. Tb committee for the Eighth conn -
'. atoaal otstrlot fixed precinct primaries
' : for May Xi couuiy convonnooa tor
and the district convention tU be held
at C-ooroe tor May B.
" ; i SPORT. -
- statlma- won tha Baychastar- atakss at
. Belmont e 1
v - George C Bennett won tha Baehfsra
r Manor staaea at vuirabhiu
i mil Iown.
5aC
COMMERC:
' Stack war little traded altar aa arty
Cotton deaed '
ander the Infra-
aaca of tba crop report.
Cora advanced t cents thraturn fear of
a earner and wheat was also up.
'r Fort Worth atth were steady to lower
. on all classes wkb nogs cents up.
i RAILROADS. '
' r Pramhumt contractors looked over the
i orange and Northwestern
- it la denied that the Dutch la threats
:' Will cratrul h Bstraa City Southern.
- Th president of tb Armour- ear lines
- admitted that company held a monopoly.
The capital of the Colorado. Texas and
i Mexico has been Increased and the road
- will be built to Comfort.
The truck and fruit siowera asked the
eomauaslon to compel road 1 to give
? psssts to on man for each car of truck.
:.t. Tha Southern Padfle demonatxmted o
- tbe commission the enormous cost ot
establishing a double dally train service
V Between oan Antonio ana mi suo.
f J HOUSTON.
Offloers far Business lagae for en so
big year elected Annual report of offt-
' Tb opening meeting of tbe campaign
will be held by the East End Improve-
' Bent club Saturday.
- Fifty-sixth annual council of the Pro-
teatant - Episcopal church convene la
' - T ii 1 thl morning.
Tha printers will elect tw delegate to
.- the meeting of tbe International Typo-
. araphlcal union today. Four candidate
In the race and campalga spirited.
Fair Oroanda Improvement club met
last night and heard reports from com-
' - mlttee appointed to secure -subscriptions
. for tha erection ot lateral sewers. Eleven
" thousand tost have been secured. -"
Chairman Oelselman will Issue Instruo-
Hon to hi committeemen to bold prl-
mary conventloaa May tt In accordance
-with the rules adopted by tha district
executive committee. i .
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v ; - HYDE EXPLAINED
Relatkm of ; His -Syndicate to
EquiUble Sodety. .
' (Assorts ted Pre Report.) .
- Hew Tork May M. la testimony before
tha Prick orwntUee whloh kf lavestlgat-
mg . tba alleged ralsmansawment of tb
Bqultabla Ufa Assurance society" Jama
Kaarn Hyde vice president today x-
. plained all the business transactions at
tba syndicate "Jamee. H. Hyde and as-
oelate.B HI testimony showed that at-
though the Baulubm bad bought tUM
M the bond anderwrlttea by the ayadiv
ate. It had bought act one band from
lame H. Hyde and asaodatra. - .-
- From tb examination of Mr Hyde and
tha transcripts of records tbe osmmit-
. tea baa learned that there ware eight
' rr ad tea tee in which J. H. Hyde and his
i associates wen considered aa oaly on
f aa average of 1M uaderwrltera. Tha
total amount waa about tiut.aiia.ais. la ao
ease wss there a single bond allotted to
any of tbe underwriter; it was shown
that whatever securities came Into pos-
session of the Equitable wer purchased
' In open market or acquired In regular
subscription faahloa. . .t-t ;.;
WITtt WESTERN PACIFIC
Said
Worthinjrtofi Rednied
ITrotn. HsmniaJi j-inet. . .
' (Aesootatcd Press Report.) .
Portlaad. Or.. May M. It waa reportsd
her today that B. A. Warthhatton ale
. preeideat bad genera) awssgsr t tba
Harrhnaa railway line la tbe Northwest
haa resigned to become general manager
of tha Westers Paciflo rallresd. It I a.
setl 4hat Mr. Worthtngton had a ooa-
renee with men In touch with the Gould
I' tresta while at Chicago recently and
- f h si r-F s-natloa from the rmrrlmnn
v i e rennlt ot an arrausenient
SUmHARY OF TL
fff 1 V f7tT A TUffD d
A M0N0F0LY
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Fact Adcittedby Private
r- ' Car Preset
FREE OF COIiniSSIOR
Contended that Company h i
'Private One..' ; V
EXCLUSIVE CONTRACTS
force Shlpjxn to s Accept Rates
i . Laid Down by Lines.
riFUSED TO ANSWER QUESTIOH
Claimed That Private Companies
Could Not Be Made to Dia
. - close Their Methods. ' t
(AaaocUted Press Bsport.) .
Wsshlngton. May M. Befors tb aenat
oommlttee on la ters Is ts com me roe. which
la Inveatlgatina railroad rata. President
Gears R. Robblns of the Arnwur ear
lines oday admitted .that to oompany
bad twenty or thirty sxclaalvs con tracts
with railroads for transpartatloa business
south. Wherever thee exclusive con-
tracts applied be admitted that tha pro-
ducers aad shippers of fruit bad to ac-
cept the rates laid dowa by (as Armawt
lines. He claimed that hta eompany was
a privat one and therefor aot aabjact
to tb mterstat aommana lawa. Mr.
Robblns who waa the star witness of
the day aad appeared to' ooatinae hi tse-
Umony of yesterday wa etoeely sx-
amlned by the committee regarding the
bperatloa of the Armour Interests. The
exclusive contracts . with railroads h
-aald war generally privat contra eta
though exhibited when reqassted. Ha a
sorted that the Armours do not get any
advantages aver shippers In these car.
