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BURN VISIT CAPITAL CITY. J BOUND FOR JAUESTOWN. luipn Dallas ira.de sccr3r Calto Governor and Lawmake. Austin, April 25. Marrhlrg b! a band tho seventy Dall.is excutv lta ascended Canltol I.: 1 at r The Family Safety Oil :TheBest On Earth For Sale by the Following Reliable Dealers C. E. Bullock & Co , Will S. Higgs, Ed Hall, Howell Bros. B. Kaczer & Co., D. Mike Jr., J. H. Mawhinney, Sanders Bros., Jno. M. Sebesta. J 1 HIGH STANDARD OF QUALITY... M . n ThU it our motto every Jsy in the year. You get tlie Bet MEAT81AND MARKET PRODUCTS That mency can buy when you trade with us. Experience and cleanly handling guarantee the best tervice. OUR RESTAURANT Ii conducteJ In firit-cla. tyle. MEALS 25c Short order any hour from 5:00 a. m. to p. m. Call and tee ut We Invite a liberal thare ot your patronage Phone 282. HIGGS & HAYG00DS 'IHH i"1 1 '"'' EIGHTEEN YEARS INSURANCE EXPERIENCE It at the teniae of thme placing thrir buine with me. 1 aUo have the oldest agency in the city ana represent one patted companin. I tolicit your patronage lor FIRS. ACCIOEIf.HElLTH. PlATE GH3S anl BOILER IMSL'S-UC Careful and prompt attention to all buxinei intrusted. Office Phono 52 Residence Phone 213 J. f. MITCHELL PAPER JjlANGING Having devoted the greater part of my time for several xears to this particular line of decorating, and feeling confident that I can please any one desiring the highest grade of work, I ask for the privilc of figuring on any work you have to do in this line The de-sign I have this season are beautifully drawn and elegantly colored. It is the most artistic lot of decorations ever shown by any one. L. E. BRCKK.ARI BOX 421 REYNOLDS FERGUSON Livery Feed and Sale .-rM-ii ' earn f ... , v-v j Three Official Partiea Proceed to the tlx poll' ion. v t Anrlt lT1iri f iff ! ' Aioi nurfion hound for tho Jamcstowt , V. eximnlilnn. eaiicu aown mo i owui BLO N DWOOD Ao. 24 NO Combination Suddlo and llzrnvsts llurao lata aacended t.plioi I.. .1 noo. . ' d embracing representative; Thursday. First of all tho povni U" . .... , wislatlve was called upon and he delivered nr. ' ..,. c. vm ' . . ttrnnrlipa of tho United States got cm- address upon.. ubject whnh w.a fo-e, dll,,lnllc representative, moat in the nlnd. of every bu.lro governments, who will be nan. He talked nnon taxation and hU v .... of address waa something of a in lid am autlon. Tho governor lilt straight from the shoulder and even those who M.; not ngreo with bltn applauded. Mil VlOIHilg IIJV ,111.1 rAlTUlllt - the bouae of representatives wen noon. The congressional delegation, railed upon. The leplslnture w?.s nd comprlslug the Joint committee of sen miirm n in honor nr inn r nri. utii when the bar. J marched on the flout present at tho opening cercnionlea of tho Jamestown tercentennial exposi tion. ITesldcnt nnd Mrs. Hooscvelt. Kthel, Arthur and Quentln sailed on h Mnvflnwer Into Thursday after- atora nnd tnembera of tho house of representatives, their famillea and n playing I!xlt the rallerles run with nu'ml)Pr of cl,,0yea of each house anil t hecra. M. T. Lively was presented tr . d on tIlp ncw ,ia, Hght steamer Jutut-s-the hulHlatcre by SiK-akrr l.otc nnd. . 8 0-r)ork Thursday ntornlnit. Ecttlvlr for sn IraJ Best car of Boarding H TELEPHONE 59 C3YAN, TEXAS tho stH-uker remarked that "he hu1 no advantages over the rest of us for ne waa once a IrKtslutor himself." Mr Lively said that bo ronsblered It n distinctive honor to have served In tin lofslHlnturb from Dallas. He told of the representative bi?f Inesa men of the city of imKaa nn! their purpose In making trad e!ti slon tripa over Texns. "These n have been a potent factor In bu!hi:t-j' up this RTcnt state of yours." he sal I you ought to ronBldor them as art fully ns you An any other lnss when you nffike laws. The Rreatest service to Texna Is to let Texas alone. Texa has overcome the boll weevil and tltr 4outh, she has overcome freaxl"' finance and I think aho may even over como frenzied legislation." In his speech tho governor said: "The suggestion has been mode to nu that some of you misunderstand w hy It Is Important that some of the mens Ores pending before the legislature br passed. I believe this legislature, when It will have finally adjourned, ear elnlm the honor of having written mor good laws In the statute bonks of thf state of Texas than any legislature that has ever assembled In this state 1'pnn tho tax niensure I am nrglne nnthlnz mere or less than effective lawa to secure a eompllanee with thf, ronsiiiuiion ui in - all sworn to support. I believe that In the asrertnlnment of Tallies of prop erty for