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WOULD BAR
TEX. CATTLE
FROM OKLA.
County Attorney Raises Issue
at Pawhuska That May
Cause Texas Cattle Raisers
Much Loss and Trouble.
WILL BE FOUGHT
Fort Worth, Tex., April —(Spe
cial.) —Dispatches received here today,
from Pawhuska., Osage Nation, Okla
homa, that the county attorney today
filed in the district court there an in
junctlcn to restrain Texas stockmen
bringing their herds to the Osage Na
tion for pasturage or other purposes.
If the injunction is granted it will stop
the movement of millions of cattle
from this state each season. The
county attorney claims moving great
herds there spreads ticks and other
diseases. Texas cattlemen will fight
the case to a finish.
ADAMS CASE
IS POSTPONED
Governor May Name Special
Prosecutor in Case Against
the Bexar Solon.
Austin, Tex., April 13. —(Special.)—
ft is expected that Gov. Campbell will
appoint a special attorney to assist in
the prosecution of Representative
Thad Adams, of Bexar county, on the
charge of permitting gaming in his
room. The case was postponed until
May 10, on the application of the de
fendants.
Adams is represented by Attorneys
Warren W. Moore, of Austin and W. C.
Linden of San Antonio. The witnesses
subpoenaed on both sides include
some prominent men. They’ are:
Defendant's list: Jake Wolters, a
lawyer of Houston; John M. Duncan,
a lawyer of Houston; Janies L. Storey,
a lawyer of Houston; J. T. McCarty, a
banker of Houston; George M. Thur
mond, district attorney, Del Rio, Vai
Verde county; Dayton Moses, district
attorney, Burnet, Burnet county; N.
T .Simmons, district judge. Fort
Worth, Tarrant county; John Pum
phrey, stockman and capitalist, Tay
lor, Williamson county; B. D. Lindsey,
sheriff, San Antonio, Bexar county;,
Chester Terrell, attorney at law and
representative, San Antonio; T. M.
West, lawyer, San Antonio; Woody
Townsend, sheriff, Bastrop county;
Ben Robertson, lawyer, Austin
State’s list: Dr. E. P. Wilmot,
banker, Austin, Travis county; W. L.
Stark, manager Driscoll hotel, Austin,
Travis county; T. C. Wolf, clerk at the
Driscoll hotel, Austin, Travis county;
Julius Hertwig, San Antonio. Bexar
county; J. E. North, Travis county;
Warren W. Moore. Austin, Travis
county; C. B. Giles, lawyer. Austin,
Travis county; Frank Gerard, under
taker. Austin, Travis county; Julius
Johnson, constable, Austin’ Travis
county; W. J. Morris, city marshal;
Will Clark and John Allen, Austin; J.
T. McCarthy, Houston.
CONFESSED GUILT
BY ENDING LIFE
Binghamton. N. Y., April 13.—0 n
the eve of his second trial on a
charge of embezzling Broom e county
funds, which was scheduled to open
at Cooperstown this morning, Arthur
Back, former clerk of the Broome
county board of supervisors, former
custodian of the county building and
former chairman of Broome county ie
publlcan committee, committed sui
cide early today by shooting himself
through the head.
A clerk in Back’s office found the
dead man sitting at a table clutching
a revolver. Two shots were fired, one
Through a pane of glass presumably to
see if the revolver was in working con.
dition, and the second through the
head. Back was indicted by the
Broome county grand jury in August,
1907, on eight charges of perjury and
grand larceny.
We Uttfmiia
THE ONLY AFTERNOON PAPER IN SAN ANTONIO CARRYING ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS
ESTABLISHED 1881
ARMY DAS PLACE
OF HONOR IN THE
FLOWER PARADE
Ladies, of Association Hold
Meeting and Receive Re
ports Showing More Entries
Than Ever Before.
DECIDE ON COLOR SCHEME
An enthusiastic meeting of the la
dies of the Battle of Flowers associa
tion was held at the Business Men's
club at 11 o'clock this morning.
The general arnngement of the pa
rade. was agreed on as follows:
The army, which will consist of
cavalry, artillery and infantry.
The oueen’s chariot, chaript of the
ladies in waiting, three tally-hos car
rying the out-of-town duchesses and
their maids of honor.
The prairie schooner drawn by four
oxen, bearing the survivers of the bat
tle of San Jacinto.
The victoria of Mrs. Fisher, the
president of the Daughters of the Re
oubllc. of Texas.
The other tally-hos, then the car
rlaces. the the stanhopes and traps
and the children’s carts and the chil
dren’s cavalcade.