. Baptylng.te Chstrman sXlklna. the wit
aess said that hi eomtkay did net want
to be subject to the Interstate eoenmsros
Taw. R seems" mtarjeeted Mr. Ktktaa.
"that yea have all tb advantage aad
none of tb. rssponslbtlrti of oomsaoa
nrrlera.' ' - .."'' "f' i .
.. Aocordlng to tha wlrnes. th Arwwrar
have SR articles know a packing nous
prod net wbjoa. are traaspsread la ' Ar.
"tou control the traasportstlon of thssa
arodaeU. la tb artrat err remarked
Senator Kara. ( ' ' (
1 "Wot enotrol but tha Armbara ship
their products la these ears.
. Mr.. Robnta M that aa reed wbar
they had exclusive oon tracts. Ilk
Par Marquette lias th roads could aot
engage la tba ahlpuint at the ptoducl
covered la the oon tract by ether car. . ..
Those who complslned oa this matter.
-be added were mostly i cool ret sad oosb-
mission meet. and aot the producer and
shippers.
Br later Dolllver asked Mr. Robblns re-
gardlag the business of tha Armour ear
line aad It earalngs.
Mr. Robblns laaitted that the eompany
Is a private ana and ought not to be-compelled
to ex poee It book or earnings
any more than any ether private
: "lTsless w abeuld eotuader thai yoa er
a public carrier the as a railroad
eampaay. remarked- OwMitor Dolliver.
Mr. Bobbin denied that the Armour
were Interested Is any ot th trait CO
psnles In California or that the Armoars
had a monopoly ot tha transportation ot
California frulta acknowledging how
ever' that hhi coiapaay had a monopoly
of tha fruit traaaportatlon In tba Per
Marquette region and la Georgia and
Florida. The Armours be admitted had
exclusive contracts with- all So nth At
Untie coast Stat railway sxdustve oca-
tracts In But Tennessee aad on oertatn
road In Mlawiarl and Arkansas aad oa
the Soother Pacific road. Tba Saata
Fa waa a competing lino la tb trait busi
ness la California. Fruit producer aad
shippers on these exclustvs lines had to
accept tha ratca of th Armour oompany
but Mr. Robblns tmld they satisfied M par
eaat ot tha shipper ;. .i..:;
Senator Clapp aked A a umber at e.aa
tlon to th position at Mr. Robblns la
acknowledging a absotut asonopoly and.
yet withholding Information aa to their
bcalnea and clalnting baaaualty tram th
Interstste commerce eemmlmloa ..law.
Mr. Robblns ntaiaulnad that hi poatUoa
WMjuatlfled. " . --v.-;-'-;.
C W. Robinson representing the Raw
Orleans board of trade aad tha Central
Yellow Fin Lumber esse elation testi-
fied that Eastern trunk Unas should ho
restrained from diverting grain of th
Northwest from It nstursl outlet at Nsr
Orlean. He advocated -enlarged power
for tha lataratate commerce commission.
Murray Carietoa of St. ixhiIs repre
sent! eg tbe Business Meal amgwa. th
Merchants . Tranaportatloa tssoclalloa
and Interstate Mercbaata associstioa of
that alty oppoeed tba Townssnd bin or
any ether legtslatioB chaaglng th pres
ent ooadltlons. He mid that the business
me had paid Utile attentate to thai ma-t
tar as til th. iegislattoa la Texas and Mla-
url had disarranged late. . . s i
William P. Kenaett fit St. xmila. a
broker rani wining th merchaata' as
caasge and the 8k Louis Manufacturer
aseocialion advocated lAe recoauaeoda-
tkm ot the president tor a law eonferrlng
tower on. tha luterstato eommero -ooas-mltsloa
to adjust aad determm rats.
J. A. Barren of Vaa Bursa Ark- an-
gsged la the trait sisrinass testlrled te
the mtlafactloa at tba shipper with th
VJtnur'lta enaaUttaaa. i;
; Uaoocmted Ptwaa Bepori) ' A"-
AOanta. tsv. May IA-The deora-bi
Fruit Drawer assnrlitfcia freight rata
covamitts tedsy declined th request of
tb Armour oar line foe withdrawal of
iluthma reesatir adopted asking that
oongrea pot refrigerator ear lines uader
the ja rules and raasbsttona aa rail.
Oa Invitation at tb Armour Haa a
mlttee waa -appointed te go to Cblcaga
te see th eotripany'i books.
STAHIe-PATTERS ARE INCENSED
I ' plies From Any But the
Btaadpat rcpubUeana ar Terr much
dent aad the Panama canal aomml lea ta deckling to purchase canal aup. -pile
to foreign market on tha theory that they can be -bought : cheaper
abroadV than at heme. TbM roov la obviously a direst admission of tb force-
fulness of the damoeratlo podtloa hat a' high tariff means higher price to
th maase In this country and help only th trust and lb Industries which
r Mr enough to help themaetve. - V Wis'- -;. s r f
Dns rrpubllcaa senator who) discussed th matter today said tt would air
'the demooato a weapon of lnestuoaMs vata la their fight gabist th high
tariff Bollcy. So astounded em acme of th standpatter that they reuas to
credit tha repeat antO. they as Seertary Tatt'a etfkaal mdorsssnwt.
v Rcpresentstlve Oroevenor. oaa f the -mart prenuaest of 'the apt
the nrotectlv tarlfr...went so far tonight aa to amy: -"If the government at
to he the oomphdnant agahust th prices that ars the result of thl employ-
ment at American labor at American-wags ft will eertaiuly furnish a tbama
for aome -vary Interesting ' Mbarailon ever the tariff." .
