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WEDNESDAY. MERTS ARE CHEAPER IN NEW YORK Dealers Declare Market Dead and Agitation Against High Prices Is the Cause of It. HAVE MUCH UNSOLD MEAT Prediction Is That Beef Will Be Cheaper By End of Week Than for Many Years. Associated Preu. New York. Jan. 26.—“The market is dead, the agitation against high prices did it.’’ This declaration was made today by wholesale meat dealers ami action in the local markets, both wholesale and retail, confirmed the dealer's assertion. Lamb dropped a cent wholesale; pork loin, 2 cents and some dealers in beef ent the prices 3 cents more a pound. It is said today that wholesale dealers arc stocked with thousands of unsold cuts of dressed beef with supplies still steadily flowing in. “Beef will be cheaper by the end of the week than it has been in years." said another wholesaler. “After that the price won't go lower for the supply will be cut down.’’ WILL TRY TO SECURE MORE PETITION SIGNERS Special Dispatch Austin. Tex.. Jan. 26. —The petition <.f Dr. W. J. Mathews to recall Police Commissioner J. P. Hart was found in sufficient by City Clerk John O. John son and will be withdrawn for the addi tion of more names. In the past few days many of those who signed the petition have ordered their names stricken off. on representations of Mr. Hart's friends and the number left falls below 415. required by the city charter. Dr. Mathews will endeavor to secure more signers. ——-. ♦ ■ —— BODY OF NEGRO WOMAN ON RAILROAD TRACKS. Special Dispatch. Austin, Tex.. Jan. 26.- —The dead body of a negress. the wife of John Ewing, was found on the 11. & T. C. tracks about three miles out from town this morning. The woman had been dealt a heavy blow upon the head tv ith a monkey wrench and her body placed upon the tracks. No arrests have yet been made in the ease. The H. & T. C. passenger train was delayed some time after the body was found until a justice of the peace could be found to take charge of the remains. LADS WHO RIDE DONKEYS WILL BE ADMITTED FREE. T. H. Banks announces that all boys who ride donkeys and mules and ponies at the harness matinee given at the fair grounds track. Friday afternpon at 2 o’clock, will bo admitted free. This event is being given for the benefit of the orphans in the various institutions of the city. MRS. WEILBACHER DIES. /• - New Braunfels, Tex.. Jan. 26.—Mrs. Thekla Weilbaeher. wife of Peter Weil- Lacher, died at her residence after an illness of two weeks, Monday evening at 4 p. in. _ NEGRESS DROPS DEAD. Austin. Jan. 25.—Belle Campbell, a negress, dropped dead while talking to several other women, in the river dis trict. Fined Fifty Dollars—Ed. Morgan, convicted of vagrancy in Justice Fisk's courtTwas this afternoon fined $50. It was shown that he loitered about houses of ill repute and that he had no regular employment by which he made a liv ing. The O n b Safety Razor that Shaves with the True Sliding \ Stroke. W 7 V — There is only one way to iLfl fg shave with any razor—a \ slanting stroke from heel \ to point. It takes a lot of k. practice to get this stroke Jak. with a regular razor. It ’ comes naturally with the V KEEN SAFETY RAZOR I The set and adjustment are so designed that any way j it is picked up and drawn across the face, it will cut the MH beard smoothly, evenly, without scraping, pulling, or SS skipping. There are 12 Norwegian steel blades, thick M| enough to shave the stoutest beard, each beautifully tern- S3 pered and with the famous Keen Kutter edge. K21 Complete satisfaction guaranteed ormoney back. S T wT/XJ *•- K-1—Silver Plated io Ceoeiee Hack Leather Cm, S3. 50 ’ No. K-3-Cold Plated io Ceouiee Coflisb PiqsUa Cate. 35.09 ® If not at your dealer's, write us. V SIMMONS HARDWARE COMPANY Inc.), St. Louie and New York. U. S. A. 1SIEM FOR A LIVING,” SAID MAN ARRESTED Suspect Taken Up As a Va grant Says He Comes From New Jersey. MANY ARE IN POLICE COURT Nearly All Are From Outside Cities, New Orleans and Se attle Being Represented. ‘I steal for a living. This is the reiqark Wolff Kruger, between 30 and 35 years old. who says New Jersey is his native state, is al leged to have made last night, when approached by Patrolman Nic Ortiz n the trans-San Pedro district and ques tioned regarding his business in this city. Kruger was immediately placed under arrest on a charge of vagrancy. “This man stays up all night,” tes tified Patrolman Ortiz before Judge Buckley in the police court this morn ing. “For the past two weeks I have noticed him at all hours of the nigh* in different portions of my boat. After business houses and saloons were closed for the night, I would find him on th’ streets and then in all-night restau rants. 