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NO . SETTLEMENT
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Dodworlm 'Did Not Go to Work
'(UtardJj is Was Expected.
THIRD TERM TALK
IN DEER MYSTERY
LETTEN MESMERIZED .
BY THE NEGRO WOMAN
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BY INJUNCTION WRIT
Conpessscu and Senators Persistent
Intentions of the Uval Moroccan
JD Its Revival.
Sultans Not Understood.
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01.5TOKL. POST.
Wail urn roe iii issur m n Im
Th Peat miM ye. CM at astfsss s
CLOSING UP SALOONS
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County Attorney R.EL
His Campaign
LICENSE R UNPAID
Alleges That New Law Is Not
Complied With.
THE INJUNCTION IS ISSUED
And Criminal Proceedings Are Then
Commenced Against Them.
WILL MAKb WAR ON ALL SALOONS
Which Art Hot Operated ia 8triot Cem--pliance
With Statute Enacted hy
the Last Letjislatura Petition
for Injunction ia Full.
(Wosjfes Ptst fascist.)
FORT WORTH. Texa. September 14.-At
l.l. hour this afternoon Injunction proceed-
ings against two saloon of th. city th da-
f.mlauts being J. a Nnm nd W. A. Law.
rence. rr- Instituted la th. Seventeenth dis-
trict court by County Attorn. R. E. U
Roy. The petition anted that totnduu
h;ul not obtained a license aa required by
law unl hat) uot filed th.tr bond with th.
rounty Judge for approval. An Injunction
wus asked fvr lu each Instanoe restraining
th. defendants from doing any further bull-
IH'KH.
Th. petition In Mch case war. Idantloal.
with th. exception that August M waa given
as a specific data for Neass and Lawrence
and July I for Sour when iuch violations
a charged war. (yjenmeaced. '
Immediately after the injunction war
(ran tad by Judge Smith criminal preoeedlng
ware Instituted In the county court against
tlieee parties charging them with viol soling
the new liquor law.
It la uudvrsaood that this ! but th. ft rat
W J'lH'Vf Uned to foroa all
aaloouf Ui the city to operate suictly aader
. Uia mi law. Tnaa Itrat oaeej wiu h. I
jiiiKirttu developmeats ar lookoa Mr. ;
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PETITION FOR INJUNCTION.
The petition filed by the county attorney to-
day fur an Injunction follows:
The SUle of Teiaa county of Tarrant In
the Hev.nleenth Judicial district court of
rtrrant cot-iity Texas.
To tuu Honorable at. E. Smith. Judge of Said
tVurt
'I I n State of Texas by R. B. U Roy coun-
ty attorney In and for Tarrant county Tex-
as hereinafter styled plaintiff complaining
of .defendants name) hereinafter styled de-
f.'iidanl. represents to the court as follows:
That said R. K L. Roy Is Uie duly elected
ai ling and qualified county attorney In and
f'ir lsrranl oounty Texas and as such of-
ficer of the Stste of Teuis lias the legal right
to Institute and prosecute this sutt In tha
rani of said plaintiff; that said defendant
l resident cltlsen of Tarrant county
Texas.
That heretofore on the (giving date) th
said defendant was engaged tn the business
occupation calling of a retail dealer; that Is
to any. selling and vending malt liquors
capahle of producing Intoxication exclusive-
ly. In quantities of on. gallon or less which
-aere drunk on the premises of said defend-
ant located and being situated at (giving
location).
Tluit mild defendant has bean continually
engaged In said business aad occupation at
aald place long prior to tha data of filing
of this suit and is now engaged In aald busl-
nese at said place.
Plaintiff would further show to the court
that stttd defendant la pursuing carrying on
and maintaining aald business at said place
without having obtained a lloanaa aa re-
quired by law and without having such
license posted In said place of business) aa Is
required by law. and la openly and notori-
ously violating the law by so doing.
Thst said defendant has wholly failed and
refused and contlnuea to fail and refuse to
tbttiln such license aforesaid and post th
ame as required by law.
Plaintiff la informed and verily believes
snd chargeo the fact to be that aald de-
fendant has continually from th. (grrmg
date) and Is now engaged In the conduct of
said business without having filed with th
rounty Judge of Tarrant oounty Texas for
approval his bond In the penal bub of 11000
as provided by law and baa persistently
and notoriously carried on said business to
open violation of the law and that defend-
ant. In the conduct of said business and hi
failure and refusal to comply with the law
as heretofore set forth is now the creator
and promotor of a public nuisanoe.
