Rockdale Reporter. (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 30, 1903 Page: 2 of 8
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IN THE IRON FIELDS OF TEXAS.' TAKING A HOLIDAY
TEXAS MCtt ASHOCu
moor# #f Wexahacr. « H1(tJ
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*lRt AT COLUMBUS. OHIO. COITJ
•ISOMS.
Ttr.it.nf Hair Prsadth (tcti>r ef a
F#urt« Flee* U<fi> fr»n in#
Heart of rir*.
(V ur» -J* Ohio. April 57.* urn
mi't t' ' * rt»y ill tin
M • .,-. . >31 I aunt t’uiihing <*>■»
i,*n 11 y ■, ,;,i 1 \tr'» at High sn<J l»uf
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! I', tk.- ruin.
. >;. Id..< M*rtvvp« n • «’.*fr $*
1 mi «• $20 (vd I'nt »m Ulm’Jt
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till ‘ Mill Off liter' K T
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!'. I Mittmff |Mi"'. Ini:, ' nil
'..at • ii 11 liuUitng M * William
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I . rnxiuft fK.iOtKI In».ir> | fur
1 Hull iii 1. lu.ii.if'i mippi/ .in.)
f *. 11 " .11 in. S' '•!>«* Tal.
I . > i« 4 * ' rn |tnn • I mi ‘i* <1 •"
« ilium V. nil) A Cl lull
1 **r: !i ti.r Tn April IT llrtulnjr
Jututsot* a ttrgro about it year* of
*** *»> 4 il'nl 4 ll'tl* girl four y#ara
till! wb*ne parrot* arr hlglily rrsprrt
<t ■ (liars* of thU plan and iru-rt lo
out to It till' ff* na» iif rrlnulnal aaaault
Tin- o-*r.» »ih i-aiiKbt I mo night and
Lik f I.' a :;<.* on annum in lii«*
ritjr Ii) a mob
In* n ijio fkrm»ar>*(lgmt| 1,1 mtnllar
alt*rr.pta anti aim having 4"*nipi*'l
10 ari ompll'b nil'll i turpomou a child
tor «rhi' lt lo arati flnr.l by tficourt,
Thi> town I' nil qqrt Ibla morning
!!- >v* l«ft hangtvg *0 the trr- until
4tx .1l ‘.1 o 1 Joi k vUi n Jo* w#» Cut .town
: 10! an It 1,"i‘ -' fuUwn41I
Fatal M?ad-on Collision
li.'icxm 'fr.'ii W44 4 bn J *r*i' k
011 tit* *.|"i"ourl Kama* and T**i..*
iitlwuy at 1. .■■>««• i' I .nut Ion \ tiirtn
bourn) >lia * (inm n I ltd*.) h*;id on wl'h
t Houthtao- Mil '»*• fri'iglit 'l h« engine
1. : the n irttileiuit i Gain wa* a lly
r;i*:k d rttt.l llrigltircr John K Ncliton
»a> 1 r.rt' i. ly injured that In* will
il i TIn rv 14 i on il.l -t able .Ionia r*
doM- .. the trn h ati.1 to th* traina
T'l* ’• ■ <"■ . 'I.a 4.m il at Mltierul
\V«I1« tut Utdlcat' I Kutulay
ion atation la Un^olu The train baa
Wn robb«.t three time* within 19<)
ottla# *»f Lincoln Tha robb#ry laat
' fall net*»it S&o.ub«) to the men who did
the work, and no trare of them baa
ever !e*u found
The work Ihta time wna Acornpllab-
> i-d tonally whila tbe paaaengera from
uran.'h line* were In the depot await-
ing the arrival of the tranacm
• tin* aral iraln*. Many of lb# per-
»->:ia in the depot were aaleep and did
not know the) had been robbed until
iootHu d by the nolae of the tratD pull-
inx Into the elation
The preuenie of tnr robhera waa Srwt
utfeovemd by a woman She wrenmed.
and the people In the waldag-room
nathiT' d around. I'h' ronfuaion per-
mlttad the robber* to mtafie
l.aler they mail ih.ir prexrnrw
known on Uinrd an Imtu.grant aleepwr.
where the conductor and porter, to-
g. (her with th" pnaaengi ra were herd-
id Into uie end of the ear, and thu
iriii waa IneUtuttd i.y one man
whli# thu other held the crowd back
with gun* They left the train Uv
tw.-i-n Lincoln and Milford.
