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12 WEDNESDAY, The Texas Surety and Guarantee Company of San Antonio is about to come into existence. Its capital and surplus will be two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Of this amount over two hundred thousand dollars have already been subscribed and the remainder will doubtless be taken in the next few days. The company will be organized and ready for business by the first of March. It is not a -promotion” company. No one gets a per cent or a rake-off for organizing it. The entire expenses of organization are limited to one per cent and a strict account will be kept and a statement rendered showing exactly the amount expended. Every subscriber can come in on the ground floor. The following persons have subscribed to the stock of the company. 4 . 4 — u .. Only twenty thousand dollars more of this stock will be sold to residents of San Antonio. The remainder is now being sold in other cities over the States, as it will be of advantage to the company to have stockholders in each of them. No subscription will be received for less than one thousand dollars. Further information regarding the company and its organization may be had by calling on or addressing Messrs. Terrell & Terell. 228 Commerce Street, San Antonio, Texas, or any other person whose name is given above. . _ . • . • i _। ■ mm—u ni —, Wnm i ■ a—■ m । . ...— . t THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION! IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY WUC1 : CREDIT FOR THE PROGRESSOFUX Jap Statesman Says It Plays Important Part In Building of Charcter of People. WANTS MORE IN JAPAN By Building Men of Character Progress of Nation Will Be Forwarded, He Says. Tokio, Jan. 26. —Enron Shibusawa, in a speech at a dinner given to sev eral ot the returned business men’s par ty at the Metropie, said that he was greatly impressed with the material progress of America, but in analyzing it he had come to believe that it wn* due only <>ne third to natural resources and two-thirds to the enterprising, de termined character of her |>eople ami in the development of that character he had been impressed by the import ant. part played by the splendidh equipped Anting Men’s Christian asso eiations. If. be continued. Japan's ability t< gain a place alongside America in ma terial pr<»sj»erity was solely dependen' <»n natural resources, then Japan mus give up in despair, but since America’ prosperity rests chiefly on character Japan must exert herself to duplicati men nt similar high character, a fiel< v here there is neither monopoly no limitation, To develop such men. th' baron expressed the earnest desire tha oung Men s c’liristian associations a efficient as those in America might 1* multiplied in Japan. His Statistical Ability: “Is he goo on statistics?” “Only the batting aver ages of the players in the t wo bi' leagues.”—Detroit Free Press. HOME MIXTURE FOR RHEUMATISM Published Here Last Winter and Hur dreds Helped By It. The following simple prescription wi be found the most effective remedy ol tainable for rheumatism, pains in tl joints, lame back and general it will restore physical vigor. “One ounce syrup of Sarsapari) compound; one ounce Toris compoun. half pint of high-grade whiskey. The to- be mixed and used in doses of tablespoon fill before each meal and bedtime. ” Any druggist- has these ingredien or will quickly get them, and they a easily mixed. TO THE PUBLIC Mr. Ike T. Pryor has subscribed $18,750. Mr. R. R. Russell has subscribed $12,500 . Mr. James Callan of Menardville has subscribed $12,500, Messrs. Alexander Joske of San Antonio. Charles Schreiner of Kerrville, John Z. Means of Valentine, and LaFayette Ward of Edna, have each , subscribed $6250. Messrs. J. 0. Terrell. W. J. Moore. J. M. Kincaid, George M. West, John W. Warren, J. M. Bennett. Ed Rand. Otto Koehler, John J. Ste vens. Perry J. Lewis, Ernest Steves of San Antonio, William Bevans of Menardville. T. M. O'Connor of Victoria, W. A. Kelley of Sabinal and C. B. Lucas of Berclair have each subscribed $5000. Messrs. Jesse D. Oppenheimer, Wolff & Stiefel, W. R. King. F. G. Hillje. E. A. Hutchins, Fred W. Cook. Adolph Wagner, L. J. Hart, J. P. Barclay, J. E. Jarratt and George Stumberg of San Antonio. Robert J. Kleberg of Corpus Christi, W. D. Kincaid and