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1 and Pilot :h year . BRYAN. TXS, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 5. 190 GingAams Patterns Howell & Newton solicit your groceryiaccount far February, offering an exceptionally complete and well aborted stock of high-grade .-goods, including several sjeiinesTnTorands which they handle exclusively, and promising prompt efficient service. Telephones 23 and 150. CONCERN LEAVES STATE. American Book Company Case Settled by Agreement. IT ALSO PAYS PENALTIES. TRIO BURN TO DEATH. Two Brothers and Young Guest Perish In Flames. TAKESJPLACE IN ARKANSAS Impreulon li the Unfortunate Vie. time Were Either Drugged or Else Murdered and the Dwelling Fired by Unknown Miscreants. Little Rock, Feb. 4. In a mysterious fire which destroyed the home of Mrs. WHITWORTH LET OUT. Judge Hart Denies Jury List Is Tampered With. Nashville. Feb. 4. When court opened Thursday morning for the pur pose of drawing a new venire for the trial of Colonel Duncan Cooper, Robin Cooper and John Sharp, Judge Hart said: "There have been intimations in the press that the Jury list has been tampered with. I wish to say to the Jury box from which the names are drawn Is In the custody of Circuit Clerk Lewis Hitt. The names In It WPIA nlnpp4 thorA t or si vaara a trr Tt Frank Lathrop. near Brentwood. Wed- ,Dm,.n. ., , ,J 11 enge nesday night her two sons, Frank and William, aged twenty-five and fifteen respectively, and George Burrls, who was visiting at the house, were burn ed to death. Fire was not known until early Thursday, when it was discover ed by a farmer on his way to town. It Is believed the parties were drue- gfd or murdered and the house set on fire. A number of crimes have been committed in that section recently ar. I ne citizens or the county are forming i vigilance committee, which will en. deavor to discover the cause of the fire. Mitt, who was Cirmack's campaign manager. I make this statement In Justice to every one concerned." Judge Hart seemed to feel very deeply the insinuation that there is an effort being made to get men on the panel friendly to the defendants. Very MASONS PROTEST. Resolutions Of Condemning Action Ohio Brethren Adopted. Wortham. Tex., Feb. 4. The chapter of Royal Arch Masons at this city adopted strong resolutions condemn In? the action of the master of the Ohio Mason!c grand lodge in granting a special dispensation in the case of President Elert Taft. permitting him to become a Mason "at Right" Feb. 13 at Cincinnati. The resolutions declare the action violates Masonic customs and Is opposed by every true Mason. The resolutions will be forwarded the grand high priest. I Haskell Wilt Fight Case. GuthrTeb. 4. Governor Haskell saviJifr will fight the case ae.iinst him tie bitter end and will carrv it to tin' highest courts. Ho snva tho tn. dfetment was secured through malice, and that the testimony submitted to the federal grand Jim- was falsa Scores of telegrams assuring him sup port have been received by the gover- i.ov. 3 ' ty.., ' v.-?- v . Principal Reason For Compromise la the Corporation Has No Property In This Commonwealth of Sufficient Value to Be Levied Upon. Austin. Feb. 4. Ouster proceedings of the state against the American Book company, which had been- on trial three days In the Fifty-third di t'ict court came to abrupt termination b an agreement Judgment being en tered In favor of state for $15,000 pen aiurr ana ouster irom Texas. A re straining order was also issued against he American Book Company of New Jersey, now defunct and the New York company is to withdraw from the state. One of the principal reasons for the action of the state for compromising was that the company has no property la tho state which could be levied on in case larger penalties were obtained The slate sued for penalties exceed ing $1,000,000. On application of District Attorney Thurmond, of Maverick county the governor issued requisition papers on the governor of Oklahoma