The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 350, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 28, 1905 Page: 1 of 12
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XXTI! YEAH-NO. 319.
HOUSTON TEXAS TUKSDAT fEDHUAllY ZX IZQI
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:u;;hary of the mji
THE WEATHER. ' f
East -'Tutu Fair axcept - la
Southwestern portion and along
tht coast: "northeaat to north
fAnto.". ' ' . ' "" ' " f
'WAR.'? V ' J
' Orema baa turned tlx Resslaa flaak '
' Japan aiortar ar pterins havao M
Jaukilen.
' Cm la rapidly closing; 1a on th
yielding RusWaa Use. -
' Russia pmlehed th officers wb broke
parol at fcan Francisco. . ( i
Th Jape timrt the ehakh Una and
drove In the Russian vanguard.
Japanese mlnlalar at Washington la
ktoyed by the oooUnuM peats talk -
Russia la ekotritral regarding ramard;
Ihu Japan baa offered paa terete - j
DOMESTIC
t Klerea nfnN van kiUed by a church
flour ooliapeiag.
- Mberal eoowibutkms lira being atat tie
Springe from outside cities.
Definite figure M th Hew OrtosM Bra.
toaa have But beea determined.
The ell Isapaeter of South Dakota bar
Kansas oil aa aot being up to tb tost.
Mrs. Clidwk.h' attorney sprang a ur-
prim hy asking that Indictment ba
Suasbed. - v i
A Kaaaaa oocsiessmaa believe that
tract pt oura cea ba mad to ssrv tba
purpose of buetl) tba Standard. '
: aemtary Shaw aaWrta that tba aaax
tract baiwKK former Brcraury Qtg aa4
tha Btaivdartl Oil. InToWlac tba Nr
York eualoro boaa will at and and tba
f uvanuaeat wilt bara ta par rant "
WASHINGTON.
Naral approprlatlaaa aauaed. a club;
Iba.arnatt. - i
Mr. Cooper to to l praaantad with it
Vlag cup. . t
I Judaa Iwaya waa (cquhtad br a largaf
tola la tba aaaata- .
I Tha hfuaa comtnltw found a aaw Ica4
fci tha eaiuU eommlaaloa loraatiaaUoa. ;
' Tha tanata and bouaa kxkrd bona
wr tba U-aoatblr tottost raport aawad
nan. .. .. ... .
Fraa aotry of Phltipptna producta n-
ih aucar aaa teuacoo. waa iaora ai
uaa oommiuaa. i
Tha aanata oommlrUa baa addad onlr
i.0ua.ono la tba rlwra aaa baraofa bllU
ba bill will probablr I at ta aoataraoc
X Wadnaaday.
Unaauai taddaata ' bappanad ' la thm
aouaa a aoaunlttaa ehalnnaa waa awar
rulad and two apprala (roB tba apaakar'a
dacuaoaa auatalaad. : a. .
tr.' a A .ii. I
C 5 FOREIGN. ;
i
Tlia Baaaata of Polaad ara iaiahia lav
tha atrlka Dwyeanant t
Tba aftact af tha ftoaataa atrlka - to
a-i bjr tba eoncaaaloaa to tba man.
' Wanww atrlkara ara wraaklna a
aaanoa on tha polio f on tha wU Patarax
Bur
tEGISLATIVE.-
f -' ") ..: -
" Boaaa eonmlttaaat acted ipc naiw-
! ber af bllla
r Chairman Murray foreoaata dlautar to
caaa tha maaiban of tha Uclalatora In-
! Mkmt mm An nrlt iillniitniiaiL
Tba Mil la tha bttaraat af tha kaaaaa'
CUy Mexican and Orlant road la now
Kndina in the arnata. It b) daclarad ta
la tha trua ta threat of tba Stata
Tha bouaa floany anacfed tha Blantaa
aura food bill; ;paaaed tha HouatoB char-
ter Hill but afterward a awtloa ta rw
ooaaldar waa aiada aad left pendlnf; aat
tha aftaral election law fur frlday after-
Boon; paaaad Bowaer'a bill ta tax Inaur--aaoa
bamoanlea: aaarooaad aavaral bills :
dlacuaeed without action tha bill creatine
tor ouice oi stata
f : LIV TEXAS. v
' FMaonera have bean taken ta Palaattna
from Tliolty county.
Arn.mant la under way la tba Harria'
i aturdar. case at Ubarty.
i Iba turpentine and aloohol plant M
Oraaga la te ba ana af a abalo. '
Dr. Tabor aaya that tha quarantlna
' ruka wart not materially changed at
tha Mobile oenference. -
Charlea F Taylor of Chloaao hak been
brouaht to Taxaa and turned over te tha
aherlff of Naooatlochei oounty.
' Oeeria C. O'Brien aaya tha en pro.
duoera are so anxloua for a pipe Una law
they ara wllltns to make concaaaiona.
Tha eupreme aouH will paaa upon a
caaa Involving tba aonatltutlonallty of tha
act eraaUnc . tba BUty-aeernd diatrlot
oourtin .
N. K. fltcinui of Waco dalma ta bara
been drusaed and while In that eondltloa
ta bare been duped Into alanine ohecka
lor nearly tWOO. -
' Tha taatlmdar m tha eaae aalnat War.
ran W. Moored d la trie t attorney waa be-
- ania la the dlatrtet court at Auatln; Wor-
tham and Glover wart among tboaa Who
- t"0f"N-. '! v . : .:
'' ! COMMERCIAI' : ;
Price at Fort Worvth war loiprorad t
outalde buylnc. .
