Rockdale Reporter. (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. [01], Ed. 1 Thursday, February 5, 1903 Page: 3 of 8
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THE Bill PASSED
FARTJAL RSTVRtttb
Old Fufrtca at Mwak MikU
PMIidm at
lMiMna«ii Ow RtMtta
AuvGn Tram* Frt- I Ptrtltl M-
turn* from ibr m«ri>l iuim and twin-
Him rr porting {hi!! Ui payment*
rate a Xt <-*l fatting ifl in the aouitwr
ut (h>M*‘ *h« • 1)1 be ie'.IIM tt* lut*
at the Bdl t>lw Got* Th- tailing off la
iuim that will r*»ult on aowii of
the negligence *hown t>> 1 hi* «ut*ri ta
raring tor their (rurbli* latere*!*,
foot up lull) a** per 1til Tttl* all) be
a telling ft :tt (Hr numbei ml
lull* Much i|>prrbrMi«n la tall alt
o«t>r th<* •fair aa to tho goat reeult *>f
th* poll ta» payment* Tba lodiffet-
•Bet ah.twn b> thr iiitm ta xnarknd,
au<l thr tooling In poUtlml circles or«<r
thr r>-»ult la n>it a »<Mithing our la
•ontw plat e* thr "»trlher»" h«»r man-
•R-ll (<> ' art 111 thrlt »->tk to a ill*
gn*r that rauara a hroail muiIIo to over.
«pro*d their count,-tun, *•* autl a ,-orre-
H|Hintiina look of <li»*i»itointni*nt and
it i«kti>tt to over,**: thr feature* of lb*
tin rnl rlrnit nt til thr rttUotiahlp.
Tlo poll ia , >a« *rrni* !o h*w work-
ctl imich so<hI unit ut iIk- 'iitn*) 11m«*
aotur liurin
An- in T''\u.u At a marling of tha i
U*«ii**t committee oa i«en!i-nn*r.«-# It ;
• a» 'IvrUlrj mi tiir* autlt-ir* auggra
tlon to artk*a mi Mr tiuino •
hill piiivirtlug for thr rout It: nation aud 1
r.iiargrttirnr of thr Iron indiiatry at j
thr Kurk penitentiary until thr return
<*! a aubcotntuluee which w to l>a gent j
t i Kuak nr*t ar«*«k with thr member* |
of thr new penitentiary board to la- !
voatlgatr thr .object 8mator Per ‘
khta announced That hr wuufct aak tha ,
arnatr lo puatjx)** thr name hill which
haa been reported favorably to tha
a<*nata. and which ln> been *et down j
a* a apodal ordrr lor this
agr V';' >'r
tall* a^^^k
•on oi I ■■ i
»•«
Mng neiW mHE|
of tha th^^
and lira H«v
bom* thrtr baa
ai Ituwa had''*?1**-"mmm
for aorua lima aad ,
pr trd that ha had da«a |
nrigbiMir* t»*«« a arartr^I’IIIU J
hia wife natthar af wh* •“•ft *
found about tha huaw
TU* Inxly of Mra Mow a wa*
a •mall hern. hvr load vplll u.
had been t hour of hat children
A fort hr I toil h mewled thr bufy
of H*W>- at thr hob of thr fi-lil. aotlta
dlRtalx* from wtirra tho othar tHidlna
wrra found Ml* throat had l»rru * ut
aith a tilk tnitihrr knife wlilib tn*
Htllt hrtd in hi* tintnl and ll(r w*«
quite «*tln> l
TWO-IMY LIMIT WILL DE CIVEP
Altar Paufa Motion la R*ce**<u#r
Waa Tabled. Which Prevent*
Future Action an It.
Igilla Tana. Fab Meaar .li<> >-
aahteafier, fry aad Blliaon. ooJir *•
Ilf tba aaw penitentiary board I * J
aa iafanaal mooting yaatarday »I'h
Qmmmor Lukia. Senator p1:h
■ aad Jtynimaatatlva Outsa. Tbrftuut
tar at coatlanlng the iron InduaAr at
tba Raak paaltantlary. tor whic|<he
lggtaiaiaw mentioned have intro
• bill, waa dtacuaaed. the got
aad tba member* of the Iniard lunt
Ming g friendllnrea toward the
onMloa.
Ooveraor l^anbam eipreaned
alre that tbe board should go to
with Memra. Perkin* and Qulm
cooperate with them aa far a*
Me la aa tareatlgatton of the *ti Jeet.
He ladleated that It wa* hi* wlai that
the Iron Industry ahould he eon nurd
if found to be practicable. The tent
beta of the board, Senator Perkli and
Rapraaeatatlre Oulnn will lean Tor
Rank aaxt Sunday. Monday and uch-
dty will be apent In going ove the
•rnn furnace plant, the penlteillary
railroad, tbe ore and timber land!and
everything that pertain* to the Irt^i In-
«hi*try. On Wednesday the boar* will
bold Its first formal meeting at tusk.
