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MEXICANS
10 MARCH
IN PROTEST
‘Twenty Thousand to Parade In
Demonstration Against the
Candidacy of Corral.
NO VIOLENCE IS INTENDED
From Prison Cell Madero
Writes Letter to Diaz Plead
ing for Fair Play.
United Press.
City of Mexico, Mex., June 18.—
Twenty thousand men parading
through the streets of the City of
Mexico as a protest against the
candidacy of Gen. Ramon Corral
as vice president and petitioning
that either Corral -withdraw from
the race or that President Diaz or
der his withdrawal, will be the
novel sight here tomorrow. Never
in the history of the country has
such a public demonstration been
carried out, and although govern
ment troops will be on hand, lead
ers of the movement declare their
services will not be needed. No
violence is intended, the leaders
say, it merely being intended to
voice the indignation at the action
taken by the president in thrust
ing Corral on them as a candidate.
• From his cell in the penitentiary at
Monterey Francisco I. Madero, liberal
candidate for president against Diaz,
has written the president, pleading for
fair play. Madero has also issued a
Statement to the public, asking that
every law be obeyed in conducting the
demonstration tomorrow at the elections
June 25.
In his letter to Diaz, after asking
the president to do all possible to pre
. vent the prosecution of liberals, Ma
dero says in /.art:
“As for me, from within the waljs of
a prison where you have been pleased
to keep me, I can do no more than - is
sue the manifest and appeal to thej
people, and I await the result un-1
moved.
“I am fully aware that complacent
courts and obedient judges, men eager
to follow the dictates of those who are
unscrupulous enough to issue arbitrary
orders to further the ends of their mas
ters, have iny fate in their hands and
that 1 am entirely at their mercy. I
know too, that I shall be prosecuted,
tried and condemned for imaginary and
atrocious erimes—let it be!
June 25.
“1 am fully conscious of my atti-1
tilde as a man who is doing his duty .
to his country, honorably and tinsel- !
fishly. Personal dangers will not de
ter me from my purpose to serve the '
country and the people of Mexico.’’!
Madero tells the president in his•
letter that the liberals have conducted
their campaign in an orderly, law-abid
ing manner, but that the government
party has not done as well. After
naming many of his followers who have
been imprisoned on trumped-up charges,
Madero says that so little .is to be
gained by this that Diaz himself must I
be the sufferer for thus thrusting his I
chosen candidate upon the people. He |
continues:
“Public opinion will hold you re-1
sponsible for the acts of your friends,
and it is an established fact that
throughout the republic vour friends
have taken upon themselves to per
form outrageous deeds by resorting to
accusations of insults against you.
“You and your friends shrink from
a democratic meeting with your rivals
| on a political battle when the military
forces of the nation placed in your
hands for the protection of the law are
now being used by you to force yo # ur
election upon the people.’’
Madero tells Diaz in the letter that
the people are beginning to want to be
governed constitutionally, “not pater-
Inally,” as be claims io be ruling them.
Mrs. Madero has not left the peni- 1
tentiary where her husband is confined i
since he was first arrested a month ago. I >
She says she fears some sudden ha.—n 1 1
would come to him if he was left alone i
and will remain in the prison until he ' f
is released. t
Most of Madero's supporters are now t
either in jail or have fled and there is t
little campaigning throughout the re- t
publie, the demonstration being planned i
as a closing feature. <
SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
“TOM CAMPBELL
HAS A DAGGER
IN HIS POCKET"
—O. B. COLQUITT.
That’s Wliat Colquitt Declares
Is In Call for Spefcial Ses
sion of the Legislature.
HE'S AFRAID TO DRAW IT
Candidate's Address at Pales
tine Is Applauded and He
Wins Many Friends,
Special Dispatch.
Palestine, \ Tex., June 18.—“ Tom
i Campbell has a dagger in his inside
pocket in this special session call,’’ said
O. B. < 'olquitt, candidate for the demo-
I cratic nomination for governor Texas,
f in a speech here this afternoon, “but
I believe he's afraid to draw it.’’
Colquitt’s reibrence to Campbell was
vigorously applauded. The speaker pre
dicted his own election by a large ma
jority. He declared the penitentiary
i system of the state should be removed
from politics as well as the insane asy
lums. lie said:
“Campbell's administration is oppos
ed to me, but I will fight them until
' they are black in the face, and admin
ister the bitterest dose they have had
since (he discovery that the fire rating
board contained poison.’’
