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son and will be withdrawn for the addi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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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Others are imitations.
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Stock Up Before the Febru
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