Au»tln. Tvia*.
Oal»*oton Util for
January 31 The
raining the grails
of that city wa* up tn the M»ti*t* thu
morning. The bill •«• on it* •eoend
reading «a*d |i««mh| through the
atagaa of eagriMutnirnl to tt* third read
log and Aual pauagr with all th» ea»«
Imaginable
Seuator llaridvon of tlal*e*lon m
plained lo *ht' »*-u»t«* the rea*oim and
t>< • »•»•■* 11 |i*fi for the !>;t: mid »«* |l»tii
**l to with uiaikid :il(-nllon tint to
•tiiille-l niK'ment no hi ,itMfl< Bl effort
wa* n«««trd to cnllel the ap|>io*al of
the kvnaton* for the bill The) knew
the ti r r I lire eufferiug-i tin -e* girt
*'lty had endured hy iio on of Its >y
clonic calamity of two yen • ago they
knew how herol<*lly tin* |NHiple had
met their hmaen <tf prop*'lty, how
they had Cnoumed their dead MWal
lowed U{i hy the e«a and an) relief
to them they eeiild *i*e they were glad
to glvf!
After Mie |M«a<-* of the tilll a mo-
tion to recunatder was tabled, win. Ii
prevent* thu legtalature from further
doing anything w ith it
It. went to the governor aa -toon •»
enrolled anil at* »ign*-.t hy him e*t
rytgu the emergen, > l*u». it |>w-
c*me * law at on, e
Oalvemon Teui. Keb ! -The rail
roada have agrreat m * two day* limit
on the ticket* to Galveston on the •*,-
<a*l>u of the hattle»Mpi> vl»l!Jng thi* j
port. It wg* announ<-ed aotre day* 1
ago that the road* had authorised the !
•tateinent that the rale*, to Ualveeiott
for battleship week, commencing Kelt
II*. would be as low. If not lower than
the rates In rffw t for tbe Neptune
Carnival l«st Minim, i In fact ih*
railroad* were early lit giving out the
Information ihai the tau-s would he I
v,-ry low. and that while the figures
and date* had not been arrange.) the
public could rest aheure.l lhai *ly*- :
quentlon of cheap 11 attapoi tat Ion would
be attended to
The Mlialncaa l eague while appre
elating tbe cheap rates asked, wanted
at l**ast a two day limit oil the tickets, j
and when It rcoueaiod this from th1' j
railroads the y^-eaelon was readily |
and cheerfully •Sr.tCd. \ t:::c da;. » {
in Galveston. mp«H-tally f->r th, sc who j
travel several hundrtsl tulles. Is ct»- j
tirely loo abort. People do not w.»nt
to ride all night on a train to come *o
Galveston, see the battleships and
spend the ne»t night making the re '
turn trip. Hut when they can rea, n j
Galveston, say In the morning, and j
remain over until the following day. |
lh*- trip will be worth th<- time and
money.
morning
Child'* Cody in a f*ool.
ston, Texas Yesterday after-
I non Judge Matthews Acting as <)or»s
r i M,*r- "torfed an impiest into the can**
of the death of an unknown child
about i. month' • •!.I found in a holt)
" **’ ! of wa'cr near the missing or 81 Em-
j 1 alreet am) International and
| Great Northern place, m the lower
ll*1' i pari of the Se< ind ward Three little
Iltl* I children were playing in the (tool -if
osai i un,,,P *,.. .,1... ........ _
vU.
• uffal***"
Owing t*
at Han K. !■
ar*> closed g,
The aeeot
,'f Ljucen \
over KligUt
Instant
UVfc ITOCK NlWg
Quaatlonabi* Mstio ds an Marl of
B'fsJin Osciad.