Tba bottom fell out of the wheat mar
k krt prloea cloalnr o lower.
; Incraaaetf eattmatea eauaed a email de
ellna In the cotton market
. Under favorable aondltlona a healthy
prosreea waa made In itocka -
SPORT.
Right and Trua won the handicap at
Hot Spring In a good race. . . t
There were two popular winner at
Oakland and one at Aacot Park. ...
Tha winning favorite at- the Craaoant
1 City had their flelda outolaaaed.
Tod Bloan rode Oarnlah ta an eaay
victory at tha Panaota frack. A bad mix-
up In the laat race.
RAILROAD. ' -
The rat lerlalatlon propoattloB to a aub-
)ect with far-reaching effecta and la a
. problem requiring the .oioeeet aorutuiy
v t '; Houston r r?;
Police made raid on vagranta Sunday
Bight arreatlng thlrt);-flv of them.
Senator aeorge ' B. Grlgjra announce
that h will yield personal view and aup-
' port Houaton charter bill aa It come
from the hov-v-. : .":?;. i..-
Joe kraeneaux waa bound over la alna
alleaatf orair vaaaa yeaterday. HI
wife waa bound over charged with forc-
ing a aurety aa hie bond. . . r .
roet-and-a-Half ' Butler ander ' ap-
yeat' in Shreraport charged with kllltng
an officer ta Joplln Mat la well known
to the officer of Houston.
; The granting of a franchise to the Hlg-
gtn Oil company to oonatruct a pipe Una
In tha city of Houaton wa considered
and after being amended waa referred to
a committee and will probably come -up
next week in regular order. v. .
The weather report for 1M ahaw tha
eo Meat day In Houaton hut year to have
Jiinhed the fluid down to S. Thla waa
linuary 4; tha hottest day waa May it
when the' thermometer registered 9
The rainfall wa I7.M inch. ' '.
The city council dlecuaaed the. matter
of aelllng the International and Great
Fun hern rallrcod the portion ot Caroline
t. '...t between Commerce and Franklin.
(.-nite mnt finf!v referred tha mHttef
;t. committee. rrhe committee! will do-
t. !. ... (. value of l..e J drsued.
RUSSIANS FALLING. BAG
Oyamav Rapidly Qosing ia ca Kuropatkias Lines Below Jlakden Qar's
; iriay Givbg - Ground Railway Communicatioas Threat- ;
' -
(Aaaaolatad Fraaa Kaport) 4
'HadyaeaaJ Manckurla." February B.
After fighting of tba caoat deecarate aav-
tur thA Raaataaa ramalaad yaatareay
amine la peaaaaaioa af Che aad Da "
paaasa. again wkk tba Japaeeee bad '
baea fllatiag tbeaftetrea freca aoaa aattt
dark. Tba Ruaalan. h war greatly
outnumbered auatamed tapeaud attack
aon aaHa lealaeT a big aa par eant
of killed aad wounded la hand to band .
fighting wftk tba bayonet to which thr
were reduced owtag ta barlag Ural thetr
but bvUeta. Ia order to bold Da paaa the
laat raaarraa.ware aaot to tba tUtac baa. '
Tba Japanaaa turning eperatioa b the ra-
gtoa af Uaa to yea waa ehaakad by a
kattaUoa af Ituaala Infantry aad aararal -equadroaa
af aaralry wha rapalaad tba
Japan aaa wrU baary loaa. ' . .
Tba Japanra alee tried to advance aa
Mango and Tacnpudao but vara re-
pubjed. . ".
Tba preaeot operation oavamnoad oa
ta Utk waaw' tba Japan attack aa
Baba pa va mllea aouth of Ttta-
katebea aeeurred. Oa Kvbauart tbay'
attacked Tanaaa aaaa aeraa mil aoutbr
aat ot Talnketchen poettlona which
tbeieaelra are far la advaaoe of tba gen-
eral mat of. the araty.' Oa tba rrentng
of February' It la the face at witertor
n umber tha Itaaalana war flanked and
rati red oa the Una.' - .
' The Japan atarawd tba Itoricft bill
UmraghMit Fabroary M almultaaaoualy ;
nmadtnf tba Talnketchen poattlosa with
artillery aad aatflanklag tba Ruaam) k.
taatrf. . .. ' '.. ' :
Tb Roaetane vacnatd Tainkatchaa
February M and retired flghtlag a atub -bora
rear guard actloa aad halting at
Da and Che
' ABANDON MUKDEN. ?.
Ruaaiana Are Preparing to Move
'..!.'-;';.; Along.- . N Vj.
London February IT A dlapatcb to tha.
Talegrkpb from ain-atln-TIng bay that
tad anaager t 4h. Rtnaaia bank a
Mukden baa Hern ardarad ta ba ready to
don tb bank. There la mash anxiety In
Mokdea.-1 Forty theueand Japaneaa ara
reported to be at Fakumeo baring;
atarchad there through thaMUa Pa tba
Mongolsut border. Six thousand maa.
WARSAW POLICE ATTACKED
Strikers - Claim1 Every-Victim of St Petersfeg Ulassaae -Well Be Re-
5 v venged-Authorities Unable ' to Cope With the
ir - - ;--deroWf Attacks - r - - v
' (Aaaoclatad Pre Report)
I Waraaw' February .-d:8 p. m.-Mur-derou
attack occurred today oa aolltary
potieamaa or am II patrela ta th etreeta
of Waraaw cauaing tb gravaat anxiety
to the autbontlea.wba ar t a toaa to
know bow to protect tba policemen. Tha
force of police which la entirely Inade-
quate co aetata of only MM men to a pop-
ulatldi ot Pmioa of which at toaat UN
are known to be rough and criminal ol
the moat ddpert oharaotor.