All die Texan railroad* are prrnarlng
'01 t large world s fair l.ii*!u<-»a next
year
Sl Louis Capitalists to Make a
Tborovg Test
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WHAT IT MEANS
MR. CARNSGie IS THANKeO.
CARRIES MOO.OOO MORE THAN THE
HOUSE RILL DOES.
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Gift to Tha Haguo Boat* Tam
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27 Uart.n Ge>-
Thay Hava L#aa#4 tha SUta Furf»a«#
and VV.ll Saa that tha Invawti-
pation la Thorough.
1 Waahlngton April
era. the mlnlaier from TUo Nethor- J
! ianda. h*» «ddre*»ed to Andrew Cnr- j
j negie ibe following teller eiprcaalrc
>f The Netberland* gorernmunta
! thanks for Mr r*Miegi<-'» gilt of |i. |
I ybo ooo to provide a ti-ruple for tbe in j
jierwailonal court of arbitration
WaaUIngton. April 20. 1903.—An- j
Irew Cgm-gie. Kmj . Nt-w lork. i
. lb.-ar Sir Referring to my li-tter of j
the 23rd Inatant. I ban- the honor to j
inform you that I have been instruct-
ed by cable to eiprcnft to you the deep
THE SEMITE PASSED ITS NIL
Itama Aro tha Sama In Roth Rllla. S#
Nalthcf Will Ruffar in Ccnfranea.
Fight on Frinclpal Harria.
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New Blnnlngbam, Teuu, April 27 I
Wliilatti L lira. of dt lai-U*. thu
rept.tentative of the wealthy iron 1
ni&nufactur* rr of that city who for
aome tin.' have been Inveallga*Ing
the iron dejawita of Cberoki*- 1'OUIH>,
with a view of Invi link baa recently I
Imeu her**
To *ay that aomeliody la "Invest!- ,
gating' la no n*-w think but the n.au-
ii. 1 of rtoltig tin* particular bit of m-
veMtlgafio:i wi-ni'i to iiortend aonu.-
thliu; nor.- >u,;-( int: a I Win n It i*
staled tha’ thla U tin* fourth trip this
gentleman, wt'b o.h--r- of bln a-.-»oct-
at' ; tu - r. el. to thla ib id it may b"
tal.eii for grauted that they are net
doing all Uie* for their health, al
, , , , . , you to connect your name in a lasting
though It might not Ik- a bad tiling „
for St latulatan* to do, as old Cherti-
ki.-i 'a Iron htllH are noted lor their
li*-tthhfit!lii «a.
d.j...f : u< .11 1 arils irou
nt< n In desiring to Know what there is
In this iron held ta .1 »n.v mg scarci'y
of iron In (he Missouri mines, together
with the fact that tin y have been I *d ;
to believe that the Cle rokee iron U a
Auatln, Texaa. April 2i—The senate
i finally iu appropriation bill 1
! yeaterday evening and then adjourned
over until Monday In order to join the J
| house on the excuraton up the Auatln t
1 and Northwestern road today. The 1 ^
! bill carries a total of something like ! ”";“roo” ' whJcrhWllI
•7,600,000, 1000,000 more than the | p„ed wUh eIec|rtc fan.
Waxahachle. Texa
enthusiastic tuass rr-
bachle cltUena was t,
afternoon at the city t,.
initiatory atepa looklm.-
tAtnment of the Texa* I'm,
tlon when H meets her. Miy,
22. Mayor W J F llos,
over the meeting. H. ..r.
dresses were made aft. r ,
necessary committees w.r«
ed. These committee »
their work At once ami notU-j
be left undone to mak- ' h-
of the newspaper fraternity c
round of pleasure.
The business meetings of tb
elation will be held in ihe
h< itnpli
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I. hi,op and r*111" fnrut»liingM >2’*..
llouramIII*.fain Whiilrhlrr ln>
(el I.\i"i-< IIioa wbiili’Mlr gt<>
.er* fruMHHi fully insured.
t»uc of th*- moit thrilling teaturc*
•t the fltr wav the :«•*«• us of Philip H
Nation, a lodger, from * room enve!