- Th revlalOTh view of tn oaa vl be thM
protected Industrie nav breught tb laso upon tliemeelvc by .overplaying
their hand. It I known that tb ktthmlsa eaaal eemmlarlrm baa been son-
fronted with price On steel rails for th donhl tracking of th Panama rail-
way veral dollar a ton hi xocaof the price of th very aama rail aoM
by the aama Amerlcari makers In forelga market. Tb earn hi said to b
trus of other supplie end mscblnary. . C Arthur William
CONGIIOCOMITTEE
Decided in Favor of Conventions and District Coil-
vention Is to' Be
fflottstea Post SpedaLX I
Navaaota Texae May-JsVC-Tha dam.
e-ratlc executive oommlttee of tb Blghth
eosurresaioBal distiiot manWaj la tha
secretary's efOo In thl city at. -)
o'clock tonight. It wss called to order
by Cbsliman 1. BioaiJss of Madl-
oaVnmty with the foUowtng members
pre nt: A. T. Brown ot Ortmes W. w".
Crook of Waller. W. & Oibba of Walker
&J. Wlnetoa t Fort Bend. M. W.
Thompson a jAaaxIn.. Jr.; U Lewetlen of
Moatgoenery'. 'Member from t-son. Kar-
Ha'and Madison were absent. C I. Kirk
acted ae proxy for the Leon mimhwr. who
ml mi J train ' oean action. -.-; - i
Mar. Olhba. was' elected aecrstary with
J. r. Blacksbaar assistant. - t
Chairman Brewnlee mated the object
of the BMetlng aa an aaeembty to the
mtoreat of tha democracy at tba Eighth
district aad the first thing betors the
the qsestlon whether a
oonventkat or av arlmary slectloa ahoald
A telegram from Haaa-il. SU W. -l
UtlULSptS was TVJW paying ush ne pie
I ferred
terred not to be present. He
willlngwsa to abide ear any
i eoesaslttee might take aad invited
tha nonveatloa to Hoaebwa. Mr. Uewellm
Invited tba bonvantlon en Conree and Mr.
XJrk moved-that there be held vtmary
vaatloa ever the entire district with
JESSE IS HISSING
GOT SORE WHEN HIS EX-
PENSBS" WERE CUTIg:
Detective' Is Out of a Job But
.. JeromeIs a Witaea Shy aa'j
a 'Result. . - -
(Houston Post Spactat)
' Mew Tork. May
trml of Abe . Hummel
charge growing out f his eonneetioa
with the rodge-Morss scsaxI may be
complicated by tba absence ot the pri-
vate detective Jesee who followed
Charles F. podge all ver Taxas and
finally aided In returning him to New
Tork.- Jesss haa lost hta Job with th
prtvats detective agency aad haa failed
to gat a poattloB aa oounty eetecttve. eald
Im and as at
The district siloraey
befer Dodge skipped from New Orleane
to Texas aad tbe fugitive was never oat
ot bis sight until Hummel' nephew Abe
Kaffenburg. sneaked bun away from Gal-
veston oa a tug. and ya then Jesse
aided by Texas Banger caught him be-
fore Mexico wa reached. . When Jesse
got back to New York.be had a tat ex-
pense account which he turned In- te
tbe privat detective agency. Th ns
ager handed tbe bill along to the dlatrtot
attorney who eat tills) out of tt. Of thla
Box the ex prase of bringing Dodge from
belles to New Tork by ship went tn a
lump. The detective agency wanted to
charge tb IUO up to Jeesa. He refused
to stand for this. and. after a heated In-
terview with the- district attorney ae-
n isMeas. . It la understood Jesse
knew something about where the money
Umt -eupporiee uougs
Texas cas from.
- .POLICE CORNERED ;0
Mob! Fwrced Patrol to Take
Refuge in Market Hall. -
' (Associated Pram Report.) - v
; Warsaw May it. There were dlstnrb-
anoes at the Jswlsfc quarter tlla evening.
Pellc were attacked by a mob and forced
to take refuge m the market hall tram
which they shot aad killed en and
wouaded another of the rioter. ; . . ; v.
The workmen' eemmlttee kamed .a
(DSalfuste today dtnouaolag ' agitators
aayiog thay bad deceived tb Wormaea
who had beea led to belles a geamal
rcvolutioa waa afoot thnughout- lUiesla.
and aa a result A aumber had hew killed
without galn. Th eaaunltt: Unplored
tb wmkiaan to return to work aad as.
cure their alma by peaosful niuamt.
A meesag by. telegraph tram Lodd re
port that allgkt disorder eontlau bat
many ar returning te work. '.J
RIGHTS OF' JEWi
Russia Wiil Renove' Retittenca
' Restrictions of Merchants.
L J- i' ' -tAm elated ' Pre Report) .- .
axvbwsburg May W The Asserts Wd
Pre learn that thw basis f the prelect
tor the extension' of th rights f Jewa
now under dlscusslp by th eonunltte
oT-mlalater Is th complete removal t
the Um limit t raatdenee sf Jewish mer-
chant el the first and second das m
Taiiff-Prote'cted Trosts. ' 1
'J
r
auniun iwi su m ii. '
: aa7 Colorado Building. .;
toeenaed at tba action of th presi
Held at Conroe
I
the exception of Waller oounty. ad fa
that county to hold a primary election
Mr. Crook of Waller favored a blanket
primary ever the entire district bar tf
ha could aot have that he wished a Tarl-
mary election Ur . b hetd tm - JWms
eoanty. - ' I
Mr. Glbba aaosmed Klrka sottoa. ; -:
'' The niatter waa thoroughly llsimtosd
and motion oarrled unanimously.