Wherefore premises considered plaintiff
prays the court that said defendant be cited
to appear and answer this petition and that
your honor forthwith grant Its most gra-
cious writ of injunction restraining said de-
fendant from further mawitsJntng and oar-
rying on said business and occupation at ths
aforesaid place and premises and restrain-
ing his agents and employes from so doing
routs of suit and for general and special re-
lief both In law and equity that the court
may see Just and proper. R. H. Roy
County Attorney Tarrant County Texas
MISSISSIPPIAU3 ARE ALABJCED.
tfany of Them Hare Ridden oa Passes
Illegally Granted.
(Houston Put SftcW.) "
JACKSON Miss.. September 14. Thar Is
much uneasiness among many State oounty
and municipal officers over the revival of
the anti-pass law of 1H undr which three
! uidlrtnrmnta were brought against railroads
the other day. Th taw has bee a dead let-
ter aad officials hare xoada n pre tans of
denying that they hav ridden on passes. Th
penalty Is severe being a maximum fin of
poo and imprison me at of not less than tea
flays nor snor than sixty dark .
Tha grand Jury has) adjourned to Monday
jar hen it t sxpaoHd oaasthlna; win drop -
Roy of Fort Worth Opens
on Liquor Mem
nrajcTE) vxvm pis law.
JOiiiialppl Ifiilmj Commiion
Broufat Into the Cue.
ATLAJTTA. Oa.. aeXember 14 -A
paejl troaa Jackaon lUaa.. aaya th.
Una ewant grand Jury baa returned
tnoletxnests nalnat fna IlUrHria Cen-
tral and Taaoa and Maalaalppl Vallay
ralkwaai tor lavulnt paaaea to persona
nst antitlsd ta them. In accordance
wtta a law that has aaan on the
statute books of th State atnoe im.
XMstrlot Attornsy Harrta la deter-
mined t test th ntiatter anu It Is
understood th railroad will not mak.
any denial but heavy ponsltla are not
looked tor oawarla th st of oon-
Ttotkea on aooouat o( th law haln
for a Ions; bn ratardad a dead let-
ter. n Rate railroad commission la
brawl ht Into the oas by the aaear-
tios that th paaae were Issued at
th request of members of that body.
Previous to the returning of the In-
dictments ecretary Maxwell of th
Stat commission appeared before the
grand Jury with his record of
Issued.
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BOILERMAKERS QUI1
FTVX &0 ADS DT X0&TEWE8T AF-
FECTED BY STBXKE.
Their Helpers Join Straggle and the
sfachiniiti Go Out in Sympathy
at Oelwe ia Shops.
AucUu4 frw Xeeert.)
ST. tkVU aflniL. awptember 14. -A (anaral J
strike of boltarwuJnra an Uu Chloago Oraat
Western Qroat Northern Omaha. Northern
Paclno and tha Boo railroads fJ called to-
day. Th boflawiakari are aided In their flght
by their ketpara and at th east of tn. Oraat
Ths) r5lntjt5 1 the big aftops at Oelweln
went out In sympathy.
TELEGRAPHERS STILL HOLD OUT.
None of the Strikers ia New York
Show Any Weakness.
(Weasse Put SfcUI.1
NEW YORJC September U.-Deaplte the
belief that the telegraphers' strike was near
Its end not an operator belonging to the
union went back to work yesterday aays the
Press. This was admitted by offlolala of
both telegraph companies. Though leading
a somewhat forlorn hope the strikers yes-
terday showed dogged determination to force
every demand from tha companies and were
staunch aa on the first day of the big fight
Th. dally n vesting was well attended and
the speeches of the union leaders ware en-
thusiastically applauded.
Bupermtendent Brooks of the Western
Union aald that no strikers applied for work
on Thursday or yesterday. Ha deceased
there were no negotiations for a settlement
of the strike pending with his company and
there would be none.
Vice president E J. NaTly of the Postal
also asserted there would be no settlement
with the strikers.
DIFFICULT TO COAL THE FLEET.
Agents for Mining Companies Will Not
Submit Bids.
(AtSKcioltd Pri Report.)
NEW YORK September 14. The situation
with regard to proposals Issued by the bu-
reau of equipment department for supplying
coal for the battleship fleet on the voyage
to the Pacific aaya the Journal of Commeroe
assumed a rather Interesting shape here by
the statements of several agents of tha
larger ooal mining concerns that they would
not present hi da Their reasons are that they
have not the necessary quantity of coal on
itand aside from the quantity demanded by
private contracts already entered into.
The companies claim they have no stocks
on hand amounting to anything and the
labor situation Is such that they can not In-
crease their mining capacity.
The ooal. It Is stated can be obtained from
Effgland if It la necessary to go there but
prices will be undoubtedly what might be
termed as "fancy."
DOWAGER DUCHESS AT NEWPORT.