Mrs. Frank Badger and Mrs. Geo.
Koerner, and the committee on the
duchesses’ tally-hos, report that the
three tally-hos would be decorated in
nurnle. white and pink.
Larger Than Ever.
The reports of the various commit
tees showed that the entries for the
Flower Battle were larger and will
be handsomer this year than ever be
fore at this time.
Anv further entries must be made
either to Mrs. S. G. Newton, chairmap
of the hoard of directors of the Bat
tle of Flowers association; Mrs. H. D.
Kamomann. chairman of the carriage
.ommlttee; Mrs. Wm. Aubrey, chair
man of the committee on stanhopes
and traps; Mrs. Charles H. Florian,
chairman of the committee on chil
dren’s carts and ponies, or Mrs. J. M.
Carr, chairman of the committee on
tallv-hos.
Decide on Color Scheme.
The association decided that the
parade should be arranged with re
gard to colors, and they asked that
the entries shall report to the various
ladies who are chairmen of the com
mittee the color schemes, so that col
ors that are not harmonious shall not
be out together.
The association passed a resolution
♦hat inasmuch as it is responsible for
this parade, that only those should
have a place in it who have cards and
numbers from the association) and
that every person rhould be required
to take the number and the division
as arranged by the association. This
is done in order to prevent confusion
and crowding in the parade. It was
also decided, as far as possible, to
draw lots for position so as to avoid
anv semblance of favoritism.
MAKE DEMAND FOR
CHURCH PROPERTY
Nashville, Tenn., April 13.—-Formal
notices from members of the Cum
berland Presbyterian church of Nash
ville to members of the Presbyterian
church, U. S. A., notifying them to
surrender the church property in ac
cordance with the terms of the de
cision of the supreme court of Ten
nessee are being prepared and will
be sent out at once.
This information comes from those
in control of affairs of the Cumber
land Presbyterian church in Nash
ville and in Tennessee. These notices
have not yet been received by pas
tors of several churches held by un
ionists. but they will be shortly, an 1
this step it may be said may bring
the situation to a head.
Just what the unionists will do has
nqt been determined upon and the
unionist leaders do not care to make
a statement as to their probable
course.
LOCAL WEATHER
Forecast for San Antonio and
vicinity:
Tonight and Wednesday: Fair
and warmer.
n The temperature at 1 p. m.
00-
The minimum temperature for
_ — the 21 hours ending at 8 o’clock
55-. in the morning was 46 and the
; maximum was 86.
1908 1909
50 < <a. m 54 65
; 6 a. in 55 ao
* a. nt 65 53
lO a - W « 7 59
. 12 noon 70 63
♦ H 1 P- m 76 65
The temperatures in other cities will
be found on page elg>*
TURKISH
SOLDIERS
MUTINY
Troops March to Parliament
House and Demand Dismis
sal of High Officers —Minis-
ter of War Has Fled.
PANIC SEIZES CITY
Constantinople, April 13.—(Bulletin.)
Serious disturbances of a revolution
ary character have broken out here.
The situation is grave.
Constantinople, April 13. —(Bulletin.)
—Mutinous troops are demonstrating
against the building of parliament.
Panic has seized the people of Con
stantinople and all througn the city
shops are being hurriedly closed.
CONSTANTINOPLE
FULL OF REVOLUTION
Frankfort, April 13—“ Constantin
ople has been full of revolution since
early this morning,” declares the Con
stantinople correspondent of the
Frankfurter Zeitung in a dispatch
from the Turkish capitol today.
"Two battalions of troops quartered
in the ministry of war marched out at
dawn headed by their officers and pro
ceeded via Divan and Jolu streets to
the mosque of St. Sophia from which
.point they surrounded the building of
parliament. They demanded the dis
missal of the grand vizier, the presi
dent of the chamber and the minister
of war.”
MURDER OF EDITOR
CLIMAX OF FEUD
London, April 13. —The only news to
reach London up to 12:30 today was
contained in a code message, which
set forth that serious disturbances of
a revolutionary character had broken
out and the situation was grave.
This message was accepted here is
foreshadowing a dangerous unheaval.
Neither the foreign office nor the Tur
kish embassy nor the banks with Con
stantinople connections had any fur
ther information.
It Is known, however, that the situa
tion has been extremely strained for
several weeks, owing to great bitter
ness betwen the committee of union
and progress and the liberals. The
liberals resent the attempts of the
committee to control public affairs.