At the ’ close of his address scores
w’ent forw’ard to shake hands with the
candidate, including many ladies. This
is the second speech Colquitt delivered
in this county today. He spoke in the
forenoon at Elkhart, where he was
greeted by a large and enthusiastic au
dience. Bob Barker, candidate for
comptroller, also made an address here.
:
NEGROES TO ATTEND.
Annual Encampment of St. John As
sociatton To Be Held at Austin
Beginning July 19.
Austin, Tex., June 18. —Ten thousand
negroes will attend the annual encamp
ment of the St. John association of
negro Baptists in East Austin next
month. The encampment begins on Ju
ly 19, the same day the special ses
sion of the legislature will convene
and will continue until Aug. 2. An at
tempt will be made at the encampment
to raise $lO,OOO for a negro orphanage
to be erected north of the cuy. This
is the forty-second annual-encampment
of the association.
44 PAGES
TRIUMPHAL
TRIPALLWAY
HOMEFORT.R.
* _
At Rosyln, L. 1., the Townspeo
ple Massed on the Railroad
Track, Holding Up Train,
OYSTER BAY ALSO EN FETE
Gives Home People Heart to
Heart Talk as One Neigh
bor to Another.
HEMMED IN BY THE CROWD
United Press.
Oyster Bay, 1,. 1., June 18. —Theodore
Roosevelt is back home tonight; not in
the‘broad sense in which he used the
word “home” today when he declared
all America was bis domicile, but home
in the spacious family residence on Bag
amore Hill overlooking Oyster Bay.
He came back to his fellow towns
people, he told them, after the third
great epoch in his life.
“'Once 1 came back to you fresh from
the wars and you greeted me. I came
back later as the president of the great
est. republic that ever existed in this
world, and again you met and greeted
me. Today I come back to you as your
fellow villager and it fills my heart
with gratitude that again you arc gath
ered here to meet and greet me,” he
said.
But if he came back to his home as a
plain citizen, jt was to receive no plain
welcome. Today was a milestone in the
BEE PBESENT
WHEN HARRISON
WAS REBUFFED
Carlos Bee, back from a trip to
I Washington and the east, is retailing to
his friends the coincidence of having
J been calling on President Taft the very
| day that Taft refused to meet Repre
sentative Harrison. His plaint, though,
! is that be did not know it was all tak
j ing place and only became advised of
the occurrence next morning.
“I would have lil.ed to have known
। that something unusual was going on,’’
| said Mr. Bee. “As it was, I was in
the white house when the message went
from President Taft that he would not
care to 1 see Representative Harrison. No
one knew anything about it, however,
until they saw it in the newspapers, to
which the incident had been given by
the representative.’’
Mr. Bee went to Washington on pri
vate business wit . the state depart
ment and was given a meeting with the
president. With regard to what passed
between himself and the chief exec
utive, he laughingly said that he was
favored with the large and expansive
Taftian smile and he could onlv pass
it on. If Taft was annoyed with any
legislator, said Mr. Bec. he did not let
his callers have the slightest inkling
that such was the fact.
From Washington. Mr. Bee went to
New York. He had more or less intend
ed to wait there for the arrival of the
“Big Stick,’’ but business called him
back to San Antonio. He returned Fri j
day night.
“For one thing—and it’s a safe thing j
to talk about.’’ said Mr. Bee, “the
weather up there i- some warmer than
down here. Why. we’ e got autumn
compared to that country. I was never
so glad as when 1 got back here and
could take a few whiffs of the real,
tangy air that San Antonio possess
es. ’ ’
Mr. Bee had no political gossip to re
tail. He said he had come back to
roll up his sleeves and get into his own
campaign, and that would keep him
rather busy for some time. He has
been absent three weeks
(Continued on page four.)
AND GAZETTE
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS. SUNDAY. JUNE 19. 1910.
PRESIDENT
TAFT SIGNS,
B. R, DILL
Administration Measure Be
comes a Law After Coming
• From Conference,
HOUSE ADOPTS THE REPORT
Taft Heaves a Sigh of Relief
When Pet Bill Is Finally
Made a Law.
United Press.
Washington. June IS.—President Taft
signed the railroad bill at the white
house tonight after returning from Villa
Nova. The house of representatives
had adopted the conference report this
afternoon and the measure was at the
white house awaiting the president's
signature when he arrived.
After speeches of approval for the
measure, even from some of the mem
bers who from political faith were bound
to vote against it. the house accepted
the report by a viva voce vote.
Democrats and republicans alike for
ten minutes cheered Representative Jas
R. Mann for “standing up for the house
provisions’’ and bringing out of the
conference a ‘"bill better than that pre
sented by either branch of congress.’’