Series of Social Affairs Has Already
Honored Her There. i
(Houttom Post Sptciml.t '
NEW YORK September 14. -The Tribune's
special Newport R. I. says the arrival In
Newport today of the dowager duchess of
Manchester to be the guest of Comnyodore
and sirs. Cornelius Vanderbllt at Beaulleu.
promises to keep the social ball rolling for
another week at least. She came to Newport
with Commodore and Mrs. Vsnderbllt and a
number of the other summer resident In th
steam yacht North Star.
Th duchess was the guest of honor at
a dinner given by Mrs. Ogden Mills this
evening while Mrs vanderbllt will give a
arg dinner party in honor of her guest
wul
morrow evening. Mrs. ogden ooeiet
give a luncheon on Sunesvy.
NEWSPAPER PLANT DYNAMITED.
Jophn News-Herald Office Wrecked at
Lunch Time.
iUousm Ptst Sfnifi.)
JOPLIN Mo.. September 14. -The office of
the Jeplln MornlnsewsvHerald. P. E. Bur-
ton editor was blown up with dynalrute at
11 o'clock last night Every linotype machine
and th press are In ruins
The dynamiting occurred while the offlc
fore was at lunch. Two sticks of dynamite
war placed on each machine with a fus
leading to the press. The building ha tha
appearance of having gone through a cyclone.
The News-Herald has been making a bitter.
ngnt am gran aad oas t nade powerful
eoeaJta
ALL CHECKERS DISMISSED
SefvM to Work With Hefroei Ten
Hem oa Doeki El Har Goe
la BiTlert Qiurdi oa
Waarrtm.
' (Hassan. Pas) StM. )
QAXTESTON. Tsxaa September H.-To-Baxbt
th freight oheokar of ths Southern
Pacific docks war paid off and discharged.
Tha force a umbering about fifty refused
to work wth th negro strikebreaker.
They are not organised but It Is reported
tonight tha checkers' union wtu he organ-
ised here Monday. Th steamer El Mar
which has been la port sines Tuesday morn-
ing waiting for cargo sail tonight tn bal-
hut for New York. The El Mar managed
to gat two oar loads of oopper for ballasL
Tonight th dock was surrounded by a
armed force of railroad oempany police and
none but employ with passe ar admitted
t the lnolosure. It la Isarned that only ten
negroes ar working at the docks tonight
There are no Begutlatlons pending.
It had been anticipated last venlng thst
th Southern Paotflo dockworkers' strike
would be settled last night In fact tha out-
look appeared hopeful but the oonfereuce
failed to bring about a satUecuant at th last
moment
After the recess taken from the conference
with the representatives of ths stevedore
firm yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock no fur-
ther assembly has been called up to this
hour.
STRIEEBaEAKERS QUIT.
This morning about o'clock five of the
colored men who had ba brought her
from Beaumont aad Houston earn to th
hsadquarter la company with ths commit-
tee and Informed the strikers that they had
been brought her under a misrepresenta-
tion and they had. when learning of he
true conditions of things refused to work.
Two colored mea-nAlex. Qreea of Hous-
ton and Will Duncan of Beaumont were
among the men. brought In raster day morn-
ing on th special train. They state that
they were persuaded to work yesterday be-
ing told that If they went eutslds th fence
that they would not be safe aad for them
to remain Inside th docks and continue at
work and that tbey would be well taken
oar of aad wU fad. They state that they
had aleeping accommodations arranged for
them In a box car and war gtva coffee
bread and meat to ant yesterday but that
this morning they aad th other five who
had Jvst arrived decided to take chances
plaint to oak of th treatment the white
men have sja USj they have treated us
right and We are glad we quit"
From on of th men who arrived Oils
morning and who eame to the strikers'
headquarters. It was learned that a party
of fifteen cam In test night but of th
fifteen however halt hav deserted the
ranks and Joined the strikers. The commit-
tee la earing for them as faat as they ar-
rive and those who want to return ar
furnished with tickets to their homes and
others put to work and provided for Is a
comfortable boarding house.
WHITE MEN QUIT.
A party of five white men cam la this
morning but upon learning the true con-
dition of matters quit and Joined the strik-
er. They said they came to Galveston
on oompany passes and President Anderson
of the dockworkers said that he had an
affidavit frum one of the men to that ef-
fect he a taring that such was the case with
him. These men were returned to where
they were engaged before coming to Gal-
veston Cuero Texas.
Th committee reported that this morning
representative of the union rounded up at
Houston a gang of thirty negroes who had
been engaged to come to Galveston to work
on the Southern Pacific docks but they
dispersed upon learning the true condition
of affairs "that Is all but the white man
who had them In charge" as Mr. Anderson
put It
Two well known colored men of this city
were discovered working among the few still
at the docks this morning. They were re-
ported by one of the police officers and
were Invited to leave the docks the com-
pany alleging that they were there as spies.