The murder of Hassan Fehmi Ef
fendi, editor of the liberal newspaper
Serbesti, April 7 is thought here to
have been the climax of this political
feud. The editor was shot and killed
by an unknown man as he entered
the office and a government official ac
companying him was wounded.
The Serbesti bad been carrying on
a campaign against the committee of
union and progress, in other words the
Young Turks. Violent demonstrations
both inside parliament and in the
streets adjacent followed the killing of
the editor.
MINISTER OF WAR
FLEES BEFORE MOB
Vienna, April 13. —Startling rumors
are current here to the effect that
Constantinople is today in the throes
of a grave revolutionary movement. In
formation thus far received is meager,
but it is reported that seevral thou
sand mutinous troops surrounded the
building of parliament and the whole
capitol is in a state of dangerous ex
citement. Another report says the
ministry of war has been occupied by
insurgents and the minister has fled.
SAN ANGELO RAISING
BONUS FOR ORIENT
San Angelo, Tex., April 13.—(Spe
cial.) —Citizens are today raising $50,-
000 bonus to complete the Orient rail
road from Sweetwater to San Angelo.
General Manager Dickensort says $300.-
000 has been raised and San Angelo’s
$50,000 alone is needed. A gang of
men has already started on construc
tion here.
MORE INDICTMENTS
FOR WHITLA KIDNAPERS
Cleveland, Ohio, April 13. —An addi
tional indictment charging child-steal
ing was reported today against James
Boyle and Mrs. Boyle, who are under
arrest at Mercer, Penn, on the charge
of kidnaping 'Willie Whitla, of Sharon,
Pa.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, TUESDAY, APRIL 13. 1909
Turkish Ruler Whose
Capital Is in Uproar
FINISH LIBIW
FOR TAFT
Executive Committee Would
Complete Building by
Next November. 1
The announcement of the visit of
President Taft to this city next No
vember has stirred the executive com
mittee in charge of the work of erect
ing the gift chapel and library at Fort
Sam Houston to renewed activity and
it is their desire that the project be
completed by the time the chief exec
utive arrives.
The dome for the new building will
be iu place within a week or two and
then will come the question of the in
terior decorations for the edifice. This
will ba determined largely by the peo
ple of this city whose gift the building
is. In this connection It is stated it is
the desire of the executive committee
that every firm in the city and as
many individuals as care to, have
some part in the matter. It is the aim
to make it the gift of the whole city
and not that of a few individuals. In
the meantime work is progressing
nicely, but, of course, with added in
terest it could be completed more
quickly.
PITTSBURG HAS
FATAL WINDSTORM
Pittsburg, Pa., April 13. —One deaf!
and a number of persons seriously
injured are the results of a severe
wind storm in this city and vicinity
today. The property loss will amount
to thousands of dollars. At 10 o’clock
the velocity of the wind was 52 miles
an hour.
FALLING WALL KILLS
AND HURTS FIREMEN
Pittsburg, Pa., April 13. —One fire
man was killed, two fatally injured
aud several others slightly hurt to
day when a wall collapsed during a
fire at the pottery plant of Sherwood
Brothers company at New-Brighton,
Pa., below this city. The dead man
is George Hartman, and the fatally
Injured are Benjamin Carr and
Charles Feit.
ELIJAH WILLIAMS
IS A FREE NEGRO
Elijah William, a negro charged
with asault to murder, was today dis
charged bv Judge Dwyer of the Thirty
seventh district court, after more than
a month in jail.
Williams was accused of entering
the house of a negress on Starr street
and shooting her as she lay in bed,
seriohslv wounding her. He was cap
tured several weeks later in Houston.
Dtirinc a habeas corpus proceeding
this morning the state moved for the
dismissal of the case on the grounds
that there w?s not sufficient evidence
to connect Williams with the case.
F. M. Gay. charged with forgery,
was heard on a habeas corpus writ
and his bond was fixed at $5OO.
Sultan ofTurkey.,
WILL RUN OIL
GO. IT TILLOR
Receiver Eckhardt Says He
Will Maintain Waters-Pierce
Headquarters There,
Taylor, Tex., April 13.—(Special.)
—’Robert J. Eckhardt, state receiver
for the Waters-Pierce Oil company,
who will now take charge of the cor
poration's Texas property as a result
of the federal supreme court’s de
cision yesterday, today said he will
maintain headquarters for the com
pany in Taylor. Eckhardt said h e had
received no official information yet,
and will take no action until he is
properly notified.
STANDARD OIL CO.