oped In t1*mr* on ttir fourth floor of
lh* llranaon building It wa» oiiptvu
ed All thr occupanta of the building
bad bc.-n gotten out Thr water tower
wiv playing a »t(*aiu into thr flaming ■ vlr.gic man about 60 ymir* ol
leant of tha building when thr Agur** and .aim- to t>all»4 from MHsm-
ot n uian In underdoth.** Huddrnl) a|> bppi lie »«.* a drayman
pi'aiod at a window on the fourth
floor, ratted the M*b and waved hi* Not# From th* Wool Cantsr.
hand A about of horror went up from llrackettvlllr Sj»ring wiwl clip of
II, « crowd, aa reacua vrrnu-d out of th*' Ktun*y County ha* aUoit all to'en
duration. The flromra however, flhick taken there will t*e alh>ut 450,oon
ty Ktarted to raise an rxtrnalou laildrr pound* nhlpp*--! off «**ni Thr range
Fatal Sunday Shooting in Dallaa.
lViilBi. lei- \.lai! aa-. -.hot an I al
i.tuat Instantly kill* .1 n-ar his h.'iu"
Sumlsy aftrrno 'ii Inn assailant. J 1.
Nroum, osilig ti shotgun
|t.> shot, Adair was .«*«« 11 to stagg-r
iiuil gathering himself together, to
mu toward a grocery on the hl.uk
Two liiimtr*‘<l card* from th.- trruu *>f
the shooting ke fell, unit dleit t«>fore a
pbyv ilan eouh. tie summoned Adair
A Firs Horror at Dallas.
Callus Shortly after 3 o'clock Sun-
day morning flu broke out in the fruit
.-.tore of l.lborio Joseph Munlchto. at j
Following the router of Bryan -dreet and Central j
railway and in the names the 7-year- |
old child of Manlcbio perished, and
hU wife were burned, I he latter, tl I*
said, fatally.
The family, consisting of Manlcbio,
his wife and four children, aged re-
rpectlvely 10. F and 7 years and <
months, lived In the building
The proprietor was awaked by the
smell of smoke and hurried to sroiias
hi* family On reaching the outer sk-
it was seen that Marla Antoinette, aged
7, wa» missing The agonltcd parents
searched with the firemen tn the bias
lug building, rod at leng.h brought
.lust aa the top of the ladder touche 1 has be >n tine thla last winter and dor cut the tiny corpse of the child, black-
verv superior grad*, one from which
sl.-* I may I *- mud*- Hut they do not
pn>|K>e* to take chance* on this; prop-
osition. and after ntoertaining what
tIs*- two furnar 1 * here, that i«, the
I'a .sic Mel I ami th*- Star ami Crescent,
can be purchased for, they are now
j r*x-*fd’ng to Investigate the quality
■ t the ore In a sclenttfle manner, and
have leased the state furnace lo make
th** test
Mr tirace worn to Austin last week
and witli the assistance of Senator
Corbins and Representative Guinn, se-
ctire*! from the slate the privilege of
using the old Alcalde furnace at 'ho
penitentiary for twenty or thirty days,
and v.lll bring their own Iron superin-
tendent. chemist and laboratory down
from S( t.e'ii* ami .. the **ir- r - r:
.* 11><inn 1 trn test If it is found tbs'
these ores nre capable of being turned
nit-* steel, and 11 satisfactory deal cm
finally be made with the owners of
nil*' or laith of thesi* furnaee* it l.»
Mgtly probable that the Si l4,»ui*
*' (iipany w ill make th*- purchase, an !
^ ii they do ther> isn't lh" slight>.>l
I ""ui i but llu-y will, tn the near tin
i re, love one or more of the rtrinst
turnaces In the I'nited States in on
11 at ion on Texas ore
W lull this means to Cherokee conn
ty ami, for that matter, to all of T -v
a it would just now tn; difficult to
; '.ay Hut tt
that thi.-- Is. Just now, only a test, but *“ '•*•'<> 1Hi 1Jg oil th*
i> t it In- borne l:i mind that It Is a
crucial test If these ores nre found
to be just what our St L.ouU friend*
want, and th'*y control P on-' \>(
h* 1 h of they*1 tuinaces. they will
ilo.d.th'ss work t*yr.m for all they aro
worth.
lit the meaetitec they will prove to
the world that there is in our iron
hills, and wl.at wo may expect of it.
if it -,v .1 not. mal e steel, we mow that
it ..* capable of hjlug made into a line
viud* <1 pig 11 >n. suitable for vnrhi.i*
sir ict'iinl t>ur|si.-,*.and this lia* ;tl-
I* .Id; 1 cep thoroughly touted as every
Indy known.