1 warned him about a week ago that if he continued in this manner 1 would lock him up. “Last night I walked up to him and asked Jiim what he did for a living. Iio said: ‘I steal for a living.’ ” In the police court, however, the de fendant told a different tale, saying he bought and sold,old clothing as a busi Judge Buckley imposed a $15 Several Vagrancy Arrests. Several persons were taken into cus tody by the police last night on vag ranev charges and given n hearing in the police court this morning. A white man giving his name as Wil liam M. Roberts was arrested by Pa trolman Mulhern in the vicinity of the Government Hill, where, the officer tes tified. the defendant was going from house to house “bumming" food. The defendant told the court he was a pian > tuner and that he had drifted into the city from Seattle. He wa.s fined $10. .John Dillon, a young white man, who said he was front New Orleans, having come to San Antonio to obtain employ ment. was taken in charge by Patrol man Fries last night on Austin street. The defendant had been in the city but a short while. His fine was $10. Found sleeping under a culvert in the southern portion of the city, a young man giving his name ns R. .1. Mosier was arrested by Patrolman Mussey last night. Fine $10. Two men, -loo Powers and William Rufford. the hitter a negro, were, taken in charge on affidavits of vagrancy. Each ease was continued this morning at the instance of the detectives. BRACKENRIDGE MOTHERS' CLUB TO HAVE A TEA Eleanor Brackenridge Mothers' clnl will ontciFnin with a tea tomorrow nf ternoon at the home of Mrs. 1. M Johnston. 525 East Elmira street. The following program has been ar ranged: Recitation. Miss Mamie Rus sey; piano solo. Miss Evelyn Harris; in strumental solo. Misses Sarah Williams and Marguerite Schupp; recitation Miss Elizabeth Kinney; Mrs. A. C. Me Daniel will also appear on the program. FAILED TO PROVE COINS WERE OF U. S. Austin. Tex., Jan. 26.—Two cases were reversed by the supreme court to day because it was not proven in the trials that the money stolen was United States coin. Delia Maxey was accused of stealing a $5 gold piece, hut in the trial in Shelby county it was not shown to he a coin of Unde Sam's minting and the same condition obtained in the ease of Lnther Rogers of Titus county, accused of stealing two silver dollars. Jury Still Out—The jury in the case f Nie prtiz vs. the International & Great Northern railway, for damages was still out at 3 o’clockt his after 5A IN AIN TU IN IV LIUHI AND GAZETTE APPEALS COORI HOLDS LIQUOR CM 8E SHIPPED Shipme x Can Be Made Into Local Option Territory B) Private Citizens. is far-reaching decision State Sues Men for Failure to Keep Record of Shipments and Consignees of Liquor. In dismissing the case of the State of Texas, appellant, vs. W. T. Petmecky Pt al., appellee, from Kimble county, the . nut of Civil Appeals holds that the state did not present sufficient evi dence to convict W. T. Petmecky and I'. A. Embry of violating the law for bidding shipments into local option ter ritory without keeping a record of same. The court held that Petmecky and Em bry were private citizens and a such were not subject to the rules govern ing common carriers. The state had sued defendants in the lower courts for penalties for failure to keep a record of shipments and eon signees of liquor. Defendants operated a line of stage coaches between Junc tion City and Kerrville. Junction City being in local option territory. The state made the claim that they had to keep a systematic record of all ship meats and a list of the consignees, or dse become liable to a penalty of $100 per day. Defendants claimed exemp tion because they were private citi zens. and the higher court has upheld Uphold Damage Suits. Two findings of the tower courts damages in one instance of $15,000 and of $9000 in another instance, were up held by decisions handed down. In the ease of the Galveston. Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway company vs. James R. Senn, plaintiff, which is in the lower court ha.I been hurt by an explosion of a boiler of an engine, the higher court holds that the railroad company should know the condition of the en gine boilers and take every precaution so that an explosion could not occur. The lower court's judgment for $15,000 is upheld. Tn the other case, Joe Welter was granted a verdict of $9000 in the low er court, it having been proven that ho was Iqirt while working as switchman at El Paso, was a San Anto nio man. The high court confirms that judgment. Decision Handed Down Frank N. Ball et al., appellants, vs. Samuel Belden, appellee, from Bexar, re versed and rendered. Appellee, as ad, ministrator of the estate of Juana F. Montez do Flores, recover of F. N. Ball and Marv Fest $3000 with interest at 6 per cent’ from May 17. 1899. together with all costs of the lower court; and that vendor's lien bo foreclosed on 579 acres of land described in petition and located twelve miles from San Antonio on the San Antonio river. Affirmed: T. B. Dockery vs. II. M. Maple, from El Paso; Antonio Salas et al. vs. J. J. Munday, from El Paso, to try title; Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway company vs. Jarnos R. Senn, from Bexar; El Paso & South western Railway company vs. Joe Wei tor. from El Paso. Reversed and remanded: Max Poes ner vs. R. M. Harvey, from El Paso. Dismissed: State of lexas vs. M . T. Petmecky, from Kimble. —♦♦♦ STURGES PLAN 15 GIVEN UP Council Decides to Have Noth ing Further to Do With Scranton Builder. Special Dispatch. Austin, Tex.. Jan. 26.—Following a .isit of the Business league’s dam com •uittee, which wa< unfavorable to the :daus of W. M. Sturges of Scranton, Pa., for rebuilding the dam. the coup nil late yesterday afternoon refused the plain of Mr. Sturges and declined to further consider them. Ti e reasons advanced for this course •ire that the plans are deficient in en gineering ability and the financial .lacking of the promoters is inadequate. The league's committee was represent ,4 by Colonel M. M. Shipe, E. 8. Tay .••r. A. C. Goethe and Harvey Harrell, who informed rhe council that the com mittee had been in conference with Mr. Sturge- but failed to recommend his plans because they did not appear to have sufficient merit. The committee also considered the price fixed, $1,- SOO.OOn, prohibitive. Following the announcement of the council's attitude, Trhry W, Holland, who with C olonel Pattie and W. M. Sturges offered the ]ians. prepared to initiate an election at> which the people should decide on the/ plans. This can be done under the iity's commission ebarter. After a cijiference with his associates last night.{however, this idea was abandoned, atr’least temporarily pel the three data) builders arc ex pected to leave tod 4'1 for the north. SHOT FRO® AMBUSH. Special Dispatch Eastland. Tex.. 26. — News reached here flic assassination last night of Joe Koodman, a farmer, 15 miles north ofBicre. near Stephens countv. He was mot from ambush, a load of buckshot infering his ba.-k. An Extraordinary -Sale q/ Embroideries • A Sample line of elegant embroideries just received and will be placed on sale beginning tomorrow at prices that will open your eyes in astonishment. You never before have bought embroideries of such quality at these prices. And Here’s Way They Are Priced: Lot No. i—Includes 4000 yards of Swiss ; Lot No- 2 —Includes 2700 yards of Swiss ; Lot No. 3 —Includes i.Soo yards of Swiss and cambric embroideries, insertion and and cambric embroideries, insertion and ; and cambric embroideries, insertion and beading. 2to 5 inches wide JI/ beading. 2to 5 indies wide, that ; beading, 10 to 18 inches wide aar that are worth 10c, on sale arc worth 20c. on sale beginning t that are worth 35c. on sale | beginning tomorrow per ’ tomorrow at per yard / > beginning tomorrow at yard. .JLnJ X/ Special Sale of New Spring Waists Tomorrow we place on sale an elegant assortment of New Spring Swiss Embroidered Waists. We secured a large consignment of of these waists at a remarkably low and are going to give you the benefit of this lucky purchase. They are worth | ’w not a cent less than $2.00; tomorrow you can secure them at only JI 8 ■’CJ S niLKOWITZ BROS.® SELL IT FOR LESS CONNER OF NORTH FLOR ES AND W. COMMERCE ST COURT HOLDS VAGRANT LAIN CONSTITUEIONAL Criminal Appeals Bench In Aus tin Affirms the J. C. Stritt matter Case. THE PRISONER DISAPPEARS A/hereabouts Are Unknown. Judges Say Decision Means Much in Enforcing Law. lecial Dispatch. Austin, Jan. 26.