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.y-OT r--r - esr rrmmmi . .'-' Vr - ( - .....',,,,Vl , , f 4 r A..'. 1 f i in ekly VOL. Will. AMARILLO. TEXAS, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 3 1905 NO. 49 Flood Waters Beating On Pine Bluff ..r.i.iiJiHiUl'I'M'" "I" I I I ' "TIN 1 . jvi , ...,-.,...,.. i,,M.4J V ' , ) We d era -... ! Two Texas Towns Suffer Fire Losses ORT AU PRINCE FALL All IN CITY Revolution In Hayli Complete . Through Coup Early Hours This Morning-President and Statelliles Must Travel Associated PrNf, J'oit an Prince, lire. 'i. At II ii. in. the people lime turned against President Alexis. The puhtcc is now surrounded ly mi in furiated moli willing upon liini to leave llie country. Almost ev er body in the crowd is armed. Women an' beside llieinselves wild rae and are railing down curses on lli,. head nl (he aged man who today was deposed, Kiel ar' hurling coarse epithets nl him and his laiuily. I'ort an Prime, flee, 2. A I'M I'd f-ailon froni I tio two Aniericau and (hp I rem h cruisers, landed al 1:30 this aflenevm ani arci guarding their respective- legation. The rage of Ihe ni"g against Alexis wis appeased for a short limn hy th, news thai the former president had enibaiked on a vessel for a distant port. ft PLAN RAID ON GANG OF Hope to Capture Ttieives Who Wcfk From Amarillo to New Orleans Ppfdal to Laily" raubaudlfi. Fort Worth, Dec. 2. Federal Marshal .lanics Turner (it Shreveport and Postoffiro inspector (Jiiiumoli are here en routo to CaiMjad, N. M., 1o rfiptui'e H Rng "f safo bloweis which !iaw hoen opc.i tins from Amarillo to New Orleans. The officer.- ;iy the Bans l.s well organized, with headquarters ul Carlsbad, aud that a large number of recent robberies In Noriii Texas weio perpc rated by these men. The officers predict, a loiij; chase an( a fight win n i'ie come (in 'ith tho thieves. IIKAKM.MAN Kll.Uil). Oklahoma City, Okla., Doi-. z.--Th engine, londer nnd fourteen curs of a flock Inland freight train were dornilcrt near Kl Reno on account of a soft track. C. It. Mcpherson, head brakemau, of K l5no, was killrd. k k k k k k k k k k MEXICAN All H OH IT 1 1 iS WOU.I) SHOOT (il KItUA Associated Pros?. Muskogee, Okln.. Dec. Mexican ' govern nient asenls havo begun proeeedinss hem to obtain extradition of Colonel Gucrra, the alleged revolution ist captured recently at. Wil burton. Gucrra Is awaiting trial at San Antonio on a charea of violating ttie neutrality laws. If the Mesican government gets him be wlir be shot to death as an example to other lnsurrec- tlonista, (day tho Mexican agents. CROOKS CITIZENS RISE AND SEIZE AnociatAil prera. Port an Prince, llaytl. Iee. 2. People of Port an Prince have re -olle, aKainst the yi)ciiiiiicnl. J'hejr now are in possession of Ihe city. There has been no fighting so far willi Koverniuent troops. A provisional government has been established and tieneral l.eilinio ha accepted the presidency of the new administration, These cvciitH of this morning came hel'ore l hey were expected. I nearness was noticed through out the night, hut it was not thought an oul break would occur so quickly, nor the moxcmciil bo successful without bloodshed. deposed President Alexis still is nt the palace. Members of the diplomatic rorps hel,j a conference (his morning; to tako measures to facilitate Ms de part ure from the republic. ' All ministers of the goicrumcnt, with Alexis, and military officers have (ulieii refuge in various for eign legations. These are tho same men who, nine mouths nun, protested vociferously against granting (he right, of refuge to unsuccessful revolutionists hv 1 foreign representatives. j Today they ore only too happy to seek such protection. The course of the uprising Has remarkably successful. I'iual preparations were completed l;u.t eveninj; and in tint eurly hours today hands of citizens took posses soin of various xinis of vantage. llie movement was directed hy General Cunal. A remarkable fact Is that not shot wag