felt gratitude and profound admira |,0U8e bill, and from $1,000,000 to $1,- | t
tiou of her majesty * gov* rnment for 250,000 moro than the total favored |
your munl0<ent tHinefaction in favirr by the governor and conesrvatlve j
of the jie.-manent court of abitratlon , nienibera of both houses
at The Mag i" *|^,0 on|y important amendmenU
The Netberland- government uud afljed to the measure during the day j
affected the Agricultural and Meghan- |
leal college and the State University, l
the friends of which Institutions sue j
ceeded in carrying their point against j
the members of the finance committee , dored ,ho visiting **litors by
and others who believed in holding
the appropriations down. The item
for the former school was raised front
$164,000 to $228,000 for the first year
and from $78 '00 to JSd.—u for th*.
second year. Tiny second year appro-
priation for the university was in-
creased from $75,000 to $125,000, the
larger amounts in every instance be-
ing the figures of the house bill. Moth
bills being the same, the two big
schools will have ample provision
made for them.
the people of Holland who consider
themselves a.-* tt Were, custodians of
(hat great institution of peace which
the nations jointly intrusted to their
! cere are deeply expressed by the high
1 humanitarian sentiments which 1***1
ay with one of the noblest -efforts
nan has ever mad** the effort to sule
stitute Justice snd good will among
| ;ii*-n i" 1 tu- horror* of war
1 **it**Hevi* me, dear sir. wnli highest
consideration, very Mii-.erely yours.
“GEViSRS."
A Mysterious Theft.
Knoxville. Tent: A canvas mal.
|jourh, containing four regis'ered
packages, mysteriously *Jisr.pp*!ured
from the Knoxville pustofflee la;*f
night The iH.urh had been turned
ov* r to Route Agent J I'. Huger, who
runs from this city to Salisbury, N
B*dug cal!***! to the telephone he
dropped the [Kiuch on th*- floor near
a wire railing inside the post office
lie wus 111 the telephone only a min-
ute, but when Iu- returned the sack
was gone There is no elue to thy
mystery, except that * wo strange men
were seen In the office Just a few
minutes before the robbery occurr* I
The ixilice are busy with th ca*e
and the government will send some
special detectives to assist in the
search for th*- missing urth-l---
On the night of May HI
tainment will be given ai
University by the facul’y und]
sic pupils of that Institution
Friday afternoon will h-
to seeing the different plai-i -
terest in the city, including a visits
and through the Waxahachl-
mills. A reception will also be I
; Shakespeare club. On Friday
\ the proceedings will conclude «
sumptuous banquet.
The members of the Tp*:* !’
I soclatlon may rest assured that
will be given a hospitable ren
by the people of this city.
General Baldwin’s Reply.
Washington: Secretary Root
received a reply from General Hi
win, in response to the war dep
ment’s inquiry regarding the
Prrul
Ifleirt/I
aide o'!
lb.” 1
in which he is alleged to have cast i
(lections upon the colored and Filipp
soldiers. The reply will not be 11
public until Colonel Mills, who
sent to Denver to investigate,
made his report.
Robbery at El Paco.
El I’a so, Texas: The residence of
A H. Coles, on .My rtle avenue, was en-
tered yesterday morning ami jewels
and diamond* valued at $2ooo abstract,
ed from a Jewel rase in thy private
l.er room of Mr*. Coles The robbers
effected an entrnnre through tin:
kitchen of the house, smashing in a
window The burglary was not dis-
covered until the (occupants of the
house arose iu the morning The ]s>-
lii’e wen- mi once notified, but so far
no due as to the identity of the bur-
glars has been discovered, although
The program is to have the bill en- = published interview with that
grossed today, to take up the house
bill as soon as possible .Monday morn-
ing, substitute the senate bill therefor,
and send it back to the house. A con-
ference will then be asked for, of
course, and it is expected that the |
committee will be able to get together |
by noon.
An appropriation of not less than 1
$20,000 will be made for the improve-
ment of the San Jacinto battlefield.
The house bill carries that sum and
tho bill passed yesterday by the sen-
ate carries $30,0(>u. At attempt was
made by Senator Henderson, the man
who thinks the proposed improvement
of the battlefield is strictly u Houston
enterprise, to have the appropriation j
reduced to $20,000. but it was unsuc-
cessful.