Report ar current today that tb mur-
der will be continued until th number
ofpoUomea killed equal tba number of
people killed In th January dteturbanc.
'Th itreeta ar bow Infeatad with beg-
gar and th main thoroughfare ara
eaarcely aafe for pedestrian after night-
fall Several holdup war reported yea-
terday. ' -
PEASANTS MAKE DEMAND
j
Country Folk in Pol tnd Joining
in Strike Movement
. 1 (Aaaoclatad Pre Report) ; ';
Warsaw.! Fbrury l- J p. ra. Ao-
oordlnt to reliable Informatlaa reaching
Waraaw today tba Poland peasant revolt .
In view of th fact that th ptaaant
a umber 700OM out ot A total population
of ttuM4M will. If It spread result la
dlaordcr tar greater than anything that
baa arkwa during tba present agitation .
Th pea aaoi ta hitherto bare not figured
to any great extent in thl agiuUon
which la confined to the lOOO.OO workmen
la the IUe and town '
A H per cent of tha peaaanta are un-
able to read they ar aally led away
by eoeialwt orator
Tha movement began at Prucka and
extended at one' to Plobek. It flrat
reached aerloua dlmenaloa ta the diatrkst
of Bledlc. where a majority at tha Greek
Catholic or unlets redd. Then being
exceedingly mbittord by reUgknur perae-
eatlen iiuickly Joined ta the aiittioa and
approached the landed proprietor with
a demand for an Inereaa of H per cent
la their wage. Their demand being re-
fused they promptly atrue. Ia autay
lnatanoea the peaaant atrlkera rcaorted to
violence. Today dlaturbaaoa bar been
reported from aaarly fifty village where
etrlker burned government aohool ahopa
the authorltl making no attempt to in-
terfere. ' i . . j- t
TH peaaant real grlevartoe are ex'
cluilvely In connection artth th buiguaga
and economic queation without any rer
olutlonnry iflnm. It I (tated that already
end by Kuroki.
I FLANKS ARE TURNED.
I
Jap Tactica Begtnninc
to
Tell. -
'. LaaaecUted Preaa sUtwrL)
L Fatmburg Fabroary V.-4
p. laA dlapatob froaa Oaoaral
Xnropatkln dated February M
wy! "Tba aaecsy la eonllnulna
the ffaatva agalnat tba troa. af
our Telketcbn dvtachmeat an
baa turned both It flanka. Tba
Jap aaaa bar alee advanced
agalnat Kantle Fa turnaut our
toft flank bait all attack aa Taa
gu aad SarderllBg bare baea re-
puted. HI ffaatve movement
agalnat Boaaapuda baa alae bee
imulwid. At aeana poalttona our
rUlimea foread the Japan aae aut-
poata to retire. Cotoaal Oaraky
t
Z waa aeverety wounded. .
eaaaaewaaaaaaaaaai
with eTuna paaV-d between 81a-Mla-Tlng
aad tha Uaa river oa katurday. v
Thla report. If accurate clearly tadi- t
oata a movacnent weat fa ee-operatloa '
with tb aaatarard advaace af the Jape- '
nee.
Tb -Tokto - aorretavindent of the
Telegraph aaya that Japan hope an
centered aa tba aoralat great batU.
Kvarythlng poaalbla to being don to
make K deetatre A eeoferenoe ot all tha .
ehufa ot ataff waa bald aa Saturday. '
Field Marabal Tacaaaata araaldlng. Iat- i
portent ooundla af tha Btlnleter bar
' DROVE IN VANGUARD.
Japfl Croaaed Shakh RiTet and
inrtaten rwenter Aiutca.
; (Aaaoclatad Preaa Report.)
Mukden. February R.-Tba Ji
ercaait the Bnakhe rtrer but araalng
aad bar drlrea la tha pwkato at ha
rtmili vanguard. Ruaela auppartara
came P and atoppad th Japaneaa ad-
vance. : ' ' ' " -Oa
tba right flank all I quiet bat
movement ot tb Japan Indicate aa
Intention ot attacking the Ruaalan cen-
ter v at least to tba way of A daraanatav
tloo. Heavy Ortng eonUneed today to
tba aaatward. ...... -.
... .t.. ' SI-4
aloa are la good aplrlta la apt ot tha '
heavy toeaa they bare auatainaa aaa...
tb aeoeeaity wnicn oompetni
tbem to
rUr. Tba are encourage if laaar
etruetloa which tbay wrought apoa tba
Japan whoea bodlw wera Ud la
NOT AFTER PEACE.
t Ho Miniater t WaahingtOtt ' J ;
a . r ... ... . .'. : .
Annoyed by Talk.
(AMootated Preaa Raport) .
Waahlngton February tt.To aat
at reet rumor which bara baea
printed recently to th great an-
noyance of th Japan bsgaUoa
ber. reapecting negotlaUon for
peace. It waa announced at the
atate- department today' "that the
government of th Waited State
baa never had from the Japan
government any request to lay
propoBltlon for peace before the
Ruaalan government and of course
Ba never In any manner directly
or Indirectly approached the Rua-'
tan government oa the subject.
The abatement waa made directly .
after Mr. Take hart th Japaneaa
miniater had conferred with Sec-
retary Hay. '-' ; I
...