Mr. OlMia (amended by UeweUya)
.moved that the date for! th primary
oounty conventions In th varioo eowsr
tie be set for Satarday. ' May XI.
oounty aoavaatloB to be held oa Monday.
May 9. and that tbe district convsntma.
be bald oa Wednesday May at. tha aama
date to apply te elertlttn and county
eoenretrUoas la Waller eoanty. r Thla waa
finally carried fter illsi hn
eaas Mr. Glbb moved that th district
eooveatlon-- be held at- Coaroa .
Uewellra eeoondad ttua. - -- r:jzri
' Mr. Crook moved that .th ooaventlea
b held In Houston: secoaded bv atr.
WnatoBt-rt stood: Conroe L Hnnsvia:
ftft. W. J0"- W. 1rW' a-
was
monloua aad the prooeedinga pumio. aaoav
T. H. 8 tone of Ham oounty Vaa a speo-
tattir. as was Beoeur lteachum of Giimea
www. xne at iter auioonsea Toe Foot
corrssponoenc to any oe finitely 1
In .tbe congnssl nisi race to the f
and that the voMra would hear frem
htm
e)SSitn(ewaaaage)ewe)Se)a)i
the mra ' ettle - ar
(th
I sow restricted to th
MB SBSSIflu .htlML.
ly). aad tb eatonsloa of lite nsieslili.ieS
sw w iip ikw ersewnta arrwan 1
' According to the Rue tha complete
project ot the Beuihtan reaerlpt cemmls-
atoa - provide as antldpeted for a cen-
ultatlv ssembbr oa. tha lines at sm
Shlpoff program . with tour estates modV
eieu arter tnese or tne vinslsh diet
tfter those -of the
th aohles. ta alera7.the
eurgner
f i EXPECTED TO DIE
Governor 'CAseral Ptxad 'On at
' - Entawtainment at Ufa.
(ImiclMWd Press ItopotCP
Ufa Rusata May ML-slAk
sktUlovaky. governor general f th prow-
bn f Ufa. wss Sred- at aeveral ttasea
ana seriously wounded that a
the polices garden duriag aa antertabi-
meat. Hhi assailant dwappaared. . T
governor gmeraT lit I despaired at.
- Ylee Governor Bogdanevltch has takea
over th rsnlalsirUs at tha provlaoa.
MISLEADINGREPORTS.
Germany Denied Occupation of
v Haidxou With Troops. . .
' " - (aaaoclatsd Press ReportJ '
Bertin May M. The foreiga offlc ra-
ptytng to aa taqulry of the Assoclatd
Press regarding the exoHwniat ar Takto
ever the report tha th German troop
bad occupied Halohou la the Btmthera
part of th Shantnng psalnsular any
the report la wholly Inoorrect. ad on aC
several report designed to make tt ap-
pear that Germany Is attempting la
nasnrang wdbx Kuasia aid u ysachurt.
MnARYMPLOYED.
Russian and Jewish - Socialists
Ditersed at Warsaw.
'. (Axsoctatrd Press ReportJ i -';
Warsaw May M A gatbertng at Rus-
Un.and Jewlah aoelauet oa Nslswakl
treat wag Slip an id at midnight by a
volley from aw Infantrr natroL Tba aa.
Uce prevtoualy had fraklesalr tried toV
oispsrs in oemonstrator ana lunauy
summoned a military patrol.
The latter fired at the erowd wouadlag
S tw peraoo lightly;. ; L A::t.-
; . WHEAT ATTACKED
.Bq Army ' Worma and ' Many
' ; Fields RuinetL -.-'.7:.
"-- - - (Hsustua Past SpmsaU : -i
Oalnarrllm Texas May M.-W. M.
Cramp a huw wheat grewer and promt-
unity.
the ravages of the army war
aomtns aUrmtng. ' Wheat fields
rag hundred ot sore nave bam
last Sunday Thornton Graham south at
town had one of tba nut r-ri using
field of wheat In th country. r werms
attacked It about dusk Sua-lev sod
day he aak It waa aot werta i
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APPEAR ATNEW YC7X
taaimed Van Pdtterarn C'-ned
j i vontract at Auct . t
' (Assocmted Press Rei -.rt) - -T
Philadelphia. May K.-Th I r to-
morrow wlU aay that Kaa P- waa
ta tha city today and algtr - a itract
to appear la a New York a. haii
It la said she arrived here - fter-
noon and returned to Was1 int.
4ately alter lue aegouai. been
FREAICOTS
Arc in the General Ap-
proria'
rvpAr-wifmn PiTf
JaebaVU sVAAae
r '
NO CONSIDERATION
i - .
Apparent 'in Some of the Items
V WhidL Were Cut OaL
ELECTION BILL DEFECTIVE
Tbe Governor Hay Sign It and Let
it bo Into the Courts.
TBE ERROR IS VERY GLARING
CoflfUctirig Prarisions Ccrering
" ' the Dispositioa of Vote of
- Counties in Primaries. ' '
. (Houstoa Post Special.)