taxes that the same method of ascertainment of value should bpi h to the citizen property as Is apnl!i! to the c rporatlon's projerty. t'por the groos receipts tax a principle hwu established In Texas. I want to say tr you. gentlemen, who have been fright ened by misrepresentation of that proposition. If you have been, that It Is a sound principle as applied tr those corporal lona and enterpriser only thnt are not contributing th-!i Just share tT the burden of govern ment 1n some other way. A corpora atlon by reason of tho particular char acter of Its business Is not yielding it its Just share of the taxes for the pro tectlon that It enjoya tinder the Tex:ir lawa In some other way should pay a gross receipts tax and a gross receipt tax should not be levied upon any b.ts Iness enterprise or corporation thai If already paving Its Just thare of t.ixes (Applause.! I say this In simple ex planntlon of the attitude of this admin 1st rat Ion w ith reference to Unit par tlculnr matter, but you will always ftn: me standing here fighting for laws th:it will secure equality and uniformity be tween aM the peopl'1. cnr.iornilnna. en terprlses nnd Industries In t!:'x fnt to the end Hint no undue burden r.;.' be laid upo-. i.ry nan Kckm-wledi-e V rorn Hmer-t you a me by your caii nr ! I t. r.nk yo:i. LOor.r.Y'3 till paoses. The diplomatic corpa sailed at 6:45 in the afternoon. Tho arrival of the president at Hampton Roads will be tho occasion of a salute from the aggregation of warships anchored In spectacular re view, and representing the principal navies of the world. The president Is to play the leading role In formally opening the exposition, and the exer clsea arc to begin aa soon aa ho arnves on the ground. The features of the day ore to be a speech by the presi dent, a parade of detaebmenta of the army and navy, comludlng In the evening with a grand reception to the president. JOHNSON'S STATEMENT. Chairman of the Governing Board ef Exposition Haa Issued One. Norfolk. Va.. April 23. C. Itrooks Johnston, chairman of the governing board of the Jamestown exposition, haa Issued tho following statement ex plaining tho exposition situation: "While It Is, of eourse. a source of dis appointment to the management that It Is not possible to rresent on April ft a rrimnleted eioosltlon. yet WO Shall view with a degree of satisfae-i tlon the results which are then in evi dence. We wish to he fair with the public as we ahall hope It will be with us. and I desire, then-fore to authorize the unqualified statement that we ex pert that two weeks after the open ing and certainly by May 15. with favorable weather, that the exposition will be all that was expected or has been promised. We do not consider that we are unprepared as exosltlona go and we only ask protection against misrepresents Ions." IN ESTES' EEHALFi Protests Made Againat Publlahed Ae counts of the Tragedy. Danville, Va., April 25. A statement has been sent out to various newspn pers, signed by J. II. Shlpman of Liv ingston. Va.. on behalf of young The od-re Kstea. who was killed Monday afternoon by Judge W. O. Loving, pro testing against the accounts of the tragedy hitherto published. Ho de clares thnt the statement that the daughter of Judge lining wns drugged and s.iiilted bv Kstes Is false, nnd that Judge Loving, In his statement before the t all commissioner, did not make stu h allegation. On the nionilnr . - 1. .Lin (nl nn l.t- MtllB I JIV. lull upo". iv i:i.iti. . aner a nufkj i ii-, - "flentli-iiieii i wi lion-e you. and )j nK and Lstes he saya the hitter called .1. . . Mnw.nl I fl'll. . .1. I . P,tn. f'1..rlf Wlflll til Bl Wit" IIOIIM- ' imiihj i. n take her hi i e. but kJio was unable to go on account of feeling Indlspesed. Hhlpman Is acting In behalf of the friends and relatives of young l"te. who are apparently determined to sin the affair to the bottom. He cliilm thnt the only provocation Judge liv ing h.id wax that Ml"s living had be c me Intoxicated from a drink of whis ky given her by young Kstes. L .-,..1 a W. ' ChfMnut hone. Standard and KeriMered. Sired by King Nutwood he by Nutwood; lt dsm Msry (Ilenn by Red Wilket; lit by (.eorgs V like. Hlondwood hat been at Reagan. Tex., lot 6 year snd hat proen him.elf to ba A BREEDER CF 'AST, TOPPY AND STYLISH COLTS That ate mover, under the tatldle and in the htrne. Hlondwood It making thteaon at Henry St Ilrogdon llrot. Stable, Bryan, lex., on following tetmt: $20.00 FOR THE SEASON Hecinninc March M and ending July M. with return pmilece next teaton ihould msret fail to get in too'. Free psMurar.e lor mare, lrom a cli.tance. Kor further inlormstion addrei S.W. HIGGS, Rryan, Texas Always oo-d-3T With tlu Newest Seasonable Fabrics fur Men's Clothing The olJ reliable John Wittm.in Tailor Shop can always K ifc pen Jed upun for qu.ikty, stylo, lit and promptness. tllVli L'S VOL'R OliDLKS Merchant Tailor Amendment Ado?tcJ fakei Cailu'l Optioril With District JvCn-ta. Austin. V-il' 25. The senate t :r"-' finally I i.