The carefully laid plans of President An-
derson and the executive board In this mat-
ter are batag constantly revealed as mat-
ters progress snd shows that the strike was
not called as some may think hastily but
It Is the outcome of many raontha' planning
and figuring for the relief asked for by th
organisation and Its members.
The conference of the committee was
called at 1 o'clock this afternoon with all
of th members of the executive committee
present and at ths time of assembly no
further word had been received from the
stevedore firm.
The members of the colored organisations
are still showing their loyalty to the strik-
ing dockwoxkers by the assistance they ar
giving the oommlttee In every way that la
asked. Tbey are taking the lead tn caring
for the colored mn who are brought her
as strikebreakers and are seeing to It that
none of the local colored men are even at-
tempting to take th strikers' places. They
hav shown their loyalty to the cause of
unionism In this strike and their stand Is
heartily appreciated by the committee and
Is a subject of much favorable comment In
all ranks of unionism In Galveston as well
as those who ar not connected with th
movement
GUARDS AT DOCKS.
There were mora private watchmen and
officer at th Southern Pacific docks today
than dock workers. While only some twenty
strike breakers were etigaged loading aad
kinloadlng two of the vessels officer hired
by the company were patrolling the dock.
Very little progress was being made by th
negroes. It kt claimed that the leant possi-
ble number of laborers to make any Impres-
sion or progrsss with this work is S00 and
that under (listing conditions 1000 trained
dockworkarg could be kept busy day and
night for several day cleaning up the con-
gestion Of fjretgbt. Several of the negro
quit during the day some claiming they
were "be rued out" and others declaring
thsy didu't Ilk ths work. .
Am attempt was mad to relieve TA Rt of
(CoatlatMd oa Peer SlxJ
NEED ANOTHER DENIAL
Btliere Pratident Roosevelt Will Be
Impelled to Xake a Farther
ftatataaat to Dispose of
the Subject
as Part Ssarisi.)
WASHINOTOM. September 14. Members
f the hot is and senala who ar beginning
to drift tat Washington are showing much
unanimity to rgtng that President Rooea-
velt be given a third term. It is clear that
when th uftoilUnf gets back to Washington
there will b a great revival of the third
term talk provided he la given a hearty
reeeptloa la th West on his trip to Canton'
and down the Mississippi. This talk will
smanato front imailisn of th house In dis-
tricts wber the) third term sentiment I
strong and trass senators representing
State that hav) a powerful Roosevelt fol-
lowing. Others C congre than these may '
find It polltts to talk in favor of a third
term whether thsy desire It or not
This wee there has been a lot of third
term talk freoa senators and representa-
tives aad ther I no question that much
mora of It wilt be hesrd wnen the presi-
dent gate back to Washington tor the sea-
son and the members of congress begin to
gather In Washington more thickly to get
ready for the opening of congress.
At that Urn ther will be opportunity for
Judging what the) third term advocates ar
going to aocesxwllah. If the president Is dis-
posed to give ncouragmnt to th third
term talk as he Is charged with so freely.
It will probably develop this fall; It he Is
sst against It as his friends Insist snd Is
bent on nominating Text this fact will
probably be made manifest
A good many believe that tha third term
movement wlU be presented to the president
before he has seen in Washington any
length of time la so serious a light that b
wiU be Impelled to deal with It in a further
statement '
AN INDEX TO THE POST
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Hoaslen and vicinity Saturday
Partlr deeds witk fresh aortktaet winds.
Heustua Broux return bsmrdsy Msxhnam tti
mwiisswm ii.
Louisiana Partly cloudy ; probably skewers ea
fiiaaesas fmrrsllT (sis.
Oklahoma and India Tsrsissrye- tecstasiruj
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Atisntfe Stats win
Karta taroiin w
and Mississippi Partly ebedyi Saadsy shower
MisalaawpWlenenlly fair.
Th eastern ml of Ugh pressure si central this
morning over North Atlantic Sums. It has been
attended by light (bowers la its southern qusdrsnt
embrscing Florida snd the southern portion of the
esst Gulf State. A shallow drpreeeion is movina
northwsrd ever Use otsMrier .which ass caused
light showers la that itcuoa. A second hot elon-
gsted depression cover ths piste 'aad northern
Rocky mountain region which has not ss vet
csused sny precipitation. Th temperature has
fallen slang the middle Bock
v aiountsin Slope sno
in the unner vslievs. and to 1
higher in the lake re-
gion and central valleys It i also warmer in the
greater part of Teaa snd st time of report the
temperature ranged from 14 degrees st Amsnllo to
"I degrees st Galvealun. The weather in this vi-
cinity will prohibly be partly cloudy SunOS) with
fresh nsrtnesai wino.