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13 village have doctored that they will
not receive official proclamation In the
Ruaalan language which they do not un-
deratend. A general revolt agalnat th
.. oompulaory uaa of tba Ruaalan language i
' la greatly feared. The polio la three out
- of the twelve district of Waraaw demand
aa lucre of pay on Sunday. Thla waa
granted on Sunday and all atrlkera ra-
" turned to their poata Tb antlra force ;
: la now working. -' f
. STILL IN .THE BANK. "
' Russian Loan Funda : Not fet
' ; . ' sent to Russia- s
Berlin Febmary T.rram a thoroughly
trustworthy aonrc It la learned that tba
money ubaoribed to th recent Ruaataa
loan to Berlin Amsterdam and Part to
' (till lying in th banka and baa not been '
' ' aent to Bt Peteraburg. .
' Thl to regarded aa proof that Russia
' ia pMseaaed of greater financial resource
' than waa thought soma montha ago. 1
..v-.... a. v
RUSSIA IS SKEPTICAL
Regarding Rumors of Japan Of
r fering' Terms for Peace.
' ' .(Aaeociated Pre Report) ... . . . ?t
St Peteraburg February ta t:lS a. m.-i
Th report telegraphed here from New
York that Japan had Intimated to Brr-
t'tty 1 ity term upon wnlub be la mil-
":.;r ;"vV:; "
iaape auulda tba redoubt at Tatnkata
Taaterdey there wa a tloleat faU ad
haaay. wet aaow. Tb taaaperatore dur
tog the algbl aaoderaud.
MUST CONTINUE WAR.
Japaneaa Prcrder Explained Mat
ten to Governor
New Tors. February J7.-A perlal tabla
to the Time from Tokle aaya:
Premier KiUura addXaalug tha rr fac-
tum! governora admitted that lb ltua-
tie thla time but year waa aot without
uneaalneaa but ald that Bow entire eoa-
fldeace retgned. . ' .
- Tba tall at Fort Arthur ! the pre-
mier virtually overthrew Ruaate' Far
Baatara power Tba altuaUoa wa now
bopWeaa tor ban whkb ane beraelf aiuat
partially Ippraclata bat only a Uteaaaat
of traiaacandeat ability and detarmiaatana
aaald ba expected to faeegnlaa dfat to
tba clrmiaaaUnora. '
Heao. aald Count Katatira It waa aU
aral that Ruaela ahauki eonttau tba
atmggla. treating to the Intervention at
good fortune aad Japaa aauet aetthe re-
lax her rlgHaao aor reaalt bar effort
laaaanoch aa tba atubuaeat af ber real
purpoea the aotaplata aaaartloa af b
abUlty to protect beraelf aad the a
curing of durable peace b tb Far ta.
waa atlU dlatoat-
'j .RDUCEr)jN RANK. V
Ruaaian Offictr Purdah e4 or
Breaking Parole.
i (AMOola'ad Pre Report) -ftt.'
Peteracurg Fatruary (I.-TkldUul
ta tb demand af tba UaHed a tatea. Rua-
ala baa aot ealy ordered the officer ot
tb erularf Laaa. ba nolated their
parol to ratura to Saa Fraaelaoo but
baa reduced tbaa eoe grad aa punlen
anent. Tha only vacua eflfred waa Uteig
pouthk . -. t ' .
EXAGGERATED REPORTS.
InvetfJgatJdn Showed No Japan;
taa in Mongolia. t
' (Aaaoclatad Preaa Report) '
Mukden February If. A aireapoadat
of tha Aaaoclated Pre wha just re-
turned bar after a trip weatward to o
yaatlgat th report of Japaneaa In
Mongolia aaya in report are ejua
garated. . ' . . . - i
Thircl Pacific Fleet!-'' . .
(Aaaoclated Pi
Report)
Ctiarour. Febraarr
tJ.-Tb
uarlaa
led iff
third Pacific regular qudron coaled
after which K aallad to-
NHMMMMNNM
tng to make peace aad that Mr. Hay
bad tnetructed Ambaaudor MeOormlok
to eoavey the tntimattoa to the Kuaalaa
s?ne.s.niiniifit haa ereateA latareat heraVv
oomlng oa the beU af ramm'eurreat
In P.a.ealmra' that Kuasle. la wllluia?
In St Petersburg that Russia la willing
. to and tha war apoa aabetantially tba
aaas terms aa tboaa attributed to Japan.
Tba foreign office however declare that
no aueh Intimation ba been received aad
: turthermore profaaaaa Itself aa extreme
ly akaptlcal regarding the reliability of
thla
' 'J ' SHELLING MUKDEN.
Jap Mortara Ara Playing Havoc
' in Russian Btse.
(Aaaoclated Pre Report.)
. Kewchwang February 17 via Tata
Tain I p. m. According to a proa who
i has Juat returned here from the front
: tha Japanese ar ahelllng Mukden with
11-lnoh mortar. Th bombardment
whloh waa recently ooromenoed la fur-
ther reported to bare caused great dam-
age In th Russlsa line
Advice from Chinese eoureee any that
: A general engagement la In full progree
U along tha line Tba hardest fighting
la reported tb be occurring on th Jap-
anese right and General Kuroki I aald
to be sweeping further north and threat-
ening to crumple the Ruaalan' back oa
' tha railroad.
A apeclal force to reported to be mov-
ing from the south saa vast with th In-
tention of cutting off the Russian nonv
- munioetlone by railroad with Vladlvo-
; .tok.. ' y ; .'