Hw-i Ant on to T« v . Ian ill Ihu
»1<m h re|sirl,-r for the Han Antonio lb
prens di». usuitig the sitiialltic. iii tha
•to. k market m*>*
I'ufoitiinatel) the ranae man an I
th- f>— r alww.s ;.«• « uiouutam tn
climb The present condition of the
utarkel lesv.-s him absolutely at sea
as to what to look forward to In (ha
way of a spring market lie is nut In-
clined to hunt ui> the pn. Her and hug
him aa he dbl a year ago and. Indeed,
ll« feela like he could make a talk to
him In private which would nut look
well in print lie does not know that
the p*< ker, like the tick, la th, Mils
carrier of th* disease, hut lie realise*
that Mr Armour s prwdl, lion, inada
sollle few mouths ag-- about lower
prices. Is ln-lng fulfilled lie lakes with-
al a philosophical vbw of matters and
will do us he has always done. Just
wait and see
Th* Haunting before the public of
fl. tltlous prl.es of fine slock Is d<e
lug much to injure the trade at auc-
tion sales There Is as little leaiWMI III
this as there b* in having a fat lioef
aold at auitiou for fl >n jier pound,
whbli has ptevloualy won first prise In
the show ring The I’hbag-i l.lva
f**1' !. '•*. -lid trootile ahead fof
hreedera who fall Into (pinaGonalila
practices, and says
llreeders of pure bred cal 11* need
lo learn that they , annul lift them-
selves by their tsiot strain, Swapping
among thi inwalvcs *•{>,. tally when It
la done St boklis |K)ct,»' pipes Is not
sotting all) new blood llilo tn* bun
'fio-s* < ientli-liien. you must not over-
look the men of the farms who want
to Improve tlii-lr sto. k gradually “
Wavvtl Prefer Peas
f'atvett. Texas Mr W .1 Marahall
a fur trier residing In this i-nuut) by
chance ha* hit upou a plan which ha
thinks will «o|vo the Inill weevil pnite
lent, which is dmlurtilhg tho farmer*
of our Huiiti) Southland at present.
Mr Marshall hi-! a h .:f ...muu .hi
hi* farm las' ),-ar in which field pew*
were nil*e>! with the cotton Till*
piece of cotton earaiHid ttti-,l<*atruct1va
work of the Weevil. He dlsioveted
that the boll vii-evll pn-ferred the pea
vines to tto- cotton and fed on >ha
pea vinos cgclnalvttly, leaving the eot»
t-m uiiljuit Mr Marshall pr.ip.so-s ta
profit this year by bis discovery of last
year He wlil plant a row of |s-a» in
alsiut every tenth row
His experiment will lo- lookr-d upon
with a great deal of Interest by tha
tamiers of ttiis county for if this p'an
prove* sue. I reful Agiiin this your II
will establish the fact that at (on ran
still be Huceessfully grown b> planting
pens lu-i«• a.el tltv-ri- In the cottuu
Helds.
A KrU.o t, B ^
wre* k*.| near t B ^k
Thursday, killing th
uilng the fireman. fl M
At Fulton New York. th.
sounded oy (ns lire alarm *1 't . Jm 1
and after that tint* all ehlldran a* J
lha if* of slateen are nut allnwaff 4 ■
tbe at real* without guardlanablp.
Ur. Avery has analysed every part Of
tb# so. g ho hi plant, finding pruaato aatt
la atalk* and lesvea at rartata atagaa
In daugeron* ijuantltlea, and la IlifW
lea* uuantiilra at othet* i’lauta at-
taining normal growth are practically
free, while stun led growth* etastlOM
contain fatal <|U*nUtle«
l.leuteuant I'eaiy now eonsea oat
frankly wltb the statement that If *ay<
body will pul iKairttM) at bla diapf'Ml
be will try to reach Ike pits. Here *
a chance for Mr /.leglet who haa h«*i»
porting aa an angel' fur north pole aa-
plorer*
A contract has been |e| to btlllll •
rail.-.a.t up thu valley of lha ('ripper
river In Alaska, from V*ld«t to Kagla
and thence lo Ihvwaon, a distance of
ion mile*. This railroad will lead to
I give a (oo toanei.r .-hars- ter tn th* 4cv-
vsloprnent and . I* ilitatloti ut Alaak*.
Tbe merger of vessel lutareala la
what is commonly known aa tha Grow-
ley fleet, of a, hoonera into a eoprura-
tloa Is aaa^ining shape The body will
ba known aa lire t'oaatwlae Tranapor-
talion company, with I3.MHI.000.
! Waaaha.hle The gin uf Henry I'er-
kins at Kay. all mtl«* smith of tblg
elly, wa«*ffft anffyia-sm* Am Kriday
morning. Ism* shout Amount
of Inauraiice anrl partti ulaW af lha Ara
have not been aaceitalued.
All over Twiaa farmer* grw organ-
Itltig to fight Ixdl weevil*. The con
r-enaua of opinion from thos« having
practical eiprrlenea I* that thorough
rleaning of the land. **,*»>,fng all bask
and atalk*. and good coltivalloa ara
th* heat w##|m»«s
At lleaumont Thursday lha Jury
which heard the ease of Lha Mala of
Teas* va Hill Hmllb charged with
murder, returned a verdict of ffttlllf
nf murder lu the second degree and
assessed hi a punishment at Afire*
yen. a la prison.