1 Telegraphic newa
f Tslegrsphic newa.
Telegraphic aee.
4 Special cable newa.
Farmers' Union officials snd railroad ssanagers
coo (erred.
Test of rurw liquor Isw st San Antonio wss de-
ferred. 5 One men killed In s wreck.
Local newa
Hsmp l o-ik tells of Ilia trip.
1 Railroad new a
11 Local newa
IS Report uf the county auditor.
14 Union labor rms.
15 Local count
IS One of the nr cchoela
Something uto-.i: Houston public schools
17 Nsnes for t jri. vil Midway coning in faat.
Local new .
IS Another bis r:it-irise is assured fsr Houaton.
Small acreage tr.cta are In demand.
10 Some real rx'air sales sod socne live advice of
twenty years ago.
The Hamsou Kosd car line.
Pa Sport new
SI Last Battle of the Republic of Tessa
SS Commercial newa
SS Commercial newa
94 Alpine coui.tr ia atirrc ever land mattera
SS The City BrajnfuL
Queer experience in a doctor's csrecr.
M Houston aoririy.
ST Houston society.
Stste net s.
SS Theatrical newa
Ss Corsorati i put up
to elect Roosevelt
SO Editorials.
Issaptrin with Trifle.
Geeep of the Corriders.
St foreign cab.c newa
SS Vanova views upon ta problem of rriuriosi.
SS Leading editorials on Ms topics of the nation.
54 Tb blackest pleeue 4 ta Asserican continent.
55 Th value of a blniuihsaas" testimony.
Chief B la. kf rather knew fighting iuk
SS Texas eeciety newa
SS Texas societr newa
4S Tessa society oewa
From Caloiado'a Crags.
Stingiest man .ring y (lever inventor.
41 Disdained -rrdii far bsjgiag two hold-up men.
Kecocd bre-i.n snake sassriea
48 Want sds
44 Want sds.
S Wast sds
A Waetsda
aVeswkewa
45 Ural newa
MAGAZINE SECTION.
Basses Brown.
Utkrary page.
-' Th Wine of Wiaardy.
Some costly manuscripts.
V A Modem Cinderella A story.
Fr ths Home Drciimatwr. Parisisn suits for
the early fall and win
' Teaching the Face to SaaOsj
kwauty treatise.
t Sees server short sWraS. .
D'Arey's
WTa Haeeskeld. Th
V Oses-Iyed Bill. A awrjt
' smtllaMsss sssries.
'l ' Happy sssnasr k tier a
Lhtsi Ness SI
mm twwssbbw m
HAFIG HAS TWO ARMIES
He Hu Left Xorooos.City at tha Head
of One and His TJaole Will Follow
With Aaother T Pay Ex-
pease of Oeoapatioa.
CiHertsf Prsw Keren.)
PARIS September 14. The movement
nd Intention of ths rival sultans Abdel
Asia and Mulal Haflg ar shrouded In mys-
tery Th latest advice from th Interior of
Morocco ere to the effect that Mulal Haflg
with an army of about CM men recently
left Morocco City for Rabat on the coast
and that hi unci at the head of a second
army will soon fellow him. Mulal Haflg.
It Is added has announced that he will pay
the coat of the French expedition to Moroe-
co on condition that Franc vaouate th
oountry.
No announcement has yet bean mad re-
garding th time when th Franco-Spanish
polio will be established at th Moroccan
porta but It Is understood that th ques-
tion will be decided when the situation at
Casa Blaoca permits of th withdrawal of
troops.
Only two columns of tribesmen ar report-
ed to be under srrns In tie Casa Blanc
district. .Ths other Moor gpperently hav
disappeared far Inland.
The latest advices received from General
Drude th French commander at Casa
Blanca that if th delegates from ths tribes
suing for pea oe did not appear at noon to-
day he Intended to Immediately assume th
offenslv again and with th assistance of
the French cruiser Glolre destroy a camp of
hostile Moor situated near fadala.
SUCCESSFUL BALLOON TRIPS.
Dirigible Vessel Was Tried in Publio
at Tegel Germany.
(atcss Prtss Xtaert.)
BERLIN September 14. Major Parsval'a
dirigible balloon was virtually placed at the
disposal of the public today at Tegel near
the oompany which constructed It In order
that experimental To rags rwy be made to
show th prog res reached In lb building of
airships. About a dosen sscents war mad
successfully during the day.
Each time the airship carried one paaaen-
m get In addition t th aeronaut In charge and
the engineers. Minister of War Von Elaem
and other leading military official and tnln-
isters snjoysd voyage In th air during
which svery possible mansuvar was oarrlad
out with precision.