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A Carnival of Sports.
New Orleans: The entertainment
committee for the reunion of Confed-
erate Veterans, thnuip-h Chairman A.
R. Blakeley, is arranging to give a
mammoth carnival of boxing, wrest-
ling, fencing and other athletic feat-
ures to increase the receipts of the
fund for the entertainment of the old
heroes, and the committee requested
Charles E. (Parson) Davies to act as
case
. . , „ _ manager of the affair. “Parson” Da-
must nut be forgotten j ". | tl.''_ ' '/',*/''* 1>'<’ "f citJ , vies is endeavoring to arrange with
Champion Jeffries and Bob Fitzsim-
mons to appear iu a scientific exhibi-
tion In connection with other celebri-
ties. The carnival is to be held .May
15 in the new Stadium building, lo-
cated at the fair grounds. This struct-
ure has a seating capacity of over
13,000.
Floresville to Issue Bonds.
Flores vi lie. Texas: At the eb-ctid
yesterday to determine whether tg
city would issue $18,(mo iu bonds (d
the purpose of potting tn a wata
works system the proposition carria
by a vote of 101 to 2. So Flore-.uli
will soon have water works, and puss
bly electric lights.
Death Penalty tor Criminal Assau!^
Haliettsville, Texas: Margerita ibyl
na was yesterday convicted of criminal
assault and given the death penalty:^
He is about .30 years old and his vied
tin was « Mexican child of 7 yeartj
The crime happened in Wilson couniyl
on th** loth itiutar* Indictment <*4j|
returned on the 14th.
Charter Matters.
Austin. Texas: The charter of :he 1
Fort Worth Kindergarten Associating j
was filed yesterday. No capital stock!
Carson. Sewall & Co. of Houston I
amended Its charter so as to provide
for additional places of business, in-
cluding Navasnta, Bryan, FlatoniiL
Palestine, Crockett and Jacksonville.
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Important Discovery.
Boston. Mass . The Globe announces
that Hr William Thomas Councilman,
tho Shatturk professor of pathologi-
cal anatomy in Harvard Medical
Atlanta Scores Two Points.
Atlanta. Texas: Atlanta ha* secured
a cotton oil mill und a new nationa'
luiuk during the past week and th*
citizens are accordingly elated.
Almost Killed by a Falk
T.iorndule, Texas: Theodore Bach
atm, a farmer, was found on the pqb
He read a mile west of town yesterday
rn*.ruing, almost deed. Ho ha I fa'I.'t
t uni a load of wood, and the wheels
of the wagon passed over b s breast
inflicting serious Internal Injuries. Hb
recovery is doubtful.
Th# Lockout Continues.
Shenandoah, Pa.: All of the Phila-
delphia and Reading collieries and
Cambridge and furnace Individual op-
erations were idle again yesterday.
Aa far as can be .learned no overtures
have been made by either side towards
terminating the lockout.
Business Houses at Burke Burned.
Burke, Texas: The business bouses
of A. J. Crager & Co., G. W. Fairchild’
& Son and J. S. Faircloth were d**
stroyed by fire last night at 1 o'clock.
The fire originated in Crager’s build-
ing. Loss about $10,000. Very llttls
insurance.
Business Houses Dsstroyed.
Lovoiady. Texas. At 12:20 a m fire'
siartixl in the business district and In 1
one hour and thirty minutes ten bus!- j
ness houses were in ashes. The flre^
Work at Wyant Welt.
Alvin, Texas: Work of fishing out
the broken pipe In the Wyant wet) at
Amsterdam was
Petition in Involuntary Bankruptcy.
San Antonio, Texas: W-. J. Martin*1*
A Bros, et al. yesterday filed a peti-
tion in involuntary bankruptcy against
A. W. Freyer of Yoakum, alleging in-
debtedness of $1000. Assets not glv*
en.
the window sill he appeared wearing
a tlsrbjr hat. snd before the firemen
imild reach him started to descend the
ladder When he reached the ground
he was In s xt jte of cotlap e
i‘ap; ■ >Aiwei tavti *r Engine coin
patty No. H. who was Mlb'-t » »>•
c might by * fslltnx *«.: while vtrrrtn ,
a hove into the Pa lac 1>S1 l*er eh "fi
Two cctupwules Its,l J'lM emerge 1
from the building an.t Chief looter
vailed to L*»ts. but too t.*:e Hi* body
tut lh*- spring and the wool I* of *■»
i>*llctit quality Tit*’ Angora goat Iwst
t;. *- m t hiHii a gr**»t float of a'
ten tlon tn this section and there will
Is soil!* .tiMm . r lo*** ;-*•’ i...