The reason for the postponement a*
th* opening of the land odlie# at Tish-
omingo and Atoka Is tha Inability of
Hr* commission appointed to aegregata
the coal and asphalt lands to comptota
tlrelr arork In time
A committee of IPx-ra. with tha lloev
general. Hnydom. aa a leader, ara lu g*r
over Tessa w.rh a view to locating A
large Colour here Teas, u sf*,;-.:! !fc»
same latitude north the the Tranxvawk
I* south, and parta of It ara rary simi-
lar to their homeland.
Baa County.
lleevlll*. Texas Total number of
poll* aartewu-.i in lice County In 1!*02
were 1218; total number paid up to
closing of the collector'* office last
night. 802. Total number of poll* as-
sessed In Bee County In HUM. 1189;
total number paid. 71.1 I no reass In
number of jm>!1h assessed In 1902 over
1901, 79. Increase In number paid. 10.
Total number of si might |k>I1s men
assessed for poll tax who are subject
to no other taxation, assessed in 1902,
265; total number paid. 8u. 'lotal
number of straight polls assessed In I
1901. 2S0; 35 less than 19*12; total
nitmlier paid, rid; 20 less than in 1901
Sabina Jottlaa Repair*.
Sabine, Texas.—Mr. O. M. Mono,
who did the pile driving and folula-
|tlon work here for the Burt. HI gins
land Lone Star and Crescent vt-ks.
and for tbe United 8tates life aj.ing
station, haa contracted to fttrniti to
John Short, the Jetty repair con ket-
jor, the rock to be used In the Vork.
|Mr. Stone haa secured control <1 the
fblg quarries In Angelina county, tout
■five miles from Rockland. w» at e
[came most of the atone used inlHty
Inonatruotion here, and It la his ( tan
Ition to build a branch tram fro| the
rTexwa and New Orleans ext,* Ion.
Bust north of Rockland, getting the
■rock hauled here via rail.
I Contract V Short Is establish!’^ of
■cm here and expects to tvegln pork
La the repair of the jetties, for Hhlch
Le haa the $100,000 contract, pom-
■neacing within the next ten or IReen
Moat Horrible Suicide
Tenaba, T*x*., Tb,-i>- »«* a her
rlMs Hub l,l,< near h,-rs today Mrs.
Gary t*elna the victim ,if Itallu* In*
Hon. 8hs was first nutb-ed lunnltig
fnvm her hotis** tu a |»nid of water,
her clothes mi Alt- rttm ii sad water
from the pon<1 to put to„ Hr- out ami
then rushed luv, k to the house which
»h» entered and clovo-d and lo, Ue.J lha
door Her hunlNin,l rustled to tlisx
house uul when h<- Drived to- was d*
tiled entrains lie forced tin- door
open Slid found hi* wife nlUnhliig her
throat with n rnror a deep Mil hiving
l>e,-ii loin, te.l H« goi in,' weaimn
from I,,-, af*' r ■■ ... ■ kk:- when
she caught hold of lh>- jagge-1 wound
and tor*- tha flesh ni-art There was
a spurt oi blood and sh<- died in a few
minutes.
A Mysterious Stranger.
Sail Antonio, Texas On account of
his actions, which offleers regarded H-*
suspicions, a man supposed to he
iiamed S. Uunshell whs placed under
arrevi her**, and Is still beltnt held,
the only charge ugulnst him being
that of vagrancy. There w, r<- found
on his person two telegrams addr,sxe|
to 8. ITunhel, Hopston. Texas one of
them reading. ' l.cave there ut once
the Insurance men arc after yon," mid
the other read. "Go lo the point tm n
tt.ined on th*- Intcrnat'oBa'. a,ci fir-si
Northern." Both th*-s«- telegrams ar>>
dated New Oilcans, and are signed
''Jcttale "
The ntan gives no account of him-
self other than that his name Is (’has
White.
Alto Lomi Proapacta.
Alta l.oma. Texas On lust Thurs-
day atxmt twenty five of our rltir.ens
resjMHided to an tiivtlathni to help
Mess-s Hoy land A J -hnsori move tha
>a.-»i>.g factor) -x re - III l|.,-i, dairy
farm, some fifteen teams being kept
busy all day At noon the ladle* had
prepared a sumptuous dinner for th*
hungry workers Messrs Hoy laud &
Johnson will Ix-glu Immediately th#
constinotion of necessary buildings
for a nvidern to,- factory. One or two
,libel industries will he ojietul<-d in
oonnex I Ion with It.
Effort* are bolnx made to organize a
Iftb.oou rice <-oni|iany Home $30,000
has tie,-n subscribed to dale
Several partton from the north ara
spending the winter here
Boer* at Glddings.