Aiistla Texas May M.-Vb general
Uctlsa bill may be brrehdatad through (
glaring error that wss permltad to get
Into the measure either through th care
lessness ot the free conference eonunltte
or those who bad chsrgs of its aroU.
ment Governor Leaham discovered the
error while reading the bill yesterday
ana tn matter soon came to th knowl-
sdgebf Speaker F. W. Seabury and Judge
A. W. Terrell. They were hi consultatioa
with tbe governor. ea tbe bill tor
taw yesterday and today. Tha ana
able provisions la tbe bill ars directly
conflicting and th provision which was
supposed ts have beea adopted provides
xaar tne wamaat whs receives a
Jorlty ever ail ether randldata hi a
county shall nostra th full rots of that
oounty la tb district or State oonvea-
tlon - -V-V.:-.; . ... :.. .
Immediately mater this provision of tb
bin I Inserted a oonfUctlng provkooa oa
the aame subject which provide that In
IdeaUoally the asm election th vote ef
the eandldsts shall be oertlflcd to tbe
district ar Stat
Udato ban .recerra 'lu pre rata part
inaraet. ( : -
It ta probable that Governor Lsnhexa
Will approve the bill notwithstanding
theae oeafllctlng prorlsloas. and It will
tha be left to the courts te determine
Whether -they Invalidate tb law. It hi
telmed by aoaie-that th Intent of the
sMnaiatara should b takea lata eoaald-
eratloB aad that tbe first prevMoa should
swssam-ew-v''---is3rae
gaaerat aatnprxttloa (tat eoal
wry -. freak Mb aad tncaash
Itsaaa They weuld be really amustng but
nr tne ssrtousaess r the subkKt
auatalaa an apptowlatlo ot U S) tor a
water cooler for the State pardon' beard
eta makes peevbnon for sapplylng the'
raw member. t that itepsrtmest with
aw unag n summer months.. Ths as
bin cut out the aoproprlatloa far lee la
the adjutast geaersl's department wtter
there are Ave men exenlenmei. .
f The oooUngent axpenss approprlatlea at
ta aojutant gaaeral's eepartmeat fa cut
out while tt M permitted to remain ta
the other department ef tha Stat gov-
ernamnt. The eoatlngoat expemsja ap-
propriation for each at th three laaan
ssyhua of the State waa easjkvawd by
tn lagaisituie and It ta at thla Um
problem hew these mstltutkms wlU ma
age. to fat along without aueh fund. The
eoriaamwiacaeo ef tbe aaperiatendeaU aad
stleera at the mstituioo Is aeceeaarily
vkaoa for paying postage oa their leUers.
ami neither can they create deficiencies
tor thla ar aay other purpose --Thar
ar three deaf dumb and
enlMrea at thd Stat deaf and dumb m-
strtue ud there are said to be fir more
of that eats of aafortmrntea ta Uw State.
The eeneral aptpuyimtlua hta makes aa
appraarauiom of nom ssr aoh year for
but
it of tha
at
providing that they shall rim la at tha
with
rtoutring th publicatlosi of the
lamilmial providing tos)
uaeratloe t mimtirs of
tura on a salary bsaui aad
relating to levying a Jury tax tor th
k pproxe?1atd for
publishing both at them malmmta. Ex
pert Pitatar Hughes says that tbe work
caa not he do for thla sum. Ths sum
ef fa te appropriated for puollshinc
um cjonsqiMnnai sjswnesssas reiaiing u
exempuag
ef ii I la property tram
RAILWAY CONDUCTORS.
Houston Man Elected to the Ea
y:;i ecutive Corarnhtee. .
lAoIaid Press BsporV) -Portland.
- Ora - May M.emphle.
aa wa mlsoUd ae the- oouieutlua
elty for the Order of Railway Conducturs
two years hence attar a spirited oseUea.
a watch amssoa was Memphis1 prtactpal
eraxrstltec The eonductors alss iecided
a member withdraw tram the
The oonventloa eoaoluded Its list of ef-
flcer which was begua yesterday by-
electing J. W. Croker of Portlaad On
grand msMe lentlneL X U Rolfe of Mon-
day Mexico grand outside sentinel J.
S. Archer ot Houston Texssmember of
the executive oommlttee and W. J. Dear-
bora of bUtaaukee and W. M. Burd of
Cleveland minibus t tb trsniranca oom-
mlttee. The eenvaaaa adjouroed atne
i" RECEIVER ASKED.
National Electric Company TJn
: able to j"ay lts.Cixjitois !;
. " i '. UmitdstoS Pram ReportJ -. .
Mllwaukss. Wsv. May ht-A. petltioa
raa filed m tha rXafted Btats district
art asking for the hppotatmsnt at a
reoarrer tor th Nstiooal Klectrl eoatr-
pany. The eompany haa admit ted la
writing its Inability to pay tt debt and
it willlngae to be. adjiidged a bank-
ruit. .- I -
! Vtie Nallnaal Becerle eompany mea
of tne isrgesi ef Rs kind la the- oaVin-
try. rrsnk o. Blgeiow demultlng ptewt-
dent of ttte First National bank of Mil.
w-ike wm prnailnoaiiy eoaasntsd with
State deaf
vetf may b
the law
ooaetitatioaal
plsrrag the r
the legtshu
v yaA .. - .-f !
I RECIPROCITY
The Administration Haj Decided to Abandon Such a Policy
- . ;' - . Beaase of the Possibflmes It Opens.' .