GORKY TO BE DEPORTED.'
' Russian Author Arrested After
. Release on Bail '
1 ' (Associated Pre Report.)
Bt Petersburg February' Tf.t-Maxlnt
Gorky waa released today on 8M0 ball
but waa rearrested at the fortress gate
and probably -will ba deported from St.
Pftenburg.. .
' I 11 1 ' ; t
Suburban Men Out
: Waraaw February 7. s p. at Tha am-
ployea of th suburban railroad bar
Struck and Uu'-alty firemen announce
that they will ttrlka oa Saturday unlet
given higher' wag. t r .
Wm (rare digger of tha Jewish eema-
tarlea bara mad atmllar demand
Took Dutch Ship.
t
(Associated Pros Report.)
' London February A dispatch from
The Hague to the Daily Telegraph re-
! porta that Japanese cruisers Interoepted
two Dutch schooners near Formosa on th
allegation that they were carrying contra-
band ot war.' ; -
j A DEADLOCK CM J
.Conferees of Senate and
Houa) at Out.
' (Asserts tad Fnaa Mapert) ' I
.Wast.iaaloa February W-Tka i
aeTvtoawiatal apaeapnetusa bid wig j
fsol antaa tb ami ree (roe
the Bama aasewdraeat rauua-taw j
otiew statkMIra te. be gatlvwew j
twice a asMth tostaad af aatce e j
at preeaat The slilasatesa be J
geaa fortb frr.aa in keuaa eoe- j
fereaee tHtl 1 M beuse has pre. (
tteally yi. '-4 eb et Ihe azpssise j
af the :.. gaavtuv The to una j
atalietk. s..u.iuMrt aad these of j
the satiate rrearOlag aapeilmeata J
with Wheat totevcee and rt'S rot- j
tare ar all that rvatala waattlted
beta ai a th eonfansav The let- (
ter three are auU atattera and J
aaa be easily tgreed a wviea that J
awarding (ottoa ba baea djaposad j
f .
Ofri' lal of the pantnat of aa-
ricuHur have boea ottndd by th I
house eeafereee an tba blU and are J
aot to favor of th aetto amend- I
aasnt lis apevaUua wovid require j
a spart a re freea la preseat awtb- J
aaa ef gmtbsnng. soda statistics j
wale to through aa ham ana eorpe
af settasi gioeei aad glaaara wh j
aaab reperta to the deesutaaaar j
without aampiaaatioa. Th aew j
ptea weuM entail the mpkrynot
af apartot aawata a salary
throughout the eutto belt la th
issiisj ess ei iiisx ta tuv eiw wm
aa army af pui save I te report
aa every kavwa arep to the aoaa-
try. : - ' . '- '
A msetiag M the aufrea waa
held today bwt N was aaaaced f
that aa ether meeting waa aaaa.
aery stmH tha sen fines at to 9
th etlnstaaUea at tba eWttoaal Z
wsaaaiaoi. ' . I : i
IN PANAMA
Yellow Jack Sprcadhj: Do
spite Prcautlcss. '
FA(EITCSLACKING
-''.- A f '
To Sifefuard Ameriaa Work
' ? ma oa Isthmss.1
'i
RET50DS OF TEE CKISlSSIOH
.4 "
Refuse to AHovfEinployes to Re-
I sign Offer Every Induce
' ' ment but Better Pay.
' ' QRauetee Post SpeclaL)
Rew TorK February tT.rA spedsj to
the Worid froa Panama. aay. ' . '
Tellow farer la Spreading along tha'
Uaa af tha Paseuna eaaal daaptto ream
of official etraular dictating aanltary
aad hygrale preoaetion aad proeltma.
ttona prohibiting tba Breeding af saoa.
aultoee; la spit of fumigating brtgad
paper and auhphur patai la spite ef
reseats art Idea by Minister Barrett hua
leg the gpat a a winter baalib resort '
Two mora American ampioyea af tba
eaaal eommisslea bare died fraaa ysilow
fever two ether ara In th An oca boa.
pltal recovering from th fever.
.The dead are:. Thomas Clarke carpen.
tor from Brya- Maspr Pa. died seven
day after arriving at the Isthmus.
Thorn H. MoCaaa drilling forwaaa
from BteubenvUle Ohle died after three
dayaf lllnesa bt tba hospital. r
To meet thl growing danger the
Asjisrleaa dispensary at Anooa hospital
Is but lU-equlpped. On whlto su to la
ei aige of th dlpiary which la aup-
poaad to (upply avary employ af tha
eatomkeatoa who ba a free preacrlpUoa
ta be filled. Thla maa' colored aaa Iat ant
eaa helther apsah read aor write Kng.
Ilb. Any on who etudlea ra auper-
flctally.y tha eondltloa af Panama and.
Colon reailiea that ealy. a kind Provl-
dene hi preserved tba Isthmus from
a deadly pldasto - ' '
The streets are filthy th "sanitary"
conditions art aauaeatlnl; to on from
th North th ollmat to enerratlns aad
demoralising. . Tha day ar hot with
th mrcury varying between to and M
degress govrnrent circular fig It at
Id degrees-end the humidity I ao great
that rust and mildew form oa every-
thing i'- .IV
'Truly Panama city deserve It title
"Tha garbage spot ot th earth." Tet
Minister Barrett ha written that th
wont spot In Panama I better hygsnl-
eally than tba alum hi tha average
American ity.
It la aafe to prophesy that not more
than half th present ampioyea will re-
am la eathe Isthmus after the eeld
weather ends In the North.