<iul.lings. Texas.-A special train
came in over the Sap this morning
from San Antonio, having on board
the Boer represents!H,-e who are i.nu-'
tng Texas, accompanied by Mr. Mursa
of the Southern Pacific, Mr. R. H. In-
nes of the Sa,-- ami so..;-- other rail-
road ufftcials. They were taken iu
charge here by the Houston and Texaa
Central and escorted Into Austin by
Mr. J. M. l^e, superintendent of tbs
Houston nn<! Texas Centra! The train
from here Into Austin was in charge of
Conductor Phil Clarke.
Canal Treaty Piassss Colombia.
Panama, Jan 3o The text of the
tn-aty between the United Htal«« and
''rtloii.i.ia pr.i*idiug lor tlie cuupletton
of the Isthnitn 1 i anal wa, published
In full hy the newspaper* here jester
day. The general Impression among
all circles Is that the Ul*-lllliers of the
Co loin Ida ii congress, excepting the
Litieraln un.l a few Conservative* who
engaged In n.VHi>-inutl>' opjiosltl.in. wilt
approve the hill Atl the Influential
people In I'siiMiiia are htgtily pP-a-ed
st the fact that the treaty tins been
Ratos to Sat Battleships. . f-y
Galveston. Texas.—While Ihcyfall-
Mhd* h*ve not nromulj^ri-f.* their
thedale of rates to GglvVstnn fc the
kttleOhlpa. !t Is know*, spproxlnately
Bat the/ will be. It waa give1 out
[^Santa Fe headquarters yestrday
tat the rate would be $5.85 fv the
mad trip from Dallas and Port Forth
) Galveston, graduating down from
lat to $1 from Central Texaa pints.
> $1 nearer the coast. The rate will
F a little higher from points noth of
Mias, and the cheap rates v^ll be
Iectlre from the northern tetialnu*
[ the Santa. Fe—Purcell, I. T. [
Shipman* of Livestock.
Victoria, Texas—Live atork slilp-
ments from this section for the past
week were as follows:
Tuesday—E. Hesgau, one ear
Beevllle to Algiers; II. Cox, one cur
of callle and on,- ear of <alv*-s 11,-.-
vllle to Algiers: W. II Sutherland, on,*
car rattle. Ben-lair to Algiers; Tom
Hoard, one ear rattle, Ixiulee to Al-
giers; William Connelly, ten cart, . at
(le, Berclalr to I.os Angel,**. Cal.
Wednesday—W A. Dugat. ,»n« e.ir
calves. Clip to Galveston.
Thursday—J. A WHlemln, one -ar
calves. Aloe to Algiers; IV H Murray,
one car calve*. Guadalupe to Alglerx;
Joe Bmuasard, lv» <ar* cattle. Boo
ville to Napolt-onvlllo. I.a.
Ault Against dsn Antonians.
(islveaton. T,■»*». Jan 31 J«din T.
I»avt*, Jr, nf t 'i)lumliiia. G*, wn* to-
day grant.-! authority h> the Endeisl
Court to enter suit against Th*d W.
Smith, ami (jerirudn M Smith, of Ssn
Antonio, alleging that .ha has ciaiiua
again** these jMrtles for III) ,*;* It
la necessary for hlrn to reec|*e ail
thorlty from the court to enter tha
• ult, a* In, I* a rwceivrr **f th« E,-der
al Court of Georgia district
The Galveston News Wall street
bureau says that a fairly large voluma
of business was transacted in the mar.
ket for common dry hides. The line
of 23,<>ikl Orlnoeog on hand was re
ported sold .to the United States Leath-
er Company. The price imUI was not
made public, hut the impression pre-
vailed that It was 21 l-2c. Other Males
were rejxirted of about 9000 Bogota,
and It was stated by Rome that tha
prices obtained ranged from 19 l-4c
to 20 l-4c.
Waller Local Option.
Hempstead. Texas The ladle* of
the W. C. T U have ha,) prepsr**d (><•■
Htlnns addrcHMa] to <h,- oomintsatouers
court of Waller county at their regu-
lar Rest-Ion to lie held on K-h 9, ask-
ing that an election he held In Waller
coxmty to determine whether the sals
of Intoxicating liquors shall he jnxihlU
Ited In said county.
Signed.
Msalcan Duty Rat*.
Rsgle I Whs, Texas Th- collector of
rustoms st C. P IMju 1* advfsist tiy
Finance Minister Llmantour that the
rate of exchange to be used in .-slcii
latlng duties on IniiMirta for February
la to l>e 247 I l The method of com
putlng Is as before, namely, dntuii
50 per cent from the amount of duty
ascertained under the proscut tariff,
multiply the above rate hy th> re
inalndcr, and divide (he product by
1(W, and the result will le- the amount
actually payable
Now Orisarts Grain SRiffmofn.