ENTERS LOUISIANA
Baton Rouge, La., April 13. —The
charter of the Standard Oil company
of Louisiana was filed here today with
a capital stock of $5,000,000. The com
pany will immediately begin the con
struction of a two million dollar re
finery at Baton Rouge. It will run oil
in a pipe line from Louisiana fields
and bring oil in ships from Oklahoma
and Texas. Docks also will be built on
the river front The chief engineer
of the company arrived in Baton
Rouge today and began making a sur
vey preparatory to beginning work.
NEW YORK BROKERAGE
FIRM IS BANKRUPT
New York, April 13. —An involun
tary petition in bankruptcy was filed
in the United States district court
here today against the brokerage firm
of Fanis & Stoppani, members of the
consolidated stock exchange anti Chi
cago board of trade. The liabilities
are given as $1,500,C00 and the assets
$400,000. Lindsay Russell was ap
pointed receiver.
WOMAN MAY RECOVER
FROM POISON EFFECTS
It was stated this afternoon at the
citv hosuital that Mamie Spalno. the
cirl who is suffering from the effects
of bi-chloride of mercury tablets, is
still in a precarious condition, but it
is said that there are chances for her
recovery.
NO QUORUM FOR
BANKING COMMITTEE
Austin. Tex.. April 13.—(Special.)—
Tbe house banking committee failed
to secure a quorum this morning, but
will try to hold a session this after
noon to consider the guaranty bills.
DIVORCE RECORD.
Decrees were granted today in the
Thirtv-seventh district court to Dora
Zimmerman from Harry Zimmerman
and to Chas. I. Manheiner from Hat
tie Manheiner.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ROCHESTER
IS SWEPT.
UY FLAMES
Aid Rushed to Stricken City by
Buffalo and Syracuse—Loss
Already Over $1,000,000
and Fire Spreads.
FLEE FROM FIRE
Rochester, N. Y., April 13.—Fire to
day destroyed the Electro Surgical Im
plement Manufacturing company's
building and at 1 o'clock the fire was
spreading and 25 houses were burning
near Grove, Gibbs and Stillman streets.
Bertish Kodesh temple will be a total
loss. The First German Lutheran
Zion church will also probably go. The
Palmer Lumber company's yard caught
fire.
Mayor Edgerton has ordered out the
loca Imilitia to help the policemen in
the burning districts.
Every piece of fire apparatus is on
the scene and appeals have been seut
to Syracuse and Buffalo for assistanca.
Both cities repiled, sending aid on fast
trains.
At 2 p. m. it was estimated the loss
was $1,000,000.
Fully 150 families have moved out
from the path of the flames.
About the same time fire broke out
in the First Reformed church, in an
other section of the city and about
one mile removed. Only one fire com
pany could he spared for this fire and
the church soon fell prey to the flames
which spread to residences and is now
sweeping streets Residents are mov
ing out as the fast flames approach.
ENTRIES FDR
TOMORROW
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4 SELECTIONS FOR WED- 4.
•j. NESDAY. 4
4 T
4- First Race. 4*
* Dave Montgomery, Henry 4
4 Belton, Bob Lynch. 4
4 Second Race. 4
4 Goldway. Cliff Cole, Miss 4*
4 May Bowdish. 4
Third Race.
4 Nebraska Lass, Sybil Kemp, 4
4 Lucky Mate. 4
4 Fourth Race. 4
4 Hadur, Blue Ban, Derdon. 4
4 Fifth Race. 4
+ Hannibal Boy, Bitter sir, 4
4 Pepper Box. 4
4 Sixth Race. 4
4 Prometheus, Mascoral, Roy 4
4 Shunnway. 4
4 Best bet, Prometheus. $
First race, three and one-half fur
longs: Dave Montgomery 108. Bob
Lynch 108, Rio Picea 108, Spring
Storm 105, Henry Belton 108.
Second race, one mile, selling: Cliff
Cole 112, Henry Shonnamere 108. Otil
lo 93. Walter Miller 111 Sain
10G. John Mcßride 107, Almens 86,
Miss Fav Rowdish 110, Goldway 112,
Hick Redd 115.
Third race, three-fourths mile, sell
ing: Mapaita 102 Shone 104, Lady
Payche 102, Lucky Mate 107. Nebras
ka Lass 102. Big Light 104, Sybil
Kemp 102. Lulu G. 102, Joe Little
August 107.
Fourth race, two-fifths mile, sell
ing; Blue Ban 108. Evran 116. Stir
Beam 89. Gee Whiz 105, Miss Snack
94, Hadur 106. Dardon 115, Peps 96.