Heade of department are using every
mean exoept to rain salaries to bold
their employes bar. Some hare offered
their resignations which have been either
refused or aeaepted with Indorsement:
"For Cause." Th two words mean that
the man can not claim ht honorably left
the commission' service. In few Case
I thl deserved for men that ara not
competent are seldom given opportunity
to resign Th word "For Cause" might
ruin the career of j. young engineer or
For the maa who leaves his position
with th aommlaslon then I llttl hop
of thr employment oa th Isthmus. -.
Th commission elslms that It doe not
yet control the Panama Railway sora-
pany but so ktrlot to th "gentlemen'
agreement" between the two that a per-
son who baa sees employed by an or-
gan last tea aaa aot get work With the
other unless be earrles a release front
his former position. Uvea the laborers
are Included la th "black bat agree-
ment" ' ; I
"Interest in Wheat Reserve. '
. Chioag. February 1T.-Interet to cen-
ter! rtgen th probable Wheat reserv In
farmer' hand March t Th department
of agriculture will make It raport on thla
March 10. Estimate on the resource
ranee from Uu0W.O0 down to TB.etfl.fro
buahcla.
lRlALGi'Wi. .
We B ' cr tLini cut
" I.Icney: Glover
Otuoatoa Foal Spactalt
ssav ranan Ta rifiy- .
third distrtst ewart Jwdae Callssua pre-'
casta. to fast getting ail lb ass! ef
the aaa to watch W srrea Moor dlstrtot
altar fee) Travel and WllUaasai ewsv
tua to alliigad to have received a brfhe
at Btsto he Jobs M. Kir by Urough
Flask tX Qeever at tha tnsuaea ef W. B.
Wert aaa.
After eMaausblag by the court reeerd
the satstseee af the aati-truet eull agabtat
Klrtry tba State aeught to pror tb
existence ef a oaatracy Ihrsauib which
the cewueed to allsged to have received
the bribe.
. la the effort to pro tha aaaaptraaf. '
tb Stato are pwt aa Wllltam B. Worth-
am. Mr. Wortbua gar btt tsetimoay to '
the nature af a aasntos aerrattre toler-
eefla to atetea to. but atcklag la that
deaansaisa that aaahle th iea rsaia-
tog lasryer a pick aut wHk aarUloty ust i
what the witness aald to the allsged aa-
aoasplfaiora aad what rha geatleatea
aald to bias. After eoeatdarabto totar-
rnptksa Mr. Wortham adjusted btoHe.'
tlawny to the customary see af wltsee .
aaand aarratlo. A. M. Vsadet eourt who
folkiwed Mr. Wortham ba the air aad
delivery af a baaloes aaaa Me spoke ta
the Mat aad appareatly made aa attempt
to parry the eueetlon put to bias
The Jury which has the trial ta band to
appareatly a rpraataUv aaa Paul
Ya Roseaberc a farsser and ea-eeuaty
aommtaakHrsr to th ferauia. With him
there ara to the tory two otlwr farmers
a anpKaua. tbre march ate. a alert aa
agent a eapltot police asan a laborer
nd a maa whoaa aceupatioa I Slvea a
a "retired farsser.' Tba tvnVa ere toi-
tewing the eaae with oaetdcrabt fa
tersat aad thua tsf despite tb frequent
legal a las he bet wees the long array of
learned cBuaaal there
bar
ghawa a atgn at reauL
a aureiioai ad tha trial aeema bard
to larateU bwt If tb toag list af wit- ground ot Irrelevance hearsay and hav-
aesea sumamaid by h M ar put as oonaectlo with tb charge against
Ban tha ataaA tba BDBeera OOOd (Of tka J
aaraap two weeks. . .
i v- a. --a u. ua k. - -
to tb Jury the aaBAed srlctaal patltioa buHf o( testimony
agaiast the Klrby Loanbsr aaanaaay ; County Attorney Brady and Reward
brought oa retetlaa of Warrea W. Moor Martin afflcs saalataot to th attorney
aad D. A. MeFatl for alleged rWlatloa j mnm coat ended that R Was sought to
ef tba aaU-truet tow and seeking to- re- pror by Wortham that a conspiracy cl-
earer heavy p sal lie v ' wKd U emailt ih offense wlib Which
K C Ufi-bam' XT .vl' CacA f . Moon to charged. andVhst liuder the
worwam on tna ctana. Mn aoiiion th utroent and act
With the reading af th peUttoa aut ef . th aa-eomplrator ar admlsalhle.
th way tb proascutloa iBtroduoed W. '. taif Fena bald that there wa nothing
B. Wortham former I tat treasurer kef ore tha eeuft ahowina a awtspirwy
aeektsg to esubllik by. hi tsstlmony In ' afH nothing connecting defendant thrre-
txtoteao ( a aoaaptracy to brTae tba aa. tta. The pro.cutloa assured the court
-used. . that they Intended to' establish th foot
Wartham was permitted t aay that a f a aortsplracy between Mr. Klrby and yft (Contlaued on x-
gMMMtotoMMHHHtaMaHMMMMHMMMatoSMtMMM ANTI-TRUST LAY OF ft
Upheld in a Decisive Op hiion ty tfee FcdTail Supreine Court zzl L
; - mits of the National Cotton Oil Company and the Southern
;:4;n:T::::iCottofl Oil Company Are Forfeited v ;
'3 I J; feuatoa Post Bureau j i
- f pj-t Colorado Bulldlna1. v
Waahlngtoo February Jf
' Th Baited State mprsate aourl today '
aphald tha Taxaa anti-trust tow. by af-
ttrmiag with aoat tb dsatoloa f th
Texa court f civil ippasJa la the casus
af th State against the National Cottm
Oil oompany and the Souther Cotton Oil )
aompaay. As a result tb permit of ;'
the twa aompaale to da bostaee ta Tsxaa
an forfeited. Tha two eases whloh wee .
argued at tha October term at tha su-
preme court are Identical. Tha defend- -aat
osanpaslee which appeared aa plain. .