INenr Orleans, La.—The mo^roont
I grain through the port of New
Means for the month of J^uiary
pke all previous records, the total
parancaa amounting to 5,<Jl,950
■Bala. It required fifty-two >! the
Beat ocean steamers afloat t han-
ft tha cargoes".
Southwest Toss* Fair Itsctlons.
Victoria, Texas The following wsr*
re elect d director* and offi.er* of tho
Kuuthweat Texas Fair A**o, Isllon for
the -ii-ii I Vi g yeai 1 |) lAoo>l. presi-
dent, J J Welder. v1m preatdeul,
Then lluhler, Itessurer. L N llofer,
wv retary, J A MeFsddtn, T M Con-
nor and J H Bruwnson. dir,-, tor*
Firm Changed.
Mathias. Texas.—8. G. Borden has
purchased the Interest of Mr. E. Cu-
bage in the mercantile firm of Cuhago
A Borden at tbia plate and will contin-
ue the busiueiit) in the name of S. G.
Borden.
Money In Turnips.
Navssota, Texas —Mr William
Gardner, a prosperous farmer residing
a mile from this city, was exhibiting
some exceptionally fine turnips on th*
streets on last Saturday, one weighing
4 3-4 pounds Mr Gardner had sever-
al acres planted In turnips and other
truck and Is d.Miaouing of hU prodte a
at good price*. deunonMlratlng the ad-
vantage of diversification
Saratoga Injunction.
Houston. Texas II 1* heard that
the lnjuw-tkm proceeding* are to corn -
up in the civil district conn this week
In which Wood * Trexevant petition
that the Southern Pacific tie enjoined
In the payment of a certain sum of
money to the Saratoga Oil Conijuany
Jn the settlement for Hf»o acres of land
recently bought. The plaintiff* ask
Cljat it be done that they may have a
chance to get the settlement of a claim
for eommlssles.
Should a compromise be agre-d up
on the matter will not come hefore tn-
Tax Collector Enjoined.
Zapala. Texas.—Yesterday about 80
of the principal taxpayers enjoined tha
tax collector from collecting tax for
1902, saying In their petition that the
tax is Illegal, being levied at * special
term of the commissioners' court and
with only three of the cnmas!;;losers
present, and the tax is also 25 cents
on the $UMi valuation in excess of tha
Nogroas Exdtad.
acogdochea. Texas.MConstaj
and Deputy Morris returd
>y last,night. They sean
aad Bight for the body 4
bnt could not find it. I
{sent prevails among the!
they are leaving In drnvl
Bprudley states that the1
an political color whnte
Nsw Town Probable.
Hour Take, la Mr Kd Kennedy
came In this morning for the pur|*>rs
of meeiing the business men with a
view to lo. sting depot ground* for th*
»'»,*r*. roa.-i Tt...- sip s-r.-ai) two
town Riles laid out. but tb- prospects
ar- that a new on- will u- um ~-
uiu-h higlier ground than the otli-rs,
and farther away from th- w-lls where
lot-* for liulldliig inirpn*,* ,-an le- had
cheaper, the old town I- trig < t>n*!d«-r*-d
oil territory
.4 Wat-
I from
ed nil
Pleas
fh ex-
Jamaa Barker Dead.
Hsu Antonio, Texas. January 31 —
Jam-.* Barker, general i*x**«iig-r ag-ut
of <h« Missouri. Ksnsax end Texaa
railroad, who has iw-n at Hoi Nniukij,
Wells In this city aln-e Novambnr for
his health, died of Bright's disease at
11 !■> » com a last night. The re-
mains will lw shipped tomorrow to
Nauru,ket. Mass for burial At tha
time th- death cair* only Mr* Hark
er Brine Morton ,-lty tU-Aet *g-Kt of
the Missouri, Ksm-as and Texas, were
at the liedsld-
Elg Liner Cedr.c on Trial Trip.
Belfast. - The Whit*, Htxr liner f'nA.
rlc, the targert merchant v,•*«<•! In lha
• irld, left h*-re today f«»r IJv-rjrool
.iu a trial trip Mr Arnold Forster,
parliamentary s*-cr*.8*ry of th» British
admiralty, wiil b- among tho psim- n-
g*-r* of the Cedric when sh** sa l* n
her maiden voyage to New York os
Fob. II
Col K H Fetors, president of Gw
Mat* Aaso-lxllon of Cotton Gvowsrs.
wltb headquarters st Calvert, has goitn
to Washington lo hob nob for an ap
proprlatlon tn spend on tbs boil wee-
vil.
constitutional limit
court at all
Uw purpose or getting'tin #*
homes and land. Tt.* sate of
In deplored by the brat Olsen*,
fit to supposed to ban boen
Id to death by whitecapprs.
Bank Organized.