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oompany ruex fin iitp.
Msrtruttse' rrvM Xrrt.)
WASHINGTON September 14. Arranfs-
ments are being made at the npvy depart-
ment for loading the supply ship Glacier
and Culgoa with provisions for th trip of
th Atlantic battleship fleet to th PaclfM
ooast. They wlU be ready to sail December
10. giving them time to Join the battleship
fleet whan It (tarts on Its long Journey oa
the lath of th month. The exact place from
whloh th fleet will start has not yet been
determined upon.
HAKODATE FLUE DISASTROUS.
Three Hundred Liree Lost and 13000
Houses Destroyed.
' (Aisoeutti Prs Rsf" )
VICTORIA B. C September 14-Th
steamer Shawmut wbio harrtved last night
from Manila via Japan and China brought
further newa of the great fire at Hakodate.
The big conflagration originated tn a soap
factory near Hlgaahegawa school and spread
with s-rvat rapidity sweeping away hundreds
uf bamboo houses. Durtug the fire s powder
magaslne at Kxiahlma exploded. Three hun-
dred lives were lost and U.000 houses were
burned.
Half Million Jews From Russis.
(.Ajfdmtis Pnss Keserl.)
81' PETERSBUB. September 14 The
Jewish Immigration bureau today published
statistics showlag that over 60000 Jews hav.
emigrated from Russia to the I'nlted State
Since lie.
. In addition many Jews emigrated to Kug-
iand. Canada and South America.
THE OKLAHOMA CAMPAIGN ENDS.
Haskell Claims He and Prohibition
Will Win.
IH sariee Ptst 5rat)
OKLAHOMA CITY O. T September 14.-
Both th republican and th democrats
closed the campaign her tonight to rousing
meetings. For th democrats C. N. Haskell
candidate for governor was the principal
apeaker while Judge Puller of Ohio and At-
torney Oeaaral Cromwall of Oklahoma up-
held the republican cause. N
In a verbal statement yesterday Haskell
estimated that hi maporlty would reach 10-
aw and that prohibition would carry by 60-
00 majority. Chairman Thompson of the
democratic committee Issued a atatement
thla rtenMxm assuring the democrat of
Sucre but gave out no estimates.
Chairman Hunter of the republican State
committee has made no statement.
HE SOUGHT TO AVENGE HIS SON.
Aged LonisisnisB Fired at Boy's Slayer
but Hit Bystander.
IHeusstm Ptst StciaL)
JEAJJEJtKTTE La. September 14. Colonel
Thomas Brlgham this afternoon attempted to
avenge the killing of his son a year ago and
accidentally wounded a stranger named
Fowler who la her tn charge of th exhibits
st the pariah fair of th See -Gulf Specialty
company.
Just after th races and while th grand
stand and avenue leading to Agricultural hall
were crowded with people. Colonel Brlgham
saw Roacoe Sealy of New Iberia approach-
lug In company with two young ladle. He
leveled his gun at Sealy without warning
and fired hitting Fowler. He was disarmed
tfore he tould fir a second shot
A rear ago Colon l Brigham's aon ws
killed tn a street duel by Roceoe Sealy and
' his brother and recently the Sealy were sc-
aultted. Colonel Brlgham hu beea brooding
aver the tragedy tor some tlm. Ha la quit
a aged mau.
The shot caused quite a pens among th
i fair visitor but th wOtsjsvsM. was) auoa
ksUatna. - . -
Declares There Was an
Reed Which He
TONS OF POWDER EXPLODE.
People of Altoa HI. Thought
There Was aa Earthquake.
(aMcwMfs Prtss Rrtsrt.)
ALTON. Ill . September It-Fifteen
thousand pounds of powder exploded
todsy t th KuuitaUa powder works
st Kast Alton two miles fromiere.
killing Charles McUinnis and shock-
ing Charles MrQItaon so that hi mind
I temporarily gone.
The hock of th ex iloslon wee felt
throughout Alton. House trembled
window rattled end many people
thought there wss n earthouake.
McOlnnl and hi helper. McOUaon.
were working In the gtaslng mill and
McOlnnla was totting th powder run
from drum Into kegs. McGllson w is
wheeling a box ltt) yards away. Sud-
denly there was a flash 'snd McGII-
un was blown Into th air and car-
ried mar than MO feel before he
alighted. 'Wheo"T was picked up Mo-
Gllsoa was unconscious end later- It
wss found hi mind wss blank.
Parts of McGlnnls' body were foyund
Hear the mill.
Th cum of the explosion la mys-
tery. a
a
VALUE OF RAILROADS
OUTSTANDING CAPITAL IS ABOUT
FIFTEEN BILLION.