Ii-lr fr»>ni this spring's clipping
Ac:i#«otJilly Shot a Masican.
San Antonio Dolori* t**-rcr. an |
aged Mexican peddler of lac*'* was
shot and dangerously wounded while
h«- walking along a street In the
Is supposed tx> bate 1^*0 crematctl tu wnt.tirh* Two negroes w*t*' shrs'llng
the ruins
Kiwi County Cattlo
fKttd.
It* njawl i: There I* ttnunderafre
I m t.» cattle in Hit* loca1 lty f «>m a p<*
cultar diae*** Thetr nrok* !w"x.n.
crook'd, and after being in (ha: oond
t t*n,a tow days they d> having »p»»>
14 if they wrr9 poison*',I
Young Man Dica From Lockjaw.
Vtno.tlAk» Ton Brwtherton. a voting
man 21 y*>«r» idd who was employed
w ibe box factory in (hi* ci(>, did
Aat'.iday Hrt>m tlx* eff-* l* of blood
l" i*on and tuckjAW A f, w -lay* Inc.
be had a thumb m#*be»1 otr whil. p ir
aniaa hi* wtvrk at tho factor.' from
(be wound of Which lockjaw an t blood
J>,d.*en rr'sidled. He came to Mtneola
a few week' ago Tonne **.•
Hrotbertuu was na Odd $Vlb*w
with a tars i rifl< a( t>lnt» sn*t on** of
ihe ulioii* ti»>k effect on Perez, who
Strangely Af- was about flfty yar.is away Tit*' baii
*mere*i ht* sifl* tnfllcilng a tlaiiR 'r
ou* wound Th* n* ^ro*-* w, r*‘ arr< *t
i t
Uii* ts s action .'J Manchuria u re
•.*( t.‘I a' Washington a* a br< :ich of
tat'.'i wt'h (he United S'im*'*
Indian* are Turbulent.
Vinus I T New * h.i* reached here
of th- killing *»f Peter Wolf** In Sa-
lute district. » uthraat of till* town
Wolfe 1* a full tdnod i'h*:n>k.-e Indian
and had npjw aled !-for- ihe l»awe
commission an*i »*■ .<• ed hi* allotment
of land aofl was killed b> Kcetoowah
ludiaii* on hi* return home He was
shot six uni-s from ambush Another
Indian who ws* alioted was killed by
t'ie full-blood* u tew days ago.
ened a'id charred It was found under
the i>ed tn the bedroom
In the search the mother received
bums from head to f>.x>t. which mar
r«*ni. >nu toe tamer waa burne.1
painfully but not seriously about th*
i hands and arms
Two Negroes Kill Another.
Bren ham Manuel Taylor, one ot \
th" nv>«i prominent n*'gr*res tn thla j
‘county was stabbed to death Sunday |
morning Joe Perry and Willie Mitch-
ell al*** colored, ha'e then arrest**!
Th tragedy occurred at a saioou and
wa* wlmevsed by several other ne-
cn*'* who were present. Perry and
Mitchell had teea tn the saloon ail
night ami Taylor, the proprietor of the
place when 'h* uegrve* became hois
lerous endenvorvd to keep th«*m quiet | a j
school, has discovered the germ that j originated In the two-story store houBQ!
cause* smallpox. The discovery " " “
pronounced by physicians who have
U-ori made aware of Dr. Councilman's
■<•> .>*e~-.-u, ..,ue of me really
great ones in medical history and th ■
most Important made in Boston, riv-
aling the discovery of ether as an :ui-
111*0 lietlc.
The details of the Investigation will.
• u Tuesday evening, be furnished to
(he me* I lea! m*'n by the discoverer.
of J p Gantt uu'i when dlscovcreil
the roof was In flames The wind was
from the north, which ihe
llamus to leap from one building to an-
other with such speed that the mer-
chants had but a few minutes to move
| their war"* The losses amount to
J about $23."OO on buildings and afock,
with hut $6500 insurance: about $4500
in old line cotnixuiies and $2oo In Tex-
as conir^nies.
Decoration Day at Alvin.
Vivin. Texas: Decoration l>a,v
Prohibition In Casa County.