(Bpetaal to The Poet) -
. Nw Tork May Ml A special ts th Journal of Com mere from Waahingto
- aayat Ths rpeeck by aeoretary of Us Treasury Shaw at the dual banquet at
th International Railway congress en Saturday evening was an authoritative
declaration ef the policy of the United states as to commercial relation with
ofhr countries so far ss that psUcy can he. declared by to executive branch
"of the govsratnent. Not only dm ta lecretary ef tbe treasury avowedly speak
tor the president but tt Is known that bis speech was written ta advaaeB and
raa read by tb president whs gave It his hearty approval. .
The ehmHlfenre of the speech he la th fact that It I snoot moment of
tbe complete ihsndonsent by tb ad muilstration of tbe policy f negotiating
reciprocity treaties aad M a danlsmtloB -that if ether ceustrtes impoee nadu
burd en on Imports from the United States they 'must expect the Influence ot
the administration te b In favor at l eta lia tlon rather than ot reciprocity. The
president has been led xi take thl (tend largely by considers tlom ot the effect
that tbe negotiation ef a reolprecltr treaty with Germaay as a mess of re-
ducing the high duties Imposed by the new Gcrmaa tariff would hav. ' - .'
" - As tb natter I seen by tb president aad his xrvlser. the negotiation
of such a treaty would hi exfeet be notice to ths world that the only way to ob-
tain tariff concessions tram the United State was -to put duties On good Im-
ported from this country. This ft I argued would give te onporlei fat Ger-
many aad ether countries that might put np their tariffs and then aaran reci-
procity trestles distinct advantages ever exporter fca Gnat Britain the ooun-
. try tbAt I th beat customer ef tbe United States; ' tA .- " - - : - 1
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeweeeeeeeaeeeeaaaeae
SHELL MASON
J j BsxBxaSBaxe
M. A and P. A. Newman Surrendered and Ad
mitted They Did the Shobliiig. ' :
. . (Housto Post Report.)
Toakum. Texaa May M. At e'clook
this g oralng three abet In sueoessloa
were beard to tba alrectloa of th Las
hotel and theat ruimlag te mrreetigate
found Shell Maso lying at the edge ef
tbe sidewalk with Wood and bram kern
ing from a fatal wound.
with hat brother Fred Mason with whom
be was ha partners blp tn the feed business
extder the firm aame of Mi
Maoa' home I
street front m Lass beteL x;: Domd
had oome out of his room onto th back
gallery aI looked hate- tbe kl tehee where
Mra Fred Masoa was preparing break-
faat - He remirksll bs her that It would
be abowt nftesa mhwiss befar break-
faat. He thea walked out the Bids gate
fired from a room ea ties lower floor ef the
Ism hotel balkUng aad a third shot soon
thereafter. - Twe shots took off en
eatrlBet ';.tnf'aleBBHm.''.aan.'' psastus
thswtayk the body the etaar unking the
bea issar Otet bat Una aiid pasxlng
tsswagh. Psoiass Itred about oa hour.
After tba saoeting M. Atthwr Newsies
ef Alio saw P. Alsrandsr Newman of
Fort Worth asms eut ef th raom from
whlok the aboU wer fired aad asked the
piumletoc ef tb hotel t send for aa ef- I
sa the Davy Creckstt trsbt aad
brred at the hetsl sa M. Artbar
aad P. Alentssder Sen AatOBto
Tba
found being 4 and the other supvustd to
be a em Waea'aaksd for a atataawat
ts parties replied: "W regret th
bom that IM a to do- what w save
General eptnioa ta that the tragedy la
oontsd with th esatk of Mm
ST0C1C INTERESTS
ACTIVITY URGED FOR THE
INDUSTRY
National Association Issued Bul
letin Detailing National
Lttkn Needed.' i
(enrfcted Prera Report.)
Deavwr. Colo. May ML la a bulletta kt-
raary aad te kUy ami by aigsmsnts kv-
drrMuany wtth a majority at tha asa-
tors of the United atataa.
Aheut the 1st C February tba lare-
itattvaa ef Uus-asmrlslliia . rnterid
tbraugh Binettir Precter ef Tei sisal the
saga ef the resolution ef tuiutry di
ed to the maretary ot
for the aasoant snd osst
y la th phlllpntnaa wtth maam. ant
why the asm was obtained from forelga
sou roes bestead ot from th - U sited
State. This action la to be followed by
th wtrodwetiea ot a joint resolutloa la
tbe coming simloa t congress reqimstlng
that the Anserioin nresy shall be aup-
piied wtth dmerlrsa meat as baa always
beea the policy of thla outry -herete-
fnre and which la th rbuippsaes
pouada awiaally.
-Thl ssnnll
tstiea he favor of broader Met greater
exnort bustnasa and for the seoeesltr
ot a rsadJuataMat of oar commercial re-
latlcns with coatineatal eeuntrkm espe-
cially In behalf of freer admission of our
most products hue tb markets. Taia
meveroeot has been takea up by a (are
number of our Industrial enranisstlena.
Tour vio president ana geaeral man-
sr acted a chairman of th committee
oa orgaaumtlaa ot tbe Nstkmsl Asso-
eutlen of klxoerters. which has kened a
call for a general meeting te be held la
Chicago the hitter part ot June aad
which wlU be nut counted before th
National dminaooa ot jaaneracturer.
which hi tomeet la Atlanta ea. A but
Bomber of renreseatatrr meetings ars
being airaiumd througbeut th eouatxy
especially directed to thw end.