Million snd a Half People Employed
in Service Orer Tea Thousand
People Killed in Tear.
(fssllsa Psst Sfi.iai)
WASHINGTON. September li-The Inter-
state commerce commission has mad public
aa abstract of Its nineteenth annual statis-
tical report covering the year ending June
SO. IM. thowtac the par. value of railway
capital outstanding was Him.Ul.4n. or 147-
W per mil of th railway la th United
State. Thtt over SS par osot paid no divi-
dends. Of th railway Mock outstanding
from tb P rated snueasgs of tf2S xnUe ft
line were feKmrtT. Swing MS$lrSl (Mat
r than la IMS. Thtr operating xpenses
were H.m.iTrOT or fl44tll snor tlfka llf
1904.
The report show M.tlt persona killed and
n.SM Injured. Thar was a total of UgLU
person oa th pay roils. On passenger was
killed for svery 11X7.041 carried white In 1W
on man waa killed for every 1171 SSI. On
person was Injured for svery 7117 aa
against on In svery 70. git la IMS.
THE WAREHOUSE MEN TO MEET.
President Neill of Farmers' Uaion Calls
Meeting of All Managers.
(Msautes Past 5vcaal.
FORT WORTH Texas September 14 -Prealdant
I). J. Neill of th Texas Farm-
ers' union yesterday issued s call for a
meeting of managers of warehouse built by
th organisation to be held In Fort Worth
Saturday September 11. The meeting will
be held at the union headquarter In th
Birkoa building An attendance of at least
SM la counted upon. Plans for holding this
year's cotton crop will bs discussed at
length and other matters having to du with
tha warehousing system being backed by
the union will be given attention. The
meeting will begin at M o'clock in the morn-
ing and will probably lsst throughout th
day.
Th organisation of a Bohemian adjunct
to the Farmers' union Is the latest proposi-
tion to receive consideration by live head
official. General Organiser B. F. Chap-
man yesterday received a letter from K. L.
Exmla a resident of Schulenburg. a south
Taxaa town aeklng to be commissioned or-
Mr. Ennla aays In his letter thst
within a very short time establish a
at his town and can. he believes.
brlns; every Bohemian farmer of the county
tat the organisation. He points out that
the Bohemian are a thrifty set and would
mean a substastlal addition to the ranks of
the union. He also say he can organise
other Bohemian unions over th- State. Mr.
Chapman says he will piobalily make the
appointment asked for.
INSURANCE FRAUD WONT HOLD.
Misrepresentation of Policy Contract
Reacts on Company.
(Newries P.jf S'rerisi.) -ELMIRA.
N V . September 14. Th ap-
pelate division of the supreme court third
department. sitting at Saratoga this week
handed down an Important decision the ef-
fect of which Is that whar an Insurance
company Is guilty of fraud on policy holder
st the Inception of the. ena tract the policy
holder on dlacovarlfis; th fraud can rewind
the contract and recover all the premiums
paid with. Interest gad the defrauding com-
pany must stand th losj thst ensue from
It wrong aotng.
The cat at Issue Wss that of John Moore
a lawyer aad divar of the Klmlr Telegram
against th Mutual Reserve Life Insurance
company of New York.
The decision establish en a precedent in this
line of case and IP Is rbable that It will
he carried to th court of appeals. Howev
In that event Use Insurance company will
hav to gtva a bond. The court in arrlvn
at It decision announced this week scruti-
nised carefully reports of French. Canadian
and English -courta Justice Smith wrote the
firavailing opinion a copy of which 1 eagcr-
y awaited by. lawyers.
Precautions tsken st Sarapnl.
(AssttcmlrJ rrtlt Rtfrt.)
ST. PETtRSBt'RG. September 14.-Sara-pus
' district of Vlatak. Vletako province
has beea placed under a atate of extraordi
nary security wwang te tne prevalence mere
at murder i
liurwsra eava saws vi wmam
Attraction About Virginia
Could Not Resist
A STRANGE INFLUENCE
All Efforts to Break the Spell
Were Unavailing.
REALIZED PLIGHT HE WAS IN.
Tax Clerk Expects Leniency Because
This Is His First Offense v
WILL TRY TO ATONE FOR MISDEEDS
Says He Will Continue to Be to His'
Family as He Hu Always Beea.
Does Not Beliere tha Negress 1
Beaatifal Aar More.
ifsi PJSt jar's!.!