J. A. Mangum of Uvalde Theo Buhler of Victoria, Robert L. Warren of Terrell, Harry Landa of New Braunfels, and John H. Kirby of Houston, have each subscribed for amounts under five thousand, and in no instance less than one thousand dollars. _ . mi ROCK CARRIES MEN I TO DEATH AND INJURIES Premature Sliding of Boulder; at Picton Quarries Kills • F. Garza Outright. As the result of the premature slid-' ing of a.large rock at the Picton quar-< ries. 17 miles northwest of the city. ■•n the Aransas Pass. Tuesday after noon at 4:30 o’clock. Francisco Garza, was killed outright: Leonard Navarro sustained injuries that will terminate | fatally, ami Fredrico Trevino was pain- , fully injured about the lower limbs. The accident happened when the three men wore standing on a monster' rock weighing 100 tonj and while they, were in the act of placing a charge of powder in the drill hole. Without any warning the huge boulder slid’ from under the feet of the three men and threw Garza a distance of fifteen; feet to a pile of rocks below. His head and chest were crushed and he' was dead when the rescuers reached him. 'Hie other two men went down with the large rock and wore half pin nod down by 1he falling of other rocks. I Following their rescue, the body of Garza and his injured companions were brought tn San Antonio on a special train. The body of Garza was taken to a local undertaker and prepared for burial, while the injured were taken to a local hospital. The death of Navarro * is momentarily expected, as he is badly | crushed. All three of the men reside j in San Antonio and have families here. ASSOCIATED CHARITIES TO ELECT ITS OFFICERS The board of directors of the Asso ciated Charities will meet at the offices ' of the association. 322 Hicks building. I this afternoon at 3 o’clock. Officers for 1910 will be elected and several topics of interest will be discussed. The principal items will be that of arous ■ ing public sentiment in favor of con demning several of the buildings on La l redo street in Which families are now ’ living. Mrs. Sadie Haley has many pictures of conditions in this district, showing the wav in which human beings ar > ; herded together in quarters that for merly were horse stables. It is expected a committee and dele gates w ;u be selected to attend the con , v notion of the state hoard of charities. ’ a call for which is expected soon from : Dallas. NEGRO IS ARRESTED. e Special Diipatch. a Waxahachie. Tex.. Jan. 26. —Charles fright. wanted by the Waco authori ties on :• charge of murdering another s negro there *ix months ago. was ar c । rested here today. He will be held for Waco officeri. SAN ANTONIO LIGHT AND GAZETTE SELLS GOODS BACK TO MILL THEY WERE STOLEN FROM Rayford Kalip Tells a Tale of Early Morning Ride and Pleads for Aged Mother. A.-euse.l of having sold 150 sacks to 1 lie Southwestern Oil Mills that had >een stolen from that place the night irevious, Rayford Kalip, a negro, faired Fudge Buckley in the police court to iay to answer for a charge of va- * francy. to wit. dealing in stolen prop- | •rty. The negro who is alleged to have I itolen the sacks was taken into cus- ; :ody by the detectivees while attending ' the trial of Kalip in the police court- j room. ‘■.ledge, some one came to my house shout 12 o’clock Friday night and toie me dat he bad some sacks to sell,” ■ said the defendant in telling the court I ot the affair. ‘‘I asks de man where de sake was and he tells me dey are in i de-brush and dat I'll have to take my wagon to git dem. I hitchees up and we drives a long way. hut after awhile . we stops and he gits the sacks and wo I drives back to <|e house. 1 gives him ' $3.75 for de >acks and he leaves. ‘•I se in the sack buying and soilin’ 1 business ami .Ie next mornin' I tak-s ' de sacks to de oil mills, and I 'sports I dat it was de same place where dev came from, but I didn't know it .; Pn ' There’s No Risk If This Medicine Does Not Benefit You Pay Nothing A physician who made a spe.-iahv of Stomach troubles, particularly dvs|w'p s ia. after years of study, perfected the for mula which Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets are made. Our experience with Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets leads us to believe them to bo the greatest remedy known for the re lief of acute indigestion and chronic dyspepsia. Their ingredients are sooth ing and healing to the inflamed mom branes of the stomach. They are rich in ]>epsin, one of the greatest digestive aids known to medicine. The relief they afford is almost immediate. Their use with persistency and regularity for a short time brings about a cessation of the •pains caused by stomach disor ders. Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets will insure healthy appetite, aid digestion and pro mote nutrition. As evidence of our sin cere faith in Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets, wo ask you to try them at our risk. If they do not give entire satisfaction. w« will return you the.money you paid us for them, without question or formality. J hey come in three sizes, prices 25 cents, 50 cents and *1.00. Remember [you obtain them only at —The Rexall Store. Wagner's I»rug Store, Hicks building. •ledge, 1 has a mother 80 years ole anl three of my brother's little children and since 1 been in jail they's been hit ngry.' ’ “I am satisfied that you knew you should not have bought those sacks,” said Judge Buckley, “and if you keep at it those dependent upon you will suffer more because of your acts.” A fine of $10 was imposed, which Judge Buckley remarked was light un der the circumstances because of those looking to the defendant for a liveli hood. Immediately after the trial a negro who was present during the hearing and seemed to take no little interest in the ease, was taken into custody while standing among the spectators. He is suspected of having been the negro who fold the defendant the sacks. Those Pies Of Boyhood. How delicious were the pies of boy hood. No pies now ever taste so good. What’s ehanged? the pies? No. It's you. You’ve lost the strong, healthy stomach, the vigorous liver, the active kidneys, the regular bowels of boyhood. Your digestion is poor and you blame the food. What's needed? A complete toning up by Electric Bitters of all or gans of digestion—Stomach, Liver. Kidneys. Bowels —Try them. They’ll restore your boyhood appct'te and ap preciation of food and fairly saturate your body with new health, strength and vigor. 50c. at Bexar Drug Co. TIBER RISING AND FLOODS THREATEN Special Dispatch. Rome. Jan. 26. —The Tiber river is rising steadily and floods are imminent. Towns along its banks are threatened unless the river subsides within twenty fonr hours and the people are making preparations to evacuate the cities for higher ground. From coast points reports come of great damage done by the recent storms and floods. Naples is reported as hav ing suffered seriously. —.— * — The busiest ar.d mightiest little thing .that ever was made is Cham'*rlain'« Stomach and Liver Tablets. They do the work whenever you require their aid. These tablets change weakness ' into strengt h, listlessness into energy, gloominess into joyousness. Their ac tion is so gentle one don’t realize they have taken a purgative. Sold by all druggists. COTTON GIN BURNS. Special Dispatch. Terrell, 'Jex.. Jan. 26. —The J. T. , Miller cotton gin at Colquitt, nine miles northwest of here, was destroyed Iby fire this morning at 4 o’clock. Twenty bales of cotton were also con sumed. The loss will reach $12,060. The origin tif the blaze is unknown. •” *-♦ — V Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is a very valuable medicine for the throat ) and lung trouble, quickly relieves end cures painful breathing and a danger onsly sounding cough which indicates ‘congested lungs. Bold by all druggists. HORSE SHOW DATE TO BE FIXED TOMORROW Secretary Pfeuffer Calls Meet ing of Stockholders to Ar range for Coming Show. A meeting of the stockholders of the San Antonio Horse Show association will be held Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce. \ This meeting is called by the secre tary. O. II. D. Pfeuffer, in order to de termine upon the date for the next show of the association, also to transact sneh other business as may Ite. found necessary for the good of the iassocia tion. Election of officers will be made at this time, also the appointment of directors and an executive committee. Horsemen and others interested in the horse show association, whether stockholders or not, are invited to be present, and to offer any suggestions which may seem to the good of tho order. FEDERAL OFFICIALS TO ALL BE REAPPOINTED