Nacogdoches. Texas—The Stun*
Fort National Bank was organized
here with the following officer*.
After a Broom Factory.
League City. Texas.—At a recent,
meeting of the Business League of
league City, which haa recently com
pletnd Its organization, it was do Id
ed to lake up a proposition to eMit>-
l!«h a broom factory here An -xir-
rlenced broom man wan here and
claims that thi* section is well adAof
ed for th- growing of the brixum corn
and that with proper encouraxcm-nt
from the farmer* and business men
he would establish a plant h-r- H'-ps
will also be ,'aken for the establish
ment of a canning factory an.J l-e
plant In the n-ar future
Datell* of Charco Fir#
Goliad. Texas A fir- secured last
night at Charco. elghte-n mil-w west
of here, the residence and store of
J L. Middleton sod stor- of ILirlry
Johnson were compleVeiy destroyed at
SO the telephone offl* e wht, ti Was con
ne. t*d to the Middleton r-sbten-.
Wharton Realty Deal.
Wharton. Texas This morning
Judge k Itssold to Jo- Burger a
lot, 2.'<*15'l feet fronting the court
house, for $lf.o<) Mr M irg-r Informs
os iiiat be will at Ottce -ret a two-
story brpg busin-sa bouse on the sits.
Flo# Waothar at AppteBl W. A. Watkins Resigns.
Fteby. Teua—The bkutifut) Austin. Texas.—W. A. Watkins today
tor that put the farmers I good i resigned the position of secretary to j
■ for (he last week here ha b*en I State Health Officer Tabor, which be |
III By Che hardest rain of t e **-a 1 baa filled during the post six month*.1
|Tha rain began at 2:15*'ch»ck He will lie succeeded by E H. Walker'
L aad looted for (wo bod* and of Bremoml who arrived today and!
Boy Killed By Train.
Eiglr) r*asn, Texaa A boy named
Maximo, who said hia father owned a
pawnshop m Han Antonio, fell from a
freight tral naml wo* killed while
stealing a ilde Friday night n*-ar Rei-
t*. Mexico Tbe ls»dy wa* taken to
Monterey
President fkburmsn of Cornell Is
urging (bat the Called Mtstea gtv» up
the Philippines, but judging by the -u
trsalts# of the Filipinos »hat Gov
Taft remain with them tt teem* certain,
the Philippines don't want to bv given
up.
II la reported in Denver that a daugh
,4er of Buffalo Bill la to ms ry an of
firar of the regiment to which her
father was attached before he bersma
chief of ocouts In the Putted dtataw
army -the Tenth cavalry.
Il will taka 220 clerk* at |! V) a day
each, to attend to busiaes* for the new
leg I al Slur* at Jefferson City In n aaw
•Ion of seventy days $■'.'. W/ will bB
paid for elarjeal hire. 7h» rtjjpropvt-
adoa for tha militia of th* »t*c* L* $9*.-
'•Ofi for two ;«ra
IBd filtoaUoa la the r 'dorado U«L»
latWB. dno ^rjBte densiorlal fight Bfi
srttteal oai t iM> ;« momentarttp «•*
part si. AR kflien go orated. It Is
rmnorad that i"on*tor waa iMaHtfi
ta preveat fatter . s ection.
Fiv* Year* lot Bigamy.
Cuero. A fire <k < irr-.| last
multi married divine, wo* given fit*
year* In the penitentiary In the Dla-
trb t Court h-r — yesterday Thl* man
came h-r>) as * prea< her of the gospel
aomathing like n year ago
Marine Convicted
Georgetown. Tex*> In tn- district
court (relay H Ifarle- wa* glv-rt two
years In the penitentiary for -mbtr.il
ing city funds while h- wa* city as
se«wor and colle. tor
Planing Mill at Oevarx.
Devers. Texts—Th,- planing mill at
this place belonging to T. A. Ia»w 4
Hons., burned this morning, together
with the lumber In the Rheds at tba
planer.
4 Rock’s Battleship Cried.
I Rock, foxas.—There will be
delegation from this axce to
ilmnton daring tbe tike the
tet B anchored there. )
Boy's Collar Bone Broken.
Berclalr, Texas Heliy the little sort
of Jo**. .Fell. a merr baM of this tila:
wa* thrown fr*»»u a home yesi«-rda/
and hi* collar bon- was broken.
Watkins Depot Burglarized.
I.*ke Charles. lot — Burglars enter?*,!
the freight depot of the 8t I oui-«.
Watkln* and Gulf railway some t(m.
during the night and secured $20 from
the cash drawer. Imrkity the agent
had deposited nearly ail his funds Su
clew.
Verdict tar State.