Iff la error befor th supreme court
wsr eharged with being members ef a .
trust or pool of dwllar concern la Texas
the purpose of which waa to flx and '
maintain the prloea to ba paid for cotton
seed la that State This prios Waa fiad i .
at 114 per ton. Suit was Instituted by the ;
attorney general of Tsxss and by tb
district attorney of th Twenty-alxth Ju- ;
..-- ai-i-A UV k-l-a kaiai thai the I
SIVUSI tlistrtvt ' it wr.ee -
bualaes permit at th two oompanle
b forfaited and they b enjoined frora
transacting business In tbs Bute. The
defease waa that them prayers were
oeivnsv waa in.i e- -
pugnsnt to tha fourteenth amendment to
th Fderal . conatitutloa aaa. tnat taa.
Texas aaU-trust tow af IM violated that
provtsloa of tb State constitution which
prohiblte a bill from containing mor .
than on ubjot V l
Th Judgment af th diatrlot court wa
affirmed by tha State court ef atvU ap
pesls and th defendant ompanlea ap-
pealed to tbe United States euprem court '
Tb decision of this tribunal waa sn
nounced today. Tb opinio will not be
filed until tomorrow but through the
ktdnsss of Justice MoKenna who dellv
rred K The Feat eorreapoadant la a..
abled to present It herein la full It to.
lows; " ' " ' " ' 1 '
'' TheOpinlon.
The charge mad ngalnat th atatutrd
ef Texas are (hat they deny. plaintiff In
error tb equal protection of th law and
take It property without due process of
law. Th snawer to the 'first depends
upo the effect of tha etatute. Th
answer to the second Involve their valid-
Ity and broader eonalderatloa. We will ;
dent with it tirt-w;
Th ' sDec'flcatfc ' . urrers
whersln-'lt la claimed the alatuts de- .
prlv ptothHff to error of( Ra property
without du process of law I Indefinite
and peculiar. It may ba different from
aa attack on th validity or the statutes
but counsel bar treated It a tantamount
to such attack and w will treat It
' Defendant In irror contend that It to
not open to plaintiff In error to attack
th constitutionality of the 1 statutes
either a discrimination again! thssn or-
diiprlrtng thm ef property without due
praces of law. and- cite Watero-pleroe
Oil oompany (17T U. S. H). Counsoi f-r
e
en tuw'ik..-u
Sycre h Suhbn!' M:a
Allcvd Ccritfciw ...
aaeeeeia
A TLUENT RECITAL
Was that of Mr. Clover
. Who Had It Written.
(Ilirualon Post Special )
. Austin Taxaa February H-The
direct taetlmoay of the third wit-
Bess FraHk D. Glover was a
fluent rutltal. II spok slowly
and kla testimony wa remarkable
for the mlaule detail In whit h- he
depicted every alleged alius lion
and conversation. It develiwl
under erne eaamlnatloa ta he
bad Wtitlea hie teallmony out.
The-erosa-eiamlnatlna of thla wlt-
bess ha hist besrun. but It baa pro-
ceeded far enough to dlvul th
theory ef the eWfetiee-that the
proatrullon to the result of a eon-
piracy against Mr. Klrhy. To-
ward th elos of todny's session
thla theory was unfolded to the
court by Jud Penn.
teeeeeeeeaeeeaaeaaaaaaaaaai
bad rsatded about thirty year la Austin!
that ba bad served aa ( water and lUcht
aemmlaalonar and lo ss Slat treeeurer;
; that be wa n year of a and that h
aaa aaowo air. sviroy swmi -ysara.
Th question by County Altoraey
Brady tending to setsbllah th fact that
th wltnee knew of a conspiracy to bribe
brought on lb firstUna! battK of the
trie I.
Mr. Wortham had testified that he We
president ef to First Mstlonal bauk aad
that It had reopened for business In Jan-
ttry ttut aot a great while before tha
eeond suit waa fllrd against Mr. Klrby.
"What bualneaa. It ny did you hare
With Mr. 'Klrby relating ta thl aeooad
i aultf" County Attorney Brady aaked.
Judge R. L. Penn who lead la th de-
rensa. ohiected to the testimony on the
' Th Jury was xcued while the pree-
..... ... ...s lha .imi.d.
WMMMIMtMIMMMMMJ
COMPETITION
And Not . Combination
Is
. - Law ol Trade .
. Ia Its deemloa la tha Texas anti-
trust taa th Jvattoa rendering
th ptnloa nssd thl magugi
"Moaopoly baa been defined to
be 'unified tactica with regard to
price.' It to th power to control
price which make it th Induce-
ment of coirtbmattons and their
. prom. XI Id ' each power that
Wake It the eonesT) of the law
to prohibit ar tlmtt them; And
. this eonrara and the poUoy baaed
on It ba xprHlon not only la
' th Tex at ettutej ft has iprss-
alon In th Maruted of ether State
and In a well known National an-
' actment According to them com-
petition aot combination should
be th law of trade. It there I
' evil In the It I accepted aa lees
-
a
a. .