-r.iey's I Ml nifhorj i. . trlct Jtid? s tr- :i; point (ivr! l .lil 'fs ft waa an: nd.-l n a1 to r:a! e l n tlrely optlomi! wT".i every t'ls-l ri i J.: l DENNIS KEARNEY DIES. Afllta- Noted San Francisco "Sandlot tor Passed Away. San Francisco. April 25. Dennis In the stat-. The M'liMi' p.-msed fl:-,al , ly the substitute bill I rovWllr.R for two reveuue i!l-!"litrt and for two dep-ttj: ftate revcr.tie uv.iht to enforce u! ( K,1irn...( wn the late sevenil-'s p!.- Ze induced a P,r,,sd.-dthe--nd.-.a!t.llo. ...ln of bills prohibiting sevirnnee In cr!n ; the Chinese In this state, died at his home nt Alameda. Kearney nt one j time had u largo following In this city. ! the political affairs of which ho dom , Inaled for a Ion? period. Of late years ' he had not taken any active pari In politics. Thought Nipped In Bud. Tnvm Auril 25 Another threaten ed uprising In Korea la believed to Innl rni.'g lint r.'Ollillllp trial Of ll fendnnts Jointly when Indicted f;t same offense. Senate killed Penati r Hudspeth Mil providing that no trial Jtnlainent be set aside or appeal reversed betau.ir of misdirection or error In charge o! court to Jury unless It apears a ml carrlace of Justice has resulted. nr llnlman Tnvlor. assistant stnt health ofrieer. tendered his rctdgna i j)Ve bvi,n nppPd In the bud by the flnn to State Health Officer Ttrnmby I nf thu Jnnanese admin effective May 1. When Dr. Taylor took the posltlrn It was with the nnir standing that If the law putting In effect vital statistics department hr waa to be apj-nlrted. Since that nrrv position was killed, and as Dr. T?y lor Is drawing only the salary cf a stenographer, he resigned and returns to his home at Marshall. tentanced to Swing. McDonough. Ga.. April 25. Ilurk High, the twenty-year-old negro who on March 26, criminally assaulted four year-old Mary Donell near here, wc: convicted and aenteneed to be hang ed May 29. The little girl la at 111 In critical condition. prompt action of the Japanese admin Ut rat Ion. liana tor tne proposeq out break were reported to have been of comprehensive character, but owing to the timely discovery of the con aplrary. enabling the authorities to arrest the ring leaders and take steps to over awe their followera, all danger Is believed to have been averted. Burned at Sea. Bridgetown. April 25. The British tteamer Thornhlll. Captain Dickson, which left New York April 6 for rcr nambuco. IlahU and other South Amer ican port, was totally burned at aea and aunk April 15. The crew got ashore In their boata. Advanced Eight Ctnte. Ckl.f nt Priaan aiailY. I . . ll at TV. Ctanitarit . . IIIISOUiK. AW" -- " Odessa, April 25. The chief of thej 0IJ company Wednesday advanced the 111.-1 w liltlflMl U'MtnMitiri w. a 0 1 ml ruAm nf eruile pnre vi - petroleum 7 cents, making the quota tion 70. There waa bo change In the other grades. political prison waa killed Wednesday by four Terrorlata. whose Indignation be bad provoked by alleged atrocities pen prisoners. One of the men com mitted autclde, another waa captured and two acaped. Miscreants Fir Bridge. tri.ilii Anrtl 25. An attempt waa made to rob a paaaeager ttaln oa Wu few Velocity. ' j wts maae to roo ldon Antil 25 Velocity won the. ,w- sruittivrn railway near English, City and Suburbaa handicap at Epsom. I B(J robbers fired a bridge. W. Thirteen horses Hatted. 8takea rR Cummlna. town marshal of Eng nan, wa o-wrwj ctanptlag to arreat tho roohera. 2 .000 aorereigaa GRAIN tlliT OL'K I'HICLS .. ON .. GRAIN, FEED STUFF & HAY PHOS'Z 376 WILSON GRAIN CO. Ph( ure I Whets the Appetite i WHKN COM) WFATHFR COMES ON I'l WHETS THE AlTF.TITE AM) H.inm loirabl upon oJ cut an 7vt : j rr- n I riJS I I 1V1.C CLUiD V i. '-T' nd inn-onilde Mark Productt even more d - '"''' Wesr. i'w.ing the Increated demands u Z'jjjS' guaranteea io piea. Ll " lour orders viu "eceive prompl attention S. H. FRANKLIN f ny are O) o the p lopted our bu E AR 18V3 - lOOO P ...nrti ninrr wrano D fC D II T AT I f su D D 0 O o a a o o o o c IT ASM AS A CU"'r Ot T ouaui-v cr Ai. SOLD SV ) Ricuvti MPANV Vu, the tu jull pay me he ind da y old, in Mcy, saiJ Lotte tec mtImm. durine wkick a careful select ioa of the best bread aa - m , . vara,.,- rW msd.. enable. m to eCer my patrom a cao.ee -0",' " " pa Brandies. Wiass, etc. rPhoae 70. E. ROHDEj ( U j 'r 'ICt. IN P V 1