It le deetrable tbst the mo mttmate
retaaona bo estsbliebed and aaabitained
with th depslliniBt of agriculture th
department at the Istsnw and th de-
partment of commerce and bibor te the
end that tbe wishes of tb Western rat-
tle men est th euhject ot mages forest
reserves sanitary InspectloB of all aorta.
MW ojuenpane """"
mm mmm ths ssvtloomsnt bt every poo.
atbia way at th Industry by. the guvww-
floer. Coasts his AUea Husspbrsy was
iiiiiniid and placed tkem had arrest.
These parties errteed here this moralng
regio-
ued today which la aldiamid t "all
lira stock ergsalxattoes the Natkmsl
IJva Stsek assarlstloB mibm tha fMlaw-
Ing aa)nwaoeBent: '
Th Natloa aasocmtloa baa alrmdy
begua work In the dlrectlso of Beeded
law providing for jus aad VaaaaaaliU
railway rates jand nulu by tupimmla i
tarns sail before Use hMsrstata cess-
meroe noaiiallle ef the msstl ha Fb
HAS ITS EVILS
SHOT TO DEATH
. ..-'Ji-T'.' t---
Kewmas ateter at the pertrng xnder ar-
rest at 'Rungs a tew week smce. Tb
pvtte ar being guarded at th Lane
hotel. A preliminary hearing em he had
fca Judge Ross eoart traiiuiiiB
Th remains ef the linissBt were ablp-
at
by Fred Ma-
a. Lackey of Cnere aad Jack Ba of
sEsrne City are .her representing the
Newmans wbil County Attorney W. T
Bagby ef ' Hallstsvlll" represeate th
. (Houstoa Poet Bpeotal.)
HalletsvUle Texas. May M.e-Th Nw-
sBa brother whs killed
at
attorney her where they win be tried.
Ml was wen Used here rt tb New-
aean have many frtenda aad aympa-
(Houstoa Post Special.) ' '
Texas May U.-Much aaxtte-
aa caused hr thl morning by
young man name! Masoa had beea
ami killed ; at Tcedrax. Th Newi
Brother ar held m ouessdy. rkwugh as
etoOmta liaifhalaiB eaa be obtained Bar.
Th partms alleged to bay don the
Fevsilsh teterast la thw affair la felt
Ben ea aoeoemt of the high standing otf
th paruee gad ths uaJortuaat lactdeBta
aft
Toakum today sad other wlB go tonight
to be jriinut at tb ers mining trml.
Xlm Ulli Newman will
aa tbe trained Bun who went ta the Ben-
nett reach while there waa yellow fever
mere ana wno eontraeiea in aiseasa.
Afterward en waa or seen ted - with a
hnnisim watch a a raward tar her
msr noms was
thla afteraeoB to his old home
Mqnrflfild. Mix srmmpaatsd
SOW. '" '.
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeaeeeeeeeaeeB
-It ta baututely mwitbl that tb greet
ttve stock kedustry of the country shall
have a truly National reurasenUtioB. We
therefore urge upoa you to secure
onnslneistmo of tkkt hitter by youn
eattn issimttUn and at the earliest n
slbt ttm obtain favorabt aetloB by the
body of yew organisation.
(UlgnedJ Tl. H. Owlnav Secretary." J
PAPER TRIJST CASE.
Secretary- of Concern Testified
fietoro Special Jurannner.
(a sac ids ted Pnsa lUpert.) .
stuWlovs.Wla. May M. Bpulal 1
amlasr Rabert B. Taysar. aspetnted bg
the United States circuit oourt ot Mla-
ay hi the eaa tsstltnted try th govern-
snent ea behalf at petltlnaeri akainst tb
Oiautal Paper enmpasy a the' ground
that tt waa a traat. ''iVW'ni.
Xh M. Alexaadsr msretaiy tnasmm at
Um. General Paper enmpaay. waa tha first
wltaim railed and was aswed for the reo-
ord of tbe proceedings ot the masting
wnen raa company waa -sxuxeaa on. may
ra tvmntr-flve vjeBir i
ten ol led la tbe auit with the Geaeral
admitted that th stock la tb General
Paper eompany waa ta checks Issued by
th vartoua paper unpanle bwlooaing te
the concern. Th examine tioa of wtt-
aesses la sxpeoted to coatlnus for wesk.
SUITS AGAINST RAILWAYS
Action at Topeka Charging Vio-
lation of Federal Statutes.
TaiiHa. Kan-. May aV Upon mqena ef
Vetted Btatsa TJistrict Attorney Dees
filed salt aa tbe Federal oourt her
rJiargteg railroad with viola tioa ef Faa-
eral stare tea. . '
Th Missouri Padfle la charred tn three
mstsnes wtth aot cans plying wtth the
saw requiring safety appliance which
wa passed by congress In Its. A similar
suit I brmie-ht against the Iron Moan-
sain road. Th St Louie and Ssa Fran-
cisco rd is charged with keeping cattle
ow th road for more than twenty-four'
hours without food and water. . .
PREARRANGED PRICES
Line of Inquiry by Beef Trust
:J:rf: Cerand Jury. t. -l:"-t
f (Associated Pram Report)
t the Federal gmnd
la arreeMgaxtn; the affair
of th beef packlag taduatry ts show that
tb eattkv buyer for the packing con-
cerns and certain oommlssiea house met-
each amrnlng aad agreed on the price to
be paw for live stork during the day.
Kvidenee along thl line waa sought from
C. B. Vaanormaa. head ot th Vannoe-
man Commiseioa company and 8. P. la-
g arson at ftosenbaum Broa' Commission
oompany ttte wars ea u
Bator nooa. !