for the ex tradition of W. L. Chapman, secretary of ths crop oration commission, A. I Brown and L. C. Grimes of Oklahoma These men are wanted In Maverick county to answer to an indictment re turned by the grand Jury, charging them with uttering a forged instru ment on tho First National bank of Eagle Pass In connection with alleged land frauds In Oklahoma. Sheriff Williams of Maverick county was ap pointed extradition agent by Governor Campbell and left after the defendants. )RDS $3.50 id 00 Bridegroom Under Arrest. Little Rock. Feb. 4 F. E. Upham, a a young lawyer, was arrested here. It Is alieced he is wanted at Houston, Tex., for alleged embezzlement from a bank at that city. .Upham Is accom panied by his bride of three weeks, whom he married In Atlanta. He says he will return without a requisition. Upham claims he merely made an overdraft, which he settled. Will Not Resign. Guthrie, Feb. 4. Friends of Gover nor Haskell denies the tP't.h of the ru mors that the state's chief executive will resign his office as the result of the indictment returned against him by the federal grand Jury at Muskogee. Friends of the governor state the story Is absolutely without foundation. JUDGE W. M. HART. few If any in the room heard such a charge, wfclch was sent to the Judge in me iorm or a filliping from an out or town paper. The court then drew the new venire and sent for Juror Whitworth. The ia.ter was a-!;ed to explain his remark triat lie is a ;ninst Governor Patterson, 1 hahl I wsh aealnst him because of rus at;tse of tr, nardnnins n.v.vor in turning criminals loose." replied Whit worth. The court briefly reviewed the charge apalnst Juror Whitworth. stat Ins the cla'm that the juror said de fendants should be hanped was con troverted, but the charge that he said Governor Patterson had a hand In the killing was not denied specifically enough, an-' he, therefore, denmed It best to excuse Whitworth from the jury. The slate objected strenuously, claiming the court's action a discredit and disgrace to Whitworth. The Jud;:e stated there was no ground for such statement. The court then ad journed until Monday, when efforts to secure two more jurors will be resumed. gner Belonged to Forrest's Cavalry. Berkley. Cal., Feb. 4. Colonel Wil liam Duff, a member of Forrest's cavalry cor-s during the civil war and a well known attorney of San Fran cisco for the past twenty-five years is dead at the home of his son In this city. Failed of Passage. Sacramento, Cal.. Feb. 4. The Grove-Johnson bil, prohibiting aliens from being members of corporations, one of the anti-Japanese bills to which President Roosevelt objects, was re fused passage In the assembly by a vote of 54 to 15. CONFIDENCE IN INDICTED. Co Temporarily Withdrawn. Austin, Feb. 4. By unanimous count representative Hill withdrew from the house Thursday morning his submission resolution. This was dene, Mr. Hill said, to correct some defects. This is a joint resolution and has no emergency clause. Sixty Muskogee Business Men Hold a Meeting at N idnight. Muskogee, Okla., Feb. 4. Sixty busi ness men oi niusKogee neld a mass meeting at midnight Wednesday njght that lasted until early Thursday to dis cuss the seven Indictments returned by the federal grand jury in the gov ernment s town lot investigation. The meeting was presided over by Mayor Martin. Expressions of confidence In the Integrity and honor of the indicted men were made and a committee of seven appointed to correct what was termed an erroneous Impression as to the legality of land titles existing in Muskogee and eastern Oklahoma. The first ii.dictment returned was that acainst Governor Haskell, Clar ence V.". Turner and Waller R. Eaton, it alleged i'--ty-seven overt acts in the alieced n :i ;ii.icy lo defraud the gov erniiu :U. Bills Introduced. Austin. Feb. 4. Following were among the bills introduced In the house Thursday: By P.aker (of Panola): For 6tate prohibition except in Incorporated cities and towns, and fixing