With this measure out of the way,
the administration is heaving a sigh of
contentment tonight, for it was fre
quently feared while the bill was in the
making that it would be wrecked.
One reason for hurrying the railroad j
bill to the president s signature lay in !
the fact that this afternoon the house
passed the general deficiency bill which I
appropriates $25,000 for the expenses I
of a railroad stocks and bonds commis
sion—a body created by the bill. It,
was imperative that the measure creat
ing the commission become a law before I
the one appropriating for its expenses,!
and for this reason the railroad bill |
was expedited through engrossment and
sent to the white house late this even
ing.
The bill, with the exception of two
sections, will take effect sixty days
from date. The sections which will be
in immediate force will be those giving
the interstate commerce commission au
thority to suspend rates and creating
a commission to report on the advis
abi“<s cS governing the issues of stocks
and bonds by railroad*
, PREACHERS IN
I DEATH DUEL
111 A PULPIT
I
| Kentucky Posse Searching
j for Five Persons Involved
in Fatal Fight.
+ ONE PREACHER IS D E A D*
United Press.
! Lexington, Ky., June 18. —Rock Creek
is awaiting tonight word from a posse
seeking five persons involved in the
fatal duel between two preachers in the
pulpit of the Baptist church in that vil
lage last night, as a result of which
Rev. Robert Van Over is dead, while
Rev. Isaac Perry and bis brother,
Blaine, are under arrest.
From the versions that have reached
| here, it seems that Rev. Van Over was
recently expelled from the church be
! cause of a serious charge against his
character. Rev. Perry was named to
succeed him. Van Over delcared he had
not been given a fair trial before the
church and demanded another. It was
at the second church trial last night
that the tragedy occurred.
It is said that Van Over made state
ments to which Perry took exception,
and Perry is said to have tried to eject
Van Over. The killing is said to have
followed a free for all fight in the very
pulpit, in which Perry is reported to
have cut Van Over’s throat from ear to
ear. Another version of the tragedy
is that Blaine Perry clasped Van Over's!
arms to his sides while the preacher!
slashed the helpless victim’s throat.
Others still declare Van Over was the
first to draw a knife. Van Over, before
being driven from the chureh, was a
noted Kentucky circuit rider.
WILL LOOK OVER RECORDS
Mayor Wooldridge Wants to Be Sure
That No Business Has Been Over
looked.
Special Dispatch.
Austin, Tex., June 18. — Mayor Wool
dridge said today he would spend con
siderable time during the next week
going over the records of council meet
ings since the commission form of gov
ernment went into effect over a year
ago. He desirdes to find some matters
have been deferred or referred and
never attended to. Few matters come
before the council, which can riot be
attended to within 24 hours, but some
matters referred might be overlooked
and the mayor wants to get the record
cleared. The city of Des Moines, in a
book issued recently, boasts of the fact
that it has no unfinished business on,
its record and Austin desires to follow!
out the same idea.
DR. DECHERD NAMED. ,
Will Begin Work Monday Morning, as
City Health Inspector at Austin.
Special Dispatch.
Austin, Tex.. June 18. —Dr. G. M. ,
Decherd was nominated city health in-1
spertor by Police Commissioner J. P.
Hart and' confirmed by the city conn-1
cil this morning. He gave bond in the
sum of $lOOO immediately. He will be!
gin work Monday morning when tne s
new health ordinance becomes effective?
The duties of the position are to in
spect dairies cattle, slaughter pens, meat,
markets, etc., t enforce compliance with!
the health ordinance
44 PAGES
IIFILL BEPBRTS
ARE IN MH
WILL MIKE HIS
“Annual” Report for Five Years
Back May Go Before the
City Council Tomorrow.
THE HACKMEN’S ORDINANCE
While Session Will Be Brief
Several 'lnteresting Matters
Scheduled to Come Up.
, Jhc meeting of the city council -Mon
day afternoon promises to be of short
duration. In the event all reports are
in from the various departments of the
city government, it is probable Mayor
Callaghan will submit an annual report
, and also a report of the financial con
dition of the city since the year 1900.
'lt is said, however, that unless cer
tain reports are completed and handed
m early Monday morning the annual
message of the mayor will be delayed
until the following regular meeting.
The ordinance granting the haekmen
the right to occupy stands on the pla
zas, providing they comply with spe
cial arrangements which are intended
to keep the stands in a clean and san-|
itary condition and prevent any damagei
to the asphalt pavement, will be intro
dueed by Chairman Lambert of the po-l
lice committee. It is said the meas
ure will be passed u nder suspension
of the rules at the meeting.