—Judge Ramsey, of the court of criminal appeals, today affirmed the case of Ex- Parte Strittmater from Bexar county, finding the state vagrancy law constitutional and the enact ment of it well within the power of the legislature. The decision handed down says that the objec tions urged by counsel for Stritt mater are not tenable. J. Strittmater was r-onvi.'te.l i igran.-y ami gi\i‘ii the limit, a $—* ne, in justice Fisks' court by a jur '.lard by Judge Fisk to be ns fine rdy of U’.'ti as lie had ever seen i iy court. They had been sele-te .ini business establishments on Con erne. Houston ami Alamo plaza, an irdly more than five minutes we: quired for them to find their verdie Strittmater. through counsel, applie ir bond, whi.-li was refusel by Judp isk. Application in the county < oui >r bond was aiso retired, and defem it’s counsel finally mandamuse i.lge Fisk in the district court. Tli aim set up was that the vagrant la ns unconstitutional. I-inally, upon Hi strict court refusing to grant the a] ication. the case went to the coni ’ crimhial appeals at Austin. Strit ater has now left the city and h hereabouts are unknown. The finding of the higher cour iwever. will materially ai.l the off als in their fight .against vagram id loitering around places ot ill r. ite. Justice Fi-k. the sheriff's o re nnd the district attorney's offi Buy The Best BALLARD’S SNOW LINIMENT Always makes a hit when used for RHEUMATISM, SPRAINS, CUTS, WOUNDS, BURNS, STIFF JOINTS, CORNS, BUNIONS, ETC., Price, 25c, 50c and $1.00 BALLARD SNOW LINIMENT CO. sr. LOUIS. • MISSOURI. Sold and Recommended by BEXAR DRUG CO. SPEYERS DE WIDE REPUTE IT CONVENTION Announcement Is Made at the Luncheon of Laymen Held This Afternoon. DETAILS BEING ARRANGED * More Committees to Be Ap pointed—Rev. Dr. Silver Is a Guest of Today's Meeting. I The speakers for the San Antonio 1 ” convention, February 22 to 24, of the Laymen's Mission Movement wore an nouneed this afternoon at a meeting of the co-operating committee in the Y. M. C. A. building. A letter from D. ('. Lil ly of the national committee, who has in charge the assignment of speakers to all local conventions, was read at the luncheon, and it was said the following prominent laymen have been definitely chosen for the meeting in this city: Dr. Samuel B. Cafen, Boston, chairman of the national committee; Dr. Edward M. Cafen, Boston; J. Campbell White, mi tional secretary;- W. R. Hotchkiss. Dr. J. A. Rice and Dr. E. IV. Allen. < in«-in-, nati; Dr. W. W. Pinson, Nashville: Dr. A. F. Bishop. Austin, and Dr. J. L. lien derson. secretary of the Laymen s Mis sionary Movement, Southern Baptist convention. I The luncheon to 100 laymen, compris ing the cooperating committee, sub ’ committees and the missionary commit tees from all the churches of the city in the six denominations enrolled in the work, will be held Friday noon, rhisl will be the first great gathering of lay men to arrange for the convention since the organization of the big central com mittee. R. II. Wester, executive sec re-1 tary, will address the gathering ami out line the plans for the movement in this; city and the part each connniitee and church is expected to take in the work.l A. G. Trons, chairman of the mis-; sionary committee, reported that only two churches remain who have not ap pointed their own missionary commit tees. The names of these several com mittees will bo announced w.thin the week. ’ For the finance committee. J. M. AI [ lardvce, the chairman, reported that 410 tickets will be accounted for among thej delegates from the city churches before, the banquet on Friday. This will de termine the basis of representation final ly from the outside districts. Rev. Dr. H. P. Silver. Episcopal mis sionary secretary for the southwestern department, was the guest ot the com-| mittee at the luncheon. S. G. Tayloe. vice chairman, presided, and those pres ent were R. H. Wester. G. B. Mitchell. C. C. Todd. J. M. Allardyce. A. G. Irons. Jay E. Adams. Joseph Murray and <’. H Judy. Kev. J. Lindsey Patton ami Rev. Dr. Weston Bruner, chairman, represent ed the pastors' cooperating committee at the meeting. were all interested in the decision, earn saving that the upholding of the st.it vagrant law by the court of eriumun ( apl'enls would* do much toward sup pressing the evils which had arisen be fore a vagrancy law had been enacted.) WRONG REPORT OOI ABOUT POLL UK Both County and City Tax Must Be Paid Before Midnight of January 31. Reports have been circulated, prin cipally among orewery workers and saloon men. that the city poll tax need not be paid until May 31. This is not a fact. Poll-taxes, both city ami county, must be paid before midnight of Jan, 31, or else the citizen forfeits his right to vote. For some cause, the voters arc not , qn.