L Toxoa —la the F
(Mart, tho Jury In
Itato V*. W. R. Cnllet
BODoctev of Vietnrit
rteeHJen aa Bln attic
*RB0d a vordkt for I
: sfrnm -Rtate. n
Mexico Wants th* Chineae.
Mexico City.—There is a strong cur-
rent of feeling here favoring the en-
couraging of Chlns-se immigration on
a large scale and securing an outlet
in this way for a considerable share of
Mexico's Oliver output.
Conley in Comptroller's Office.
I tiling. Texas -C tA’ Conley has re-
timed aa teller of the Bank of Ups-
on: b and Nixon at Hus place to accept
a position In the comptroller's offlre
at Auttia He will begin hi* durt*a at
that place at otss.
Beevilte ta Have an Attraction.
Beevllie Texas. J*n 3) Home of
the S|e>rt loving peoj.ie of lie-)!l!e
have «l»Ht completed arrangement*
to have a roping 'oatest here during
tbs aw> ond week of Fsttruary Dis-
trict Court will he in aesalon at that
time aad a vary large crowd Is ex-
ported to attend the roping Othar
attractioas will probably be gotten up
for tho week. A street fair ha* bo*o
agitated, bat mo definite action hoe
D*t» takes Is regard to if
Attempt to Aaaaoainat* a Negro.
Burk-vlllc T-xas An attempt waa
made last night two mll-a from hero
In murder H M, Itrlde ,,ne of the moat
prominent and wealthy n-grre-a In tbo
cajunty He had juwt returned fr4j$
church and was standing holding a
inrttwra when be wa* ah<A. being hit
with three shot aad KJtjah Powell,
who wa* with h.m, waa bit in two
place* The wounds are not thought
to lea fatal Arrswta ara ospevtod sap
moment.
^-thlrd
t cose
. for
anty.
hood.
43 85
State
ad to
m of
nt of
T. F. A. Convention.
Houston, Texas —At the quarterly
meeting of tbe T. P A. of Texas, held
la Houston. It was derided to hold tbe
next State convention at Beaumont.
April 23. 24 and 23
Yellow Fever at Guayaquil. Ecuador.
Guayaquil.—There are about fifty
ranee of yellow fever here. Daring
tbe month of January B persons died
of tho dloeooe; 49 in the first fort
aigb* and ed in the secood
Livestock to California.
Berclalr. Texas —C. B lacxx aold
this week to parties in California a
trainload (fifteen ears! of fot steer* at
$3 fib per W pound* They were
shipped to that Mat*
Raoidfinoa at Wmo.
Wane, Trass.—Tha rated**'* orcu-
pted hy Mrs. Maggie M. Rogent burned
yaatarday afternoon at 2 o'clock. It
waa ■■■ad by John Dockery aad woo
towfte foe fitfid. The value of the
Boom M stated at $(&«• There waa
Bd Inaur—w as the farstture aad
hofih ora a total leas
Fountain for Mortem
Baa Antonio. Texas. Jaa II.—Baa
Antonio may aeon ho tho reclpieot
af aaother public fountain. Dr. Prod-
ertch J. Fielding is coatempiottag am
oflbr ta tha city of a floaatala for tha
water! ag of horom aad dosa Jute
wBoeo tt win ho laeafiod win Bo left
ta tBa plooours of (tto CHy CtexactL
Boothwoteom Aoytwwi election.
Bao Anton to. Texas —At a meeting
of th* new board of omoagor* of 'bo
Southwtttora laoaao Asylum, hekt
this aftorunou. Mr. Humor Rods was
restarted prwtdoat of th* hoard sad
Dr. Marvto L Orwvoa wo* rooiuette
Thursday a gr*<*4 of moa, WNBB
•ad childtea B'twhed find mptfiteB %
Irate Of astrte »'< l **d*d with BBSS
thaa $M teas ? anthrotet* ogal as IRta
Loaf tteaad r ir<>*d )■ Brtehtya. Ilg
trata erow tried to fight Ba amstt tett»
%Ut R WO* too Mg- (
Tta teat uf lh# now gm» Bt^.RMflfl
NMR B l»w d*y« ••■ BRg SRBfiGtty MB
mmm, tf -or woo
mm au<r« •• iMotiBf
IRRBCta* r'^vid
Trt CexMvty inotitute.
Yoakum. Texas.—Th# TriGounty |»-
■tltste of Teacher*, from OooxaJeo. lo
vara find DoWiu moofilns. met here.
Hruf. F. F Gweather. oupertotaadoat
off orhoulo of Iovim coxmty. woo
•footed preoidoot. wtth Mfw Mary Mom
- um — «mm ^
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Tanner, C. L. Rockdale Reporter. (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. [01], Ed. 1 Thursday, February 5, 1903, newspaper, February 5, 1903; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth742618/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.