The ordinance regulating the con '
struction and operation of moving pic-j
ture shows is pending ou its second [
reading and unless some objection is
offered, will be placed on its third an.il
final reading for passage. There are!
several petitions to be heard from stand
and this had to be remodeled. The com
minor import. A record may be sub
mitted from the city attorney concern
ing the application of the America
District Telegraph company for a Iran
chise to operate in this city. The peti
tion has been in tho hands of the city I
attorney for the last two weeks.
PARDON FOR YOUNGSTER.
Special Dispatch.
Austin, Tex., .lune 18. —The board of ,
pardons recommended a pardon for Aus :
tin Thompson, a 16-year old boy of Tay-11
lor county, convicted of burglary aud !
sentenced'to two years in the peniten-I
tiary. The recommendation is based on [
the youth of the prisoner.
WEATHER FORECAST.
United Press.
Washington, D. C., June 18. —Fore-
cast: East Texas and west Texas,
fair Sunday and Mondav.
PRICE: FIVE CENTS.
SOLD 1000 LOADS
OF ROCK FROM A
TRACT OF LAND
Bought By People Who Were
Unaware of the Big
Purchase.
TURKEY FOR SOMEONE
Nice Question Is Raised By Pe
culiar Method of Furnish
ing Crushed Stone.
\\ ithin the last two weeks one
thousand loads of rock from the
city land just beyond Laurel
Heights Terrace has been sold at
private sale to macadamize streets
i in a subdivision near West End
lake. (
The rock brought $1.40 a load,
which means that $l4OO was paid
over for rock taken from city
property. The subdivision in
which the macadamizing is done
is not yet accepted by the city, so
the work is being paid for by the
owners of the land and is not in
any sense city work.
Other prospective streets are to
be macadamized in the same sub
division and arrangements have
been made to secure 1500 more
loads of rock from city property
at $1.40 a load. This will mean
$2lOO more.
Adding the two amounts to
gether brings the tidy sum of
53500. 'The city has not been
paid one dollar for the rock and
apparently is to make no demand
for payment.
But it cannot all be turkey—not the
whole $.'1500. The Mexicans who quar
ried and broke the rock, the teamsters
j who hauled it and the men who bossed
1 1he job must all be paid day’s wages.
I But after this there must be some nice
white meat with plenty of gravy to
pass aroirtid.
1 Turn Rocks Into Money.
I Who gets the turkey and the dress
ingf Can anybody guess?
When the Light and Gazette first
learned that a big business in rock
from quarries on city property had
suddenly sprung up a reporter was
sent out to verify the report. It did not
seem possible that there was any one
1 connected with the manana city admin
! istration with energy enough to utilize
1 1 lie city resources in such an ingenious
: way.
The various city quarries were
watched and finally when this particu- '
lar piece of city property was located
the work of turning the rock into
ready money was in active progress.
(Continued on Page Six)
RATE IS INCREASED.
Austin Decides to Pay an Insurance for
City Hospital and Takes Out
Policy.
Special Dispatch.
Austin, Tex., June 18.—The city of
I Austin today discovered that it had
been hit by the advance in fire insur
ance rates. The policies for the city
I hospital property expire June 21. the
same day of the meeting of the fire
rating board. The old rate ou a $5OOO
I olicy was $l5O for three years and the
new rate is $lB5 for three years, an
increase in the rate of $45. The couu
■il discussed the advisability of post
poning the reinsuring of the property
until after the 111 eeting of the board
but finally decided to take out another
three years of insurance at the increased
rate. The rate for one year would
have been $7O. This increased rate in
fire insurance was a matter not antic
ipated iu the budget and Mr. Hart will
have to skimp some other department
in order to make up for the iner ease.
REPORT SHOWS INCREASE
Austin Water and Light Department
Making Mone> Despite Lowering
of Rates.
Austin. Tex . June 18.—The report of
the Water X Light department for
the last mouth shows an increase in in
come of $20,000, which will within the
year amount to $40,000, despite -eceut
reductions in water aud light rates. A
surplus of something like $lOO,OOO will
bo produced by the increased revenue
this year and this will probably lead
to a demand for further reduction of
Ihe water and light rates.
The present minimum rate is $1 for
3000 gallons or 33 13 cents ]«cr It" <
gallons. ontmisaioner Bartholomew
some time ago said that he wanted to
be able to cut the rate to 25 cents per
1000 gallons and this will probably be
done within the next few months.