Bryan
AGLE.
VOLUME 31
Bryan. Brazos County, Texas, Thursday, May 18, 79.
NUMBER 14
SLttjr Yoars tho Standard
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STANDARD OIL DECISION
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District of Columbia Supreme Court
Begin Action on Its Own
Motion.
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Washington, May ;. The supreme
court of the District of Columbia of
its own initiative this morning insti
tuted contempt proceeding against
Siiiiuol Gompers, John Mitchell and
Frank Morrison, under yesterday's
ruling of the United States supreme
court.
FAREWELL RECEPTION TO
MPT. AND !iS. MOSES
The faculty of A. A: M. college will
tender a farewell reception to Capt.
and Mrs. Andrew Moses on Thursday
evening. May L'.'., from s:;;o to 11
o'clock at the Shirley club house on
the campus. The ladies of the campus.
Instructors and officers of the college
and the commissioned officers of the
regimental staff are Invited tr attend.
Captain Moses has served four year
as commandant of cadets and profes
sor of military tactics at A. i M. col
lege, and as the United States govern
ment only allows this period of time
tu he spent in any certain place by
officers of the army. Captain Moses
will be removed at tho end of this
session. As the military standing of
the college has been raised to the
very highest possible point during
Captain Mo.-es' administration, the ef
ficiency of his work is evfdent.
Official private advices from Wash
ington Indicate that the war depart
ment will detail a first lieutenant to
succeed Captain Moses.
GROUND BROKEN FOR
'DELLWOOD CLUB HOUSE
Ground was broken Tuesday morn
ing for the beautiful club house and
natatoiium to be erected at Dellwood
park. The swimlmng pool will be
round in shape and 100 feet in diam
eter. The gentlemen appointed to secure
the different clubs are Fred Cavitt,
L. M. Hewit, Frank Duchanan, Prof.
McKnlght, Jame Sullivan, Frank
Webb Lawrence Parker, Emmett
Cole, W.. S. Howell, Tom Smith, Ray
Roberts, Ira South, Ad McQueen, John
Hanway, Wilson Bradley, O. S. John
son, James Hays Quarles, Jim Powers,
Hal Saunders, Pete Winter, Stewart
Harris, J. T. Maloney, A. K. Worley,
J. D. Daly, Jr., Lamar Bethea, George
Tabor, Jr.
The' clubs are filling up fast, and If
you want-to get into a good thing see
one of these gentlemen and sign your
name.
WACO GETS TWINE MILL
f Hy Associated Press
Waco, Texas, May 13. Local cani-
talists have taken $100,000 stock In a
yolton twine mill, half of which will
!Lo Issued In stock. The announcement
i few days.
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II REBEL RANKS
:Orozco Leads Mutiny Which Threat
ens Trouble to Madero Demand
Money and Food.
i I l!y Associated Press
1 Juarez, Mexico, May l.'i. An Incip
ient rebellion lasted two hours In the
rebel ranks this morning, when Gen
eral Orozco and his men surrounded
Madero's headquarters ar.d declared
the provisional president under arrest
because he said he could not Imme
diately give nionev and fori,! m
Orozco's ragged soldiers.
Madero finally dispersed them with
the promise that their Immediate
needs will be attended to.
Madero had the new cabinet to re
sign at Orozco's demand.
General Navarro in Texas.
Hy Associated I'rtcs.J
Juarez, Mexico. May 13. Personally
escorted to the Rio Grande river by
Madero, General Navarro, whose life
had been threatened, forded the water
to Texas soil this afternoon.
SALE OF 1.4 6. N.
By Associated Press.
Dallas, Texas, May 13. The sale of
the Internationa fc Great Northern
railroad at Palestine was postponed bv
tho circuit court here last night until
June 13. The postponement was not
generally known until this morning.
E HEAVY RAINS IN TEXAS
'Panhandle Deluged and Washouts in
! Southwest Four Inches at
Carizzo Springs.
Py Assoi illU'll Press
Dalhart, Texas, May 13. Tie Iwav
iest rain in three years in this section
'fell last night and today covers North
(west Texas to Vernon. The creeks
are full.
! Crystal City, Texas, May 111. There
are several washouts on the Crystal
City and Uvalde railway on account
of Thursday's rains. There was four
inches of precipitation at Carizzo
Springs.
JOHN DIETZ DECLARED GUJLTY
Verdict of Murder In the First Degree.
Wife and Son Acquitted.
By Associated Press.
Hay ward, Wis., May 13. A verdict
in the famous Dietz case was re
turned this morning, declaring John
Dietz guilty of murder In the first de
gree. His wife and son, Leslie Dietz,
are declared not guilty.
Dietz shot and killed a constable
while defying the corporation to build
a dam affecting his property.
DEPLORES LOW WAGES.
Py Associated Press.
Waco, Texas, May 16. The State
Federation of Labor, in convention in
this city, adopted a resolution toiv
deploring the meagre wages paid
working girls and the people of Texas,
particularly ministers.
AGAIN POSTPONED
Standard Oil Stock Slumped and then Jumped.