Word comes from Washington which is considered reliable to the effect that Eugene Nolte, United States marshal; •I. .1. Stevens, postmaster; Robert W. Do we. collector of customs at Eagle Pass; C. A. Boynton. United States dis trict attorney for thia district, will be reappointed for another term of font years. It is also igiderstood that Webster Flannagan. the present collet* tor of internal revenue for this district will have no opposition for roappeynt meat to the |»osition that he now holds. Mr. Flannagan became revenue col lector under President Grant and ha* been Commissioned by every president from that time, with exception ot President Cleveland. / smOtME —I Positively OADTCb O puu * wAK ItKb i They aqs* tress f.Tiai Dysp*\ In WATTLE I digestion and Too Heartj 21 SWfD A perfect rem l»tn edyferDl=tnrss. Nausea 81 PILLS. | Drowsiness. Bad lust. ' lu ,he MoutU Coau* <JfejFygi| Tongue. Pain tn the rde J TORPID IJVrK T>i regulate the Bowels purely vogetnble. SMALL PILL. SMALL PCICE iCarteW PETEEl im, TTl e Fac-&mil8 btgfUoire If IVER : I *Sf_jRE.X8E fUMTITOKI, A YEAR AT LIBERTY WITH A WARRANT OUT FOR HIM Sam Honiman Is Recognized When He Returns to City and He Is Arrested, Cnarged with having stabbed Ellis- Burk, a negro. Jiving at 214 Chestnut I street almost a year ago, during which i time he has successfully eluded the po ; lice. Sam Honiman. a negro, about 30 [•years old, was taken into custody by Patrolman Mulhern yesterday after noon. When the ease was called this morn ing in the police court, the defendant was ordered transferred to the county authorities. It is said that during a ! dispute on the night of Feb. 13, 1909. ' Burk was dangerously stabbed with a ; knife. For several weeks his life was 1 despaired of, but he nnally recovered. ! Since the cutting a warrant has been | out for the arrest of Honiman. but un ! til yesterday there was no trace of him. It is said that for the greater portion i of the time the negro has been out of I the citv. - i ❖ * <• METEOR’S FALL IS TAKEN ♦ * AS A SIGN FROM HEAVL-J * 4- v 4- Associated Press. ❖ 4- South Norwalk. < onn., Jan. ♦ 4. 26. —The members of a religious 4. body here arc prepared to sec * . the end of the world within a ♦ 14- frw da vs. They regard the fall- 4- 4- ing of a meteor which dropped ❖ 4- st Broad river yesterdax as a + <• sign from heaven, and have re- + + mainod at prayer continually I ❖ since. * <• The aerolite landed with tre- ❖ ♦ mendous force in a truck gar- ♦ •i- den. burning a hole several feet ❖ deep through the frozen ground. : •t’ At the bottqm of the hole noth- <• + ing but dust was found. ■ -fr ♦ WANT SOUTH FLORES ST. CAR LINE EXTENDED At a meeting to be held tomorrow, residents of the di-trirt extending out from South Hores street, will appoint , a committee to secure signatures to n [ petition asking the street car company to extend the trolley system out for , three-quarters of a mile. The section is building «B rapidly and those who ! 1 avc homes iherc arc inrlined to the 1 1 ■ lief that if the subject is presente I 1 squarely to the traction company the line will l»e extended at once. A FEW YEARS HENCE. Kninker: You look tired. Hocker: Yes. I wns up ali night fly i ing the baby.—Harper's Bazar. JANUARY 26, 1910. ASKS DISMISSAL OF THE INDICTMENT Counsel for New York World Says Government Is Pro ceeding Illegally. Associated Press. New York. Jan. 26.—Counsel for tho Now York World today set befora Judge Hough in the United States cir cuit court further reasons for dismissal of the indictment against the Press Publishing company, the publishers of tl.e World, in the Panama libel matter. The prosecution claims six articles pub lish.,I in the fall of 1908 libeled Theo dor,- Roosevelt, William H. Taft, Doug las Robinson and William Nelson Urom well in connection with the purchase of the Panama canal b ythe United States. Delancey Nicoll, counsel for the World, agreed today the government is proceeding without legal right because the law under which the prosecution is brought was never intended to be used in the way now employed. She —The West Point boys are so handsome. He (sourly I —-Yes. uniform ly good lookins-MCoiif 11 Widow. VeIva Breakfast Syrup I- Has a Food Value Unapproached by Any Other Syrup And the Same is True of its Flavor AT YOUR GROCER'S Penicks Ford. Ltb. Kt* onleans. t*.