Atlanta. Texas: A prohibition c.im-
and send them h*>m*\ when
As-.'Tilled with .ilrk kniie
he wa*
Macsdoniana Play tor Evan.
Vienna Dispatches from Sofia ax»
noun:*'* that a band of Macettonians re-
c*-ntly slaughtered forty Hashl Hazouka
and fifteen gen<!arn:e*. near Prtrtch,
Maeedviiia. out of rev. nge for the mur
der of thetr !ea»|er Capt Saeff. who
was recently killed tn an engagement
in the iltstrtct of Menellk. The hand
subsequently captured the district
chief of Petrieh and twenty five sol
idler*, whom they released
Inly observed here yesterday under i 1*“*^° ** now on An election ia to
iln- 4> spices of th*' IHughters of the 1 ,K? ’n Precincts 4 anti 7. which
Cot tod*'racy, assisted by the Veterans ! c"y,rn a'l the county in which whis-
and Sons of Vetrean.*. The exercises **’"•' '* uow s**me time in August,
w* r»* heid ut the Christian church at ' h* re is but little doubt, that prohi-
3 o Hock p m Addresses, reading* j 1'n will carry
T.si many quarrels are ;,icke*l bef .rq
they are ripe
***ng* appropriate to the occasion
cocipu^d the program
Revival at Timpson %ltz for , Wharf at Aranaafc
Tlnipson. Texa* Rev. G E Camer Aransas l*ass. Texas: Govemot
on. of Henderson Texiun is conduct- | Wheeler has returned from the Bass
irg a revival at the Metho*list church | where he. with the assistance «f a
at till*, place, tn which there is a ; government engineer, located and sur-
gr- at deal ot Interest being manifest vey.*t th site tor a wharf which is to
•■ ! The RHN'tlng has been in pro- • t.e constructed by the United States
gr*-s only a few day* btn the congre- government to be use<l during the
nnmt*er progress of the work for the improve-
already | ment of the harbor He
--------- Vmm Otlaggaara Comglstsly.
Kiilad by a Paaalwg Tra*w. ^ *ji»at smsation has been
Weimar The dsmd Rady of John caused all along th# Rivters by the
Peter, a Bohemian far mar, waa fount mywtertons disappearance of the yacht
h* the railroad track owtsMc the R.-me Vict«*riA The vsmei had oa
tUnits of town atom* 3 oNBock RatU' h.^rd M and Mane d Rsmenard, the
da> afiemooa. The euitrw tmeh part , ,»r the latter. Mile Maraucrtte
of hi* head waa tom away, hat the.-*- Gvarto d* Refuge, and two «atk«r*
were no other wouad* oa tha !*>*'' la.ton. and Bzrtin The it Ksmenavd*
|Vt*-i had tveon to town and It la sup w*--e married * niy i month ago. aed
Ppmm mat h* *U b'tnMfiiui home and sera on thetr wedding trip Tbe>
Hit down by UkP a'd* of the tro*'k.' were resident st t’xnnc* and made fre-
Kc protatdy Mi flaleei. aid waa quenr excurstous on the R*:n< Vie
•track hr a aaaatRR wain 1 tort*.
Now List af BUanwea.
New York; The Aarrifin SznelUna
and Refining company have formed th#
American Smeltera Steamship *’tn -
jwny capital stock $2 00o.*kk,V which
will transact a general freight business j
iwowce- Galveston snd ports ia Me*- I
gallons are large am! quit.'
haw professed con v -rslon
Th*- meeting will be nin about eleven
da>s yet. embracing the first Sunday
in May
Bay Killed by Lightning.
Segul*. Texas: Fred Berger, aged
12 years, was klli.-d by lightning late
law evening at the home of his par
grts. three miles north of S*'guln.
1 Every «hre*l of clothing was torn
j from his b»i*ly and apparently every
hone i* hi* body was broken, thouch
h,* sk'n wa; brr>k->n in no place H**
was in the field hoeing cotton, his
reports that
th* last government, survey shows a
c*intlnuous channel across the bar of
sixteen feet in depth
Victim of a Target Rifle.