Other Stocks Phenomenally Active After
Weeks of Inactivity
By Associated Press.
New York, May 16. Prices went
upward with a rush on the stock mar
ket this morning after weeks of in
activity. The gains ranted from large
fractions to three points on every ac
tive stock.
Although Standard Oil opened on
the curb market at U7j, a loss of 4 3-4
overnight, it recovered in a few min
utes and rose to CSO.
On Wall street the American To
bacco Company's stocks Jumped fif
teen points at the opening on th
;urb. On the stock exchange Ameri
can Tobacco opened ten points higher.
Tlie crowd of traders on 'change
was largest In many week.
Opening gains were, as a rule, veil
maintained.
Statement from Company's Solicitor.
By Associated Press.
New York, May 1G. The Standard
ALL NORTHERN MEXICO
FLOCKING TO MIDEM
Scattered Bands of Ir.surrectcs Unit
ing Under Great Leader Who Is
Preparing to Take Control.
By Associated Press.
Chihuahua, Mexico. May 13, via EI
Paso, Texas. May 16. The news of
the fall of Juarez has done much to
ward uniting all the scattered bands
of insurrectos in the states of Sonora,
Durango, Zacatecas and Aguas Cal
ientes. '.
Madero- is planning to try to take
control of all these states.
Refugees Arrive at Laredo.
By Associated Press. 1
Laredo, Texa3, May 16. Fifty Pull
man pasesngers, mostly women and
children, arrived here on this morn
ing's trains from Mexico. Saltlllo is
surrounded by insurgents. Northern
Mexico is quiet.
Cuidad Porfirio Diaz Expecting Attack.
By Associated Press.
Eagle Pass. Texas, May 16.
Swarms of Mexicans and their fam-
ZEPPELIN'S LATEST
Struck Roof of Shed and Is Total
Wreck Had Been in Commis
sion Only Six Weeks.
By Associated Press.
Dusseldorf. Prussia, May 1;. After
a career of on v s:x weeks the
Doutschl.ind. the latest of Count Zep
pelin's dirigible airship models, was
stranded today on the roof of a shed
and is a total wreck.
CRJIBJCKS AT LITTLE
Camp Shaver Full and Veterans Quar
tered in School Buildings.
Weather Good.
. (By Associated Press.
Little Rock, Ark., May 16. The Con
federate reunion opened today. The
weather is good. Camp Shaver was
filled last night, with the result that
several of the school buildings have
been assigned to quarter the veterans
who can not find room at the camp.
STATES FUNDS
By Associated Press.
Austin, Texas, May 16. Tho state's
funds are low. Depositaries may be
called on for $10,000 each on June 1.
This is tho result of the failure of the
legislature to pass tho appropriations
bill.
AIRSHIP STRANDED
Oil's first word on the decision came
this morning from M. F. Elliott, the
company s general solicitor. "The
company proposes to obey the decree,"
he said, "and It will be some time be
fore any reorganiaztion plans are
given out. Meanwhile, the companies
affected expect to carry on their busi
ness as usual."
No Flurry in London.
By Associated Press.
London, May 16. There is surpris
ingly little interest or flurry In finan
cial circles here on account of the
United States supreme court's Stand
ard Oil decision. The afternoon pa
pers generally hold the opinion that
the oil decision Is "a theatrical but
probably fruitless victory over the
money power."
Hies are pouring into Eagle Pass to
day, expecting an attack by rebels
on Ciudad Porfirio Diaz tonight. Lieu
tenant Alvarez, commandant of the
fe-ieral garrison of fifty men, has de
serted. The town will probably sur
render without a fight.
Rebels Modify Demands.
By Associated Press.
Juarez, Mexico, May 16. The rebels
have modified their demands for four
cabinet minis'ers to three and still
(SEVEN AWAY
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M UN MS.
It has always been our custom to give a Whip with each new
Buggy. This time we are going to GIVE a
uggy with a
We Have Now on Sale 300 WHIPS
at $1.00 Each
With each Whip we record your name and number, when the
300 WHIPS Are Sold We Will GIVE AWAY
EE A HON BROS. TOP BUGGY
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Bryan's Big
E. H. Astin. Pres. Albert W. Wilkerson, Cashier
Jno. K. Parker, Vice-President
E. VV. Crenshaw, Asst. Cashier.
demand fourteen governors of states.
The government's answer to this prop
osition is expected here tonight, and
the insurrectos say peace deiends on
it. The government in the previous
negotiations wanted to give the rebels
but one cabinet officer.
Looting and Murder at Pachuca.
By Associated Press.
Mexico City, May 16. Looting and
murder have broken out at Pachuca,
PARKS
Furniture and Buggy House
FOR
which the revolutionists captured
Sunday.
Armistice Covering All Mexico.
By Associated Press.)
Juarez. Mexico, May 16. (Bulletin.)
Within twenty-four hours a general
armistice covering all Mexico will be
declared.
WantedPasturage for forty young
mules. Charles Davis, Steeles Store,
Texas,
Whip