A.NEWSTANI
1 Hk . 'i r ' i.$rh KKKKKKmt' ' V'-"i'.'.'..' '
' " I l . " v
Mayor Dunne May;CaI.
for Troops !
imKssTien):
Sach a Course . Will Have t:
;-rf .BeTakeiL'Vv..
gomperson m scEi;:
Federatloa President Is Hopeful cf
Settling the StaTKlc.;
SCE00L' CHILDREN OR STRd
Refused " f to : Attend Schools
'( Where Coal From Urifair"
. Firms Was DeUvered.
I .- 1-
'--y. Osaoclated Pram Report)
' Chicago May M. Although nothing has
yet traaapb-ed te fully warrant tha pre-
diction n I melted by member of tha
Kmplerers association and by the con-
servative dements In ths ranks of ths
teamster that the present strike will
be called off probably within torty-ete'it
hour and certainly by the and of ti
wk..Mi i; pz-if. .
It la not Hkely that any definite action
looking te an adjustment ot the treubio
wlU be takea prior to the meeting of tn
Nstionai crflcers f the teamsters" union.
Which tt la sxpeoted will be held here
Chief
which lead to
the prediction
ef a
eetUement ar tha
tain atterooon tv-
Mayor Duana. whew ta conference wim
President Shea and official ef the locnl
teanutara' union he assured them tlmt
aay further sprssd of the strike Y woui
certainly make It necessary for him i
eall tor troop and the arrival at Pre
dent Oompara of the American Fedei
tioa of Labor wte reached the dty t
I: peeBBsskd of executr
settlement of the striV:
President Oompara declsred that be h
every hep that Its sod wss aot far d.
tent'- :
"It was gay te ten tlon to come to C
sago anyway autha end) t th ere.-
said Mr. Oeenpsis but after bold in x n
conversatkni ever the telephone with f
Shea yesterday I decided to anticipate n
vtstt umwhst aad cam at once. I c
tainty shsll do all tn my .power te- e
the- strut- and I hare great hopes
JCarty axslght. Immediately' after le
bag his train. tTrealdiiit Oomper wei
bate snfiirnic With President Shea a
local of florals of the teamsters' anion.
Thla conference mated until a htte ho
tanlgbt. ...- v..--
Tha cmployers assodstlo and the e
resa com pan le Increased their scope
dsUlsiy sun -further today. Somethi
wagene were la use aad busim
for tbe most part waa transacted wit h
hindrance of any kind. There were a f
ef amaU abrnd rioting whico w.
dispersed by a tew policemen who u
their dub at ilaerona fashion The n
ebaate and department stores sre c-
dent that they win be able to extend t
tin further . tomerrow e
hare at mast B wagon te full ervi
Three haadred aad fifty men a
htuught tot tbe elty today to take t
plains of strikers and as jnany more a
At the bearing before Muter te Cha
eary ohermaa. where evidence te b.
takers relative to the Fedeml Inlunci:
Issued sgainst the strikers F. K. Bo.
teetrra agency etted tally two doaen 1
stanoes ef where sennits had been c
Bnittee) ea ivmiislna men and th Fed r
tm i slims xlnsstnd Hi save aamea s
kaoaUtla aad gmirtad that the aaajor
at the rioters were eiaiing tbe butt
ef the teamster' Union.
rTocsetlings ware aojoemeu : emiii t
Th. srrtkw af school children s
larger proportleae today when V ' p..
of th Graham school. Forty-futn
Union etreeta refused to enter the bn
Ing. Aocordlng to school officials
"unfair" eoal baa been delivered at V
bam school. Th aathortties declared t
there was Be apparent reason tor i
atrike. Th youngst ers 'became so n
derly that fifty of tbera wer rrest.-i .
tmm muee and nut tn JaiL The o ..
quickly dlsapoeared from the streets.
riUNS Ot me r muvm ww. - '
ivMMd and Wallace streets also w
a strike today when two mads ot -
from th Peabody Coal company a
eWlivered at th building.
Beveeal Dollcemen were Bent to t
school te milntsla erdar.
UNION HALL RAIDED.
Police Arrested Men at Chic:
Sutvsed to Be Sluggers.
(Assodatnd Press Report.)
Cblcsgo. May .m Bricklayers' k
Chief labor beadquarters txt Chicago ar
masting pksc for the Federmttoo of L
bor. Wats luvaded by tb polio. Elev
mB War arrested who had ta.
refuge ta ths building after asean-
Fear that
fate as C. I. t
Strom ths wood worker who wa k!
It hi (lleged. hTt "lueer. led J
Mlttermaa to klU himself. Mltterman .
his throat with a- rasor while s.an
te the street opposite tbe halL h
two hours later at a nospilal. ntv
against the union. Mltterman. up to .
after the time of the strike wb um.'
by Fred lv MokeU ta when Vps .
Strom worked. He was one of tno i
ea the list of those to b "slugged."
whom Carhrtrom was th tint.
Th tact that be waa tn meet the
that Carbttrom met ae preyed on .
sun time age tb be an
tollewed by "eluggersT and was I
of his Kfe A nlnvesUgation I
SALE OP YEARLINC
Thirty-five Thousand Hen '
(Associated Pros Rcr '
He-aver Cola. May
Rine. Cola. has norehasc '
Dubre ranch year Van 1.
Cox yeariinss ac s
a bead lu leal C
9.
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