penalty for such violation at $100 to $300 and thirty days to six months In jail. By Nichols and Alexander: Amend ing state banking law providing more str.'et regulations In banks loaning to c.l fleers. By Hamilton (of Childress-: Provid ing for merger of Wichita Falls. South ern and Wichita Falls and Northwest ern. B Bell: Giving ginners preference Men on cotton ginned. I!y Jenkins: Providing penalties for abandonment of wife or children to tuppoit another. By Gilmer. Extending time of pay ing lranchise tax. By Lee: Prohibiting cutting wood for fuel on Inclosed lands of another. Among bills Introduced in the sen ate were these: l Sente-r: To provide for more ef ficient enforcement of liens of mechan ics ocd buildings. By Mayfieid: Providing safety de vice on railroad. By Sturgeon: Prohibiting pool rooms from having screens. 4 "V. natEiBBBSMMMma .vu0Mi . x . m . S ill mi . u , Do YOU need the Service of a StronfS Conservative Bank in YOUR busincsJ One that will jjuard your Icterests carefully. 1 hat will rejoice with you in your prosperity. Stay with you in your hour of trouble, And charge you 8 per cet for borrowed money. 4 you do call on ... The Citv National tai for we are the people you seek. G. S. PARKER, . President. A. W. WILKERSON; I Cashier. E. H. ASTIN. ' Vice-Pres. E. W. CRENSHAW. Asst.-Cashier. J.K. PARKER J. N. COLE ENGLISH Two Speeches Made. FOURTEEN STORIES. San Antonio to Have a Million. Dollar Opera House. j San Antonio. Feb. 4. San Antonio will have a million dollar opera house n two years. Mrs. A. E. T. Wickes- Neace, owner of the present building at Crockett street and Alama Plaza. announces that the old building will be razed and architects employed to plan the new structure. The new opera house will occupy a site extending from Alamo Plaza to Losoya street and will be the largest building In the s'ate. It will be fourteen stories In h !ght with offices in connection, and t':e stage and opera house proper will be ample to accommodate any opera company en tour, it is claimed. Six Trackwalkers Killed. New York, Feb. 4. A construction train on tha New York Central rail road ran into a group of trackwalkers near University Heights In Bronx bor ough. Six were killed and others injured. PARTIALLY SOLVED. Woodworking Plant Burns. Tulsa, Okla.. Feb. 4. People's Wood working company's plant and two ad Joining residences were destroyed by fire. Owing to the distance from wa ter plugs firemen were powerless to fight the flames. Loss Is $25,000. Three Monthly Sailings. New Orleans, Feb. 4. Efective Feb. t a new steamsnip line, to be known as Montes line, will inaugurate a ser vice of .three sailings per month be tween New Orleans and Progresso, Mex.. direct. . : When a true genius appears la the world you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all In confederacy against him.Swift An Arrest Has Also Been Made of a Prominent Man. Abilene, Tex.. Feb. 4. With the par ! tial identification of the body found lo the ruins of the Mud Young school as that of Alexander Sears, a welltoda Legal Publication. Ptockrr.cn, whose ranch heme is near i- . An Ordiance entitled An ordinance Ans jn, and the arrest of James T. Bar- authorizing the issnanee of $75,000 re! I. a stockman and land dealer of Abilene, the mystery that promised to be the most baffling In the criminal ir-nals of the Panhandle of Texas has teen partially solved. of bonds ffT the establishing of a City Water. Light and Sewerage Plant: Be it ordained by the Citv Coun- Barnett was arrested on a warrant cil of the Citv of Brran. that there charging murder, issued from thejbe submitted to the qualified voters vvniiuj tuuit, iuiiipiium Having ueen , filed by the sheriff. The nature of the evidence against Barnett and the mo- AUMin. reu. i-ma speecnes. doiu j tlve and events leading up to the kill for submission, were made in the sen- ; inz f Sears have not heen rtiselnserl ( ,, , . ate Thursday. Senator Perkins made one." Brachfield the other. Senator