NEW ORLEANS sleit ecu bar 14.-Ia f-
markable statemert to the :1cyua Charles
E. Letten the defaulting cMef clerk m Tag
Collector John 1'lUpatrtcat office teld ywa-
terday how he lird been meamerised br
th negtess. Virginia Reed whea a $rf
met hr elg.itetw yrs ago. and kow under
the si-ell of her Influence h begaa rto"
years ago piylng her siiai ranging from
to IIMI on Hie occasion of each of hi aansie
weekly visits to her house at S3 Dauphin'
street until he had become a dsfeuUer.tex.
th extent of tlt.0t and poaalbly mora. v.
Th tin view with UtleQ took plaos l
the pariah prison. Letts cam down fryeav-
hls cll Immediately upon being notified that
some one wished te see tilm. Hi step waa
light snd his movement as quick and ener-
getic as when be was the trusted clerk of
the former mayor and th respected head ot
a wU kaowa family. Every tree f the
dirt which covered Ms clothing and akin
when he was arrested Thursday th lav
st Burden street bad disappeared aad he
appeared clad In a snow-white shirt an
blaok trousers and welt-smln mhtm. B
wer MitW coat per collar but a Bwxlble
straw hat clean and alvaoat new waa
Ms head Sad clean suspender suppertadj hi
arrfcMrr.
OPttM lMa1ta4 tla)ssBt leflV
th Malra wtmnHaM. la nsmtef but i
hesitation was waka to A arsowasnt and r
resstlly aeated Mmaerf aa tha awMnneatW
Ah stairway aad waHsd attsmtlfsly'-tte t
quest Ions to be put to him
Lettea was la formed et Virginia Retds
attempt to drown hersalf la Bayog St Jhn
near the Soldiers' home. HI small color
lees eye taappsil. but hs mads ao com
rstent uatU be waa asksd: ''"vi$:
"Hsd you heard of tb attwaaptf ' "
-No" declared LetUn. -I bad w.m .
k'What hav you to say Natarding!) art
tempted self -deetructloa T ' fT
"Nothing." .C.( e
Question the pat to him brought mat hi
rmarkabi statement regarding th wwxiov.
tul mfloeae which Vlrgtei Ited sxercisv
over him. i.'--
-I met th womaa ajgtite year ago
aid Lettsu. "From that momsat I ws
ounaotoua of a peculiar spell Whioh I atne
was due to a eertaia lnfluane' which l
had over me. It Is te that masmarlsm or
whatever It mafy bt cited that t we n
downfall. Thar was sat attrastlaa abou
her which I ootjid sot reeist and 1 yielded
My relations with her basraa the. I Thev
were maintained for tb entire 4ghte
ytsvs but not without mterraptloa. Tnos
Interruptions were due to my efforts to
break with her. Before I begaa tetjassvtl
money from Captain Fltapsitrack' ffte tr
bnflueno which sha had over g was ;xut
so powerful as U 'later became bat ay
efforts to break with her then war ao
so energetic as tbey war later whea I n
membrred that I was taking tneaaey WhicU
did not baionc to m aad saving tt ta hr. ;
FIRST TIME HKaAVE MONET.
"I' remember th first tauss I gar her
money. Before that tram what I gar r
was Insignificant but ah mevad tabo a
larger house nd wanted furniture. Baa said
ahe needed money to buy It aad asked Vne
for It I told her I would gtv it aad I
did. I shall not forget th attraction which
th woman had for m that day whea I
rfromlsed to give bar th money. Whea 1
Save It to her ahe smiled and amid that I t
all right.' "
"From that tlm oa I dial sot ceas to
gtv her money and th Influence which ah
had over m was a ever unfelt I walw fee
the tnfluenc of th spell at my otfie an:
would put th money la my pocket anal take
it to th house. When I got there I would
pull the wad out and glv ft to bar'-' She
would smile and my: That b) all. right
that I finer ..
"Several times I realised the plight 'lint
which I was getting myself and tried t
break off with the woman. But I could no
do it. After I began lo gfVe her money gr-
ind even greater Influence over tne tha
before I made up my mind to stop going t
see her. and for a while I did hot go. Win
I thought I wa free from her charm r
wrote to me. She threatened that tt .S C
not return to her that If I did apt at a
she would disclose to my wtf aad fatni
the relations which exlstsd between a.
meant that she would not only tell what xf
relations to her were but that ah Sroul
also disclose that I had beea gtvlng tie
Urge sums of money. She meant that - sh
would expose me to my family aad to an
employer. ; ' r i ti.
FEARED DlBCLOeURR. .V " r '
"What wa I to doj If I did not. retii
to bar she would certainly- hav ciaaed
dlsclosur of what I had don. If I did r
turn to her I could at least laal secsr thr
would not be detected for a wlls. The t
suit waa that t went bark to Her. The
attraction returned with my vhSt and
agate received money from Hi. .
"I broke with her several timea n t
tlm h wrote te aw thratealn to
m. Th lUrs r not ot to V j
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