fired. Soldiers of Alexis saw (he rebels hud the upper hand and made no rculstance. The presence of American and French cruisers undoubtedly had a restraining influence. As soon as tho sureess of the movement was established, a number of prominent citizens held a meet ing and formed a romnilttee of public safety and maintenance of order. Port an Prince is now in the hands of that body. Ti:AS KASKn.UU Fort Worth, Doc. 2. Texas Lea gue dub owners after an all mornirffc session failed to decide or dropping Austin or Shreveport and Including Oklahoma City. As the matter now stands both Austin and Shreveport will be retained, as the Western as sociation refunea to permit Oklahoma City to withdraw. SOriE OF THE FAMOUS ATHLETES WHO APPEAR IN GREAT INDOOR MEET IN NEW YORK Seldom Iujno no ninny prominent athletes hern cvn at aVigle. Indoor meet n contended for tho annual championship ,,f ih0 Amateur A Hi lei Ir union, In Mac'i.son Hquaro Garden. New York, Mondity. Among the miiny mil known athletes ale Lee Talbot, wiiuht thrower; John Flanagan, hummer nut Height thrower; Garrets, nil around nthctr; Ralph Rose, fhot puttor; tsheppard, Cohen, Carpenter, Bonltag, I.ee, prisenll n,j l.lsele, runners unl a score of other. In tho middle distance ovonu Iho presence of Midi star athletes as Sheppurd, Gissjng, Pilgrim. Daily llillrnnn and llaron insured the keenest com pctltiou. Sprints hurdle laces, jumping mid vnulti.'g cunU made up niueh of the program. i at ttMcmmm?T & V 1 Vt-: V' .:' til; . a- i t t k i . m . m. k h --I I , v-':', p'.'e -'U ir-c.GumcLs fi" ': ISM THROUGH TRAIN SERVICE IS ANNULED peci.il lmily Panhandle. 'J'uli-a. Okla., Dec. Dcsiii t died fuel of trai k of the San. ci Fe ng. Through train l-any uus moining. inrousii tram repairs. Trains arc bciug dcloured M., K. &. T. roads. kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk MAHT BLACK TBIAL JMIAWS LARfiK CltOWl), Special to Dally Panbandla. Clobume, Texas, Dec. 2. In the trial of Mart Black, charged with the murder of T. O. Durham,, de fendant today wan called 'o the Maud to tell the story of the, killing. All the evidence will b0 In by tonight, and arguments will commence to morrow. The court room was crowd ed, many women attending, fcrecla to Dally Panhandle. Wichita Falfs, Texas. Dec . miles north of here this morning. Four coaches left tho track. All DENVER PASSEN&R TR k was delayed ten hours by tho accident. I oca S- T'i . ..m,h' j u, I,,, ,,,.,1 . 1 .VUt M -VTvi 31 ....' oerv nrecaution. Keveralihun. near Clareinore as WHshej out k service was annulled ponding MTvice was annulled ponding via the iron Mountain and tho kkkkkkkkkkkk STlDDXTS mm PIT ATE KIOT; M. XV WOIMU.'I). Associated Press. rrague, Austria. Dec. 2 Martial law was proclaimed in this city to day. ThiH action by tho government greatly exasperated Czncb ntudents of Prague, and they precipitated a riot. A Fanguinary conflict resulted between Uieni and pollce and gen darmes at. Wembourg, a euhurb of Prague, In which many students were wounded. Southbound Denver paiienger train No. S 111 wrecked four The train went Into the ditch when the tender jumped the track. passengers were consWerably shaken up. but none injured. Traffic ALEXIS 1 . .. f - -r I1! . i &3 : r : . I STEEL VAULTS PLUNDERED LOW SAFEIBANK ROBBERS AN0 TAKE $14,000 BurElars Use Tte Charges ol Dynamite In Robbing Mas sachusetts Bank Associated Press. repperrell, Mass., Dee. 3. Four teen thousand dollars in cash were secured by 'burglars who, early this morning, blew up the vault of the Firt National bank here. Three men were in tho party, and althoug-h they were Boon escaping; In an automobile all trace of them was soon lot. Th burglars used thrco charges in blowing open the safe. The first two were so muffled that those who heard the noise could not doted is origin. The third was much louder and awoke Ernest Tarbell. who was sleeping next door. Tarbell armed himself, but found his front door Al WRECK TO IE COURTHOUSE OFFICIALS FLEE FROM