Brachfield asserted that if the action of the anti-submissionlsts is Democ racy he does not want to be a Demo crat any longer. Without a vote being reached adjournment was taken until Friday morning. Navigation Bill Finally Passes. Austin, Feb. 4. In the senate Thurs day, on motion of Senator Kellle, tho senate substitute bill creating navi gation was passed finally under sus pension of the rules. The bill as sub stituted provides navigation boards or cemmtssion courts in cities of over 10,- 000 population. In cities of less the county judge is included. The bill now goes to the house for action. Both Legs Cut Off. Fort Worth, Feb. 4. lohn Roushey, had both lees cut off by a Santa Fe train. He has a wife and thildrea Big Burley Tobacco Sale. Richmond,, Va., Feb. 4. A large bur ley tobacco sale was made here. Alleged "Bootleggers" Jailed. Sherman, Feb. 4. Thirteen alleged "bootleggers" were arrested at Denl son a,nd placed in the county jail here. of the City of Bryan, w ho are proper ty tax payers in said City, at an elect ion to be held at the City Secretary's office at the City Hall for that' pur pose on the first Tuesday in March, 1909, the proposition for the issuance of bonds to the amount of $73,000.00, $57,000.00 of said bonds to be is ...... i t . i . oucu iur me purpose oi . esiaDiisuing City Water, Light & Sewerage Plant, and $18,000.00 tor refunding of out standing bonds. The interest on said bonds to be payable semi-annually at the rate of four per cent. J. T. MALONEY. Mayor. J. B. HIXES. Secretary. Passed Over Veto. Nashville, Fob. 4. The bill prohibit ing the manufacture of Intoxicating liquors in this, state came up in the house Thursday for passage over the governor's veto. It was passed, 59 to 37, over tho governor's veto. The law goes into effect Jan. 1, 1910. Denounces Forestry Service. Washington, Feb. 4. In the hous Congressman Mondell of Wyoming d nounced. the forestry service. ' MAN'S MISERABLE END. Peculiar MIesuc That a Suicide Left Behind His Life. Cleveland, O., Feb. 4. The world, debtor. : ac r.unt with Edward J. Me lvin, creditor. i'o o::e ruined: To carbolic acid, lo cents: to hell, one eternity. This aecouiit may bo 'squared by giv ing nio n dec. nt grave." 'Ibis is nil that remains to tell the identity of a iiimIi y.'ho -died by his own hand in a l' d rin:; l ouse here. The man was not (if t'ie lotting house type. His thin fuce s-houvd (tut he was a per son of refi;nMiie;it. Interest Over Coming Veto. Washington. Feb. 4. General inter est was shown among congressmen Thursday over the report that the president intended vetoing the census bill on account of its excluding 3.000 employees of the census bureau of this city from the classified service. If the bill is vetoed it will be the most Important measure he has recognized in that way, and if congress passes It over his veto it will be the first time such action was taken against the president's wishes. Sentiment in con gress In favor of the census bill in its present form is so extensive that it Is generally believed a two-thirds vote will be obtained for it.' i Literally Alive With Rattlesnakes.1 Snyder, Tex., Feb. 4 Wuilo hunt ing on Canyon creek W. A. Palmer found a cave which proved to be lit erally alive with rattlesnakes. Mr. Palmer fired his gun at the writhing, hissing mass of reptiles and killed seven, not one of which had nell than ten rattles. i GroceriesGarden Seed, Poultry. ! . These are our leaders. No better Qroceries any where. Garden Seed bought in bulk, therefore pure and fresh. Poultry and eggs always on hand. i 1 R & Co. IB , 5 BWrffSRir-tf tk-rmtm Isn "iJfaSaTffiTOHa CE..BOSc Seattle Selected. Kansas City, Feb. 4. Executive com mittee of the National Editorial asso ciation selected Seattle for this year's meetir.g, in August, of that organization. Fire destroyed six buildings at Cen ter Shelby county. i m m m m m FULTON'S RENAL Compound Th New, Remedy for .KIBKDV""TKOUBLL J. Jenkins 1 r f iif $ . $ (O: m & Q m m &