Little George 111.
Fifth race, flv e and one-half fur
longs, selling: Haughty 104. Hannibal
Boy 106, Bitter Sir 103. Pair Pagoi
100, Pepper Box 106, Salawa 103,
James V. 116. Morning Light 106.
Voheeme 104. Ina Gray 99. Donna
Elvira 99, Walter McClain 106.
Sixth race, seven-eights mile, sell
ing: Coal Cutter 107. Roy Sheaway
107, Pert 105, Orlin Orande 107, Mas
coral 102, Dr. Mayer 107, Uncle Wai
ter 107. Wolferton 107. Prometheus
110, Cuban Boy 105, Engraver 107,
Hardlyson 107.
SNOW IN MISSOURI
ENDANGERS FRUIT
Chillicothe, Mo., April 13.—Heavy
snow fell in this part of Missouri yes
terday and the temperature dropped
to below freezing point. Fears are en
tertained that the large apple and
peach orchards in this section will be
damaged
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HEAVY VOTE
AT SCHOOL
ELECTION
Ballots Cast for Members ot
School Board Up to 2 This
Afternoon Show a Total of
467.
ACTIVE AT CITY HALL
REGULAR CANDIDATES.
F. A. Chapa.
Sam L. Harris.
John F. Fentiman.
Dr. Frederick Terrell.
SOCIALIST CANDIDATES.
E. Ballinger.
A. Mueller.
Ira Calder.
Dr. H. A. Fee.
Places to Vote.
Ward I—City hall.
Ward 2 —Frio street engine house.
Ward 3 —Schaefer's hall.
Ward 4—Main avenue engine
house.
Ward s—Avenue5 —Avenue E school house.
Ward 6 —Muth’s garden. ;
Ward 7 —Wendal's store. •
Ward B—Mission garden.
Polls will close at 7 o’clock tonight
That in spite of the fact that only
one ticket is printed on the official
ballots and there is no opposition to
it outside of the socialist candidates, ■
a reasonably heavy vote is oeins
polled in the school election today.
Up to 3 o'clock this afternoon the
vote from seven out of the eight
wards in the city totaled 467. Indies,
tions are considered strong for a final
count showing a poll of over 1000
votes.
In many of the wards the socialist
ticket seems to be showing a fair
amount of strength.
Vote By Warde.
Votes in the various wards up to
3 o’clock were:
First ward, 60.
Second ward 112.
Third ward 69.
Fourth ward 139.
Fifth ward 32.
Sixth ward missing.
Seventh ward 34.
Eighth ward 31.
Total votes. 467.
Mayor Greatly Interested.
Mayor Callaghan and other ci!\
government officials were keenly in
terested in the election. In everj
portion of the city hall more interest
was manifested than has ever been
the case heretofore. It is understood
that the voting places will be swamp
ed by those connected with the city
government this afternoon. They will
cast a straight ticket favoring F. A.
Chapa, John F. Fentiman. Sam L»
Harris and Frederick Terrell.
‘‘Yes. I will cast my vote before I
go heme to dinner,” said Mayor Cal
laghan shortly after 11 o'clock this
morning.
"It i s a matter that should receive
the vote of every citizen. We cannot
afford to let this election go by de
fault. It has been a custom for many
to fall to vote simply because it hap
pened to be a school board election.
That may have been all right, when
there is no opposition, but in this
case there is opposition and I under- •
stand the socialists *ill vote their en
tire strength.”
Socialists View
About 350 is ‘he voting strength of
th e socialists in San Antonio, accorl
ing to J M. Crier, secretary of the
socialist local in this city. “If,we gel
out 100 votes for our party we will
be doing well, considering the lata
start w e had.” said Mr. Crier this
afternoon. “I have learned, howaver,
that aside from Dr. Fee losing ins
vote, another socialist, who asked
questions at the voting booth on Gov
ernment Hili, was refused permission
to vote, especially if he went Into tha
voting place with his socialist buttou
on. I intend to look into that matter
a little,” said Mr. Crier.
NAMES OF INDICTED
PERSONS STILL A SECRET
Un to 2 o'clock this afternoon nc
more of the parties to the eight in
dictments returned yesterday by ths
grand iurv had been taken into cus
tody. Five names were given out on
the return of the bills and three were
held hack The grand jury Is still iu
session todav.
K. C.‘S TO ENTERTAIN.
The Knights of Columbus will en
tertain at their hail on North Presi
street Thursday night al s;3u o doc*
with cards and dancing