WATERS OF RAGING RIVER Large Sections of Land Tumb ling Into RiYer Jefferson Hotel In Danger fine Bluff, Ark.. I)oc. 2. The Ar kansaa river reached a s'age 0f twenty-three fet early today and Mill Is rising; rapidly, Th hank of Ihp rier near th Jefferson hotel and county murt bousp has Ixyn falling Into the rtver Jn large sections this morning. The courthouse annex has been vacated by "Hip officials, JAPANESE VESSEL LOST WITH CREW AND PASSENGERS Kobe, .lapan. Doc. 2. The Japa nfif btamr Ginsie Mru foundered off Wei Met Wei. The entire crew and all th0 passcusrs were lost. COM) AT OAINKSvfLTr1. Special to Dally Panhandla. Galneaville, Texas, Dee. 2. A c old wave which descended here late last night caught, many unprepared. The weather Is the coldest of the er this morning, tho mercury going down to freezing. Thin Ico formed. HOLD CROWD AT DAY Guns Leveled on Citizens While an Oklahoma Bank Is Plundered Special to Daily Panbandla. Muakogec, Okla.. Dec. 2. A gang of eltht men robbed the stato bank at Crowder early this ine.ilng. Aft er cracking the safe tU-y escaped with all the cash anj checks. The explosion startled the lowl and citizens rushed to tho scene where tho robbers held tho crowd at bay with drawn revolvers, While there secured tho loot. No truce of the robbers has been found. barred. By the time he broke it. down and emerged with revolver in hand the burglars were just leaving In the au tomobile. He fired at them several times, but there Is no evidence that anyone was Injured. Considerable money jn the vault was overlooked in the liaste of dc parturo. PITTSBURG BROKERS FAIL. Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 2. John D. Arnutrong & Co., brokers, today made an assignment to Chapman & Rainbow, attorneys. Failure to real ize on their paper caused suspen sion. The amount Involved Is not jet escaretalned but It is stated that the personal assets exceed the liabilities. EXILED FIRE ECU- RUINS E VILIE Flames Sweep Away Entire North Side cf the Town RAGING WIND PREVAILS Another Texas Village Sustains Loss cl $20,000 With Small Insurance ipscial to Dally Pachaodla LmujO'letr, Tria. Doc -Reports received liere today from Reckville, Panola county, say a disastrous fire caused over $200,000 loan there this morning and that the) flames swept away th entire north side of town, A north wind fanned tho flames and fighting the fire proved useless. The blaze started in McClellaad's drug torr. B. F. Carpenter, T. A. Knight and B. Daniel sustained tho largest loss. Only by strenuous efforts was tho south dido saved, , Gonzales, Texas, Dec. a. A do. tractive, fire which visited Wacldax, thirty miles north of here, early this n to ruing caused a loss of over fJO,. OOO. Many buildings were ruined. It was the worst firo in the his tory of the town. The insurance amounted t only 150,000. . SILVER BULLION' AT LOW RECORD FIGURE. Small Demand for White Metal Route aud Abroad Touches 41. at Associated Press, New York, Dee. 2. The rermfr steady decline In the price of, sliver to 4 7?, tho lowest level In some years, Is ascribed chiefly to a falling off in demand for the metal at homo and abroad. In tho domestic market, the de mand was greatly reduced hj- the In dustrial depression of last year. In India, which always Is an important market, the revolutionary movement served to Impart a speculative tout! to operations In the silver market, while China has bought compara tively little bur Mlvcr for inoutlm pacl. A further decline, occurred to day when It was quoted nt 4 7 . PLANS VIGOROUS k k AXTI-TRO CAMPAIGN . Special to Dally Panhandle. k Houston, Dc. 2. J. F. Wol- lors, 6tato chairman of the ex- ecutive committee of the anti- prohibition fores, today an- nounced the men telected for -a-" leadership of the organization xk k In each of th senatorial dis- trlcti. A systematic campaign against the dry forces will be. k carried on. Wolters will give bis personal supervision to tha., contest. m i 1 a vJ?J ! : f t u f. L I y ts. i t