Ran Antonio. Texas: Dolori* Peres,
an aged Mexican peddler of laces, waa
shot and dangerously wounded thla
afternoon He was walking a street
in the suburbs of the city. Two ne-
groes were shooting with a target rt-
fl* at boards and or.c of the shot* took
effect on Perez, who w** about flfty
.to. c.nt.al and So., h Am*...a and ,4, (u ln,. nrla n,w,ica cotton, his ,arfl*awav The hs'i - ,
clsewherr Th*- stock wtit b*> held by f_,. r , “ >»rn* away The bail entered hi* aide,
‘•th-r aid other childron near by but n*iir.,«1, .. ^ _
the tmertexn Smelling cotnpanv com __.... .. ____„ .. ' nri ' •’** '* dang»n>u* wound The no.
ift***-•# were airest"*!
the Vmericxn Smelling lompany. com
menly Wiuwn as '.he «meltmg trust i
The .ooipanj - wn* several ships now. j
and will add other*. |
one e!»*> »as hurt.
the man with a weak intellect
’ headstrong
Fame i* ai: right in it#
fortune weighs more.
way. bur
Unknown Man Found Daad.
Winchester, Texas: An unknown
man was found dead in a box car at
r*,w—tsjzsz
i -
the pipe can be connect*-* dr«»u .*.* .. ...
__ .. .... ! nothing on his person to identify him
2 £ ii CaS,Dg W,H ««pt some very old letters without
he net and the well bailed. envelopes, addressed to "Desr Broth-
will, be able to bring in a good well Pa.. ttl80VMVeraI photo8 of p.reIltl* and
_____ ! sisters.
Bankrupt 8tock Sold.
Columbus, Texas: The stock of gen- j
era! merchandise of lise A Fehren-
kamp, who lately went into voluntary
bankruptcy, was sold yesterday morn-
tog ln bulk at public auction. The
stock Invoiced $9583.46, and was bid
in by Mr. Kd. Ernst of Cold Springs,
Texas, at 65 1-4 cents on the dollar.
Mr. Ernst will continue the business
and with his family make Columbus
his home.
Not Allowed to Hunt
Little Rock, Ark.: Governor Davit
yesterday signed an act of the legisla-
ture making it unlawful for non-resi-
dents of the state to bunt or fish at
any season of the year in Arkansan.
The act goes into effect nt once.
Taboo Unci* Tom’s Cabin.
eNw York: The board of education
has voted to drop from the library list
“Uncle Tom's Cabin.’’ The resolution
——-_____ I adopted seta forth that the book has
A new line of steamers will be put 8erved ,u P«n>oee and Is of little lit-
” M*«“" *»*• “I ; n‘,z r rr ■
ty for longer keeping It in the library.
Old Eempioyss Reinstated.
Philadelphia, Pa.: An order ha«
been Issued by the Lehigh Coal and
Navigation Company, which operate*
.... . Beveia! collieries tn Panther Creek
fi**. .r?t__,S_,.rePOrt.' ! vallpy- reinstating all old employ *
who have been idle since the end of
the strike.
President Enjoying Himself.
Washington: Advices received at
the White House from Secretary Loeb
indicate that President Roosevelt is
enjoying his sojourn in the Yellow-
stone park. The
ed to be In fine health and spirits, and
Mr. Lxveb wires that he never saw him
looking so well.
A band of Macedonians slaughtered
a large nnsber of basfi bazauks and
gendarmes tn revenge for the murder
ot their lead*-*
Cotton Compress Burned.
Arcadia, La: The Levy cotton com-
press and 1200 bales of cotton were
burned yesterday. Loss, $25.#00. in-
surance $18,000.
J- O. Hawaii Dead.
Ban Antonio,
ell. aged 38 ye
moat, died at
city yesterday of coasui
came here for his health
Mr*. Mattie A. Booth Dead
Sen Antonio, Texas: Mr* Msttie a.
Booth of Bryan died here of dropsy *t
125 Porter street yesterday morning.
Deceased came to Ban Antonio for her
health Urea months ago.
New Dredge en BMp Channel.
La Porte, Tens: Dredge No. 6 sr
' rived here yesterday from Onlveeton
•nd w»* at once pat to work mm the
ship channel between here aad Delve*
, *°n. Three machines are now at
work, and another is to be added in •
few days.
I Bern Near MHIeterm
Hillsboro. Texas: The horn of A A
! MeComas waa duiPiMfl hp Bra last
I night. Lobs $SM; mnM --n
M
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Tanner, C. L. Rockdale Reporter. (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 30, 1903, newspaper, April 30, 1903; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth742021/m1/2/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.