:v
:
X
:
'
- man till 1 witivit tna i --"' jiwi
' t1w unification of Interest and tha a
than that which may result from
z power suon biihiw e" ah. a .
. that leglalaturea may so ordala a
. J thla court has daolded" .' '.
eeaaeaaaaeeeeteeaaei
; ptolntlff hi arrar con teats th application
. of that caaa and wa wUI assume (not de-
cide) with them that It not determine- .
. tlve of their contention.
' The acta ot Ut and U4 ara set out at
length in Waters-Pierce OU Company re
Texas. Tbs act Of IM. tar . a th
' present question to concerned Is eubetan-
tlally the same ai they. All ot the aot
ara directed to th proposition of com-
bination to restrlot trade or In any way 1
limit competition in th produetlon or
ai of articles or to Inoresss or reduce
their price la order to preclude a fro
and anreatrtoted competition In tbem Tha
'vaiioua way In which thto purpoaea
can be accomplished ar numrtd and
forbidden. Panaltlea are affixed to tlia
violation of th acta offending domestic
corporations forfeit their charter and
' offending foreign corporations forfeit
; their privilege to do business In th Stato
f '.- e;;v . Act of I903-' '
;tThre wag also aA' act passed. In lsj
which repealed all lawa ojf part of law
In ' connict : with It and axpressly re-
pealed certain provision et the. penal
rode of the Stete arid th acta of 1HW
' and lsM. Th right to recover penalties .
' cr to forfeit charter of domestto or the
. permits of foreign corporation for ee
. committed befor th going Into e" t
of th Uitut was wil
lh argument a h it
t i
i. C
z:A l-
Wnrtl.st. i.d t
sa" Im 1 m.r
tlon. Mr. Xn:
the pmsf utkMi .
tl.s Srcu.l h..
eoiitplraey.
Must I
Judgs CalhA
pmeeratloa rt
that Ihe aerii.l
conaplraryeM
h would S'lmlt 1
The pruseeutli.ii
and the teer.it
defense mine 1
II auesilena
Mr. Wort hem .
Ittrt that ti.e
sulfa were f'l. t
Mr. Klrby snd .'
llouttoa. He I
first be said a
h euld M s i
t; sid ss coi
a acting am
IratructlDiuM ai
th only way t
waa to reach ti
hi ehkrge ml
ahead. V.IIH.
that he had a
wha esuM d i t
Intlaut Willi .
(Hover and 1
to Introduce hii
aylng te go ai. .
mltsed.
Wltses and
and begs a w..
juM bring ahoi.t
' Witness col tin;
I wanted to e
go. and o toi.l A
ler of th rirrt r
to to to Mr t
Vandsrvoort u-.j
ported te me. I i
set la ssotloa ti e ;
which tha cases Weie
"I told Olover to 1
R would eoat-to l i
dally to ..r
rear of th bank n
that It would coi I
t Wits too oarh i I
I down 1 Weill t" I
sw Klrby and i
w.t over wiiut I .
ti.ld to that he .i i
t."llt It. H " '
t i.' Kit by '
n.. .it ahoui s.-ui- it -
"Kuala a in; I"
erf ihe set; i- i
nmney.' "
Wortham II.'. . i
nant ba?k and t.. I
them ff. Mr. Klrby I
'lha Validity of the stitu.i Is i
from sxtremsa. It to dim oit to pr.
Its alemeat In a eoncme ny. Its ti
mate founditloa I the M of lititi'
' uato and corporations u . il. utnl r '
constitution of the United r to v
contracts and oombln In
esU; and. It la argued to pr i.
from doing "In th ot t..
through th making of puri I -ale
and tha fixing of rli ea la
to work a deprtratkHi of proper' v v
cut due process of law nad to It r
well organised liberty of cm'
volved In tne acquiring twlug atui
with property" amured by Hie i
aoiwUtutlon. .f..'..-v'-..i. .
To support th argument the v
and necessity of business are
j and partnerships and their en
brought forward aa Illustration. '
' ara some things which eomwi i
demonstrate. Thsy easily d-m.n
that asm combination of "omit 'i
f or acts" r necessary to any h'
' development and that the reaitR
. Inevltelily baa cessation of c.'nm.
' But this dot aot prove that ail r
" nation ar uivlolatlve or that m
" atrlctkra uoon competition ran be
bidden.. To contend for the no ext..
la to overlook the dltlenmce In the
' feet of actions and to limit too much t
(unction and power of government
Argument from Extreme?.
By arguing frora' extreme n'
every exercise of government cun i
. shown to ba a deprivation ot Ii
Hberty. It la eommonplac to i
i the purpoae and Indeed duty of
! ant to get all It in of g i ...
th actlvltie of men ami ..
or (orMd them when tl.y b i..n)..
tend U vit Ot "Oourac. i!..t
vU rooy not b alwity clear: tmt t
btoa-kct. dispute th policy of a i
not to establish its Invalidity.
It Is certainly th conception of :
body of public opinion that t! c
f price through combination:! t
restraint of trad and to m...
is evU. Tbe foundations of t
ar aot called upon to dlrtn-''. '
ur purpose require us to d'
twees the kind of cnmi
' degrees of awnonoly. It l .
that th ISs of mnnun-iir In r
fined te a grant ef prlvit
stood ta include a "con.'
- the acts of mere 1r "
nant thought now i . '.
"the kottoa ot exein
other words the
; tien by the uni'
1 manasemrnt or It
' ment and e"
pots to so d
that mos"'-
.tried t.
i Is V-
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