-ilifying as nunierously as they did I Inst year. Neither County Tax Collec-| tor Bitter uor the city tux collector can j I understand the matter, but they say j | that the fact is patent that unless there I 1 is a mighty pick up in the next few edays there will not be as many voters this year nr last, despite the fact this' is a real election year. •.» INTERSTATE COMMISSION HEARS GLASS BOTTLE CASE Tai iff on Carload Lots In Dis-' pute—Discrimination Is Alleged. In the case of Stanley Newding vs. The Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway company, in which the plaintiff alleged lie was discriminated against by the de . fendant in the shipment of a carload lot of glass bottles from St. Louis to San Antonio. R. Hillyer, special wm i missioner for the iuterstatae commerce i commission, heard two witnesses in the. federal court this morning. The witnesses heard were Stanley j Newding and J. W. Allen, general freight agent for the defendant road. Mr. Allen testified at the time that th-' rate was made to Mr. Newding that । there was a rate sheet published ami that the plaintiff at that time could | have seen the rate in effect. The testi : mony of the two witnesses was for- I । warded on tn Washington and will be i taken up at the next session of the I commission. The Newding case was the only com j plaint to be heard at this time and ' Judge Hillyer will leave for Waco to night. CHERRY Of 10 BE OPENED NON. < hicago. 111.. Jan. 26.—It is announced , that the Cherry mine will be opened. Monday when an attempt will be made I to take out the 210 bodies that have' been in the mine since the fatal acci j ' dent. The fire in the mine is still , burning, but it is thought rescuers will be able to enter. The miners' unions claim that the mine was sealed up in an effort to make it impossible to recognize the bodies when they were brought out and the company would thus be freed from dam age claims. The unions will endeavor t» force the company to make every ef , I fort to identify the bodies. JANUARY 26, 1910. VERDICT OF 825,000 AG AINS! TRACTION CO. After Less Than an Hours De liberation Jury Gives Wood son a Large Verdict. ! After less than an hour's deliberation the jury in the Woodson vs. Traction | company case, in the Forty fifth dis trict eoutt. returned a verdiet for $25,- 00(1 damages against the street ear com pany. Judgment was rendered accord ingly and the jury dismissed. The case will go up on appeal. Shortly after the noon hour the ease was given to the jury. Attorneys for Woodson had their client present on a stretcher-cot, there being several of his relatives, weeping, with him. Evidence was adduced showing that Fred Wood sou had been hurt through the falling of a hanger of the overhead trolley system and that he would be permanent ly maimed. Dining the progress of the trial, which lasted two days, experts were placed on the stand to testify concern ing the injuries sustained by Woodson. This morning he was brought to the courtroom, having to be carried upstairs. He sued for $35,000. JURY IS CONSIDERING POWELL ASSAULT CASE At 3 o'clock the jury in the case of Ed. Powell, charged with robbery by assault, had not returned a verdict. They were charged at the noon hour by Judge Dwyer. ’ Powell js charged with hiring J. C. Holcomb, an aged Confederate veteran, to a side street and there choking and grappling with him while rifling his pockets of $8. all the money the aged ■ man had. Powell testified this morning. claiming he was absolutely innocent of >the crime charged against him. NOt any Milk TlUSi The Original and Genuine HORLICK’S HALTED MILK The Food Drink for All Ages. For Infants, Invalids,and Growing children. Pure Nutrition, upbuilding the whole body. Invigorates thenureingmother and the aged. Rich milk, malted grain, in powder form. A quick lunch prepared ia a minute. Take no substitute. Ask for HORLICK’S. Others are imitations. WOOD 881 Stock Up Before the Febru ary Freeze and High Prices. CARR a CO. 7